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The way I feel is that some noises that used to not bother me are bothering me. high pitched sink noises with dishes, car doors closing. children talking loud. Frequently high pitch. It makes me scared and anxious. no itching or burning. Sometimes I feel a light pain in my ear and the side of...

@GSC I have no idea. I'm new. I'm in need of support. I don't want to be afraid to turn on the AC. I don't want to be afraid to take a shower. I am hoping people have experienced what I'm experiencing and can talk me through the worry.

Could someone else jump into this thread instead? I feel like a jerk but I had to click ignore because he just spreads sourness and fear when I think it’s clear I’m looking for the exact opposite.

I have a good ENT appointment soon. Can any of you guys offer some pointers or tips or point me toward some good resources? For example, I am suddenly being hit by the fear that in a few weeks I’ll have to sleep with the AC on. It’s next to my bed and lowish pitched, so it probably won’t be...

What treatment are you getting?

@Bill Bauer @PDodge Thoughts?

WEIRD DEVELOPMENT! I was sitting in the tub, facing the wall. I had a long day with stress, not enough water, driving, some noise. I realize that when I tilt my head, whichever ear is facing the ceiling hears slightly louder low fuzzz. What is up with that? I don’t think I’m making that up...

I think it’s only present with ear plugs in. But sometimes late at night I think I hear it. I don’t have vertigo. I think? I’d know it, right? I also don’t have high blood pressure but I get stressed a lot. Maybe just avoid stress? What is pulsatile tinnitus versus other kinds? It’s not...

My tinnitus started out as a high pitch in my right ear. Since then I’ve driven and flown but taken precautions and used earplugs and things have been okay. Stressful days are worse and light days are better. I fished for a few hours on a windy dock. I’ve used noise canceling headphones with...

I think bam said something like take the drugs—- I’m assuming he was referring to use my anti anxiety meds?

I just did a bunch of search on prednisone and it seems like half the people say it did nothing and the other half the people say it might do nothing so everyone chill

Fuck. Hi? Everyone? Help? I don't. I am freaking out. Nothing I looked into pointed tot hat? I... I don't know. I went to the ENT and the audiogram showed no hearing loss. They then recommended me for the better, Tinnitus ENT but that was going to take more time. Please help

I have an appointment with an ENT who specializes in tinnitus. I won't get to see him for about two weeks, which is to say one month after the onset of my tinnitus. Is that too late? Or is this a good schedule? Guys and gals, please keep in mind that I'm really anxious. I ask you to share what...

Today I did a few things — I ate chocolates with a lot of sugar alcohol which caused me to spend a bunch of time in the bathroom, so I ran out of liquids and salts. I'm refilling on both now. I also drove for a bit with earplugs in and maybe 15 minutes with earplugs not in. I also hung out in a...

I got tinnitus, and it spiked because I used some power tools. And it hasn’t gone down back to baseline yet. Will people tell me some positive stuff? I’m always anxious and afraid.

Do you guys know anything about when your T ear feels like "full" or stuffed up? sometimes, like right now, it feels that way. I don't know what it does or mean or anything.

@linearb Hug. Thank you. It's so scary.

Hi. After a couple hours I fell back to sleep. I’m okay. I just want the T to be more quiet.

I take Depakote every night (valproic acid). As a mood stabilizer. Have been doing that for over a decade. I don’t want to change but what if it is a problem? How do you fall back to sleep?

I fell asleep at 4 and woke up at 7. Now I can’t get back. What if the rest of my life is like this? I used an over ear headphone on my non tinnitus ear. I also take Alprazolam. Last night I took extra. Maybe that’s bad.

I don't know why. Please help me figure out why. I think my tinnitus became louder. Yesterday I drove my car for a little bit. Tried on noise canceling headphones without earplugs underneath for a half hour while doing some driving and some running on exercise machines. The tinnitus is in my...

Over the past few days my right ear, when I stress the fuck out and think about and focus on it, it feels pretty full. Or maybe like the tiniest inkling of pain. Probably just full. What's that about? Also I might be coming down with a cold or something right now. Not sure if there's a...

