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Five weeks now and still just as bad :(

Terrible stress induced spike due to severe relationship stress. Kept relatively stable around a 2 for years, now at 6-7 the past week :(

T has been louder 4 quite some time, my neck’s a disaster & I should probably have it X-rayd but I’m anxious about the MRI. Not a great time

Purchased the new “Calmer Soft”; the original ones didn’t do much for me but these new ones help me so much, so happy about them ❤️

After a long time of T being quite ok, a rather noticeable spike atm, worried it’s alcohol induced. Hope it’ll go down soon :c

I would recommend trying to wean off hearing protection, it’s not likely to help but more keeping you stuck where you are. I’ve also had both hyperacusis and phonofobia and used to wear earplugs a lot during that period, which ended up giving me ear infections and the aftermath of that has...

I love GT and have never had issues. I hope it's just a temporary spike and that you feel better soon!

3 year anniversary w T. Would have wished 4 it 2 b a non-issue by now, ofc. But most of the time it does not affect my life & glad for that.

I have the Sony WH-1000XM3 and I can turn off all audio notifications so I don’t have this issue. And the noise cancellation is really nice. However, they can get really loud otherwise, at least connected to my iPhone. I use them on the lowest setting, but accidents can always happen and I don’t...

Flying to London with the gf next week, woop woop ‍❄️

You can be so proud of yourself! I find you very inspiring. I relate to your story with spikes and worries concerning that and how to go about normal life and work. Good work on your path. Wish you all the best moving forward! (:

Hey Grodan. I work as an audiologist in Sweden and I know there is help to get. How it works unfortunately differs depending on where in the country you live, but I would really recommend you to see an audiologist. In most places you can be referred to a specialized rehabilitation if your...

Feeling very habituated atm. I still can feel dysfunctional about being anxious in loud places. But not bothered by the T itself. Grateful(:

1,5 weeks now after a reeally noisy trip. But no real spike! :) T decided to switch ears - but intensity has not really been effected.

Change of plans with France - is instead travelling with the gf to Croatia tomorrow. Very nervous, but also excited ☼

T has been very mild lately, been grateful. Unfortunately spiking now after I was in the backseat of a car & someone slammed shut the boot

Some people should not be allowed to work in health care, that was incredibly awfully done of him. I hope you find another, better doctor. Shame on him.

Considering my love of black coffee I'm grateful my T never seems to react to it, not even if I have a lot

It would be rather impossible to say with certainty how your tinnitus would react since everyone’s so different. But I agree with Michael about renting one first to try it out a bit lightly, short rides to see how you react. And absolutely wear suitable earplugs and a good helmet! I’ve also...

Hello Michael! Happy to have you on this thread because there's something I've been curious to hear your thoughts on for quite a while. I've seen you frequently advising against the use of headphones, even at low volumes. Headphones use speakers, close to your ears. However, what else uses...

No, you really don’t need to worry if it’s not at a very loud level. There isn’t anything that makes it magically more dangerous just because it’s a speaker. Just be mindful of the volume and enjoy your music.

Well, definitely spiking after serveral very noisy days on this trip. Hoping for a good recovery. Will have been a learning experience

Travelled to Dublin yesterday, both a long train ride & very noisy flight. Have a small spike, but actually not feeling anxious about it(:

I said hearing loss because that’s more certain, that no, your actual hearing should not be damaged by a few seconds of at most 95 dB, even if your ears are more sensitive, (and I consider my own ears feeling more sensitive than normal ears), but still despite that, no, a few seconds of 95 dB...

As an audiologist in Sweden, I’ll say that no, the devices are usually made for being able to perform both tests. However ART is a rarely performed test in regular audiology clinics here, my clinic never does it, it’s more common in deeper diagnostics. And tympanometry is not very loud, I can...

Omicron infection had zero effect on my tinnitus. The Pfizer vaccine has also had zero effect on my tinnitus.

Hey LiliMarleen, sorry for the late answer. I am doing better nowadays than when I wrote this post. I'm not as much of an anxious mess, and feel a small bit more normal, but it's small, it definitely isn't quite as well as I'd wish for it to be. I'm definitely still anxious in a lot of...

Planning a trip with my girlfriend to the French Riviera & lavender fields of Provence in June. Both anxious and extremely excited ☀️

I've grown to love this one so, so much. It has lot of chamomile. And it's a truly beautiful, comforting, and so very interesting scent. First impression was "oh, huh, this is interesting, I'm not sure what I think but I'm intrigued and I want to know more" And it has just grown on me ever...

I'm rather sure the ENT is thinking of recruitment, because yes, that's usually age related. But something about this still seems super weird, what, they're not educated about hyperacusis? Odd. But no, you're right, the ENT is wrong about this, of course you can have hyperacusis.

I love Lavender and use it a lot for my anxiety! Definitely notice clear effects on my anxiety from it. I occasionally use benzos as well, so I know how that feels too but the scent of Lavender is very effective on me. If I'm feeling very anxious I like drinking tea made on Lavender flowers. I...

I've felt from experience a lot of bigger dogs have a lesser tendency to bark, and can have a louder - sure, but gentler bark? A lot of small dogs seem to bark a lot, and also have more high pitched barks. Although I've never encountered a French Bulldog barking, perhaps they have lesser...

This has happened to me 2-3 times since I got my tinnitus. It’s common for it to happen and go away after a few seconds as you say. But yes, 2-3 times it has stayed for hours up to a day. But it has gone back to normal every time, so while it is distressing, I try not to worry about it and tell...

But I wanted to make a positive update to this thread. It has now been 5 weeks since these horrible events. And I can inform that I never ended up with any tinnitus spike at all. I had sense of ear fullness for the first day or two after the train horn, which could have been from tensing up...

Well yes, 'worse' in a sense, a closed space doesn't increase the sound, it just doesn't diminish the way it would otherwise.

I've had both doses of Pfizer now. No effect on tinnitus or hyperacusis at all. No side effects apart from sore arm. I'm definitely more afraid of what the COVID-19 virus itself could do to my tinnitus and to the rest of my body than I'm afraid of the vaccine. Seems like some people that worry...

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that <3 And yeah, I get that, this condition does that to you. But that’s no way to live life, constantly in fear of what could be waiting around the corner. I’ve been there, ended up with something similar to PTSD, constantly anxious and on edge about...

Yeah you’re right. Unfortunately we can’t foresee the future and accidents will happen. I really appreciate your message and well wishes, thank you <3

Hello again! It has been a while now since I've posted here. I've been doing well recently, after 1.5 years my tones disappeared and I was experiencing only static. I was so happy and grateful for this, after such long time, I finally had big improvement. My tinnitus was mild lately, and...

Hello! My tinnitus started 15 months ago (from accidental extremely loud headphone sound for 3 seconds), and apart from the initial stages of complete panic and anxiety that most of us go through, during my first 7 months with tinnitus I continued to live a really normal life, still having my...