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Lord I have never seen such gaslighting in my life. Hyperacusis is barely recognized as a medical condition and you're saying reactive tinnitus doesn't exist because it's not recognized by doctors? The same doctors who say stuff like "tinnitus can't possibly get worse from noise". Basically...

HI @kuromi It is good that you don't use headphones or earbuds. If you can keep to this so much the better. Avoiding overly loud sounds will help too. Ear infections can cause tinnitus and notorious for taking a long time to clear up. Three months and longer in some cases. Try to avoid quiet...

Hi @ECP. Tinnitus and hyperacusis can be complex and will affect each person differently. These conditions can impact on some people's mental and emotional wellbeing profoundly, especially in the early stages of onset, which may require them to visit their doctor for stress and anxiety...

@Vj926 I went straight-in at the deep end Vj926 because headphones, earbuds, Airpods and headsets are some of the most common causes of tinnitus. My advice is not to use these again even at low volume. You are in the very early stages of tinnitus but try not to worry too much. If your tinnitus...

Tinnitus can occur for no reason VTae, but one of the most common causes is exposure to loud noise. Typically it is caused by listening to audio at too loud a volume through headphones. This includes earbuds, AirPods, headsets, noise cancelling and bone conduction headphones. The dental...

I agree. I know habituation depends to an extent on level. Though I have read about people who are disturbed if they can hear their tinnitus when they are walking in a shopping centre and consider it hard to habituate. I hear mine on a busy road but I am usually in thought when walking around...

...to Variable Tinnitus? A person with tinnitus that wears earplugs while asleep is not a good idea for many reasons. Please go to my started threads and read the following post where more is explained about this: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? Tinnitus, A Personal View, Hyperacusis, As I See It...

Many people new to tinnitus feel the way that you do @Imai, so I understand how you feel. I don't think taking Prednisone or medical tourism is the answer. Tinnitus can be a very complex condition depending on the cause and one false move, especially in the early stages of onset can making it...

...up for some time without you realizing it. This is the danger when a person habituates to noise induced tinnitus. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? You can experiment using the hearing protection that you have mentioned. However, I advise caution...

Thank you for your advice Michael. I use headphones rarely and only at low volume, and it hasn't made my tinnitus worse so far.

No two people will experience tinnitus the same @BrysonKingMe. This applies variable tinnitus and hyperacusis because we are all different. Try not to compare what you are feeling to anyone else as this can induce worry and stress which can make your treatment with TRT more difficult. Work...

...is in my posts. Please click on the links below and read them: New to tinnitus what to do? Tinnitus, A Personal View. Please go to my started threads and read the posts: The Habituation Process, Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a Positive Mindset...

Thanks for this, a great read indeed. However I didn't see anything about using headphones as a masking device. The plan would be to not play music out of them.

HI @Amaranta. Headphones, earbuds and headsets are often the cause of tinnitus. My advice is not to use them even at low volumes. You have noticed your tinnitus has become louder using earbuds when on the phone. I strongly advise you to stop using them. Please go to my "Started threads" and...

I believe you have noise induced tinnitus Max. If I am correct then you are in the very early stages. The tinnitus and hyperacusis (oversensitivity to sound) will fluctuate a lot but will settle down in time. This is a process and each person will experience it differently. The noise reducing...

...two years. At the end of treatment the hyperacusis was completely cured and has remained this way for over 20 years. Please go to my started threads and read my articles on TRT. I explain in detail how hyperacusis and tinnitus can be treated. Read my post titled: Hyperacusis, As I See It...

Hi DavidKent, One of the most common causes of tinnitus is exposure to loud noise. Since you have regularly attended concerts where loud music has been played, it makes me believe you have developed noise induced tinnitus. The advice given by your two ENTs and audiologist is correct but only...

I often hear what sounds like a radio station that’s trying to be tuned. My tinnitus is about a 7-8, and it’s been nonstop since the incident last August. I hear it when I go to sleep; however, it’s never kept me awake. I sleep well, which I feel very lucky to be able to do. Thank you for your...

...works for you and the way your auditory system reacts to sound. If you have hyperacusis it can complicates matters. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Hyperacusis, As I See It. Stress can affect tinnitus a lot so you need to try and keep it under control. More about this is...

...struggle to hear outside sounds and therefore, will lower its internal gain and thus the tinnitus will reduce too. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? New to Tinnitus, What...

