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Unfortunately, there's an ongoing debate on Tinnitus Talk about whether headphones, even at low volumes, can worsen tinnitus. I don’t want to revisit that topic, as it would likely lead to a pointless and unproductive argument between those who believe they’re right and those who disagree. I’d...

Hello everyone, I’m just looking for advice/reassurance and seeking anyone with similar experiences. Here is a list of what I’ve been going through this past month: May 1-4: I noticed some low ringing in my ears. May 5: My right ear became quite bothersome, so I went to Urgent Care, and they...

When I was 15, I was sitting in my room watching videos with headphones, when suddenly I was hit with a piercing ringing. I literally threw off my headphones, startled. The ringing quieted down somewhat, but it was still an electrical screeching, alongside an uncomfortable feeling of pressure in...

I'm a 27-year-old male. I've worn headphones for about a decade. Usually I don't join communities and such as I'm very introverted, but this experience has changed me quite a bit and I feel like I must set off warning alarms as I'm now well aware with what tinnitus is. I'm alone on this as no...

I've created a small audio application that produces sound and somatosensory stimulation when used in conjunction with haptic headphones. I use the Genius GX Gaming HS-G600V, which I place on my neck, chest, or head, wherever I can hear the sound and feel the tapping. I've been testing this...

...setbacks, but it usually goes back to baseline. About a month ago, I noticed a burning sensation in my ears while at work. I wear headphones at work for about 6-8 hours a day with music, podcasts, or movies as background noise while working. After I noticed the burning sensation, I wondered...

...a deep meditative state, any noise I hear during (even the sound of my cat grooming himself), sends my nervous system off the charts, which results in the volume of my tinnitus going up to level 11. So I need some decent and comfortable headphones to help keep out the noise. Any suggestions?

...seek help and advice from experienced people. On the night of May 25th, I fell asleep after listening to music at high volume with in-ear headphones for about 10 minutes. When I woke up in the morning, I heard a loud ringing in my ear, unlike anything I had ever experienced. Instead of...

I've noticed some discussions about the harmful effects of using headphones, but there's little mention of in-ear monitors (IEMs). I've been using IEMs for the past 4 years, and surprisingly, my tinnitus has actually decreased when using them at moderate levels. However, when I recently used...

...all, This is my first post, so I’ll try to keep it brief. I’m almost three weeks into experiencing tinnitus, likely caused by overusing headphones, which I used constantly. I now have it in both ears. I’ve read all the introductory articles here and am doing my best to stay positive. For...

...ringing in my right ear. I assumed it was due to earwax buildup and I spent the first several weeks focusing on that as a cause. I’ve used headphones for gaming for years, and it’s possible my usage of them walked me up to a line with tinnitus, but I’m not sure. My father also has tinnitus...

...got tinnitus due to playing games for hours with my friends all day. I'm not into music or anything, I just always talk to my friends via headphones. My family member noticed that the volume of the headphones was really loud but I did not do anything to lessen the volume. Today I regret my...

...it. However my symptoms have worsened this past weekend and I decided to introduce myself. I’m 33M, avid listener to loud music with headphones since forever. At the end of June 2023, I was listening to a particularly loud song and flinched a bit when it got really loud. Turned down the...

...as long as I can remember. I want to share my story with you. It began around age 10, when I frequently listened to music loudly through headphones. This wasn't great for my ears, and I recall a constant ringing, particularly noticeable in quieter places. In high school, I played a loud...

...this year, I started experiencing an incredible amount of ringing and hissing in my ears after prolonged exposure to loud music through my headphones; the specific song -- which was on repeat for probably two hours or so -- being Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture, known for its use of canons. The...

...this point I don't think I ever will know for sure. That's fine. If I had to play the probability game, I'd say it was a youth spent using headphones and earbuds resulting in some manner of hidden hearing loss. I'm no longer hung up about obsessively searching for the cause ... it's...

...to avoid the occlusion effect, and get the dentist to drill 10 second on 10 second off. However, has anyone ever worn noise-cancelling headphones when getting dental fillings done? Would you still get the occlusion effect as they’re not tight to your ears, but might take a little bit of the...

...I started wearing earplugs after that when I played music (I'm a bassist), but over the years things slowly got worse so I cut out headphones entirely. It was a big loss for me. I was raised around music and it was a big part of my identity. Unfortunately for my ears, I also worked at a...

I have read here about head phones and was wondering what is the best type and to buy for our problem. I have heard the open air one work the best and cause the least amount of problems. Any answers greatly appreciated. Jon

...is not loud most of the time, it gets louder only when I focus on it, but the rest of the day it is almost imperceptible. I used to wear headphones, but recently not so much due to fear of tinnitus getting worse, but I miss it a lot, as music is a really important part of my life. I was...

