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Hi guys Can anyone give me any stories about going to nightclubs when you have T? I have had T for about a year and pretty much used to it - it's not super intrusive but always there. I don't want to make it worse! I have a 30th a week this Friday and it's in a loud night club called the...

To be honest no - I just decided fuck it and live my life really. I ain't tried any of the other things which people swear by. It will either get better or it won't I figure and if I start trying stuff then knowing me I will start getting really anxious and want to try everything! The party...

@barbb Well it's now come back after being away this morning so obviously the plugs we're not fit for purpose. No you can get customer fitted ones from a variety of places - I'm going to ACS custom pro27. Type it into Google - not sure where you are in the world but they are a Uk company...

Hey folks So I post quite a bit in the success stories and thankfully my T is usually very manageable. However as te title suggests I went to a rave on Saturday and took my Alpine Party plug ear plugs which are designed for rock concerts. The rave was open - no inside but I seem To have...

@barbb Yeah I wouldn't use cotton. I used alpine party plugs - though I think I've caused a spike in mine. For the first time in a year, mine moved to the centre of my head about 2 am last night. My anxiety severely spiked for sure! Now it's gone back to the usual. So if I were you be extra...

I dont want my post to sound like I am some how amazing at overcoming T or anything - I also have shit days where my anxiety plays up and I feel like shite - however the good days FAR outweigh the bad days with T and thankfully, I no longer feel that same horrific panic and anxiety as when it...

MAn it is such a relief eh!?? Congrats!

@barbb Sorry I forgot to answer your question fully... Is it normal for it to be quiet then come back blaring? - YES. Totally. I dont get as many random spikes as I useds to but I get them about once per month for a day or two... They used to spike for weeks at a time before. People think...

@barbb Hey, Iam sorry you are not having a good time at the moment. I cant really speak for H - It is not something I have ever had - unless I have it and not aware of it. Although I assume I would know if I did? As for T - I wear ear plugs when in noisy places - clubs, bars etc. If I have...

@Alue Hey, well I guess I have been quite lucky over all. When mine started it started as the sea shells, then went to a high pitched noise, then a low 'duuuuuuuuuuhhhh' which was really loud and then after a few weeks it calmed down to sounding like a tv/sea shells. I think having any t is...

Hey Occasionally it is a high pitched noise but usually it sounds like sea shells! My T is noise induced - years of drumming and loud music really.

It can also spike and be louder for a few days the goes down again. I don't have what I assume is really intrusive tinnitus - however when I go to sleep I can hear it really loud - it's like someone howling two sea shells over both my ears!

@dragonjax Hey man thanks. Follow the advice given by all the people on here and you will come through it - we all Rememebr how shit the first while is. Good luck

@Cillian i have no idea how to Measure the loudness. I can tell you that I can always hear it.

Hey folks - so someone mailed me seriously depressed and thinking about hurting themselves. I typed a pretty long reply and while I'm sure it's all been said before (spelling mistakes and all!) I think it's always good to keep this stuff at the forefront of your mind - especially for new people...

The best advice I can give you is to just lie in bed and listen to it - just give yourself the opportunity to take the mystery and the sting out of it. That's what I did and it helped me. I can sleep with zero sound at all and if I can do it, you can to!

Take phenegran.... ptong pill

Hey Zaid Yeah, I remember you! Yeah I struggle with the worry if it's going to get worse more than the T itself. Anxiety is a bastard for sure! If it wasn't for my anxiety I would never hear my T to be honest. Do you get the fleeting tinnitus? Every so often one ear ''fills up'' and you...

Hey mate Yeah I got ear plugs and I have them in a tiny case attached to my house keys. They go everywhere and I take no chances!

Zora - yeah I'm at a gig just now and I have ear plugs in. I'm getting Custom ones made at the end of May. I have them in a case and they are attached to my house keys - they Come everywhere. I go to party's, gigs, cinema, loud clubs and bars etc.... A good rule of thumb - if you have to raise...

When mine started it was SUPER loud..... I did start getting used to it though and it then calmed down. I guess the same principle applies really. It's all about your attitude. I'm from Glasgow too haha.

