Living With Tinnitus - Transitioning from Winter to Spring

[Jimbob7]

A quick vid just exploring the reasons why and how our Tinnitus can seem/ be/ is louder at this time of year. Mine is and it seems I'm not alone. So let's get in to that . . .

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[robtheprint]

Hi Jimbob7Thanks for sharing the video, I am sorry that you seem to be suffering badly at the moment, so far I am enjoying the start of spring with the sunshine and listening to the birds. This may of course not last as Tinnitus changes all the time as we all know. I hope you and the many many others manage to continue coping with this awfully affliction.

All the best

Robi

[ToetappingPoet]

Interesting. My tinnitus is as loud as ever at night, possibly a bit louder as April has arrived, BUT I'm finding that with the warmer weather and the chance to spend more time outside, in the garden doing jobs or out walking in the city or countryside, that mother nature's sounds are helping to dumb down the tinnitus sounds for longer spells at a time during the day. I welcome the "distraction" of outdoor sounds too which seem to work better than radio, TV or app masking sounds.

[Ray200]

I had thought there might be such a thing as Winter Tinnitus, but I'm wondering now if all season changes will cause a spike for a time.

[Jimbob7 in reply to Ray200]

Hi Ray,

I think I'm talking more about my perception of the T - and the sense of anti-climax one can get after managing to cope (just about) through Winter, getting in to Spring and then there's the T still fully there as loud as ever, perhaps louder. I think I spent Winter thinking "I only have to make it to Spring" and things will be okay.

[Ray200 in reply to Jimbob7]

Ah, I see! I'm a fellow 'all wintered out and just hanging on for springtime'. I was thinking about the effect of changing light intensity and duration on the hypothalamus. A gland that reacts to whatever is on offer on the day.

I'm old enough to remember when the clocks went forward 2 weeks earlier than they do now. The EU did that. We had to fit in. Of course, now we are out of that thing we could always go back to how we were...

[Jimbob7 in reply to Ray200]

It's funny isn't it? The clocks going forward this year have really thrown me - or at least did for the last few days - really wasn't up to speed on what time it was, routines, etc.

[Ray200 in reply to Jimbob7]

Not just me, then! This time of year I get mild mania. Always have done. Being retired, I can't work it off with my former gainful employment, and with the dry weather, I've given the local weeds a bloody good hiding instead. We all must get mania to some degree right now. I believe it lies behind what we call Spring Cleaning...

[Yoga62]

Hi Jimbob 7,

Thank you for your video of a beautiful day in the country side, I have a walk like that where I live and I enjoy listening to the birds and wind in the trees which gives me a little break from the roar and ringing which is 24/7.

I am struggling even more with my T as many people keep telling me to cheer up, it’s spring and winter is over, so I have to pretend to be ok, but now I have watched your video it makes sense that the expectations are high and everything will be better now , I am going to show your video to my family and friends and maybe they will understand.

Thank you again and like you said we have to try and move on.

Best wishes.

[Jimbob7]

Hi Yoga and thanks for your kind comments.

I hope your friends and family members get some benefit from watching. I will be making a dedicated video solely addressed to friends and family of someone with severe Tinnitus as yes, again, friends and family can be unwittingly un-supportive at times. T is the invisible affliction with no outward signs - this makes it very difficult for family to understand out suffering. "Cheer up" and "Get over yourself" are common themes and, as you say not helpful.

Good luck.