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  1. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus for Almost Three Months Now After an Acoustic Trauma (Headphones on a Film Set)

    ...Darkness Into Light. It explains what Jason went through and his recovery. His name was changed at time of posting. Please go to my started threads and read: The Habituation Process, How To Habituate To Tinnitus, Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? Hyperacusis, As I See It, Tinnitus And The...
  2. R

    Six Months of Tinnitus — Three ENTs and Three "Learn to Live with It" Later...

    Does it make sense to you that a suicidal person would get a COVID-19 vaccine? If he wanted to live because his tinnitus was not that bad before he got the COVID-19 vaccine, why would he kill himself just two days after the vaccine if the tinnitus once again became severe? Why would he not seek...
  3. Michael Leigh

    Rough Experience with an Audiologist Who Insisted on Giving Me an Audiogram and LDL Test

    ...TRT which lasted two years. I continued wearing them for a further two years. I was not experiencing any hyperacusis. Please go to my started threads and read my posts: My Experience with Tinnitus, Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? Both go into more detail about variable tinnitus and how...
  4. Michael Leigh

    Experiencing the Worst Tinnitus Spike After a Live Music Concert — I Could Use Some Support

    Hi Sam, Loud noise and tinnitus do not go well together so keep this in mind. Even wearing the best hearing protection doesn't mean you can't be affected by loud noise. If external sound is loud enough, it will pass through the head and transfer to the inner ear by bone conduction and spike the...
  5. Michael Leigh

    Onset of Loudness Hyperacusis After Stopping Bupropion and It's Getting Worse Quickly

    The things you have described appears to be hyperacusis. This condition is usually caused by noise trauma to the auditory system, brought on by listening to audio through headphones, earbuds, headsets or AirPods at too high a volume, or using them for long durations without giving the ears...
  6. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus from Going to a Music Festival without Hearing Protection

    ...to sound or certain sounds, then you might have hyperacusis. I explain more about this in my posts below. Please go to my started threads and read the following: New to Tinnitus, What to Do Tinnitus, a Personal View Hyperacusis, as I See It Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? The Habituation Process...
  7. Michael Leigh

    The Tinnitus Experts

    ...to help people that had difficulty managing it through a tinnitus organisation. In 2008 I had a second noise trauma. Please go to my started threads and read: My Experience with Tinnitus. It explains how my tinnitus changed to variable, and the difficulties I had that lasted 4 years. Please...
  8. Michael Leigh

    Weird: Pitch Matching Tinnitus Causes Temporary New Tones

    ...make it worse! I am very serious about this, because noise-induced tinnitus is not something to mess around with. Please go to my started threads and read the follow posts: New to Tinnitus, What to Do?, Tinnitus, a Personal View, The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus...
  9. Michael Leigh

    My Teenager Daughter Got Tinnitus After Neomycin Otic Ear Drops

    ...using a hand held wand, instead of the old method of ear syringing, when the water was applied to ear under pressure. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Microsuction and Irrigation. Therefore, if your daughter regularly listens to audio (music) through the devices that I have...
  10. Michael Leigh

    Is This Chronic Tinnitus After Going to an Indoors Techno Festival?

    Hi @tiniturk. Exposure to loud noise is one of the most common causes of tinnitus and this is what you have. It usually improves with time, provided you do certain things to prevent it getting worse. You need to give your ears complete rest and that means keeping away from loud noise, such a...
  11. Michael Leigh

    Hearing Loss and Severe Tinnitus — From Loving Life to Suicidal in 2 Months

    ...them often. They will start to have a positive impact on your mind and help you to engage in things you want to do. Please go to my started threads and read: From Darkness Into Light. It's about Marcus, a member of this forum who had lot of difficulty with the onset of noise induced...
  12. Michael Leigh

    Severe Tinnitus Odyssey Since MRI

    Hi Martina, I am sorry to know of the difficulties that you are having with tinnitus at the moment, and hope you start to make some improvement soon. The type of tinnitus you describe is known as noise induced. Although it can be brought on by sudden exposure to loud noise, this isn't usually...
  13. Michael Leigh

    Will Stress-Induced (Divorce, Grieving, Moving, COVID-19 Infection) Tinnitus Spike Get Better?

