Recent content by Clare96

No problem! I've very glad you enjoyed reading it, and I hope it gave you some hope for your own situation (if that's what you need right now). I did have some hyperacusis near the beginning, but it wasn't unbearable and I just sort of grinned and bore it, if you know what I mean. I tried not...

Thank you, sincerely. See, this is what I meant when I said I relied on this forum for comfort and solace. Everyone here is so compassionate :huganimation: I am also always thrilled whenever I see a new post in the Success Stories section, no matter whether it's someone whose tinnitus as...

Thank you so much! I didn't expect to receive compliments like this, you're all too kind. Yes, I imagine my age certainly helped (for which I'm very grateful!). Maybe being a little older just means the recovery process is slower. I'll have my fingers crossed that you'll see some proper relief...

Hello! Thank you so much for your well-wishes, and you're very welcome - coming back to share my improvements was the least I could do, after all the help and hope I received from this forum! Yeah, the volume in cinemas can be astonishingly loud. In fact, I do indeed wear earplugs whenever I go...

Hi there! I'm so sorry to hear you're struggling. At the beginning, mine was a very low bass-sounding rumble. I could *feel* it as well as I could hear it, if you know what I mean. As time went on, that deep rumbling became less disturbing but new tones gradually added to it (faint whistling...

Thank you so much! I appreciate your well wishes and I return them wholeheartedly. May this next year be kinder to you (and to us all) than the past two have been.

Thank you, Michael! I remember you well from my time trawling this forum. Whenever someone reached out for help, you were always one of the first to reach back. Yes, I don't think I'll ever feel comfortable around loud noises again; I'm quite happy to avoid them for the rest of my life if I...

Hello everyone! Way back in 2019 when my tinnitus first emerged, I introduced myself in a thread here. I was still deeply shaken at the time and in a state of denial, if I'm honest. The support and welcome I got in response to that post was a lifeline to me, and I'll forever be grateful for it...

Hi, Clare (:D) ! I got your PM, but for some reason there was no option to respond to it. I've contacted the site so hopefully I'll be able to reply properly soon. As you said, it's nice to find someone who can sympathise (and considering we are not only the same age, but have EXACTLY the same...

Thought I'd officially create an account after lurking for the past two weeks. Hope no one minds if I write a detailed introduction here; it's a relief to be able to write all this down when I've been bottling it up for a while now, and particularly when I know you guys have so much experience...