Recent content by HearsToHope

It's been a long and complicated process. If you read through the success stories you might find some common threads. For me, the magic was learning to stop panicking about my condition and learning to relax despite the overwhelming ringing in my head. It was a difficult process. Masking the T...

I also have acoustic trauma due to excessive concert attendance. Things started out very badly for me. I nearly had a nervous breakdown. Fast-forward several months and the worst of my issues have passed. I can safely say if things remain like they are today, I can live a full and happy life...

Reactive tinnitus suddenly disappeared altogether this evening while eating. It has tapered from around 80db six months ago to nothing now.

After four/five months my reactive tinnitus is finally almost gone.

So strange how last night my ear was screaming, and right now I can barely notice it... brains are weird.

In my experience, the heavier the lift, the worse the resulting tinnitus spike. I've heard stories of people rupturing membranes in their ears from heavy lifts, but it seems extremely rare and I think it's usually accompanied by dizziness.

I'm a casual bodybuilder and going to the gym every day spikes my tinnitus every time for at least three hours afterward. Sometimes it doesn't reset to normal until I wake up in the morning. I wear earplugs in the gym and I know it isn't caused by noise. I think it's pretty normal and I wouldn't...

Getting a good night's sleep is a very important first step. I had to use the xanax as well for about three weeks to help me get to sleep. I eventually learned not to attach a fear or anger response to the tinnitus and now I can usually fall asleep even if my tinnitus is acting up. Three very...

This sounds a lot like my story. I have acoustic trauma in my right ear, with accompanying tinnitus. For me, stress and anxiety will take the ringing from a 2/10 to an 8/10 almost instantaneously. I've had to learn and accept that this is just what happens for me and eventually the tinnitus...

Woke up with very loud tinnitus in the middle of the night. Calmed myself in short order and woke up this morning with quiet tinnitus. Phew!

Tinnitus is mostly unnoticeable today. Very curious.

My ear sounds like the sound-system feedback when the microphone is too close to the speakers.

Tinnitus is a known side effect of benzo use and withdrawal. I've seen reports in statistics of some people getting tinnitus during SSRI antidepressant use and withdrawal as well. Some people get better and some don't. The percentage of people who experience these effects seems very low...