Last week, I was honored to be the first official guest on a new podcast called Hear Me Out. In this wide ranging interview, we discussed many important topics: The importance of hope for tinnitus sufferers How tinnitus clinicians can better serve their patients and how the wrong doctor can make tinnitus worse What it means to habituate and why …
(Press play in the player above to listen to the interview) I was recently interviewed by eCareDiary for their Empowering Family Caregivers radio show and podcast. I hope you enjoy this short interview! Topics Covered: Tinnitus explanation, prevalence, and challenges How I found relief from the ringing my ears Tips for caregivers who are supporting a loved one suffering from …
I recently had the chance to test out new aviation earplugs designed to reduce the pressure in your ears while flying and I have to say that I’m impressed! These new earplugs are made by Eargasm, one of my favorite earplug companies known for their amazing high-fidelity earplugs that lower the volume of your environment while still allowing you to hear …
When you live with tinnitus, a normal trip to the dentist can quickly become a living nightmare. For starters, dental work can be stressful all on its own. Even before I struggled with tinnitus this was always an issue for me. After a few bad experiences with a horrible dentist in my early twenties, I had severe anxiety at every …
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**A slightly modified version of this article originally appeared on my other website – MindOverMenieres.com** Parenting a newborn baby is hard. Parenting with tinnitus and Meniere’s disease is a lot harder. As some of you know, my wife Megan gave birth to our first child, Zack, on August 12th at 3:05 pm. After a difficult 40+ hour labor, our little …
Acceptance is the emotional outcome of habituation. When I talk to tinnitus sufferers, people often tell me, “If I could just accept my tinnitus, it wouldn’t be so bad.” I know exactly what they’re trying to say, but it’s not helpful to think about tinnitus in those terms, because severe tinnitus isn’t something you can just magically accept. To be …
When you live with tinnitus, or any other chronic illness, fear can infiltrate every aspect of your day. It’s not irrational fear either. When our tinnitus can spike at any moment, it affects the decisions we make, it keeps us locked in houses, and prevents us from making plans. Part of my philosophy of chronic illness is to fully understand …
I talk a lot about habituation because I believe it’s our best option for achieving long term relief from tinnitus. But the habituation process takes time, regardless of how you approach it. And it’s important to have effective coping tools and coping strategies to improve quality of life in the short term. So today, I wanted to talk about a …
