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I was 46 when my T came on. I was very stressed for four weeks. But after a while I realized that being stressed about my T was taking a lot of energy. And when I forced myself to focus on work, I had small victories - I didn't notice my T for 10 minutes, then 20 minutes, then hours. I...

I run with the yellow peltor earplugs on the treadmill. When outside I don't wear plugs. My tinnitus does seem louder after running, but it's probably due to the increased blood flow, etc. But overall I have not noticed an adverse effect. That's just me, YMMV. Good luck

It might go away, it might not. But the longer you keep worrying about it going away, the longer you will take to habituate. Try accepting that you will have it the rest of your life. It presence is really beyond your control now, but your reaction to it is not. Good luck.

Whatever works for a person. FWIW, one thing that helped me turn the corner was realizing some people have it much worse - dealing with terminal illnesses, undergoing chemo, and so on. Put me in a frame of mind that things were going to be fine, despite the cicadas and hissing I still hear to...

Overprotective.

Hardly judgmental. I just don't want anyone else to think its a good idea to disable a life saving device that deploys in a car accident so they don't risk hearing damage. That makes little sense to me. There are many conditions that are worse than T, like serious head injuries. And this is...

So your airbag doesn't deploy, your head smashes against your steering wheel, and you live the rest of your days as a quadriplegic. But your T isn't any worse. How about...buy a set of Peltor combat arms ear plugs and leave them in your car if you're that worried about an air bag deploying...

I just decided I had to accept it. When I first got T I didn't sleep much and I was focusing on the noise. After a few weeks I was tired and worrying about T took too much energy. I said "Screw it, I've got to learn to live with this; if I'm lucky, I'll have 45 years left, and I'm not going...

By loud volume I don't mean concert levels. More like a "6" on an amp that "goes to 11." I suppose that's moderate for most people. (Music didn't hear my ears, a gunshot did). All subjective, I suppose, and my post didn't quantify the volume.

Ever since my acoustic trauma four years ago, certain music distorts at high frequency and after moderate volume. Foo Fighters are a group that I can no longer listen to at loud volume. Ditto some violin, e.g., Oliver Colbenson. Is what it is...I don't worry about it, I just keep the volume...

Similar situation. About 4:00 PM on Saturday, March 16, 2013. .357 Magnum from a snub nose revolver in an enclosed space.

It's a sporting event. There are often 70,000+ people. Bring earplugs. Have fun. Hard to get angry about crowd noise when you are going to a game in a stadium packed full of fans. What do we expect, a golf or tennis crowd?

Hopefully your T is only temporary. My wife had a bad sinus infection resulting from a plugged ear during a long flight from India. Her ear rang for about two weeks. She's had sinus problems, and when she gets a bad flare up she'll get T. Yours may clear up, hopefully it does. If not, don't...

When I've had a bad sinus infection my T seems louder. Likely because I'm congested and can't hear as a result. But when that happens I don't notice the T, as I feel pretty lousy from the illness....

Can't change the past. It happened. I got tired of blaming myself, and doing so was accomplishing nothing. Wasted thoughts, energy and time. I decided to just say "Screw it, I made a mistake and I can't do anything about it now."

Not in my lifetime, and hopefully I have about 40 years left. The best thing for me when I got T was to accept I would have it for the rest of my life. Once I stopped waiting for it to go away or searching for treatments, I began to accept it quickly and moved on.

There's life if you choose to live it. Yeah, T sucks, but many people have physical problems that are much, much worse. I have it 24/7, and I have a head cold right now so I pretty much ear the T over everything. But it doesn't bother me. The way I got over T was that I realized I would...

Not sure about permanent hearing loss. I had an audiogram done, and I had hearing loss starting at about 8k. Everything below 8k was normal. But being as I didn't have a baseline I don't know if the loss over 8k was due to gun shot or if it had occurred prior. Of course, I had a massive...