Hello, I've had tinnitus in my left ear for almost 6 days triggered by using headphones at a loud volume at the gym (the tinnitus started immediately.) I started on 90 mg of Deflazacort 3.5 days after the onset of symptoms. I also supplement with: Magnesium 400 mg, Dry extract of Ginkgo...

Hey everyone, nice to meet you all. I originally got tinnitus in May 2021 from loud music and sounds using headphones. After that experience, I never used headphones again. From May 2021, my tinnitus has been stable for the most part with no major spikes that last multiple days, weeks or months...

Hi all, I got tinnitus from a brief second of my headphones being on full blast for a phone call. The first few months were brutal as it was a constant high pitched frequency. I went to an ENT and audiologist and couldn't find anything out of the norm and I had no hearing loss. For the past...

ouch: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/03/15/headphones-explode-flight-australia/99203876/

...of those videos on youtube where the volume is all messed up for headphone users. I dont think i ever let it reach max volume but these headphones are V loud, like i would listen to them on a 2-6 /100, so 100/100 is like u can hear music from across the room, i want to say i threw them off...

Hi everyone , I currently suffer from mild Hyperacusis and I did something a little dumb, I plugged my headphones into my phone and a message came on full volume - naturally I tore the damn things off my head straight away, but I got about a second and a half of full dosage but not anymore...

Hey there, Has anyone ever noticed that, at least on Amazon, there doesn't seem to be anyone selling "gamer" headphones that are dedicated to being safe for hearing that are designed for adults/teens? Does anyone else think that's weird? I've been kind of interested in making that kind of...

What is the procedure using things like these? I put my decibel app next to the headphones and it says 50db. Would it be the same - no going over 85db? I just wondered as obviously it's right next to your ear so your ear drum gets vibrated more? I'm not sure how to explain it! I just wondered...

I loved music trought headphones. Morning, in buses , a little at night... I hope to be able to listen again trought headphones. Noise induced T is so cruel. I hope my T is caused by stress ( i'm not really sure, even with hearing loss)

Not a treatment question per se, but since my latest flare up I haven't been listening to music much since the only headphones I have are the ear buds that came with my iPhone. Does anyone have recommendations for good headphones that won't disturb the T too much? Missing having that extra bit...

...for the moment. Doing engineering work when she's listening to Elmo learn how to count is... challenging, so I have been looking at headphones for her. I was happy to see that "volume limited headphones for kids" are very much a thing now -- but most of the ones that I saw, max out at ~90db...

...humming sound. My tinnitus started after my excessive fear that I had hearing loss problems. That fear came from the fact that I had worn headphones everyday for the past 2 years. I started to think: “what if this has affected me” and “I should search this up” which was a huge mistake. I...

...where I can like just not focus on it and be OK. I still can't do caffeine or smoke weed or it gets worse. I'm also afraid of using headphones as that might trigger it (which is a bit of a problem, I need to use headphones to record vocals and stuff). All in all, I'm here for reassurance...

...I am quite new to this forum but I’ve read a lot of threads and I’ve seen people warn others that using Active Noise-Cancelling (ANC) headphones can be harmful to people with tinnitus. I apologise if these questions have been asked before. The question is: are ANC headphones known to...

So now that I'm ditching IEMs generally, I'm still looking for a headphone option. My primary use case would be cycling where even some slight background noise would be appreciated. Any experience with the Aftershokz bone conduction style? My primary concern would be that I assume the...

I've seen a lot of posts to stop using headphones if you have tinnitus. Does this apply to all headphones or just the in-ear headphones? Also, why does your hearing and tinnitus get worse with continued use of headphones once you have tinnitus? Does tinnitus somehow contribute to hearing...

...to date with tinnitus, perhaps as a form of self-therapy, but also to maybe help anybody else with a similar story to mine. I’ve used headphones all of my life for both gaming and listening to music. Not so much recently due to having small kids, but I still manage a few hours of each a...

...pills, diet changes, exercise, therapy... I'm trying to remain positive and have hope. Anyway..! I'm looking to find good wireless headphones so I can listen to my soothing cricket & cicada noises at work :-) I've been really enjoying the "mynoise" app (and also the website). I'm looking...

My tinnitus started a few months ago... Is it safe to use in ear headphones (iPod Type) for running etc?

Ugh...cant tell you guys how much I wanna go back in time and just keep my headphones low all along. Such a simple fix if I could just break the time barrier. :(

Headphones and Tinnitus. The views on whether a person with tinnitus should listen to music through headphones are controversial. Some people show no adverse affects while others do even when the volume level is kept low. As I have already mentioned we are all different so the only way a one...

