Recent content by lillieg

Hi all, I’ve been away from Tinnitus Talk for a while and am back with an update—unfortunately, not a great one. After many sleepless nights, anxiety attacks, and painful headaches, I reached my wit’s end with the ringing and was ultimately planning to end my life. I won’t go into the details...

some improvement is a good sign! seeing your previous posts, i know that day must have felt like heaven! NAC also gives me pretty severe headaches i’ve noticed, i’m sticking to just 600mg after a loud noise exposure to see if that helps. was taking 1200mg. keeping you in my thoughts and praying...

My left ear has started to ring but my audiologist thinks it's ramping up trying to make up for the moderate to severe hearing loss in my right. Hearing aid comes in next Friday.

Had a bad T day yesterday. some of it to do with anxiety, some of it stress, and of course the fail proof demon of noise. I had SUCH a good day the day before which also made yesterday difficult :( luckily was able to grab a couple hours of sleep (although choppy) and hoping it’s improved or i’m...

Hey @ellees! Have you seen a doctor to get diagnosed with ETD? Do your ears click when you swallow or hurt during minor elevation changes? Just asking so I can give you the best advice!

Glad to hear you’re doing better, @Gypsy, and I really appreciate the update!

That’s amazing that you’ve been able to attend your children’s events! That’s been a concern of mine too. Even at 23, I’ve thought about what my ability to show up for my future children would look like. It’s really refreshing to see your posts about being such an involved parent with your...

Hey Brooklynfall! Just checking in to see how things have been with you! You left on a good note so hoping no news is good news but just wanted to check in! :)

Hey marqualler, I've been looking through your posts and have been finding a lot of inspiration from you as a newbie tinnitus sufferer! Only being 23, I haven't found many people around me who understand and people like you make me feel a lot less alone and a lot more hopeful! I just wanted to...

@RocketJSquirrel, thanks for the reply! I’m trying not to spiral and develop a fear of sounds. I’ve read how sound avoidance can lead to negative outcomes. I live in a city, so it’s not always easy—loud sounds happen. Thankfully, I haven’t noticed reactive tinnitus, just the constant buzzing...

Hi all, Since developing unilateral tinnitus in my right ear, which I believe resulted from a series of unfortunate events involving a water irrigation procedure, a PE tube falling out, and surgery to place a new tube on December 5th that left me waking up with even louder tinnitus, I am trying...

I have a friend of my father’s from the military who served in Afghanistan and has been dealing with tinnitus ever since. It is crazy that I did not even know about it until I started facing my own struggles, and he opened up to me about his experience. I want to reach out to him and learn how...

@Supersix, thanks for the reply! I really appreciate it. I finished the ear drops about 17 days ago, and thankfully, they didn’t seem to make things worse—fingers crossed for that! I’m now four weeks post-tube surgery and hoping this clears up soon. You might not know the answer to this, but...

Hi, everyone, I have been quietly browsing this forum for a few days and finally decided to share my story. A little about me: I have had chronic hearing issues my entire life and have undergone several procedures to address them. As a child, I had tubes inserted three times, followed by a...