Angieuurope

I have this, too. Variable very low frequency T in left ear only. I had thought it was noise external to my house for months. It hit over a year before my bilateral high frequency T turned severe. Some days it's more intense and has some reactivity after low freq sound exposures but can be masked.

@RunningMan this seems to be very rare. Outside of this forum I only know people with the typical high monotonous T. I thought maybe it's gone today, no. Probably a new annoying companion… but it doesn't bother me as much as my terribly high hissing sound.

@Angieuurope today I tried to be normal. Went to a doctors appointment then breakfast with my wife. Honest to God my T is just escalating. I can’t isolate all my life. I’m freaking out. I know you feel. I’m so sorry I can’t change the sunject it’s just way too much suffering. Way too much. I’m going to need Mirtazapine. Something. Desperation is not the word at this point.

That's the horror of this experience. Joy vanishes and no one around you seems to notice, and it's all replaced with hideous noise.

@Pinhead no one notices it or takes it seriously. It's "just a noise". Running away from all noises, the most normal things like cutlery hurts my ears. A nightmare that never ends

Feel very hopeless at the moment. In the past, when faced with difficult situations in life, I always said that in six months the world would look different again and you would be able to get through the most situations.

Actually I have been through worst situation, death of parents, best friends and other drastic situations. Maybe not understandable for some, but T is above it. The pain of loss becomes less but this daily torment does not change

I'm sorry to hear that. T is truely a horrible thing. I am hoping you find some relief soon.

hope you are feeling better

@SumGuy it has reduced, but not to the normal level. the tone has changed, but unfortunately not in a more bearable way. I think it also depends a lot on the tone. I could probably handle a different, softer one better

:( I wish there was a treatment soon, I hope after I die future generations do not have to suffer from this.

I’ve been through this hellish dilemma so many times, people without T will never understand or will gaslight you and ask why you don’t use a fan/white noise instead when that can spike T

@cyberspace absolutely, I can only play at a very low volume. Turning the volume up and hearing my neighbors making noise at the same time would drive me crazy

Today a restaurant killed me. First time in over a year. I can’t even do breakfast.

When someone says they have T, I assume it's mild and nothing like mine unless they give me some details to think otherwise because most people have it pretty mild and don't notice it outside of a really quiet environment.

@RunningMan shr said that she always hears it, even at this moment. But I agree with you, I also believe that its extent is not close to that of most of us

@RunningMan - based on what people say in most posts on here most are very mild. Anything that does not change.

i have a few colleagues like that. my T absolutely screams in a quiet office, ears covered or not. the majority of people have it mild and it never changes.

Maybe in a while I'll see it differently and be able to talk about getting used to it. I can't imagine it, but who knows. I would be grateful if I could just hear it if I closed my ears. What I would give for us all to have it like that...

when he covers his ears, oh this poor soul

I feel your pain. Some day I really notice mine over the TV, and other days I'm more able to tune in out. Of course, also sometimes a single tone squeal and other times hissy.

@RunningMan your words could have been mine. I have to distract myself as much as possible today to get through the day. Hope it goes down quickly, still annoying, but easier to deal with

@RunningMan - if you can tune it out some days that’s awesome. I don’t even know what that means. I guy like me took him 4 years. He no longer cares too much. He decided to live and make it do what ever. That’s courage.

@crescentsky I understand that. A very evil side comes out of me on days too. Terrible what that does to us

Just goes to show that being good is linked to feeling good - or at least not tortured 24/7. Unless you're a saint. Which I am not, haha :-)

I can relate. The pressure to be better is heavy. I can’t help but be miserable around family. Everyone needs to keep it down. They don’t always do. Don’t blame them. I’m in the middle of a severe worsening. I’m done.

More than 5 years with T and H in my case.

@aab I'm so incredibly sorry for you

How old are you @Juliane , if I may ask?

@Angieuurope I am in my mid-forties. And you?

@Juliane we are far too young. I just turned 31. I wonder if we will hold on and see any effective treatments for relief

Hope it helps you. For me it has been pointless and aggravating exercise.

@gameover in despair, people do many things. I'm sorry it's aggravating for you. If it becomes a burden, it's not the right thing to do

I discovered Jesus through this. I cannot out it in words. He is real as real can be. He is king. This may sound weird coming from someone you don5 know on the internet. I have had an insane spiritual journey. Just that it was not a good one. Keep you faith in God. He can help you. If not today, one day.

My preferred..
https://youtu.be/5-UWXylsgag?si=IoANpJp9xX0zKykZ

My last ditch effort..
https://youtu.be/ym4PMzvPPJA?si=SBqTDW0VtNjhgABJ

@RunningMan
It was this:
https://youtu.be/s3jYDf3MjoU?si=c5IhAi68fIImgPde
Tried thousand of crickets now and it is a great relief because of the white noise in the background.
@BrOKeN_1 your preffered one is also very calming.
Thank you so much guys now I have something new for hopefully somewhat restful nights

@dd314 Please excuse the late reply, I didn't see your message. Felt very calm and tired during this, even though T hissed like always so it did exactly nothing for T. I probably or certainly expected too much from one time. I was disappointed and haven't done it again since. I would probably have to do it regularly to see effects

Psychodelic ones?

@Juliane yes

Sounds like a brief burst of dysacusis/diplacusis, also known as "hearing distortion." It's good that it only lasted a few seconds.

I thought tinnitus and hyperacusis was enough. Now this too. I hope it doesn't happen again. It was only in my right ear.

I use to experience this a lot with some TV voices in my earlier months after a sudden worsening of T two years ago, but I really haven't been noticing it lately. I'm not sure when I stopped hearing/noticing it since other problems came along.