Recent content by James P

Noticed it a week afterwards but I think it was there all along, I was just too busy till then. My ears rang loud right after but seemed all better the next morning. Next week I was watching a show and noticed certain sounds were different and then panicked. It went through some small changes...

Gyms I've been to in my area didn't have music playing luckily. I didn't know a lot of gyms have music, that would annoy me a bit.

Awareness: 5P / I am constantly aware of my tinnitus, sometimes it happens that I do not think about it for 15-30 minutes. Sleep: 3P / I struggle with sleep and wake up a few times every night. Life changes: 1P / I do pretty much the same things as before tinnitus. Just avoid really loud...

Yeah, I've had that happen while laying in bed a couple times. I'd be lost in thought for a minute and suddenly think "Hold on, I didn't notice tinnitus at all for a bit," then immediately regret thinking that.

@svintegrity I finished my assessment today. Haven't learned anything yet except what I already knew, but going to treat the depression, stress and anxiety over time. Every day so far I've felt bad, but things seem to be slowly getting easier over these long months. Glad to hear yesterday went...

I thought about that for a while a few weeks ago and realized it just won't work or be worthwhile pursuing. First the complexity of the nerve hookups is mind-boggling. I don't think it can ever be connected on such a small scale properly. It isn't done for the same reason amputees aren't...

@svintegrity Thanks, here's hoping. I'm not sure they have any experience with this kind of thing or not. I hear mindfulness meditation can help, maybe they can teach me that at least. Glad to hear things are improving for you, here's hoping the improvements keep coming.

@Alex Senkowski I actually went through the same thing last night, thought I'd be fine without a sleeping pill. I waited like 20 minutes, then noticed I was focusing on T and was worried I wouldn't fall asleep or I'd wake up in the middle of the night. So I just gave in and took one.

For me, luckily volume hasn't been an issue yet. The fact that it exists at all is what upsets me most. I see it as a problem that needs a solution. I went my whole life not knowing people heard sounds in their head, and I thought hearing damage would only make things sound quieter. How much...

I'll go for 3-4. I can hear it among the background noise if I look for it but not aware of it if I'm focused. white/pink noise alone doesn't work so well for me since mine has a couple irregular pattern tones that rapidly stop and go that stand out. I've got a second problem though were...

@svintegrity I've got an evaluation appointment at a local mental health place Friday. It was going to be last Wednesday but we had a huge snowstorm that day. I'm hoping they have some ideas for relief. I also know I really should start exercising again as I'm sure it would help, but I don't...

Definitely true, I actually did just that for almost an entire year after my undergraduate. It just felt so good, like endless satisfaction. I did start looking for a job and making some new friends to spend time with afterwards because it wasn't possible to do it forever, although it gave me...

Trying to pop my ear didn't work, such as yawning, swallowing and plugging my nose and blowing. The feeling faded though after a week or two.

My right ear started feeling full a week after I noticed the tinnitus. There was no cold/flu though. It stayed like that for a couple weeks and the fullness gradually faded.

@Sound Wave @VegLife Thanks, it's good to know others adapted and I can too one day. Your story hits close to home.