Recent content by billie48

Welcome to the forum. Your experience with tinnitus is the opposite of mine. The first time, 10 years ago, when my ultra-high-pitched tinnitus and severe hyperacusis first hit me, I was in full panic mode. The brain treated it as a mortal threat. So it created havoc in my mental health, and it...

Welcome to the forum. Others above have given you good suggestions. I agree the lower frequency humming tinnitus is maskable. Try using brown noise with many free apps to mask tinnitus. I find airplane cabin sounds pretty good with this. It can be bothersome at first, but you can habituate to...

Welcome to the support forum. Here, many of us have deep empathy and understand what you're going through, as a lot of members have been exactly where you are now, dealing with a new intrusive tinnitus. The initial struggling experience is very common among members here, myself included. I...

Welcome to the support forum. Here, many of us have deep empathy for what you’re going through, as a lot of members have been exactly where you are now, dealing with a new acoustic trauma followed by hyperacusis. This experience is very common among members here, myself included. I struggled...

Welcome to the forum, from a Canadian in Western Canada. I’m sorry about your struggle with tinnitus. When tinnitus is new, it can definitely cause havoc with our emotions, especially with our ability to focus on anything that requires listening. Sometimes new tinnitus can even make it difficult...

Sorry to hear about your setback. Setbacks are quite common on the road to habituation. One consolation you can tell the tinnitus bully is that you’ve reached habituation before, and you can reach it again. This actually happened to me. After suffering terribly when tinnitus first struck with...

Welcome to the forum. You haven’t mentioned what might have caused your tinnitus, but it’s a good sign that you already have periods with no tinnitus. Your tinnitus is still quite new, and it may take some time for it to fade or stabilise. Try reading the success stories to give yourself some...

Welcome to the forum. Your symptoms seem to suggest barotrauma, which happens when the eardrums do not adjust to changes in barometric pressure during takeoff or descent. Sometimes wearing earplugs can prevent the ears from sensing these pressure changes, and they may fail to adjust properly...

Welcome to the forum. I’m sorry to hear about your struggle with tinnitus. But 8 weeks means your tinnitus is still relatively new. You’re dealing with acoustic trauma, which often makes the ears quite unstable. Hyperacusis or sound sensitivity, and even sound distortions, are quite common for...

The ears with newer tinnitus tend to be quite unstable and can spin out new tones or change volume without reason. It creates fear because of that unpredictability. At first I was watching what tinnitus did everyday and panicked when it didn't go the way I expected it. In that mode, my emotional...

From reading success stories, including my own experience, recovery from the trauma of tinnitus can take different forms. Some people will have their tinnitus fade away, but many simply reach a stage where their brains habituate to the ringing, even when it is loud. In that state, tinnitus fades...

Welcome to the forum. From your description, it sounds like you have hyperacusis or some features of it. The ears become very sensitive to sound, and even normal noises can feel uncomfortable or unbearable. This condition can cause a lot of distress and anxiety. The good news is that, as...

Welcome to the forum. You have already received good advice from the members above, and I would just like to add my own experience in the hope that it gives you more confidence about the future. Our Success Stories section contains hundreds of accounts from people who have gone through the same...

Welcome to the forum. It seems you have suffered barotrauma during flight. This can happen when the ears are unable to balance the changes in barometric pressure. It usually subsides once the ears have settled and recovered from the trauma. Try to stay calm and hopeful that your recovery will...