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My T definitely seems affected by air pressure, too. Whenever I close my car door with the windows up, I have to cover my left ear because of the pain (and it can cause ringing). Also, barometric pressure seems to affect the overall "clogged" feeling of my ears, and the ringing. (I guess this is...

The world really does feel loud for those of us with this condition, doesn't it? Having experienced the world both ways... it's really hard to be patient. With a dog barking, or a loud cackle (someone just having fun), or a slamming door, or (this is my favorite) the guy who likes to "slam dunk"...

Hi Michael - I am going through this very thing at the moment. A sickness brought upon my T (onto existing hyperacusis) and now a new cold has spiked my T into an insanely invasive tone that pulses back into life when I'm not careful, or even if I'm doing nothing at all. For me the anxiety is...

This kind of thing is really hard to track. It really varies from day to day, and for me it's not related to any medication changes. Sometimes it changes from morning to late morning to afternoon, and then spikes in the evening and quiets down the next morning Today, for example, I wore...

My suffering will be over when I die, but so will I. My only way through such a conundrum is to embrace whatever peace I can get and live life to the fullest (I felt this way before T too, and even more strongly now). How well you are able to do that depends on many factors, not just the level...

I think the ear can produce as many sounds as are capable of being made. From popping, clicking, low hums, idling noises, musical screeches, and electronic sounds verging on the "digital." If we can hear it all simultaneously, the ear can produce it simultaneously too. And the brain can...

Not yet. I live in America so I haven't had consistent health care coverage for some time. Until the T began I was using earplugs to protect my hearing in one ear, and enduring occasional spells of increased "fullness" and sensitivity (the latter symptoms would come and go). The urgent care...

I had painful sensitivity to sound in just one ear for years before it exploded into full-blown ringing T (in the same ear). I hesitate to call it hyperacusis as I haven't received an official diagnosis yet (now pending), but slightly-higher-than-usual noises, like doors slamming at work or...

Welcome, Rasmyth! The sound pillow sounds like a great idea. I've considered that, but mostly I'm afraid I'll end up somewhere without it and so am training myself to sleep with the noise without the anxiety. (I also don't sleep on my left side.) Because my T is a constant humming tone, it...

Driving games are particularly good for masking tinnitus, though I agree with those above who have said any game will work (story games with subtitles). In some cases, the roar of the engine around the track isn't much different from a masking ambient noise you might use.

Hi everyone. After a respiratory illness in December I have acquired tinnitus (or "T," like the cool kids say) in my left ear, which has always been a little sensitive to noise and rang a few times before the illness. In the morning it is frequently a low hum; by the evening it has raised to a...

KeyLime, your T sounds exactly like mine, except mine is in my left ear. I got an upper respiratory infection in late December and at the end of the month a continuous low tone (a tone around the "E" below middle C on the piano) began and shows no signs of stopping. Sometimes it fills my head...