Recent content by ChrisRA

Hello all. It’s been over three years since I began experiencing tinnitus. My tinnitus was very mild and easy to deal with. Just today, I realized after I got done showering that tinnitus in my right ear has increased noticeably. I’ve also been training jiu-jitsu very often over the last three...

I carry Earpeace brand earplugs everywhere I go. If I know I'm going to an indoor show, I bring orange foam earplugs rated at 33. I don't wear plugs whenever I play because I don't play super loud. Unless your T is super loud and reactive, you shouldn't have an issue doing any of this. There are...

There’s nothing logical about disbelieving that a cure is on the way. We’re learning more about tinnitus everyday, just as we are about a myriad of conditions. The trend has changed. Companies are not only trying to make products that make dealing with T easier, they are tackling the mechanical...

You can certainly still pursue music with noise-induced tinnitus. I have noise-induced tinnitus, and I still play guitar, attend shows, etc. The difference is I put high rated ear plugs in when I attend these shows and don’t hug the speakers. Unless you have criminally loud tinnitus that’s...

Hey Clare I’m 23, and I got tinnitus 5 months after turning 22. You’re definitely not alone. I don’t know anyone my age personally that has this, and I’ve always been conscious of my health (exercise often, eat healthy, wear hearing protection). The one time I didn’t wear ear pro and stood too...

Is there anything in particular that causes the increase in the ringing or did it just develop into it through time?

Hey acute, how severe is your tinnitus? Can you hear it throughout the day or only in quiet environments? I’m curious because I’m somewhat in your boat. I’m 22 and acquired tinnitus by being too close to a speaker at a concert on June 1st. I was in a panic after a week of barely sleeping...

I asked to be tested higher than 8K (thanks to some of your posts), but they didn’t have the ability. They did do bone conduction, speech recognition at varying volumes, background noise, etc..

Thanks for the information. I’ve come to conclude what you have. The tinnitus cases present on this forum are undoubtedly skewed to be slightly more severe than the average cases. I know quite a few men who have tinnitus, and they never experienced the initial panic mode that I and many of us...

I definitely get your point. I will say that I, like Farrah, know individuals who have had tinnitus for years and their cases never got worse. But by reading testimony on this forum it’s clear that many cases get worse and sometimes much worse. I appreciate your comment, and I will remain...

I’ve seen your similar posts to this on other threads. I do think that my hearing test was up to date technology-wise, but I agree with your general assessment. It’s likely that I do have some degree of hearing loss even if my specific hearing tests didn’t detect it and even though I notice no...

Thank you for your comment. I’m glad that you’re at a seemingly good stage, and I am also. I no longer get stressed out when I notice the ringing by any means. I do wish it wasn’t there when I hear it, but it doesn’t send me into anxiety episodes like it did the first two weeks. I’m 100% again...

Hello all I have a whitewater kayaking trip planned for the weekend, and I was wondering if there are any precautions I should take to prevent my tinnitus from worsening. Could swimming potentially affect my tinnitus? If it’s relevant, my tinnitus is mild (I can only hear it in quiet living...

The FDA has already released certain medications for fast track eligibility, such as gels to treat acute tinnitus and the like. If a promising tinnitus treatment surfaces, it’s likely that it will be fast track’d if the adverse effects are not severe.