    Best of luck Bart. Please go to my started threads and read the posts mentioned below, which you might find helpful as you go through the habituation process. How to Habituate to Tinnitus, The Habituation Process, Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a Positive Mindset. Take care...
  14. Michael Leigh

    Hearing Aids

    ...may require counselling with an audiologist that specialises in tinnitus and hyperacusis treatment, in addition to using hearing aids fitted with sound therapy such as white/pink noise. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? All the best...
  15. Michael Leigh

    I've Become a Severe Multitonal Tinnitus Case

    Noise-induced tinnitus can remain stable for many years after habituation, providing the person takes care not to be exposed to very loud sounds. Wearing earplugs at a club or concert is no guarantee that your tinnitus will not spike and get worse. In addition to this, a person that has this...
  16. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus Got Worse After Exposed to Friend Grinding a Piece of Metal

    ...making the tinnitus worse. Please click on the link below and read my post: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? Please go to my started threads and read: The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a...
  17. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus After a Single Exposure to a High-Frequency Sound in an Online Hearing Test

    Hi @Bruno Silva. Tinnitus can be caused by a single exposure to loud noise as in your case. The risk increases if a person regularly listens to audio through any type of headphones including earbuds, AirPods, headsets, noise cancelling and bone conduction headphones. The reason being people are...
  18. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus Spiking After Attending Gigs with Hearing Protection — Mild Hearing Loss Causing Anxiety

    ...change to variable tinnitus. Variable tinnitus is my interpretation of a more severe form of noise-induced tinnitus. Please go to my started threads and read my posts: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? Give yourself time and hopefully the tinnitus will calm...
  19. Michael Leigh

    My 7-Month Tinnitus Journey After a Concert — A Result of Long-Term Exposure to Loud Music

    ...However, since your tinnitus is improving I think using sound enrichment in the way I have described will suffice. Please go to my started threads and read: Hyperacusis, As I See It. New to Tinnitus, What to Do? The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Can I Habituate to...
  20. Michael Leigh

    Sudden Intermmitent Tinnitus in My Right Ear

    Hi @Darren Sykes. Many things can cause the onset of tinnitus and the most common is exposure to loud noise. Typically it is listening to audio at too high a volume through headphones, earbuds, headsets, AirPods, noise cancelling and bone conduction headphones without realising it. If you have...
  21. Michael Leigh

    Suicidal

    ...but properly managed a lot can be achieved. Try not to think that nothing will help you because this is not the case. Please go to my started threads and read the following articles: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? The Habituation Process, Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a Positive...
  22. Michael Leigh

    Professional Bassist Reporting with Tinnitus and Some Sharp Ear Pains

    ...A lot of people in this forum have noise induced tinnitus. Please click on the links below and read my posts. Please go to my started threads and read the post Hyperacusis, As I See It. I wish you well, Michael New to Tinnitus, What to Do? | Tinnitus Talk Support Forum Tinnitus, A Personal...
  23. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus from Being a Musician — After 9 Months Getting Used to It (Struggling Some Days)

    ...to continue playing music in a band and using headphones, even at low volume, based on what I have mentioned above. Please go to my started threads and read: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? Hyperacusis, As I See It. The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to...
  24. Michael Leigh

    My Big Mistake: Shooting a .380 Pistol at an Indoor Range without Proper Hearing Protection

    I understand your concerns about exposure to sounds, but getting into the habit of wearing hearing protection often causes more harm than good. Please click on the links below and read my posts: Hyperacucusis, As I See It, The Complexities of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis, which explains hearing...
  25. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus for a Month / Two Possible Causes: Ear Wax or Live Music

    ...especially at night by using low level sound enrichment. More about this is explained in the links below. Please go to my started threads and read the posts mentioned below: Hyperacusis, As I See It Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? The Habituation Process How to Habituate to Tinnitus Tinnitus...
  26. Michael Leigh

    My Tinnitus Has Spiked After Boxes of Jigsaw Puzzles Dropped on Concrete Floor

    ...This treatment will take time, whether you choose to seek professional help with an audiologist or try on your own. Please go to my started threads and read: Hyperacusis, As I See It, The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring A...
  27. Michael Leigh

    Advice for Severe Hyperacusis Caused by Microsuction / Medication?

