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The main reason for disparagement from some people towards TRT is the simple fact it is expensive. I will be honest and say that I wouldn't have been able to afford the treatment but got it free on both occasions. The other matter is that some people are looking for a complete cure from their...

It's funny you mention it, because this really made me think. I know I can achieve residual inhibition for a few minutes from certain background sounds, but this noise-repeating phenomenon is sort of like a reversed residual inhibition! That might be a good way to describe it until a better...

Thanks Michael. I won’t be in silence. I forgot to mention I have slight ear ache and when I lie down at night and the ringing starts to happen it’s like the pain has been released a bit, do you have any idea about that? I have been told I have a head cold.

Thanks for the advice

I used headphones and earbuds in December, yes. But I wasn't listening to music, just podcast on YouTube right before bed. My iPhone recorded the dB's and they didn't seem to be loud, mostly just in the normal range 60-80 dB for an hour and a half for a couple nights (I still have all the audio...

...or bone conduction headphones, even at low volume, this can cause noise-induced tinnitus to become worse. Please go to my started threads and read: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? The Habituation Process. How to Habituate to Tinnitus. Tinnitus, A Personal...

Thanks for responding! The tinnitus is definitely the lesser problem at the moment, I'm finding it pretty tolerable. Interesting that you think it's still noise-induced hyperacusis. In recent months I've not been listening to music above very low volume as I've been bedbound so if it's a...

...still here. At times life hasn't been easy but I'm going to try my best to live it. If you need any help please ask. Please go to my started threads and read my articles that I hope will be of some help. I see on your Avatar, that your tinnitus was noise induced. My advice is not to use...

Hi Spchpsrhngb. You have noise induced tinnitus, which is one of the most common causes of this condition. Typically it is caused by listening to audio at too high a volume through headphones, earbuds, AirPods, headsets, noise cancelling and bone conduction headphones without realizing it...

@drivera2592 @fishbone is right drivera. Go to my "started threads" and read my article titled: Tinnitus, A Personal View. There you will find suggestions that I think will help you. Also in the list is my post: Hyperacusis, As I See it. Hope you start to feel better soon. Michael

...to loud music will cause no harm but nothing more could be further from the truth, as I have explained above. Please go to my started threads and read: Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus. My advice is to...

...but if you think you have that's okay. I do believe in hyperacusis and it can be treated if self help doesn't work. 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. What is...

Q. When you received TRT, did you only use one type of sound pattern for the whole time under treatment? i.e. static pink noise. Q. Are you recommending that the pink noise I listen to should be below both my tonal and non tonal tinnitus perception levels? If that's the case, then what is...

Hi @TrevorSanders. I am sorry to know of the difficulties that you are going through with tinnitus at the moment. I have a few suggestions that might be helpful. I have taken a brief look at some of your post history and note, that you haven't mentioned whether you have had tests at ENT or been...

Hi @Michael Leigh, you mention the arcades in Brighton reaching 100 dB, which I can well imagine, having been there myself. Have you since managed long car journeys or a flight with constant 70 dB - 80 dB ambience and 'vibrations' without earplugs? Particularly when having hyperacusis?

Steph, please don't confuse me for @Damiancunt123. I'm sure that guy's doing better than any of us right now; with mild tinnitus and his half pint of neat whisky knocking him out before bed every night. Think all of us here would trade for his circumstances, liver in 5 years or not. What a...

Hi @martap. Many things can cause tinnitus including stress. It can also appear for no apparent reason and gradually go away all by itself which can add more mystery to this strange anomaly. The fact that you have been examined by three ENT doctors, had hearing tests and an MRI scan, should...

My T just started one morning seemingly without any cause. I've never been into listening to music with headphones because I think it's gross. I used to go to the cinema quite a bit and a few concerts a year, obviously not anymore now that I have T. I did go to the cinema a few weeks after my T...

Hi @neliath. I am sorry to know you are still having difficulty with the tinnitus. There is always hope so try not to give up. The doctors you have seen have said your ears are fine which is good to know. Masking your tinnitus so it can't be heard is not a good idea, because your brain will...

HI @RonnieCarzatto In my opinion, it is it is far too early for you to even consider TRT or CBT for that matter. Please click on the link below and read my post on TRT. You may not even need it. Give yourself time to adjust to the tinnitus, as many people naturally habituate to tinnitus within 6...

