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24 hours like no other

My latest 24 hours with “T”:

Consternation most of yesterday: Should I attend a jazz show for which I purchased tickets months before the T saga began? Will I just trigger a new wave of more difficult T? At the last minute, I made it to the show - earplugs in hand. I enjoyed the show, paying as little attention to T as possible. I didn’t see anyone else with earplugs in, but I felt like I had no choice.

I had an appointment with a tinnitus-focused audiologist this morning - mere coincidence. Unexpectedly (of course), I awoke at 3:30am in total relief from T. This hasn’t happened in a few weeks. It was a bit startling based on my “usual” buzzing symptoms at bedtime. Well, I drove the 50 miles to the appointment - still silent six hours later. I felt a bit awkward with no present symptoms, like, “hey, I’m cured, so I won’t be needing anything you have to offer.” Unfortunately, with no ringing or buzzing, the AuD couldn’t run his tests for tinnitus. He was left going through much of what I’d already heard from other audiologists.

Made the return 50-mile trip. Still T silent, now 10 hours in. Arrived home to exiting the car into a silent garage. The best things in life are free! I had something to eat, still afraid to move the wrong muscle, but enjoying the gift of silence as if I were the only one on earth to experience it.

Epilogue: I Decided to lie down for a quick nap. Twelve hours after my T silent session began, I awoke from the brief nap to the gradual but distinct tingling of T returning to my skull. So, who really knows how this will go? I certainly don’t. I rejoiced in my little miracle - boy did I need it. I hold out hope for future relief. 😇

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24 hours like no other