Results and Testimonials
Here are the latest results (Outcomes) for those who have completed the THI (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory) questionnaire measures BEFORE and AFTER the Tinnitus E-Programme:
BEFORE | AFTER | DIFFERENCE |
66 | 20 | - 46 |
58 | 18 | - 40 |
62 | 26 | - 36 |
62 | 18 | - 44 |
58 | 14 | - 44 |
40 | 6 | - 34 |
56 | 20 | - 36 |
52 | 12 | - 40 |
60 | 46 | - 14 |
44 | 12 | - 32 |
78 | 10 | - 68 |
66 | 18 | - 48 |
24 | 10 | - 14 |
42 | 16 | -26 |
To complete the THI questionnaire BEFORE or AFTER starting or finishing the Tinnitus E-Programme, click here
A comparatively small proportion of people who have accessed the programme have sent in their completed questionnaires. It is only by being able to compare the before and after results of the questionnaire measures that the on-line E-Programme can be demonstrated as being "evidence-based".
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR BEFORE AND AFTER QUESTIONNAIRES
Testimonials
Thank you to all who have been kind enough to send in testimonials for the Tinnitus E-Programme
More recent testimonials can be viewed on the Home Page
Received 16 September 2009 from Susan:
"I am so pleased to have had the chance to use this Tinnitus E Programme and to find that after a number of weeks it works. I feel less anxious and stressed having tried out the techniques for 10 weeks. Debbie's genuine care compassion and concern for sufferers of tinnitus is evident through out the course. She has devised this programme freely for the use of any one anxious, depressed or upset by the relentless noises in the head called Tinnitus. Sufferers of this most unpleasant condition now have information on the theory of Tinnitus, with relaxing music, videos and breathing exercises to do, all aimed at reducing the natural response system.
My tinnitus started over a year ago following an ear infection. I felt desperately unhappy and very stressed out, not able to enjoy life due to this noise 24/7. Debbie has helped me understand this condition and realise that it is my emotional response and reaction to the noise which can vastly improve my stress levels. When I am calm and relaxed my tinnitus is not troublesome. There is no quick fix with tinnitus and no magic recovery but with Debbie's help and support I am determined to continue the programme regularly, keeping a positive healthy out look on life with out anxiety."
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Received 16 September 2009 from Mary:
"Thank you for the opportunity to take part in the Tinnitus E Programme. It has been more than I could have hoped for or even thought it would be. I have realised through your programme that the constant battle I had been having was futile and counterproductive. With the relaxation and positive mind set, I slowly, over the weeks of the course, felt my perception shift and realised I was no longer stressing or getting angry with my Tinnitus.
The relaxation therapy was something that I had never even considered before but loved every minute of and will continue to do. I still have my Tinnitus, it still rings, but I now know that I can live with it and have a good and productive life. I would tell anyone contemplating doing the course: "Go for it. You both gain and lose. You will lose your fear, anger and anxiety and gain a whole new lease on life."
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Received 2 September 2009 from Adam:
"I was suprised to get such a good result. A few months on this course my tinnitus induced anxiety and depression have reduced to more or less zero. This in turn lead to my perception of tinnitus going from severe to mild. Sure I still have flair ups, but I now deal with them a lot better. As far as I am concerned these are extraordinary results.
I had to commit myself to a small amount of reading every week and to listening to some relaxation MP3's/ CD's on a daily basis. So in essence the time committment was 30 or so minutes a day for a few weeks. Sounds a good deal to me. 30 minutes a day committment to relaxation and in return a massive improvement in my dealings with tinnitus.
I still can't believe that this course is free. I would have paid a lot to get these results in such a short space of time. I've had tinnitus since 2001, I wish I had this programme all those years ago.
The Tinnitus E-Programme works. Thats the bottom line."
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A truly inspiring piece of poetry sent in by Samartha:
If You Kept Silent
If you kept silent
the voices scattered around
you would hear -- clear.
You would be astonished to hear
the low buzzing of your fan
that works perfectly mum.
Lower the volume of the TV
you would hear
the piercing voice of the lizard
pursuing some omen -- good or bad.
The cricket would suddenly produce
the terrifying environs of a horror show.
Just turn off the tap of your bathroom --
the stream of water
from the broken pipe
is falling straight onto your neighbour's wall.
If you kept silent
you would hear
the silent flakes of the milky snowfall
and the anhadnad*
springing from the inner fathoms
in tandem.
Come, now in the garden,
let's doze.
Did you hear
the mild footfall
of the fragrance
of the only rose in the flower-bed?
Dr Jitendra Vashishtha
Translated from the Hindi by Samartha Vashishtha
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* anhadnad in Sanskrit means the inner sound
