Sodlin

Sodlin

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  • Sodlin
    Ive actually had 2 days of VERY calm and good tinnitus. Ive even manage to hammer down conrete stuff that you walk on with a rubber hammer (ofc with earplugs) and no spike! So nice being outside in the warmth and do "labour" and just be able to be to good use for once! :)
    Sodlin
    Urk. I was outside walking with a coworker and they saw someone on the other side of the street so the one next to me litterally yelled STRAIGHT INTO my ear at the top of hes lugns for the other person to come join us. I reminded him to not do like that and he just brushed it off with "oh i forgot". Think i got a spike from it. Was wearing my 35 DB earplugs luckily enough. Anyone experience something similair?
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    MindOverMatter
    I've noticed from your comments that you seem very alert. I don't blame you. Ive been there. But with the "guard up" all the time, it makes it quite difficult to navigate through this. An auditory system thats is on the alert constantly, will also tune in pretty much any sound and consider it a threat.
    Sodlin
    @MindOverMatter it seemed to "spike down" fast back to baseline. I 100% agree that im on the "alertness" more or less all the time. Its hard because everytime i havent been on "alert" ive done something stupid and ended up with a louder baseline of tinnitus :/
    MindOverMatter
    I get you @Sodlin I get you, as I know how it is, but there is a difference between hypervigilance and being "smart" around soundscapes that might upset you. Being hypervigilant around sound usually make our reaction to the sound worse.
    Sodlin
    Was putting out the trash. Had one glass bottle and placed it carefully on a plastic bag, when i dropped it feel thru the plasticbag like 50-70 cm and hit a glass bottle that was lying down in the trashcan. Could feel the loud "KLING" in my right ear....Must have been a 120 DB im just hope nothing will happen. Man this shit really takes a tool on you, glass sounds are the worst.....
    Sodlin
    Had a drawer out and somehow managed to get my knee into it on full force. Was proper loud and i got a slight fullness in the ear from the sound. Took NAC and Magnesium instantly. Hope i wont spike.
    orenge01
    Same has happened to me many times, it's weird how I manage to bump myself into thing so much. Just know you're not alone :LOL:
    Sodlin
    @orenge01 Just hate when stuff like that happens -.- My tinnitus is superloud atm but i think that is because im sick. Got a very large "lump" on my neck thats hurts alot
    orenge01
    Yeah tinnitus can definitely fluctuate when sick :/ , hopefully you get well soon.
    Sodlin
    The thing i struggle with the most are meetings lately. Today i hade a 3 hour meeting with 4 persons in a small room of like 3X3 metres. One person talked SO loudly (was 82 DB on the phone when he was talking). I endured 1 hour before i just had to ask for a bathroom break and came back with earplugs inserted. Should have inserted them straight away but had no clue it was that loud.
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    MindOverMatter
    @orenge01 So Finland has a bad/difficult job market these days? In Norway, at the time, Id say its very good with extremely low unemployment rate.
    orenge01
    @MindOverMatter Yeah Norway is probably a different story. When I said this though, I kinda meant the job market in general in the world hasn't been the greatest at the moment. I mean that the requirements of skills/skill ceiling for jobs has been quite high of recent, not to mention the multiple phases now in the recruitment process.
    Sodlin
    @MindOverMatter the problem is tho WHAT work to get into. Office job seems like the most quiet job i can find :/
    Sodlin
    Today there was a "heated meeting" for like 20-30 min where ppl where raising their voices alot talking about some issues at my workplace. i sat there like an idiot without earplugs and got stressed in this 4X4 metre room with like 10 people. Should just have put my earplugs in. Got a spike. Hopefully just because of the stress of being in that enviroment. Just use ur normal indoor voice god damit....
    Sodlin
    Been a really hard week with a loud spike that seems like it came after the change of wheelbearing on my car. Im also very tensed and i feel abit more sensitive to sounds. Im also VERY tired. on saturday its childbirthday...... Hate those birthdays with 7 hours of intense screaming children running around me......
    Juliane
    Cancel the birthday. With tinnitus there are things we cannot do anymore
    Sodlin
    Went to the birthday and it went suprisingly good! :)
    Sodlin
    Had no "spike" after doing all that work on the car yesterday but today its a little bit elevated (more hissy). Think i have been abit stressed under the night and tensed myself. Will see how it goes.
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    Sodlin
    Yes. It so hard to be trying to live your life and not get tinnitus get in your way or just stop doing everything becuase of the tinnitus. its a very hard life to navigate in. My main issue is that always freak out over these thing that it "might have been to loud" then i get nervous and stressed out.
    MindOverMatter
    It is difficult to navigate through, no doubt about that. The "might have" and "what ifs" is pure fuel for this condition. They are like reminders for the brain. Reminding about the trauma many of us had after getting this, or getting worse at one point. Therefore I think positive affirmations is an important tool to use to navigate life with this, and not give the fear too much space.
    orenge01
    @MindOverMatter Exactly those thoughts it's just feeding this condition, the key is to not even let it get that power. Don't let it have any bit of it and stand your ground. It's definitely so much easier said than done though.
