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Same thing happened to me - Tinnitus out of nowhere, it seems extremely against the odds that I would get it during the first time I didn't protect one of my ears during band practice but it happened. I don't know how your life is, but if people honestly mock your condition, then you should...

In-ear monitors, man! I can't find it right now, but there was a video of the whole Dorje band getting custom fitted monitors (Shure ones I'm pretty sure) and it supposedly helped with singing immensely. If you're worried about the whatever effect you could also wear external sound cancelling...

I performed at two shows shortly after getting tinnitus and it got better *shrug* I used kinda cheap hearing protection too. It's at least a little quieter on stage than it is off stage (if the show is any decent anyway) though. T gets worse when I sit at home and better when I'm out doing...

You are going to end up in silence eventually. You can spend the time you have to be that way on learning to focus on things in spite of hearing it, like trying to recite some poem you learned in grade school, do a Sudoku puzzle or whatever else that'll move your noggin. There's little point in...

I don't know, I think I feel like writing this to organise what I have on my mind, it seems like it should help. So I was ill two weeks ago and my tinnitus got slightly worse, I found blood when cleaning my T-ear a day before I broke down because of the virus I caught. About two days ago my T...

There is still a fair amount of noise, but it's only hearable at night for me now, it's gotten a little better physically and I forced it out a bit mentally, so only it's very easy for me to forget about it normally now. I played the gig and it was just fine, my ears didn't even hurt, which was...

The ring was not bothersome while I was in school and outside. I think my computer makes a bit worse. As I was typing this, I noticed the ring kinda fainted. It's still there if I block my ears off, but I don't notice it otherwise. I don't know if I just learned to ignore it or if it's better...

Yeah, I pretty much made up my mind before the discussion even began and the counterarguments were not enough to change it after I read up on tinnitus in music. I'll hopefully figure out a good way to protect my ears (my earplugs are only -15 dB on most frequencies, and propably not even that in...

I'm supposed to play 3 gigs during the next 2 months. Is there ear protection sturdy enough to protect my left ear on stage? It's extremely important to me. If my tinnitus turns out to be temporary or at least not invasive to a point where I have to ditch music altogether, this could change my...

Is the music supposed to help me sleep or actually help with tinnitus itself? I didn't have a problem falling asleep the first night, so I might not be too bad off without it, though I've had sleeping problems all on their own. Is the level of noise I experience any kind of guideline? I've seen...

Doctors in my area are worthless. I'm going to go to a doctor with this problem, but I doubt he'll be any help. I've noticed that the noise sometimes pulsates. Might just be my heart racing. Also: 1. Define "loud" 2. The problem is my left ear. Couldn't I at least "one ear" my way through?

Hello. I decided to make this thread right now, just one day after I got the ringing sound in my left ear, because I'm a pessimistic person and I'm assuming it's going to keep on going for quite a while. If the problem stops - hey, we can always move the thread to the success stories board. I'm...