Recent content by Hayden Gooddy

@Bill Bauer its a loud world man. You’re either apart of it or you hide from it. A life without T isn’t worth it if I don’t actually LIVE. Exercise caution and go live. You can have the final word.

@Bill Bauer so your advice is, never go to resteraunts, do regular chores, go to bars, or literally anything that seemingly involves actually living because something might happen? Should we all just isolate in our quiet houses? T can become terribly worse for absolutely no reason at all no...

With good quality ear protection being used, unless you want to/have the ability to give up independence, it should be fine. Life goes on. Caution is key imo, not being too afraid to mow a lawn. Of course hyperacusis is a different story but I don’t experience that.

I’m also younger with T, 21 here. Welcome to the group! Wish it could be a group for better circumstances haha. Sounds like an ENT is the way to go if you want the next step to answers, tho they often aren’t THAT helpful.

I don’t know, possibly, sometimes I just spike for unknown reasons. I was just wondering how long peoples spikes last. And yea there are risks, but there are risks to using a microwave lol. I always advise people get on with their life with a little more caution. Too many negative people on...

I've had tinnitus for a year and up until a few weeks ago it really didn’t change outside of its natural ups and downs in volume. A few weeks ago I got all kinds of new tones but the past couple days my tinnitus has seemed SO much louder than usual. Can spikes last awhile?

My T spikes often. Sometimes it spikes from being away from noise for too long of all things!! The good thing is, once you stop worrying about it, it should eventually drop back down. Both having anxiety and thinking about it will activate it. Wishing you the best!

I just keep busy, a big one for me is fishing. When I’m out on the lake my T is virtually gone! (Even though if I listen, it still sounds like a shitty orchestra in my head lol) that’s how I cope! Aside from avoiding silence like the plague and not thinking/miring about it. Do you find magnesium...

Hey, I’m only 21 with T. Had it since 19. It isn’t easy, but do understand, life can still be rad. There is a chance it will go away, either on its own or by finding and removing the cause. Sometimes however, when the cause is removed, the T is still permanent and can get quieter and louder at...

When you say hearing loss, is it just that your T is so loud you can’t hear over it, or have you actually lost your ability to hear, even if there was no ringing?

It’s all subjective imo. I would say mild to me is people who have like, 1 sound in 1 ear that’s easy to habituate to. I have multi tonal in both ears (flatlines, mic feedback, crickets) that gets pretty loud so I don’t really count myself as mild. But I can go a long time without noticing it...

Keep in mind I don’t have hyperacusis, but I do everything I used to do. I just use my custom ear plugs I had made for me to protect myself. In my experience, mowing a lawn isn’t a big deal. Or using a chainsaw, leaf blower etc. Some thing’s spike my T, but sometimes when I’m around no sounds...

Sure, most people are constantly stressing about little things, I don’t even stress the big things anymore that much. I choose to live in the positive everyday and just keep going. Because of my T and arvc, I know things can change on a dime so I make sure to strive towards all the things I want...

I want you to listen closely to your surroundings. You may hear creaking, furnace/heating sounds, crickets. Very rarely is anybody truly in silence. T’s not easy, but I live my life better than most people because of it. Just be positive and have fun. It will be hard sometimes. You’ll get used...

I feel this way sometimes man, but nowadays my life is almost completely normal again. It’s the cross we carry, everybody has one, this is ours. It will get better as you get used to it. If you don’t yet, I recommend getting some high quality earplugs. Helps me still go to concerts, bars and...