    Sodlin
    Any car mechanics in the group? I hade to change wheelbearing in my old car and i was force to use alot of "hammering" to get it out. I was wearing both Earplugs 35 DB AND Peltor 35 DB. Just looking for some reasurance because it was abit uncomfortable when there was metal on metal hit. I also manage to drop a giant ironbar when i remove the earmuffts (still earplugs in tho thank god........
    ZFire
    You're good. You took great precaution (double protection) beforehand
    Sodlin
    @ZFire The thing i dont understand is that i got in from the garage and the tinnitus actually felt more silent then normal and i had no earfullness after that event. The day after i woke up (after being very worried earlier after what ive done) to a bit more "hissy" tone. and today after 2 days of worrying its very "hissy" in my ears. It must be a spike from worrying or am i wrong?
    Sodlin
    I actually "forgot" about the incident below and i didnt spike... Weird. Last 2 days i been feeling energetic and in a good mood! :)
    Sodlin
    Urk. Was out in the factory and had a conversation with one of the workers, he didnt know the question so he yelled at the top of hes lungs straight into my face on hes coworker like 15 metres behind me for hes attention.... I could litterally feel my peltor earmuffs vibrate from hes scream. Thank god i had both earplugs and earmuffs in. I hope this wont spike me...
    Sodlin
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    Actually found this intressting find. My earplugs are 23 mm long and i always insert them fully into the ear (so much that i have problem getting them out)
    . So in this case it would mean that i dont get any occlusion effect i guess?
    Sodlin
    I was out in the factory and had to "talk loudly/almost shouting" for like 30 seconds with earplugs deeply inserted. Im currently under at spike and abit anxious about all this "occlusion" effect. I always use Foam earplugs and it sound "quiter" when i speak then without them.
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    Sodlin
    @ZFire I also prefer the "foam ones" best. Got some costume molded but the occlusion in those just insane. Only downside is that it can be hard to hear with foam earplugs so i prefer EAR EXPRESS if i wanna be able to talk (like at birthdays, out in the store etc). They are also extremly fast to insert which is a big plus! I use Moldex "spark plugs" 35 SNR whenever i dont need to talk to someone.
    kingsfan
    I just had a mental breakdown from my current living situation and shouted on and off for several minutes with my earplugs in and now I'm worried I made things worse.
    Sodlin
    @kingsfan you prolly shouldnt do that but i cant imagine its making any hard unless u scream like a maniac. I always need to shout and raise my voice when im out in the factory talking to coworkers :)
    Sodlin
    accidentally screamed when playing videogames a loud "F**K!". Ear feels abit full but hope i will be okey :)
    Sodlin
    Dont think i got a spike from the incident posted below. (more then the anxiety from the incident). Got alittle bit "frustrated" playing videogame and "yelledish" which made me abit irritated in one ear so kinda got a "fishbowl" over my head atm but im pretty sure thats from tension. Other then that it actually feels pretty OK atm :cat:
    Sodlin
    Part 2
    Ran as fast i could into the office again so was exposed to like 10-15 seconds but man that was loud! ive heard those airguns can reach up to 120 DB and very high Hertz!!! :( Kicking myself i didnt inserted the earplugs better and felt like a idiot when i came back with earmuffs to resume the conversation...... Having a "panic spike" and earpain in one ear but hopefully it will resolve after the weekend.

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    Sodlin
    PART 1
    I have been feeling "okeyish" for about a week now with no new spikes. Had to go out and talk to someone quick and just inserted earplug express 3M like 50% into the ears to talk to a person in the factory (all machines were off). Ofc when i was talking some idiot took the air gun to "clean" the floor with like 6-8 meters away from me.
    Sodlin
    Trying to care more about my posture now, Stretching the SCM muscle and neck ALOT which sent my TT ballistic but i keep doing it in hope that it will calm down when i get all the muscles "stretched and calm". Hope everyone is doing good! :)
    Sodlin
    Im still in this UBERspike. I start to think more that its my reaction + tension from the incidents that spikes me, makes no sense that dropping a catcage door that made like 100-120 DB send my TT from 4-5 to a solid 8/10. Its crazy. Anyone got tips how to adress the jaw and neck? :) Tried to go for a walk today but felt more like i was running away from people with dogs so that didnt make me more relaxed.
    HighleyTall
    I keep myself busy as much as possible so i'm excausted in the evening and sleep well (VERY important). I don't answer phone calls, attend meetings or whatever. I avoid going to shops as much as possible. My wife is very caring and understanding. She goes to visit friends and family. But it always breaks my heart when she sends pictures at a dinner table in a restaurant f.e. It could have been us two together...
    Sodlin
    I feel you! ill hope we will all see an improvement soon! :) I also sleep very well in silence even tho i got loud tinnitus. Have hard time sleeping when im in a spike and anxious tho
    HighleyTall
    Seems i can't reply on previous messages to answer your questions. I have mild T and H since 2004 but this escalated 2018. I have had periods of improvements but basicly this is just a roler coaster. But lately symptoms just have increased. I'm lucky I'm self employed (IT) and work from my home office. But I noticed a lot of computerwork is not good so i help my daughter in her art studio.