Been there, done that: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/it-got-better-for-me.3150/ .357 Mag from a snub nose revolver. My hearing was messed up for about a month. After about six weeks or so it was getting back to normal but for the tinnitus, which I still have. To this day high...

My is due to a gunshot without hearing protection. Yea, I was mad at myself for a while, until I finally realized being mad was pointless. It was done, nothing could undo it, and it was time to move on.

There's lots of hope and you will be fine. It sucks at first, it really does, but it can get better. https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/one-year-tinnitus-anniversary-%E2%80%94-life-is-normal.3975/

It varies. Shower, all the time. The car - some days yes, some days no.

I had it and lost it when I blew my ears out. Yeah, it was nice, and I think I did appreciate it, but it's gone now. Can't get it back, so I don't think about it much anymore. You can just fill in the blank with just about any unattainable experience: I wish I knew what __________ was...

I doubt many people in war-torn regions and that have tinnitus are very concerned about it; likely they have much bigger problems, like trying to stay alive!

My wife ending up going to a Katy Perry concert. Long story. She said it was extremely loud, and she also said that Katy Perry lip synced most of the two songs that my wife stayed for before leaving. Apparently Katy Perry does not really sing as much as she puts on a show. My wife left...

There was only one time in my life I found the volume in a theater bothersome, and that was well before I had T. I don't wear them in the theater, I've never had a spike from movies. YMMV, so wouldn't hurt to keep them in your pocket just in case.

I'll be blunt. This is without question one of the dumbest and most irresponsible ideas I have ever heard of on this forum or any other forum. And I don't care if you are young. Learn from my post. You are not a doctor, you are not a neurologist, you are a person with a stupid idea and you...

You raise some valid points. One is far more likely to die from heart disease than from being the victim of a violent crime. And yet few take the simple precaution of just doing a little exercise to maintain a baseline level of health. As for multiple home invaders, well, if you are going to...

Not a bad plan, but only if there is a single home invader that is acting rationally, is relatively docile, and himself is unarmed. If the home invader has a killer instinct, or is a meth head or otherwise not in a rational state of mind, you may be a dead man, especially if the home invader is...

Since my onset of T I have thought about this as well, but I would not hesitate to use a gun in self defense if my life were in danger. One option is to have some electronic muffs handy, e.g., near where you store your gun. You will still have sound wearing them, but the sound is...

Chances are slim, but it happens very often. Multiple people in the US use guns to thwart attackers.

Why not discuss it with your doctor? I took it for two weeks, no side effects other than some impact on my sleeping. But I'm not you, so what happened to me or anyone else here is irrelevant to you.

Both ears. About 11.5 kHz tones in my left ear, probably and 8 kHz square wave type tone in my right ear. Sometimes I can hear it while I'm driving, often don't notice it. A loud sound may cause my ears to ring, but my T doesnt seem to react to many things, at least that I can notice...

A very hot .357 Magnum load out of a 2" snub nose revolver in a small enclosed space with very little acoustic damping.

I know why I have it in both - acoustic trauma. But in one ear it's worse than the other. I would not say that T is one ear means it's less severe than T in both. Depends on how loud it is and how the person reacts to it.

I have T but no appreciable hearing loss. That being said, I know (or knew) people that had hearing loss and with hearing aids they functioned well at work. I have even worked with two people that are completely blind and you would not have a clue when you speak with them or communicate by...

Yes, hers was after a bad flight. She had ear problems as a child, and I expect she'll have T one day. My permanent T was the result of acoustic trauma. Hopefully yours goes away, but don't keep hoping that it will. It will or it won't. The best step I took in habituating was realizing...

It's only been several days, so don't worry too much (but see a doctor). It may go away in a few more days or even weeks. (A few years ago my wife had T for two weeks after her ears plugged on a long flight). I know this is difficult, but try to remain calm. Your mind is responding to this...

I've doubled up since my T began a little over two years ago. In that time, I've shot about 6000 rounds, 5000 of which are .38, .357 Mag, 9mm, .44 Mag, and .45 ACP. It has not affected my T one bit. Prior to that, over the last several years before my onset of T, I shot about 45,000 rounds of...

