Recent content by DamagedJoe

I’m very sorry that you also have to deal with your “new” reality. I’m still fairly new to this myself—nearly 5 months in. The idea of tinnitus “fading” seems to be a myth. I have the same experience as you, though I don’t use medication. I rely on a sound device to help me sleep. My tinnitus is...

Update: Something new. my lowpitch tone on my bad left ear is now louder than the high pitch one. I don't know why. It's now something like 980 hz. I wonder how i can habituate to this, if its fluctuating all the time. This is new. Does this mean, that im improving?

Yep, that sounds like my tinnitus. Mine is also reactive, and the reactive sound is a nightmare. 😔 Well, I’m starting to believe our lives are screwed. F***.

I’m very sorry to hear that. The thought you mentioned has been on my mind a lot over the past few months. It feels unfair. What is your tinnitus like? Do you believe it can disappear, as people often say here in the forum?

I left my band today. I had to give up another thing that I loved. Everyone was outraged and no one could understand it. After all, nobody had T. Only me. T takes everything from you. Until there's nothing left of you. Just like listening to music, or sitting in silence. Or sleep.

I made a decision today with a heavy heart. I'm not going to live like this. F*** you "god", or "universe" or whatever it is that has thrown us here into this torturous existence. I'm going to try to last a year, maybe I'll make it to 1.5. If it's not better then, I'm going to kil this useless...

I wanted to add my hearing test results, first from November 4, 2024, and the second from February 6, 2025. Though hearing tests are not particularly meaningful, especially within the standard range, I still wanted to compare them. My right ear improved slightly, but my left ear is what is...

Exactly 4 months ago I woke up wishing it was a nightmare. The last month has really sucked. I definitely very often have the feeling that absolutely nothing has improved. It's this malignant certainty that it will stay like this for the rest of my life. When I use earplugs, it still throws me...

Man, I really envy you. I don’t want to sound ignorant, but I think you’ve been very lucky that your tinnitus has already settled.

Hi @JJJ147, how is your T?

Dear Silence, will we ever meet again?