xLuchiaaa

It's hard for our loved ones to imagine how we manage to get through the day while living with those sounds in our head. Explaining may not be enough to convince some of them. Sometimes, a film or a song may help to make it more palpable (invoelbaar).

A few years ago, there was this commercial about a young woman who told her story about her tinnitus and how it had made an impact on her life. The wonderful part about this clip is that a few participants had to wear a hearing device that simulated her tinnitus sounds and were asked at the end of the day how that had impacted their quality of life. Suffice to say, it was quite a nightmare for all of them

Here's the link to that commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU3W6AvOW6g

Perhaps you can share this with your family and friends. It may help to give them an idea how harsh life can be with tinnitus.

@Joe Cuber Can I maybe ask if hearing tests were okay for you to do with T ? I had a little test and it came back just good but I am tempting to ask if I can have a full hearing test because I feel like I have a fish bowl effect or it is disorted hearing

They tested it by the ENT previous week, They did not a full test but only a shorter. The audiologist said that it was very good for my age. The doc also said that it was even better then some years ago, You did the standard audiogram ?? @Joe Cuber

Did you have some notice of that you were hearing more less? @Joe Cuber

Ooof :(

Stress, fear and exhaustion can all make it worse for a while. You have to try and give yourself some time to rest and not focus too much on the sound.

@cyberspace it was only the normal test and also not a full one

@TheCapybara I think it's also indeed too much stress, Slept also so less the last days

That is great! How was it better? Lower in volume?

Yes it was lower and it was like I was forgetting it some moments. Now I can hear/feel that I had a really bad night and stressful day because today it's more. How are you ??

@xLuchiaaa If they find any earwax they would like to remove, tell them to remove it manually - no microsuction. Good luck! You will feel better soon.

@MindOverMatter microsuction ruined my life, these audiologists will lie and pressure you

@jjflyman Christiaan told that you also had the same experiences ? how you are doing now ?

@xLuchiaaa Thanks for your kind words. You also don't have to apologise. TT is a safe zone for everyone who wants to seek help or help others in the mutual struggle for tinnitus awareness and potential treatments. That's all there is to it.

About 'vervormd' sounds: I'm sorry you're going through this whole process. It may take some time before your hearing could recover in some degree, but be prepared that you could get used to the new 'normal', which is not an easy process,but it can get gradually better as you're slowly getting used to different perceptions. You'd be amazed how adaptable the human brain is when it comes to these particular situations.

It's hard.

One day at a time. ❤️

One day, one moment at a time. ❤️

Don't blame yourself for any of this. It will only make you feel worse. The muffled hearing will pass, have faith in that. But these things tend to take some time to settle @xLuchiaaa

You can’t blame yourself. I used to blame myself until I realized that I didn’t do anything different than the average person. I was just living life.

I hope it, I want my spark back. It feels like the world is now like dark, I want to be happy again and energetic how I was. Do you have some experience it yourself with the muffled hearing ? @MindOverMatter