    ...develop. Please click on the links below and read my posts: Hyperacusis, As I See It, New to Tinnitus, What to Do. Please go to my started threads and read my posts: Tinnitus, A Personal View, Microsuction and Ear Irrigation. Michael. PS: If you are new to tinnitus, then I advise you to...
  28. Michael Leigh

    Here Comes Another Forum Newbie — Tinnitus Has Been Getting Worse After a Concert

    ...earplugs too much and I explain this in my post: Hyperacusis, As I see it. You will find it on my started threads. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: Tinnitus And The Negative Mindset, Acquiring A Positive Mindset, The Habituation Process, Tinnitus And Negative...
  29. Michael Leigh

    Persistent Tinnitus After Sudden Brief Unilateral Tapering Tinnitus Episode (Preceded by Car Crash)

    I am sorry to hear about your car crash @Jordan F and the subsequent tinnitus that emerged. I suspect hitting your head and deployment of the airbag aggravated tinnitus that was already present, albeit at a low level. Listening to audio at too high a volume through headphones is one of the most...
  30. Michael Leigh

    Finding a Therapist

    ...or other medication. I am not using my regular PC at the moment otherwise I'd paste the links to my articles here. Please go to my started threads and peruse the list. Speak to your GP. I strongly advise you not to start any long term treatment at the moment. A Hearing therapsist can help...
  31. Michael Leigh

    Withdrawal of Escitalopram Followed by Tinnitus Two Months Later: A Delayed Onset?

    HI @Dirtworks Many things can cause tinnitus including the medication you have mentioned. However, the most common cause is exposure to loud noise. Before the onset of tinnitus did you listen to music frequently through headphones, earbuds? Did you wear a headset regularly? Did you listen to...
  32. Michael Leigh

    Audiologist in London/Surrey area? — Bad Pain Hyperacusis from Noise Trauma

    ...headsets, noise cancelling and bone conduction headphones, as you risk making the tinnitus and hyperacusis worse. Please go to my started threads and read: Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? Acquiring a...
  33. Michael Leigh

    After Many Years of Wearing Headphones for Work, I Developed Tinnitus

    ...and surroundings especially at night by using low level sound enrichment, more about this is explained in the links. Please go to my started threads and read: Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, As I See It, Tinnitus and The...
  34. Pitseleh

    "Your Tinnitus Is a Mild Case and Mine Is Severe"

    There would be so much to say about these two lines, but the OP said a lot already. Yet, please, take a minute to re-read what you just wrote, then re-read the OP's posts. Maybe you will find something beyond the words that resonate within yourself, even though it might sound unpleasant. I...
  35. Michael Leigh

    I Don’t Know What to Do Anymore: I'm Now in a Psychiatric Hospital and Tinnitus Is Crushing Me

    HI @Vicki3116 I, and many people in this forum know how you feel because we've been there. The tinnitus will improve believe me. When I first got tinnitus 24 years ago I was prescribed Sertraline and found it helpful. Please follow your doctor's advice. I have written many articles on tinnitus...
  36. Michael Leigh

    Treating Reactive Tinnitus and Hyperacusis with In-Ear White Noise Generators (TRT)?

    Hi @David S. Please go to my started threads and read my posts on TRT. They explain how to use white noise generators correctly. They should be introduced to the auditory system slowly. My advice is to always keep the white noise slightly below the tinnitus and not increase the volume as you...
  37. Michael Leigh

    What's My Situation? After Getting Tinnitus, Unable to Experience the Perfect Peace I Used to Enjoy

    Hi @Romano. Noise trauma is one of the most common causes of tinnitus and it's typically caused by listening to audio through headphones at too high a volume. This includes earbuds, AirPods, headsets, noise cancelling and bone conduction headphones. You haven't mentioned whether you have been...
  38. Michael Leigh

    Hyperacusis Can Get Better! Gotta Retrain Your Reptile Brain!

    ...and bone conduction headphones even at low volume, as you risk making your tinnitus and hyperacusis worse. Please go to my started threads and read: The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? Sound Enrichment and White Noise Generators, Hyperacusis...
  39. Michael Leigh

    My Tinnitus Is Not Better After Using Pink Noise BTE Sound Generators

    ...where I explain the reasons. You need one to one counselling and preferably with a therapist that has tinnitus. Please go to my started threads and PRINT the following articles, to help reinforce positive thinking and refer to them often: Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset. Acquiring a...
  40. Michael Leigh

    I Hate TRT (Tinnitus Retraining Therapy)

    You have the right attitude Jake. Please go to my "started threads" and read my article: Tinnitus, A Personal View and my post: Hyperacusis, As I see it. I wish you well Michael
  41. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus and Hyperacusis at Age 19 — Possible Causes Are Loud Music, Anxiety / Stress, TMJ?

    I am sorry to hear of the distress that you are going through. The most likely cause for tinnitus and hyperacusis increasing is using headphones, earbuds or listening to music through speakers at high volume. My advice is to stop using headphones, headsets, earbuds and Aiprods. Don't even use...
  42. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus Worsened and Developed Hyperacusis After an MRI — Feeling Depressed and Stressed

    ...The correct health professional to see is an audiologist, that specialises in tinnitus and hyperacusis management. Please go to my started threads and read my posts mentioned below, which will give you more information on tinnitus and hyperacusis treatment and how to habituate to tinnitus...
  43. AnthonyMcDonald

    Can My Tinnitus Turn Reactive?