Hey people! So it has been a while since I have posted - apologies! Anyway, I am coming up to my one year anniversary of tinnitus and what a journey it has been. My T, aside from the first couple of weeks when it was REALLY loud, has not changed much. Sometimes it goes completely, mostly it is...

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Hey Charlie Yeah I totally get it. The initial period is to say the least very brutal. It took me about 6 weeks of constant panic each time I heard the noise (most of the time) and sleeping for 1/2 hours a night before it started to settle and I started to adjust. You will get there though, we...

...thing is it does not bring out the original panic it once did ( what you may be getting just now ). Stay in the moment, take each day as it comes, live your life and remember - your emotional response to T is EVERYTHING. It will get better! :) Here is to a fu**ing awesome 2016. Chris

@JohnK I am indeed!

Yeah obvious seriously loud headphones are a no no.... For me playing games is a good distraction though!

...if) it happens. Anxiety - get medications down you, get therapy, get excercising, get a proper diet, hang out with your friends, find yourself a f*ck buddy (good distraction, hahaha!), play computer games, whatever. The point I'm making is you live a normal life as you would do without the...

@Luke123497 Hey Luke I was about to start a thread about this. I'm in exactly the same Boat as you with regards to my tinnitus history. I wondered why I get the spikes.... It's like my ear zones out to all other noise and just picks up this spike and then nuggets off, happens abou once a...

@eric peterson Hey Eric, thanks for your post. I hope I am of some help. I am glad to return the help I received when I came her shutting myself and wishing I could drill my ears out! @RaZaH Hey man, totally. If that is your perception then that is totally fine. We are allowed to have...

@Blackbird26 Good luck mate. Chin up

@eric peterson Totally agree that full masking is not advisable. The only way you will get used to this condition is to gradually expose yourself to it to the point where it no longer stimulates a negative response.

I am sorry this my post seemed to have somewhat divided opinion. Perhaps I came across too much like it's not a big deal, when clearly it is. I was simply making the point that for me, the anxiety and panic and emotional response (negative) was far worse than the T itself. I can hear my T now...

Hello! So I've been a bit busy lately and sadly not stuck to my intention of posting here more often. I will from now though!! So I am 6 months in and still have tinnitus however I am still going strong even if it is loud at times! The anxiety levels are still non existent to really low...

@Blackbird26 Im sorry you feel awful. I do not want to sound patronising, because when I first got this, some people were to me and It just annoyed the shit out of me. What I can say is that the reason you primarily feel so bad is because of your attitude ( which is understandable ). Like...

@RaZaH @SoulStation Hey thank you for your response. As you both have your opinion, I also have mine. I can tell you that when my T started, I could hear it over a moving Train..... it was THAT loud. However, it would go hours before I even heard it sometimes because I developed a...

@DanielN Hey man. I had that as well - When I was in the shower, the water hitting the floor would sound different. The sound of my computer would also sound different. This went away after a couple of months but again, its a case of getting used to it ( which you will ). While I dont really...

@wishingluck Hey - apologies for the later reply. I have been away and been super busy! Phengran is great and it is very much available. It does not make you drowzy but when you do sleep, it knocks you out. When you wake up you feel a bit drunk almost, so be careful! Anxiety is really...

@BobDigi Hey man, glad you are feeling good! Mine started June 1st 2015 - started off as a rumbling sound and then progressed to a high pitched beept and gradually calmed down. I could still hear it but it never bothered me at all. Now about 5 days ago, its back but not really loud but my...

@r_ve Hey man - sorry things are not that good for you just now. I developed T on June 1st 2015 and it hit me like a ton of bricks - or specifically the anxiety hit me. After a month it gradually died down and now I get the occasional spike for a minute or so but it is still there. However...

Glad you are doing well. I have had 7 such attacks/episodes for a variety of reasons. Always takes my body/bran about a month to sort itself out then it goes away. Horrible each time though. Good luck!