...just paranoid levels. Like you could literally hurt your hearing if it happens enough times in a row. This is non issue IF you have these headphones hooked up to an iPhone or an Apple Mac. They just "happen" to have this issue when not connected to an Apple product. People have complained...

Since I have had my tinnitus I cannot help but look at youngsters with their huge headphones on all the time and feel they just don't know what they can get themselves into… I don't understand why you have warnings on cigarette packs and other things, but not on headphone's cases, something...

Hows this for an alternative. A poster on a british T forum I frequent called Di Oz, swears by sound cancelling headphones ,she wears them a few hours a day . When she puts them on the T dissapears and over the months it seems to be softening It as well. Ive followed her posts for months and...

...working from home, I decided to get myself a top of the line audiophile-worthy setup to listen to music while I work. Expensive studio headphones, specialized DAC and amp. It was pretty good for a while, but then my DAC started giving me scratching sounds and I unplugged the whole thing and...

...will make it so difficult to engage in the world without Metaverse participation, and supposing these VR headsets will require the use of headphones, and I know how this forum regards the use of headphones, where does this leave the humble tinnitus sufferer in a newly minted dystopian...

Hello I'm Kieran. I'm 56. I work as a video editor which means I wear over-ear headphones all day in order to clearly hear the audio as I am editing. As I live in a small terraced house with poor soundproofing, I wear headphones when I want to listen to music. I also wear headphones when I want...

I read on this forum that some people advise against using headphones, even at low volume. I cannot understand why. If the volume is low, how could it be a problem? I work in a noisy office environment and have to use headphones to be able to concentrate. Also I use them for masking my tinnitus.

Hi everyone. Do you think certain headphones cause tinnitus? I got a pair of Sennheiser HD650 and these top of the line headphone seem to make my tinnitus scream sand this is at a low volume where I can just hear the audio. Anyone find certain headphones worse than others? Barry

Greetings, Have had tinnitus since May of 2017. Cause most likely due to lots of in ear headphones. Since then have not used headphones from fear of getting worse and that the general consensus on the forum is that headphones are bad. I want to start working out again, however, I am finding...

Hi guys, Before anything, no I did NOT listen to music. I use my NC headphones as a suppliment as protection since I had problems in my ear canal. It's always on mute (basically only allowing the NC to be on). My boyfriend had borrowed my headphones yesterday and I was on my way to work and...

...It may have got better, or perhaps I learned to live with it more, but then all of a sudden a few days ago I put on these Bluetooth headphones I bought a few months ago (coincidence?) and while listening to the music I started hearing my ringing. I immediately took them off and now it has...

My ears started ringing with a low frequency tone 1 week ago, after listening to my new headphones for 3 hours. I did not use headphones for several days prior to this, and did not listen very loud. I rarely use headphones for more than 1 hours, and I'm always mindful about the volume...

Before re-aggravating my T a month and a half ago I used to game with headphones all the time, and I never had any noticeable spikes from using them (the re-aggravation was from a concert). Since joining the forum I have seen so many people advocating against using headphones especially after...

Hi. I'm from Brazil. I've had an acoustic trauma with Beats Headphones December the 28th... 1 sec exposure to an unbelievable loud sound (misconfiguration in laptop and phones)... immediately i had pain... entered with prednisone the day after... all seemed well and a thing of the...

I know that with tinnitus it's highly recommended not to use headphones. I realized that too the hard way. I got tinnitus from using headphones 24/7 and blasting them full volume for hours. BUT, what if there were headphones but they were 5x quieter then regular headphones, so it's very quiet...

So I've had tinnitus for 1 week and hyperacusis for probably 5 days, right now i dont have much hyperacusis but when i use my headphones basically any noise (no matter how quiet) instantly triggers headache, but when I play guitar or sing (tested both quiet and loud) there is no such thing...

Hello, I started with tinnitus (mild) 3 months ago. It might be because I have listened to music occasionally and played games with headphones. But I also took benzos, ototoxic meds (Ciprofloxacin and NSAIDs) so I don't know the cause exactly... A few things might worsened my tinnitus during...

The headphones that get you HIGH: $279 Nervana device stimulates nerves in the ear to trigger the release of feel-good hormones Nervana device stimulates the vagus nerve in the left ear through earphone Its makers say this stimulates the release of calming neurotransmitters It works with user's...

...cant sleep because rest of the family in the house and tv etc etc prevent me from sleeping. so im stuck in a dilemma. I wore conventional headphones last night and listened to soothing raindrops which helped me sleep after 2 days of being awake but they kept dropping out. tried using...