I've been on the keto diet for about 2 years. I was pretty good with getting the salts I needed. Now I'm suffering from TMJ and Tinnitus. Should I stop keto? Should I just get more and more salts? Any experience? People online seem to be posting that keto fixed their TMJ, but I know that keto...

@Tom Cnyc My regular dentist said he wanted to test for TMJ (which I'm pretty sure I have) because I grind my teeth at night, have light clicking in my ear when I chew. the right side of my head can feel tense a lot. He said that before he wanted to treat it, he wanted to be sure of it. So I...

@Tom Cnyc Hug. Thanks. Also I just scheduled 3d cone imagining for my tinnitus but it's about one month out. That feels so far away. and kind of scary. Thoughts? Is that normal?

What about caffeine? I really like coffee to give me energy in the day. Also my ear sometimes hurts just the tiniest bit. I think largely it’s from anxiety but today I woke up and I’m feeling a little stuffy. I think that all this hyper focus is freaking me out and making it worse.

I have also been on the Keto diet for over a year and some days I am better with taking all the salts I should and some days I forget. Could this be part of it? Needing more magnesium maybe?

I have a girlfriend and she’s caring a whole lot but it still feels like the sound is in my head and I’m afraid that I fucked up. I didn’t think that just going to a sports bar could make it louder. I don’t ever want to do that again. I’m so afraid the rest of my life is fucked if I don’t do...

Hey everyone— I had a better day today. It seemed to have gone down. I went to two restaurants today. The lunch one had pretty medium music and for dinner I was at a sports bar with my girlfriend. It had loudish music but we sat in a quieter corner. I had earplugs and earmuffs on, sometimes...

@Greg —everything you said seems important. I don't know what to do about it or with that knowledge though. What now?

I didn't take muscle relaxants last night but I did sleep with a store mouthguard and anti-anxiety meds. There was no real pain in my ear when I woke up. I think there is the feeling of light pressure in it. I think it comes when I focus on it with lots of worry too.

Hi. I am in a similar situation to the author. I had light tinnitus, then I used some loud machines, even with ear protection, and the tinnitus spiked. and there is a bit of ear pain, not a lot. so much anxiety though. Not sure what I'm asking for. but muscle tightness, super tight. Chewed gum...

I am reading the posts you linked and they are scaring the shit out of me. Please just tell me I'm going to heal and eventually something will get better.

I had always had some very light tinnitus plus sensitivity in one ear. I got some dental work done a few times on the far back teeth and afterward I always felt like I had a hard time opening my mouth that wide. What are the chances that the injections and the work on my teeth could have been...

How do they heal? I have a flight coming up on the 20th. I'm going to get noise-canceling headphones.

Contrast — do you have any supportive things to add right now? I am just really scared and reading about how bad everything is is kinda freaking me out. I just am pretty alone.

I don't have burning ear pain but sometimes, when my tinnitus spiked a little, along with the TMD/TMJ, along with the anxiety, there will be a little pain in my right ear. not a lot. One thing I am really afraid of is doing the wrong thing in the next week or two and it somehow making my life...

I'm scared that one day I'll just hate living so much I'll try to like cut my ear off or something. Just.... it's something I have no control over and feel so alone about. I don't even want to read the forums because other people are posting about how bad things are.

I usually keep a small fan on in the background right now or listen to a podcast on my phone's speaker. It keeps my mind away from the sound. I feel like I'm running away from myself. Is this good? Bad?

What about different models of NC headphones? Bose has some for 150 and some for 300ish.

Greg — Please tell me more. So many people say NC makes it worse. Some say better. Some say use that and earplugs. Do you know anything about TMD/TMJ whatever it's called? What about teeth grinding or muscle relaxants or anxiety being a trigger?

Hi. My name is David and I'm scared. I have attended a lot of loud concerts in my life and up until maybe six months ago everything was fine. My right ear would be very sensitive to noises, sometimes, especially if I was anxious. I get anxious a lot. About a month ago the always super faint...