    Sodlin
    Why is alot of computer work "not good"? Is it because it makes you get tension or do your ear handle the computer sound poorly? Maybe your symptoms "increased" bc sitting at the computer (i think that is atleast alittle part in my case since almost all my sounds are extremly somatics and i sit at a desk ALOT (around 10-15 hours a day).
    HighleyTall
    I really don't know but I have the feeling. Maybe it is a bad posture? My neck? The screen? In my case facial nerves are definitly involved (tingling in face and on skull). My T is somatic sensoric too (neck, jaw...). I notice when a reduce screentime and do more physical work i'm usually in better condition.
    Sodlin
    its a hard thing becuase since im scared of all other things i sit like 90% of my awakening time at the computer and i seems to get spikes from it aswell (also think its the posture since i got speakers on supppppperlow). But at the same time since its my only "safe space" its hard to get away from it.
    Sodlin
    Today my boss "rewarded me" for my hard work by taking hes palm and smash it on my shoulder 5-6 times really hard and said "GOODJOB *name*!". This is the EXACT same person i said that i have very hard for people talking loudly close to me or clapping their hands. Its make me so frustrating and sad. Cant tell if im spiking since im already in a spike from the catcarrier incident....
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    HighleyTall
    Even now, on one of the few occasions when I go anywhere, I still catch myself talking at normal volume to people and pretend that everything is normal with all the consequences that entails. If a conversation in a room is at 50dB, how much dB would that make at your vocal cords? 70 or 80db? This is enough for me to suffer from burning ears, facial/skull sensations and migraines for days.
    Sodlin
    @HighleyTall How long have you had it? Have you improved? Is it "hard" to live with another person and having this condition? I cant imagine having a girlfriend with this condition, dont seem fair for her to live the same isolation i live in atm.
    Sodlin
    @HighleyTall i understand what you mean. At my last worsening 2 years ago i couldnt hold meetings or have conversations before getting "tired" in my ears. Now i can handle that pretty well if its just a 1 on 1 conversation. Cant handle multiple people talking at once tho.
    Sodlin
    Are im the only one stuck in this cycle? Loud noise ---> anxiety and louder tinnitus for like a day to some weeks ---> i forget about the incident or calm myself ---> Tinnitus back to baseline (or gets better) ---> new loud sound etc etc.... Is my reaction my problem for my spikes? happens like 1-2 times a week.
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    orenge01
    You're not the only one, I'm stuck in that same cycle as well but it's between months, not really weeks but yeah its annoying :/
    Sodlin
    @HighleyTall it might be but its weird it always seems to "go away" at the same time as i calm myself.
    Sodlin
    @orenge01 yea. Just wished wished i could "not care" and not freak out everytime i hear a loud sound.
    Sodlin
    Was feeling like my spike and anxiety calmed abit so i took my cat for a drive in the car (to get him used with it). When i came home and took hes cusion out of the cage the giant metal door fell down 1,5 metres and hit the wooden floor with two bing BANGS.... Not sure if its pure shock or im having a "new" spike now. Feels like so many stuffs happens so cant tell what spikes me and what not lol.

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    Sodlin
    I just wanna hide in my bed for 1 year. Im going thru a really though spike. Meet someone when i was in the garage so i took out the earplug in one ear to talk to her. Then from NOWHERE a dog comes like 6 meters away 10 seconds after i removed my earplug and barks like a god damn maniac. I just stood there for 10 seconds baffled and frozen in respons before i put my finger in my ear.
    orenge01
    I hope it can still subside.
    That's unfortunate that a dog came so unexpectedly barking like that, it's annoying when unexpected loud noises happen like that and you can't do anything about it :(
    Wishing you the best for the recovery of this setback.
    Sodlin
    Was on a board game day for 8 hours. Everything started of good but it was alot of yelling when things happened at the board game. Not super loud but more like "NOOOO THATS MY STREET!". Been exposed for like 30 min-1 hour combined maybe. I thought i could handle it without earplugs. Today im spiking loudly (already was in a spike tho). Any tips are appreciated
    orenge01
    Wow I was also at a family gathering for like 8 hours. And it wasn't super loud, I was able to get breaks. Funny how similar situations can be.
    I wish you can recover as soon as possible from this setback, and remember to bring earplugs next time even if the event doesnt feel like it can be super loud. It's definitely good to take precaution still. Wish you the best. :)
    Sodlin
    Yes i will definitly do that next time!
    Sodlin
    Today i let a truck go past me while i was waiting at the crossroad. He honked at me as "saying thanks". Instant anxiety attack.... Man that thing was loud. Heard the truck horns can be 150 DB. Hope i dont get louder tinnitus from this, was inside the car but the honk was only like 4-5 metres away and superloud. :(
    Sodlin
    Always these meetings.... Everyone is polite and behaves until some random person 1 meter away from me starts to clapping hes hands like a maniac while someone talks for 5-8 seconds. I couldnt plug my ears since i was trying to listen to the other person 3 meters away that was talking. It was a small room 2x4 meters so it echoed very loudly. I hope this wont cause a spike, i was doing so good this week.
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