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Couldn't tell you for certain, perhaps a year? I went through a spike at about 6 months which was absolutely horrific, and then it began to settle over time again. You will always get the spikes though.

I suspect I saw the moment some more poor folk got T this week. I was at a gig, and before anyone asks I was fully plugged up and stood right at the very back on like a raised platform as far away from the speakers as possible! I could hear my T over the band playing, so it wasn't loud where I...

Saw them at Reading Festival last year. A good set of earplugs do wonders. Amazing show As to the thread title, eat, sleep, work and never go anywhere without earplugs! Much like now really. I would spend a good few hours somewhere silent though and just soak it up. You don't know what you got...

I'm suffering similarly at the moment due to a bout of sinusitis. Hang in there, it will get better. Mind you, I've had mine over a month! It started to get better end of last week and then came back with a bang. More than a little irritating.

I still go out, and go to gigs. I'm going to one on Saturday. A good set of earplugs and standing somewhere sensible and it's fine. I've not had an increase from a gig since my initial problems. You're back to how much risk you want to take though. Personally, I feel sitting in at home worrying...

Yes, I think I've mentioned before on here I was in the middle of, what still is, the most stressful time of my life by a mile when my T started. I wasn't so much anxious, but certainly suffering depression, stress, sleep deprived etc.

I got my T from working with heavy machinery, going to (many) gigs and DJing at clubs. I remember clearly all the feelings you are having now when I realised what I had done, I was 24. The anxiety, depression and (for me at least!) complete panic at times. Your T may well subside over the coming...

It happens to me. I tend to listen to podcasts. I'm usually asleep before the intro has finished! Best thing for me.

A friend of mine I go to gigs with has a similar outlook. I mentioned to him I had given myself T a month or two after the original incident. He just said his ears had been like that for years and it didn't bother him. Never wears ear protection. Works on industrial engines for a living, which...

Mine decreased over time, until it hit a 'level' and it stayed there. You will get spikes where it is suddenly louder, for a reason or not (mine appears to be related to a sinus infection). I'm on the backside (hopefully) of a spike at the moment, it's not back to where it was, but it's back to...

None at the time! That was the problem! I now wear ER20s for low level stuff and 40db foam plugs for gigs. The ER20s are good for normal ears in gigs, but I feel T ears need more protection

My experience is it can definitely make it worse.

Mine is a continuous high tone. They were syringed by my practice nurse here in the UK. I'd read on here before about the problems it can cause, but elected it was worth the risk at the time. I was right, I got away with it.

Nearly nothing. I listen to alot more music. I wear plugs alot (to stop it worsening!) and I take magnesium and B Vits (Whether they work or not, it's a cheap placebo, and the B Vitamins help me at work). It had worked pretty well, until my recent spike. I just have to learn doing nothing over...

Agreed. After my wax was removed my T was reduced down to a much more manageable level. I haven't had my ears looked at in the 3 years since I initially accquired T, now you mention it. Probably ought to. Question to you though, how is it done without syringeing? That's how I had mine done...

^^ Yup. I spent years working with loud heavy machinery, DJing, using loud headphones and going to gigs with little effect. I went to a gig after a break from going to gigs and bang, I had permanent T. The only difference was I was in the middle of pretty much the most stressful time of my life...

Not entirely sure. It was some time around the New Year. The only loud place I went was the pub before Christmas, and it wasn't even that loud, and I was fine the days afterward. It's probably been a fortnight. My ears do feel very full, and the pop and almost like gurgle occasionally too. I...

Suffering a spike myself at the moment. First one in 18 months or so :(. It's getting me down, I won't lie. I think it's caused my a massive sinus infection I seem to have, I've suffered from these before. I'm hoping it's peaked as the noise is slightly lower than it was, but it's still much...

Started at age 25, last winter (that age area seems to be pretty common among users on here!) Work with loud agricultural machinery all my life and spent alot of time in Rock concerts and DJing rock/metal, all without plugs. My rining ears had started to last a couple of days after shows so I...

I suffer with my back (sometimes to the point of not being able to leave the floor!) and have bouts of taking quite a bit of Ibuprofen, I've not noticed it make any difference to T.

How loud is the noise? Plain foam plugs may be the only way. I do tend to use my Sennheiser in ear plug type ones to isolate low level machine noise when at work, as I find them quicker to get in and out when I need to. It gives me enough protection, anything properly loud and the foam plugs go...

Fantastic news :)

I'd reccomend the ER20 Plugs. A side note on this, I've been to two gigs in the last three weeks. My first since my first T experience last year. I wore ER20 plugs to both and stood well away from the speakers. I got out of the venues both times, pulled the plugs out, thought to myself "no...

For me, earplugs for long periods don't bother me. I'm usually good for a 2 or 3 hours with the foam ones, less with the ER20s but I usually take 'em out between bands at a gig or whatever. I hate that feeling, after you hear a loud noise... "Can I hear T? Is it louder?". I'm currently trying to...

Cheesecake! Seriously, it's not something I'm thinking about, it will come along when it comes.

I've had on off Sinusitius for months since I got my second wave of T. Unsure if it's connected. Going back to the Doc to get mine looked at again next week. Currently got headache, earache, blocked nose, toothache, T, ear fullness etc. Basically feel grim!

I find it depends on the sound, I'm very sensitive to high pitched sounds. I can hear them from a great distance away now!

I still use mine, but for short periods only really. They are handy on the old vintage tractors, as having them (in ear type) in is nearly as good as plugs, and I get a little positive noise too.

I agree entirely, plugs everywhere.

I used to only notice it at bedtime. Now I hear it when I use the computer or when I drive.