    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...
  44. Michael Leigh

    A High Schooler's Experience with Tinnitus — It's Become Unbearable After Using Headphones to Game

    Hi @ElliottC. I am sorry to hear that you are going through such a difficult time with tinnitus at the moment. Listening to audio at too high a volume without realizing it through headphones, headsets, earbuds, AirPods, noise-cancelling and bone conduction headphones, is often responsible for...
  45. C

    Boyfriend & I Got Tinnitus After Two Concerts → His Tinnitus Went Away, Mine Did Not

    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...
  46. Michael Leigh

    My Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Started After Having Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine & While Taking Steroids

    The most common cause of tinnitus is exposure to loud noise. This includes using headphones, earbuds, headset, at too high a volume. Since you noticed the tinnitus and oversensitivity to sound after hearing the loud noise through your headphones, this is likely the route cause of the tinnitus...
  47. Michael Leigh

    Can JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth Speaker Worsen Tinnitus?

    ...You need to be aware of low bass frequencies as these can also make tinnitus worse without a person realizing it. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? New to Tinnitus, What to Do...
  48. Michael Leigh

    Are Latent Tinnitus Spikes Possible?

    ...this in my threads: Hyperacusis, As I See It and The Complexities of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis, in the links below. Please go to my started threads and read the posts mentioned below. If possible, print them and refer to them often, as you will absorb and retrain the information better than...
  49. Michael Leigh

    Catastrophic Tinnitus Worsening After 7 Years — Caused by a Kiss on the Ear

    ...the care of an audiologist, they may experience an increase in the hyperacusis after developing variable tinnitus. Please go to my started threads and read: Tinnitus, A Personal View, The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a...
  50. Michael Leigh

    What Is TRT and When Should It Be Started?

    ...you require hearing aid(s). You are still in the very early stages of tinnitus and need to take things slowly. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: Tinnitus, A Personal View, Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a Positive Mindset, How to Habituate to...
  51. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus from Nowhere — Or from Using a Gaming Headset for a Couple of Hours Every Night?

    Hi Ben, This is the reason ENT doctors advise patients to leave the ears alone and wait and see what happens. It is important not to sleep in a quiet room, so use sound enrichment using a sound machine as advised in my posts. Your tinnitus is likely to calm down so you may not need to go to...
  52. Michael Leigh

    Noxacusis and Tinnitus Caused by Repeated Exposure to Someone Who Is Hard of Hearing

    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...
  53. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus After Going to a Loud Club / COVID-19 Infection

    Hi Nat, I am sorry to know about the difficulties you are having with tinnitus at the moment. Although it doesn't seem like it, noise induced tinnitus, which is what you have, does improve with time. For this to happen I advise that you follow some of my suggestions. I realize that you want to...
  54. V

    My Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Started After Having Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine & While Taking Steroids

    The first thing I did when I was going through this was stop using headphones and have not used them since, thank you for the advice Michael.
  55. Michael Leigh

    Tinnitus After Playing Call of Duty — I've Got a Couple of Questions

    Hi Rockman, From what you describe it seems to me you have noise induced tinnitus and possibly hyperacusis, which is having an oversensitivity to sound. This condition often accompanies noise induced tinnitus. In order for your symptoms not to get worse, my advice is not to use headphones...
  56. Michael Leigh

    Unknown Tinnitus Cause — Please Help

    ...things can cause tinnitus but I believe yours might be noise induced, especially if you regularly use headphones. Please go to my started threads and read the posts: The Habituation Process, Hyperacusis, As I See It. Please click on the links below and read the posts. My advice is not to use...
  57. Jim Vasilakis

    Can Anxiety on Its Own Cause Tinnitus or Hearing Loss?

    I don't think I have hyperacusis. Noises don't bother and they haven't bothered my tinnitus for over a year. Why my tinnitus changed 1.5 months ago, I don't know but I don't have hyperacusis. I don't think every single person with noise induced tinnitus has hyperacusis.
  58. Stuart-T

    I Crave Silence More Than Anything Else

    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...
  59. Michael Leigh

    How to Get Prednisone Prescribed in Time After Tinnitus Onset?

    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...
  60. Michael Leigh

    One Week of Tinnitus: My Next Steps? What Can Be Done? → Questions for the Veterans

    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...