...the tinnitus worse. The same applies to earbuds, AirPods, headsets, noise cancelling and bone conduction headphones. Please go to my started threads and read: Tinnitus, a Personal View Hyperacusis, As I See It Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? The Habituation Process How to Habituate to Tinnitus...

...generators alone, is not good enough unless you are going to have regular tinnitus counselling with your Audiologist. Please go to my started threads and read my articles on TRT. You may not need it as you're making progress. Your situation is complex and a decision only you can make I'm...

Hi @doodlz. I don't know what originally caused your tinnitus. Once this is known it usually gives an indication for the increase in severity you are experiencing. Therefore my advice is based on personal experience and corresponding with people that have habituated for over a year then noticed...

Hello everyone, My story is rather a sad one. I was searching tinnitus over the internet and I ran across this forum. After seeing how supportive everyone is here i decided to join as well. My story is as follows: I am currently an expat working in Hong Kong and since returning from a trip to...

Hello everyone, My journey starts pretty dark, but please stick around... there's light at the end of the tunnel. I started my journey with tinnitus 1.5 years ago. You can see my original thread below: Tinnitus for 4 Days After Shooting a Handgun without Ear Protection The TL;DR of this is...

Hi @RebelScum, The advice that I have given in "New to Tinnitus, What to Do?" Is for people like yourself and I advise you to follow it. It is important that you start using low-level sound enrichment during the day and particularly at night, as explained in my post. Place a sound machine on...

...You might need specialist treatment which I have mentioned in my post: Hyperacusis, As I see it, in the link below. Please go to my started threads and read my posts on TRT and the habituation process. Try using noise reducing earplugs to help lower the external noise when around the...

...induced tinnitus. Therefore, I recommend following some of the advice in my articles on tinnitus and hyperacusis. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? Tinnitus, A Personal View, Hyperacusis, As I See It, The Habituation Process, How to...

With respect to you. I have had tinnitus for 23 years and like other veterans in this forum know a lot about "noise induced" tinnitus. I am still learning because no-one knows it all. Please go to my "started threads" There you will see many articles that I have written on tinnitus, hyperacusis...

Hi AD10. I understand what you are going through at the moment because I have been there. Tinnitus can be scary in the early stages but trust me things will improve with time so try to calm down. Please take the medication that your doctor has prescribed. It is an antidepressant and will help...

I see that you are new to tinnitus and that your tinnitus is low? At the moment you have nothing to concern about as you will fully habituate in time. Carry on as you are using sound enrichment at night and well done. If you want to know more about habituation. Please go to my "started...

Sorry to hijack this thread. Michael, I've been trying to figure out how to contact you outside of this thread, but have had no luck. I'm managing my T, but need help with hyperacusis. Are you able to "start a conversation" with me somehow? Thanks!

@Tweaker My advice to you is to make an effort and go out each day for 30mins or longer and get used to normal everyday sounds in the environment. This will help desensitse your auditory system and help with any stress that you have. Use sound enrichment at night, using a sound machine. Please...

...Please click on the link below and read my post: What Is TRT and When Should It Be Started? It also covers CBT. Please go to my started threads and read my posts: New to Tinnitus, What to Do, The Habituation Process, Tinnitus, A Personal View. All the best, Michael Hyperacusis, As I See It...

...can cause stress and stress can make tinnitus worse. It can become a vicious cycle so stress needs to be managed. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a Positive Mindset, Can Tinnitus Counselling help? The Habituation...

...person emotionally. You may need medication in the forum of an antidepressant, to prevent you from feeling too down. Please go to my started threads and read the following articles: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? Tinnitus, A Personal View, The Habituation Process, Tinnitus and the Negative...

...and thus, increasing the tinnitus too. This can make the tinnitus louder and more intrusive during waking hours. Please go to my started threads and read my articles: Tinnitus, A Personal View, The Habituation Process, Sound Machines and Tinnitus, as I go into more detail the benefits of...

HI Sally @Sally, Please have no fear. In most cases tinnitus can be habituated to and hyperacusis can be completely cured that I assure you. In severe cases hyperacusis will need treatment but it can be cured natually using sound enrichment during the day and at night using a sound machine...

I'm really sorry to hear about what you're going through. I understand how you feel; I experienced hearing loss, hyperacusis, and tinnitus when I was 28. Now, at 49, I'm facing a similar low point and asking myself the same kinds of questions. I know this might sound dismissive or cliché, but...