When I first got T I gave up caffeine....for about three days. I realized the caffeine had no effect on my T. For me, if the foods cause my T to worsen, then I'll consider stopping. However, the only for or drink that seems to make my T slightly worse is alcohol...but after a few beers I...

My started about 30 seconds after the acoustic trauma. Gunshot in a small room, suddenly nearly completely deaf, then "eeeeeeeeeeee...."

No, I would keep my T over cluster headaches. Would you trade your T for $10,000,000? ;)

March. But not due to the month, but due to a gunshot.

It is. The black walnut model you linked to is one of the most expensive wood models. The ash wood model is about 400 less. And Kevin Spacy needs a rowing coach. He technique had a few flaws. :)

I would characterize myself as habituated. I have an 11.5 kHz tone in my left ear. There is a hiss in my left ear as well, but the 11.5 kHz tone is prevalent over the hiss. The tone is not exactly constant, it fades in and out quickly, as if in a beat frequency pattern. Very strange. I...

And back to you Stelar. What about my post "trivialized" T? I wrote "if one fails to habituate, I understand how the long-term effects can be debilitating." How is that "trivializing?" Perhaps you are having a bad day. If so I'll give you a pass. Otherwise, you're way off base.

Wow. I've come to this forum to offer support for others that are new to tinnitus. I'm not going to apologize because I've habituated. I don't have to be here, but I am. So I don't understand why research "would be doomed." I've taken an active interest in trying to help others that have...

Trivialize the condition? Hardly. Read my posts. When I got tinnitus I was a wreck. I thought every aspect of enjoyment in my life was over. I could not sleep, I could not concentrate, I was a walking zombie. This is a support forum. People come here also to hear about success stories. It...

Before my acoustic trauma I ran often on a treadmill. Typically I ran about 40 miles a week, give or take. However, after my acoustic trauma, I discovered the treadmill when used with the television on was just too loud for a 50 minute exercise session. I took to using foam plugs cut in half...

For me, no. For others, I can certainly understand how it can drastically affect one's quality of life. Been there, done that, and fortunately I habituated. But if one fails to habituate, I understand how the long-term effects can be debilitating.

Even if it's a .22 out of a 24 inch barrel, you should wear hearing protection! Good luck, and don't shoot without protection! Glad that your T is going away, but realize your ears are not "healed." They are "damaged." Next time they might not stop ringing. Be smart.

Yea, it's a shame what happened in the UK. Here in the US we have a Constitutional right to keep and bear arms, and the Supreme Court has favorably expanded the contours of the Second Amendment in some recent decisions. Much of my shooting is for sport and recreation. But there are other...

I shoot indoors. Before my T I just work regular earplugs, but now I double up to be extra careful (unless I'm shooting a rifle, in which case the big ear muffs get in the way.

I'd say it was the concert. I use earplugs when I shoot, and I've shot some pretty hot loads, up to .44 mags. My ears were damaged from the one time I fired a gun without hearing protection. I've shot thousands of rounds since my T began, with no ill effects due to hearing protection. But as...

It wouldn't change my life much. I'd spend more time on the treadmill, I guess. I'd be $1500 richer, as I spent that much on a Waterrower to replace the teadmill for an indoor workout. I need a cardio workout on a machine that doesn't make a lot of noise so I can watch TV at normal volume...

Relax Jake. It could be temporary. You said you were sick. Hey, about a year ago my wife got off a flight and her ears were plugged. She's also sensitive to allergies. She had T for about two to three weeks and then it went away. Talk to your parents and discuss the possibility of seeing...

3/1/1/0/1/1 0 - I'm not depressed or upset about it, so I chose a 0.

I know....I was just being a smartarse... :)

Oh just go have sex already! For some the T may spike, for some the T may dissipate...who cares? Sex is a terrible thing to waste!!!

Cool. So....what is that in metric?