Since this is the first time your tinnitus has spiked in 6 years, I believe this is good news and your current spike will hopefully reduce to your baseline level with time. For this to happen there are a few things that I advise you to do. You have said that you are acutely aware of any change...

Hi Michael. I have read many of your responses. When you say no headphones, earbuds etc, where do hearing aids fit into this? Essentially they are in-ear speakers still? Regards, Nick

I don't think telling them that TRT is a waste of money is spreading negativity.

If you want to know the reason I had TRT twice, please go to my "started threads" and read my post: My experience with tinnitus, the answers are there... People that are new to tinnitus are highly stressed and emotional. They need support and help not negativity which is what you and others...

It’s almost as if you heard the conversation between me and mom lmao. She also mentioned that the years of “abuse” of listening to music all the time and at high volumes was just the start of it and the syringing was the icing on the cake. I was definitely a music listener with headphones...

I suspected all along that the increase in your tinnitus and the spikes you have been experiencing are the result of listening to audio through headphones, or being exposed to some type of loud sounds. A similar thing happened to me after a long habituation period, although it was caused by...

@Tessie It is likely that your tinnitus and oversensitivity to sound will reduce and go completely away in time. I say this because you've said your tinnitus was caused by a sudden acoustic shock? If you hadn't experienced tinnitus before and not a regular user of headphones/earbuds, then I'm...

...and there are plenty good advisors in this forum. Please beware there are also negative thinking people here too. Please go to my started threads and read my post: new to tinnitus what to do? Then read my article: Tinnitus, A Personal View. As I've said there's some good people here that can...

I wasn't using headphones at all when tinnitus started, I was actually out of town. I've been a gamer my whole life with headphones, but my T started from taking Ibuprofen nearly a week after I was out of town/hadn't been using headphones.

...use any type of headphones, earbuds or headset even at low volume, as there's the risk of making the tinnitus worse. Please go to my started threads and read the posts mentioned below. If you are able to print them I suggest that you do, as it's a lot to read and better to refer to them...

My opinion on this is to try and forget focusing on what people say about medications affecting tinnitus. My blood pressure medicine is listed as "can cause ringing in the ears". It hasn't made my tinnitus worse. Take the medicine and get along with your life. You haven't had tinnitus long and...

I don't think I will ever stop researching it. It's just how I am. I have read everything I can get my hands on about it. Lenire actually just got in touch with me. In the US it's $300 for the consultation and $4,000 for the device... Based on what I've researched on it and read on Tinnitus...

...noise cancelling and bone conduction headphones even at low volume, as there's a risk of making your tinnitus worse. Please go to my started threads and print and read: The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Will My Tinnitus Get Worse, Sound Machines and Tinnitus. Tinnitus...

...about medications that can affect tinnitus. This often causes more harm than good by reinforcing negative thinking. Please go to my started threads and read the following articles: Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset. Acquiring a Positive Mindset. How to Habituate to Tinnitus. The Habituation...

HI @Craigyboy11111 Tinnitus can appear for no reason but usually something causes it and many things can. The most common is exposure to loud noise. Before the tinnitus onset, did you frequently listened to music through headphones, earbuds, or regularly used a headset? Listened to loud...

...headsets and AirPods even at low volume. The third is stress. If any of the things mentioned resonate with you, please go to my started threads and read the following posts mentioned below as I think they will be helpful. If you are able to print them my advice is to do so. This will help you...

...a lot. Try not to be too alarmed as this is normal. Carry on using the sound machine at night keeping the volume low. Please go to my started threads and read the posts below. If you are able to print them please do so rather than reading on a screen. You will absorb and retrain the...

What does not work for you, may work for someone else. Just like how you mentioned jogging and computers can hurt T but will not for everyone. If we can agree that T is very 'your mileage may vary' then I think we can agree that it might be worth exploring these avenues. The above poster...

...of headphones including earbuds or headsets, even at low volumes, as there's the risk of making the tinnitus worse. Please go to my started threads and the posts: New to Tinnitus, What to Do. Tinnitus, a Personal View, The Habituation Process, Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a...

...make it so know how you feel. Try to focus on the positive things in your life whenever the tinnitus gets too much. Please go to my started threads and read the following articles, that I hope will give you some inspiration: From Darkness Into Light, The Habituation Process, Inspiration, A...

Michael, Thank you. I am only 3 weeks in. At this stage what is your advice on how to determine when to use hearing protection so as to not cause further damage but also stay exposed to healthy sound levels and not induce further sensitivity out of fear? I am finding that some noise, say around...

