Recent content by Matty1996

I apologise that this is a little bit late but I don't come on here so much these days. I'm sorry to read that you've been having such a hard time lately. Many parts of your story sound familiar to my own, from the probable cause, your initial symptoms, your experience with doctors and even...

That's not irrational at all, it's common for people who are newer to tinnitus to react to it like that, I certainly did when it happened to me (probably a lot worse :D). You should try not to focus on every small detail or change in your tinnitus or worry about the implications. I did exactly...

I didn't and never would've done so. It's more that the tinnitus was a catalyst for us to drift apart. She didn't have much sympathy to start with, seemed to think I was overreacting about it and would often be dismissive. I also became a lot more withdrawn as a consequence and for a few...

I hope so too! :D My experience with hyperacusis is that it usually fades with time, moreso than tinnitus. I remember the first time around I was sensitive to sounds for a few months, things that never would have bothered me before such as the sound of plates and cutlery or doors closing were...

Thanks for saying so! I have rehabituated and the worst of the sounds have definitely gone down again, though the tinnitus in my right ear persists and the volume is still louder than it was before the fireworks. Most of the time it isn't particularly noticeable, the biggest hurdle/impact on...

Here's an update after a while. It seemed like things were calming down again gradually, the strange beeping and other unusual tones went as did most of the aural fullness and sensitivity. It was slow, but there was some improvement. My mood was improving greatly and things looked optimistic...

After 2 overall rather mild days, I had another difficult night which has remained the case so far today. My tinnitus seems ridiculously inconsistent however, it's gone from a high pitch tone at the start to haywire electrical chirping to crickets and now to this strange intermittent electrical...

I'm sorry to hear that you experienced a worsening from COVID-19 too. It's particularly unfortunate because of how difficult it has been to avoid. Thank you for the words of encouragement. For me today has been quite positive, the first half of the day has been very mild, everything seems to be...

Thank you very much for saying so. I'm sorry to hear that you are going through a spike as well due to COVID-19, it's quite unfair to have such a setback when it's due to something so beyond our control. I hope that it's just a minor setback for you in the grand scheme of things and that you can...

It's alright, I asked about the music too. The purpose of my thread so far has been to vent my frustrations and to post my updates, mostly for myself to rationalise and cope with what has happened. With some luck in a few weeks or months I can look back on it and feel at peace. I love talking...

@GeorgeLG, thank you for the long and thought out response. Firstly I'd like to say I'm very sorry to hear about everything that you have been through, especially the loss of your wife and cancer, I hope your health only improves. I don't think what you have said is wrong and I already share...

This is why I am hopeful. I went from total devastation to getting my life back, so I believe it can happen again.

Last night was another difficult one, it took me hours but I was able to finally sleep through the tones. As was the case during the first time round, my tinnitus seems much worse during the night. So far today the signs have been somewhat positive, for the first hour or two everything was...

This is essentially what I am focused on. When my tinnitus started in 2019, it was a loud invasive tone and extremely destructive to my life, but over time it did go down to effectively nothing, whatever mechanism in the body allows for that happen I haven't got a clue but I know for certain...