CureTinnitus.org Tinnitus Tip: Are YOU a tinnitus “victim?”
What is a tinnitus victim? Are you a tinnitus victim? What does that make you and what can you do about it?
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I’ve been trying to figure out what to call myself and others who have tinnitus. I’ve tried:
- Tinnitus patient
- Tinnitus victim
- Tinnitus sufferer
- Tinnitus survivor
- Person with tinnitus
…and none of them really fit…and the phrase “tinnitus victim” really got to me, so I looked up “victim” at dictionary.com.
Here are synonyms of “victim.”
Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus
Main Entry: dupe
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: A person who is easily deceived or victimized.
Synonyms: butt, fool, gull, lamb, pushover
http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/victim
Whoah! Are we being called “tinnitus dupes?” and “tinnitus pushovers?” Well, if that’s what victim means, then we better come up with something better to call ourselves…don’t you think?
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that’s a good question…victim definitely not, sufferer is more accurate but self defeating. how about a more neutral term like
“person with tinnitus”. just the facts mam.
Let’s see… a Tinnitamer. A mentally strong person who’s capable of dealing with Tinnitus and even healing him or herself.
Cheers,
Lucas
LOL, I have a “Taming the Mighty Tinnitey” video on YouTube…it is literally the DUMBEST thing I have out there. The fewer people in the world that see that nonsense, the better! LOL!
Tinnitamers unite!