Thank you for your comment Michael. I occasionally lurked here before the recent worsening, and you have always been an extremely valuable guide for this complex condition. Out of curiosity, how often did you use Clonazepam at the beginning? Weekly? More often? I have heard it can be very...

Thanks for your reply Michael, I've had a read of your post and taken note of your advice. It's disappointing to hear that there isn't a way round it, but I've managed this far without headphones. Do you know what the mechanism is that makes headphones cause tinnitus to return? Is it being...

Please try not to think that the hearing aid with white noise generator will not help ease the tinnitus and make your life easier. This is negative thinking and by continuing to think this way, you will not make any improvement at all. Tinnitus is mostly mental, by this I mean it is an integral...

HI @Barry33 Many things can cause tinnitus even the conditions you've mentioned in your list. Exposure to loud noise is the most common cause of it. Stress can be responsible too. If you have been listening to music through headphones/earphones/earbuds regularly, this is the likely cause of the...

...is responsible for your tinnitus, habituating to it without wearing hearing aid(s) will become much more difficult. Please go to my started threads and read the following: New to Tinnitus, What to Do?, Tinnitus, a Personal View, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, The Habituation Process, Tinnitus...

Hi @IntotheBlue03. The tinnitus would spike almost every time I used Tiex and remained at an increased level for 1 to 4 hours and then subside. There was no set pattern. This continued for many weeks right up to 4 months of use then started to improve. It was just by chance I came across the...

HI @acute You are new to tinnitus and in many cases people will make a good recovery in time. The tinnitus can go completely away or reduce to a low level where you habituate. Now, if you want to give yourself the best chance possible of recovering from tinnitus and for it not to return with a...

Hi @H225. Please understand you are not bothering me, as I am here to try and help people that are having difficulty coping with tinnitus. This condition isn't easy to deal with especially in the early stages which you are in. Therefore if you follow my suggestions, I believe they will help to...

HI @LindaS I am sorry to know of the difficulties that you have been going through with tinnitus and hyperacusis over the last seven months. You have always been polite and respectful towards me. When a person is this way it shows a lot about their character and it's something I take special...

@japongus I am not here to defend TRT to non believers and the same applies for any other treatment. My purpose here is to help and advise people on tinnitus if possible. I have had TRT twice and know it works. I have never said my tinntius went away or was cured. I said my tinnitus reduced to a...

Thank you Michael for sharing your extensive knowledge in a concise manor. And your post about habituation is really a description of my journey. Learning to deal with it and then get complacent. I’ve had a few accidents in the studio which caused the current spike. But I’m sure it doesn’t help...

...the white noise below the tinnitus they find this preferable as it doesn't make the hyperacusis and tinnitus worse. Please go to my started threads and read the posts mentioned below. They explain how to treat hyperacusis and tinnitus and how to use white noise generators with or without...

...or connect it to a pillow speaker. More about this is explained in the link below: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? Please go to my started threads and print the following posts: The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? Hyperacusis, As I See It, Tinnitus...

@Zuzanna HI Zuanna The ear is a very delicate and sophisticated organ. The best treatment for tinnitus especially in the very early stages as you are in, is to do nothing at all. By all means take the medication that your doctor has given you to clear up your ear infection. Tinnitus can...

...earwax. When you are seen at ENT and had tests then hopefully you'll get a diagnoses and be recommended treatment. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts that you might find helpful: New to tinnitus what to do. Tinnitus, A Personal View. The habituation process...

...alongside counselling with an Audiologist or Hearing Therapist that's trained in tinnitus and hyperacusis management. Please go to my started threads and read my posts on TRT. As a veteran you may not need counselling so if you decide to go ahead the following procedure is what I advise...

Hi @Ravera Many things can cause tinnitus although exposure to loud noise is the most common. Typically, it is headphone use and going to places where loud music is played that causes it. In the early stages of tinnitus which you are in, the best treatment for it is to do nothing. If you just...

Please go to my "started threads" and there you will see a list of posts, that I think will help you to learn more about tinnitus and how it can affect us. There is information on coping methods. There are some very experienced people in this forum to and I suggest you read their posts. I don't...

HI @Louis.m I have written extensively in this forum and others, regarding the use of headphones for people that have "noise induced tinnitus". Please believe me it is not a good idea to use them even at low volume. It is true, some people with Noise induced tinnitus, use headphones without any...