With respect @Nick47, please speak for yourself whether sound therapy is helpful or not. Although you are entitled to your opinion about me, I assure you TRT with counselling and wearing sound generators for sound therapy, helped to reduce my tinnitus to such very low levels that for the...

Hi @topcatc. Headphones are one of the most common causes of noise induced tinnitus. Although your tinnitus is problematic at the moment you are still able to manage it. If you continue using headphones, even at low volume then you risk making the tinnitus worse. It is entirely your choice I am...

You have the right attitude to be positive with tinnitus @LostSpartan, I believe it's one of the best ways of moving forward with this condition and getting on with your life. However, being able to do this takes time so try not to be too hard on yourself, because you are in the early stages...

...into an arcade on Brighton Palace Pier, where the sound levels reached 100 dB and I used no hearing protection! Please go to my started threads and read my posts. I think you will see that I try to promote positivity, not fear. At the same time, I advise people that have noise-induced...

...just something that happened. She was having none of it and of course she was one hundred percent right as always. Please go to my started threads and read the posts that I have mentioned. They will give you information on how to take more care of your ears and guide you through the...

...tinnitus a lot, as it's an integral part of our mental and emotional wellbeing and cannot be separated from it. Please go to my started threads and read my posts: Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus. The fact that you are relying on clinical...

...My advice is not to use any type of headphones even at low volume. This includes earbuds, AirPods and headsets. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? Tinnitus, A Personal View. Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset...

It’s the rule I know. I speak for myself when I say there are times when my tinnitus is calm and low, then factor in a good mood and I want to forget I have tinnitus so I just go on about my day. I end up paying lol. Yesterday and so far today my tinnitus has been decent. It fluctuates quite a...

Michael, Thanks for the insight and links. A lot of reading to do on this topic... I start on one thread and just wander into other threads. After reading and absorbing information I started to wonder if something else might have caused my ringing tinnitus. I honestly don't know when it...

...volume, and keep away from overly loud sounds. Use earplugs correctly and not to suppress normal everyday sounds. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Hyperacusis, As I see it. All the best. Michael Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? | Tinnitus Talk Support Forum The Habituation...

...it can affect a person's mental and emotional wellbeing and thus be able to give high quality tinnitus counselling. Please go to my started threads and read my post: What is TRT and when should it be started? There I explain in detail how an audiologist/hearing therapist administers...

Hi @ALS. Noise-induced tinnitus can be difficult to live with in the early stages but it usually improves with time. My advice is not to use any type of headphones even at low volume. Click on the links below and read my posts. Go to my started threads and read the following posts that I think...

I disagree. Please go to my "started threads" and read my post: food, drink and tinnitus. I experimented with my diet when I first got tinnitus many years ago. Reducing red meat. Dairy products, alcohol and coffee, salt. All that happened I felt miserable. After 5 weeks of doing this there was...

I have read a lot of your posts and you do offer good advice. My issues are not quite the norm though. We all have T from different sources but how many are stupid enough to deliberately go too a 120db high freq external sounder? Not many! The chances of this happening have me literally...

Thank you. I want to make sure you know I appreciate your input.

...There is a good reason for this which is explained in my article Tinnitus, A Personal View, in the the link below. Please go to my started threads and read: The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, As I See It. Try to avoid quiet rooms and surroundings by using...

...the background. At night try not to sleep in a quiet room. Use a sound machine by your bedside for sound enrichment. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? Tinnitus, A Personal View. Please click on the links below and read my articles that...

Hi @microo. I am sorry to hear that you are going through a difficult time at the moment with tinnitu. I have some suggestions that you might find helpful. Since you have been a regular user of headphones, I suspect the tinnitus was present for quite a while but operating at a very low level...

HI @Chris M I am using a Tablet and not my regular PC so cannot post links to my posts and will have to be brief. Since you have been affected by noise trauma with tinnitus and possibly hyperacusis, you have to realize it will take time for you to recover. This can take many months usually 6 to...

@Apocalypse77 Please read my articles: Tinnitus, A Personal View and Hyperacusis as I see it. Read them in full and not to skim through them. Also, read other posts on my "started threads". Please follow the advice especially in Hyperacusis, As I see it. It will help desenstise your auditory...

...and know what I'm talking about. You are entitled to your opinions even if they are wrong. I wasn't blaming anyone. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a Positive Mindset, The Habituation Process, Is Positivity Important...