cjbhab

@cjbhab - I was kidding to some degree. Mine was partially caused by noise. I know over 10 people in my life with T. They do not know about ear plugs. They do not know about being careful around noise. Honest. They live. Never get worse. Concerts. Construction. I think most people fall in this category.

Dude, you're no clown.

@Bob3382 it feels like i am sometimes because im the only one i know who managed to give themselves T like this.

Music was life. It put a smile on my face. Music be done for me :(

Before, weightlifting in a gym with many others. I can't anymore. THe music is to loud.

@Bob3382 luckily the music at my gym is not loud , it is just quiet background noise. i’ve never understood gyms blasting music. Everyone is wearing headphones and wants to listen to their own music anyway.

Saying the words I wake up in the morning to go to work correlates to your Tinnitus not being that bad , there are people that can't do either of those things sleep n work .

@Lipshitz i have to go to work regardless of whether my T is 1/10 or 100/10 , that’s a no choice thing.

@cjbhab - if you did not work at all… you would have an even harder time sleeping. You appreciate when you do not have to wake up for work because you work.

You are probably right.

@Bob3382 if 10% of people had what i have going on in my head there would be a global crisis.

That's exactly what I say. If even 2% of the 10% had it, I think it would be considered a catastrophic pandemic.

I don't know anyone else who has H and/or N, i think it makes it worse.

My half sister's father had tinnitus real bad when he was alive. Same with a friend's partner. More common than you think - the ones that struggle will be vocal about it, but not everyone struggles.

@weehiru - you are so correct. I know 10 people with T. It’s just the noise, no H and no N. They do not care at all. They don’t worry about it getting worse. I would do that too….

seems half my facebook friends have been at metallica.. no plugs .. no mention of tinnitus

You may not believe in this, but I'll pray for you in church today. May the One we pray to show you mercy and give you some level of relief, if not fully. I don't understand why He doesn't heal when we ask.

just put a finger on the lid while opening it with your other hand. that way it's not so loud.

@Bob3382 6 months is still quite recent, so there’s a good chance your situation will improve, even if the tinnitus itself doesn’t decrease. The first few months can be extremely confusing and it’s normal to feel like relief is out of reach.

@Bob3382 i don’t believe you aren’t adjusting as well, i just think they likely have super mild T and yours is more severe.

@cjbhab and @lusiol Thank you for the kind and encouraging words. When I wake up at 5am after going to bed at midnight and cannot get back to sleep, I feel totally helpless.

Quiet areas cannot cause any damage tho

@Karolina maybe they can’t cause damage, but can they change the character of your tinnitus permanently? i’m not so sure the answer is no.

Complete silence does not work for me. I will in turn hyper focus on the T. And it will get horribly intrusive and create awful anxiety.

Of course. Biking, motorcycles (especially with no helmet), even more wind noise.

I think I need a new brain and probably a new body to cure this shit T.

I think we have a good chance of being largely relieved of tinnitus in 10 years, though maybe not for all subtypes. On the other hand, I’m afraid that hyperacusis will remain a lifelong challenge. If my tinnitus could be alleviated, it would be one less torture; I’d be able to sleep better, and life would be a bit easier.

I will have quite loud tinnitus for the rest of my life, and I have accepted it 100%. What I haven't quite accepted yet is hearing loss and potential worsening of tinnitus. But I'm sure I can learn to live with that too, eventually.

@crescentsky I am so sorry. These events sound horrible:-( It in a way confirms what I expected. For many of us, T is what happens when the last straw on the camel's back break. I too developed T after stress from travelling for work (more like anxiety than stress), Covid, dental work, surgery, sorrow due to a close one having a serious health scare and then a firecracker to make sure I finally broke.

I have a cycle but it needed work, so hadn’t driven it since my T started. Got it back and drove it home, and it spiked horribly. And it’s not a really loud bike.

On another note, the why question, why me and not my wife or friend. That one will drive us mad. It’s like asking God, “Why did you make LeBron 6’8” and me 6’2”?”

Chronic pain is probably the closest? Maybe some nerve issue...

@cres

ME (chronic fatigue)

My dumb ass in the late 90s early 2000s. Nothing mattered through the haze of smoke and beer goggles! I probably deserve this more then most.

Before Tinnitus I never noticed loud music, now I want to scream, “If you know what I know, you wouldn’t do that.”

@BrOKeN_1 i disagree that you deserve it though. There’s plenty of people who did the same and have no idea what T is.

Yes!

ah the gaslighting that we love

gaslighting is so regular we think it is truth. I have had at least 3 Doctors basically tell me there is nothing I can do.

This is so true.

Wow - that’s nice. I have never had that

Funny thing for me is when that happens I forget to thank God. I almost forget that I have T.