@MatthijsDJ I have an anxiety disorder and i can tell you with 100% certainty that anxiety causes ringing in the ears. 1 million percent. This is why everyone here is always told - sort your anxiety and the battle is more or less done for you. Easier said than done though, anxiety is a total...

Hey @Nic1982 How are you doing? Listen, I think that you are entitled to be annoyed by this. The message I am trying to get across is that you do not need to live in panic. T for the most part gets better on its own or dissapears completely. Mine could easily come back again but I will get...

I also wanted to say : Live your life how you normally would. DO NOT stay in and moan and feel sorry for yourself. This will make it much much worse. Live your life exactly like you did before - drink alcohol ( in moderation ) go meet girls, drink coffee, go to parties... everything. This...

...it looks like a different person. Talking about how I will never be able to live with this, I hate my life etc etc. What nonesense - anxiety is a f***ing killer!! Once your brain stops seeing it as a threat, it will focus less on it allowing you to ignore it for days at a time and ignore it...

@JR1986 As far as sleeping pills go - go to the pharmacist and ask for ' Phenegran '. It is an over the counter anti histamine. One of the side effects is that it makes you sleepy - it knocked me clean out. While it is over the counter, you need to have a prescription to get it for sleeping aid...

@JR1986 Hey man, listen. I understand it is hard. Everyone here knows how bad the anxiety is. However, as @edwinR just said above, you need to understand and believe that T will not kill you or hurt you. The only thing hurting you is your anxiety and out of control thoughts. I promise you -...

Hey The mornings are always worse for me when I was like that, then you gradually get better throughout the day huh? Exactly the same! The point is you need to relax. Take holidays from work, take stress out of your life and it will get better.

...strong. If I can do it, you can as well. You need to relax and calm down, either using meds/meditation or both. ... Some random thoughts : * Make a list of all your worries - ' OMG im going to go deaf '... ' My life is over ' etc etc..... Under each, write down the 'evidence' you have...

@pactribe thanks!!

@eldudebro Hey yeah, thanks for that. This is what I have told people over and over again and it is something which I didnt believe at first - Tinnitus is not the problem. Your emotional response to the tinnitus is the problem. This is why I will always tell people to get the panic/anxiety...

@delano1229 tbh I never really bothered to check again. That's how much I've just got over my T. I was offered to go on to a clinical trial also but I turned it down, that's how comfortable I am and also because there are people seriously suffering that need help more than me.

@sandra72 Well I hear it when I think about it... I also hear it at night, so it is constant. However I am able to just ginore it and when I do hear it at night I am still able to just ignore it and I forget about it for ages and then can randomly think about it! I guess I am lucky. However I...

I am pretty much in the same boat...... I barely recognise my T anymore, but I instantly do when someone mentions it! ha! Life does get better..... and it no longer bothers me, even 1%. I just wish I could tell the old me this when it happened just over a month ago, it would have saved MANY...

Hi everyone... and especially to those people who have come to this site terrified. So I posted on here about 5 weeks ago, or 1st June to be specific. This is when my T started and when the hell began. I was just like everyone else here - really scared, in constant fear for my sanity and...

Hey! I completely agree. I think there are positives to having this condition that perhaps no one fully appreciates - until it gets to the point where we no longer care about it. I have my own CBT list which I look out when im feeling really anxious - then realise I am thinking total rubbish...

Hey Harold, thank you for the kind words!! I really appreciate them. It is not easy at times but I am getting there very slowly. When the anxiety attacks kick in, they are brutal!! They change your way of thinking completely. However I try to remain positive and keep fighting. Keep fighting...

Thanks Danny - it is not easy at times but we all must keep fighting the good fight right!?? Be well

Hey I really do not know. Most of the time I am aware of mine but although its changed pitched, its not louder. I think this tinnitus battle is just a mental state. I have anxiety which itself can cause ringing but also makes me focus on it. Once we win the anxiety battle and the fight or...

Hey guys Well mine in the last few days has changed - at first it was mainly in my left ear and occasionally my right but now seems to be straight down the middle! I get a loud beep sound and then it disappears to the base level then goes back to the constant beep. It can be very frustrating...