Recent content by Tommo5

Thanks all for the responses. Out of curiosity, does anyone else experience just waves of sadness (I wouldn’t self diagnose myself with depression or anxiety)? This is also not triggered by tinnitus but I am just not as happy as I was a long time ago and it’s been like this for a while. But...

Thanks, I will start now. I’d rather live a quiet life than one with ringing.

Thanks for the help. I have noticed that when I lie down at night with no white noise, just head down in a normal position, it’s a lot quieter than 7 months ago.

Not sure if everyone can see this but thanks for the feedback. I’m going through a spike right now which my guess is activated from the bathroom fan. I’m scared as my usual spikes can be masked but this one can’t. What do I do? I’m scared.

Thanks for the feedback. I’m going through a weird spike right now and finding it hard to cope, I was using a bathroom fan and now I’m hearing it everywhere and I’m scared. I don’t like ear plugs as I’m scared of what people will think of me. I keep in places under 80dB though and my ears will...

Thanks for the feedback. I’m going through a different spike right now, I was using the bathroom fan and now I’m hearing it everywhere, no idea why. I’m scared of using earplugs because of what people will think of me.

Thanks for the support, stayed home today as everyday I’m at school I’m always around unnecessary loud bangs. Never expected to still be crying about this 7 months in. At times I feel so alone, not only am I one of the two people I know that have tinnitus, but I’m also the only 16 year old and...

I’m 7 months into tinnitus now. I first got it when I was 15 and sadly had it on my 16th birthday. I have learnt to sleep with tinnitus to such an extent where it just goes away into nothing as I focus on my thoughts (lucky am I right?). Anyways, recently I’ve come across a spike again and have...

I have the exact same thing. I have no idea what’s happening. My ears hurt, ringing louder, I don’t think I can ever live a happy life and I’m only 16.

Old post but I got these 24 dB reducing clear rubber ones. How do you guys deal with everyone looking at you with ear plugs and that? I get embarrassed.

Let’s get real, what better choice do we have? Not starting a fight or anything, I hate fights. But I’d rather be trying to act on ending my tinnitus than letting it get to me. I’ve personally habituated and live a normal life now (to some extent), but I’d give it a shot. What other choice do...

I know I’m a bit late on this, but what better ideas do we have? Liam is a guy who understands how we are suffering or have suffered and in my opinion generally wants to help us. Also what he says in the emails makes me feel better about myself and see some light in all this mess. Give the guy a...

I’m 5 months in and still a bit of a rookie with this. Does this mean cut myself off from anything that’s loud? In my case society in general.

Sorry for the late response, I’ve been habituating pretty well so I’ve started worrying less causing me to not be on this forum as much. The nauseous episodes started coming in the more I was constantly worried and scared about tinnitus but when I go do things I love like 4 wheel driving with...

Thanks, I’m lucky to have people like my dad and you to help support me. I never expected for it to happen to me considering I used to watch people do it every week multiple times as I sat out and did it not so often. Like you said I never knew this was a thing that lasted for life at times...