If it gives you some hope, my ears have been popping and gurgling this morning and it seems to have brought down the level. The in ear pain has reduced too. No saying they won't block again tho :(

I think it's at least partly responsible. It's a three way thing I think, a mild increase due to a Wedding Disco (but a week later I'd forgotten it), a mild increase due to a sinus infection and I think I've also had an increase due to a TMJ/Neck issue, and the three in combination is driving me...

I had habituated to my T, but have had on off sinus issues for a month or so and that has contributed to making mine worse. I'm going to try and get back to my doc this week. It currently feels like I have pressure in my inner ear. It pops and gurgles a bit and my T goes loud and quiet. Odd.

Does anyone else get these? Went to a couple of clubs last night, all ear plugged up from start to finish. Woke up this morning with a spike in level. I didn't have that much drink and as I say, the plugs never came out. I had a listen when I got in and noticed nothing. On another note, do you...

I've read somewhere Justin Hawkins from The Darkness has pretty severe T.

When I've worn plugs at events, I've had no issues, however please never forget them! I've made that mistake, and it does make things worse :(. Personally I like the ER20s, they suit me. They've served me well at many events.

@jazz Thanks for the positive thoughts, I need them at the minute! I'm still hopeful this will go down back to where it was. Doc says I have no wax now, and ENT Can't find anything. I'm on my own now, like all of us. I used to have this at a level where I could cope with it happily, but it's...

I have one friend who also has it, but he says he has always had it for as long as he can remember, and it's never bothered him as he's never heard anything else. He can't see why it irritates me so much. Mag suppliments initially helped mine but it's since spiked again. I had a spike a couple...

Can certainly vouch for that. Originally had mine due to a combination of wax and a rock concert, got shot of it with syringing. It came back for no apparent reason, now I've got a sinus infection and it's raging. Can't get it out of my head and that of course makes it infinitely worse! UK NHS...

As others have said, see your GP. Also, if you go to loud events/clubs/gigs please take plugs. Damage is cumulative, as others have said. Mine started off clearing quickly, then took longer, then never did. One last gig pushed me over the edge. I didn't do anything quick enough. You're a good 8...

Thanks for merging this in, it's put my mind at rest that this is pretty normal. Cheers :)

Daft as you like, sat loading straw bales on my tractor this afternoon (one hand on the wheel, one on the loader controls so no hands free) I was trying to clear a piece of stuck food from my teeth (yes, classy I know...) and I noticed that when I move my lower Jaw forward or clench my teeth...

@Map I attend concerts irregularly, but only with plugs. I don't really go clubbing, never have. As I said in my other thread, what's pushed my volume up from unnoticeable to noticeable at the minute is going to a wedding and there being a band on, and despite my keeping away from it the...

@Map What caused your volume jump, if you don't mind me asking? That is my biggest fear. Currently I can cope, I'm not sure if I could if it was louder.

The battle I fight is not letting is get worse. I work in a noisy environment every day, sometimes with completely unexpected noise peaks. If I can not let it get any worse I will have won, in a way. I'm 25, I've got a long way to go. I can cope at the level I have, but with mine being caused by...

Get some proper plugs, I use these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000UJ8RHE/?tag=tinntalk-21

I think that is key, actually, protect your ears, starting now. What's done is done, I myself have it from attending concerts and working on heavy machinery, personally I've made peace with that. It is possible to continue though, I still attend concerts, but I have proper plugs. I still drive...

@Per I didn't, my doctors inference was that attending rock concerts regularly without earplugs damaged my inner ear, as well as working on loud tractors, causing the pain after the last exposure.

@Per When I initially got my (noise induced) T, it came with a deep ear pain, from the damage I caused the ear canal. After getting up this morning feeling better, and then going to work, I'm connecting this pain to a muscle issue rather than ear, as I've also got some shoulder pain. I think...

I began to notice T more after a wedding (see this thread: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/long-night.1772/ ) and have been concentrating on habituating again recently, and its been better today. I have just been getting on with life. However I am now noticing a dull earache has appeared...

Additionally, I'm rather hoping a good nights sleep (finally going to get one!) tonight will help me on the road.

@DezDog I agree with your post entirely, you've summed up far better than I could how I choose to deal with it.

I'm pleased it has offered some hope to you. Currently it's really getting to me again, like the days it first started. The level is nowhere near but it's on my mind. I've been working at getting it off my mind these last couple of days, but it's been hard. I tend to leave this forum in an...

Just to add to what everyone has said, it will get better. It's almost impossible at first, but try not to listen for it deliberately. that's the first step on the road. All the best.

Cheers Guys, it's just nice to have somewhere people understand and listen. A long nights sleep is certainly in order.

Just had my first bad night in 6 months. I had conditioned myself to my T which is at a very low level, but the genie is out of the bottle again now. Went to a wedding yesterday. I was so busy fretting about my suit (I don't wear a suit more than once a year!) I forgot all about plugs. It was...

I had my ears syringed after suffering very bad T after a rock concert. It was bad in one ear and not the other. This syringing cleared up the bad ear completely but left a very very mild rining in the other. This disappeared into the back of my mind within an hour and and I didn't hear it for...

Am a farmer, and have it. Think it was a combination of going to rock concerts and loud tractors. Yet, things were worse in my dad's time, on both counts, and he doesn't suffer. Life is strange.

I knew about it. I was always a big rock music fan, and a truck driver warned me once when I was about 18, to "Always wear plugs, or you're ears will never leave the gig". It took me 3 years to finally take his advice and get get plugs. I then forgot them for one gig which had some bad harmonics...

Cheers Guys :). You could say I've learnt my lesson, and that I'm one of the lucky ones who will get a second chance. Wish you all the best finding a way forward too. I know the hell all too well now :(