Comments on: Ear Job (3): Tinnitus http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2008/11/ear-job-3-tinnitus/ Ridiculous Pursuits, Solemn Matters Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:37:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: John http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2008/11/ear-job-3-tinnitus/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 John Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:18:47 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=1971#comment-1418 Sarah: Of all people, I'm certainly not one to say, like, "Nah... THAT won't work." Like I said in the post, my main distraction was always reading of some kind; if, like me, you're a reader who easily loses herself in the nearest book or magazine, well, the worst possible outcome is that you'll be better-read. :) Let me know if you try it! marta: Don't know if you're familiar with an old(ish) folk song, called something like "My Get Up and Go Has Got Up and Went." A portion of the lyrics go: "Old age is golden, so I've heard it said./But sometimes I wonder as I get into bed./With ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup,/My eyes on the table until I wake up./Ere sleep dim my eyes, I say to myself,/Is there anything else I should have laid on the shelf?" Thought of that song when I read about your family and friend. Unpredictability was for me the worst thing about teenage girls. Well, right after inscrutability, anyhow. And their wicked-scary mindreading abilities.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1418','John'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1418','John','Sarah: Of all people, I\'m certainly not one to say, like, \"Nah... THAT won\'t work.\" Like I said in the post, my main distraction was always reading of some kind; if, like me, you\'re a reader who easily loses herself in the nearest book or magazine, well, the worst possible outcome is that you\'ll be better-read. :) Let me know if you try it!\r\n\r\nmarta: Don\'t know if you\'re familiar with an old(ish) folk song, called something like \"My Get Up and Go Has Got Up and Went.\" A portion of the lyrics go: \"Old age is golden, so I\'ve heard it said.\/But sometimes I wonder as I get into bed.\/With ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup,\/My eyes on the table until I wake up.\/Ere sleep dim my eyes, I say to myself,\/Is there anything else I should have laid on the shelf?\" Thought of that song when I read about your family and friend.\r\n\r\nUnpredictability was for me the worst thing about teenage girls. Well, right after inscrutability, anyhow. And their wicked-scary mindreading abilities.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Sarah: Of all people, I’m certainly not one to say, like, “Nah… THAT won’t work.” Like I said in the post, my main distraction was always reading of some kind; if, like me, you’re a reader who easily loses herself in the nearest book or magazine, well, the worst possible outcome is that you’ll be better-read. :) Let me know if you try it!

marta: Don’t know if you’re familiar with an old(ish) folk song, called something like “My Get Up and Go Has Got Up and Went.” A portion of the lyrics go: “Old age is golden, so I’ve heard it said./But sometimes I wonder as I get into bed./With ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup,/My eyes on the table until I wake up./Ere sleep dim my eyes, I say to myself,/Is there anything else I should have laid on the shelf?” Thought of that song when I read about your family and friend.

Unpredictability was for me the worst thing about teenage girls. Well, right after inscrutability, anyhow. And their wicked-scary mindreading abilities.

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]]> By: marta http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2008/11/ear-job-3-tinnitus/comment-page-1/#comment-1411 marta Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:28:06 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=1971#comment-1411 Well, I had an uncle with a hearing aid and a great-uncle with a wooden leg (yes, really) and a family friend with a glass eye. Perhaps I would have taken your hearing aid in stride. Then again, teenage girls are rather difficult to predict.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1411','marta'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1411','marta','Well, I had an uncle with a hearing aid and a great-uncle with a wooden leg (yes, really) and a family friend with a glass eye. Perhaps I would have taken your hearing aid in stride.\r\n\r\nThen again, teenage girls are rather difficult to predict.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Well, I had an uncle with a hearing aid and a great-uncle with a wooden leg (yes, really) and a family friend with a glass eye. Perhaps I would have taken your hearing aid in stride.

Then again, teenage girls are rather difficult to predict.

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]]> By: Sarah http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2008/11/ear-job-3-tinnitus/comment-page-1/#comment-1409 Sarah Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:10:29 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=1971#comment-1409 Interesting. I have vertigo issues, and the last doc I saw gave me some exercises for "re-programming" my response to it- a way to rewire, so to speak, my brain's reaction. Haven't tried it yet, but your strategy of turning your attention away is similar, from what I can tell- what the doc said, essentially, was "when it starts to come on, don't roll wtih it, don't go with it- distract yourself." I guess I should try it!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1409','Sarah'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1409','Sarah','Interesting. I have vertigo issues, and the last doc I saw gave me some exercises for \"re-programming\" my response to it- a way to rewire, so to speak, my brain\'s reaction. Haven\'t tried it yet, but your strategy of turning your attention away is similar, from what I can tell- what the doc said, essentially, was \"when it starts to come on, don\'t roll wtih it, don\'t go with it- distract yourself.\" I guess I should try it!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Interesting. I have vertigo issues, and the last doc I saw gave me some exercises for “re-programming” my response to it- a way to rewire, so to speak, my brain’s reaction. Haven’t tried it yet, but your strategy of turning your attention away is similar, from what I can tell- what the doc said, essentially, was “when it starts to come on, don’t roll wtih it, don’t go with it- distract yourself.” I guess I should try it!
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