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@Rich0082 Hi Rich, I got my T through very similar circumstances to you - have a look at my first post and you'll see what I mean! A mixture of clubbing nights and consecutive noise exposures thereafter (that were extremely difficult to avoid) landed me in the position I'm in now. Thankfully...

My tinnitus is noise-induced too. I got it after going to a music festival, being too near to the soundbox and I didn't wear earplugs. To be honest, it sucks having it. I'm 20 and I have got to do a lot of things ahead. Sometimes I feel positive and enjoy the moments. Sometimes I feel so down...

- Tinnitus started about a month ago in my right ear only (ringing/tea kettle) - I have a history of going to loud bars but haven't been to one in over a year - Sporadic earbud/headphone use throughout my life. I never really listened that loudly. - I have played a crickets white noise app on my...

I think my body is telling me I should avoid almost everything.. Even the working fridge or sounds of falling rain is giving me discomfort. I'm 21 and I just can't just sit inside home, I've got school and work. I'm trying to protect myself from louder noises, I started wearing earplugs when I'm...

I told this a bunch of times and my cause of my tinnitus due to loud music at my dance class. I have 4 more classes and it's over. I also bought earplugs for protection. Does noise induced tinnitus go away? I am 14 as well so does age have a factor too? I went to the university hospital too and...

I spent the whole day in a studio today with a producer who has worked with some high profile people. In fact, some of Paul Weller’s and Steve Craddock’s gear was still there including a really nice organ and some sitars. I had the same discussion with him about my ears as I did with CJ and he...

Lessons to be learned my friend... If you’re not even sure the ear got damaged, it’s not much to be sorry for yet. Just be prepared next time. Perhaps buy some earmuffs that doesn’t look like real earmuffs. Or earplugs plus headphones on top. If you carry a bag often with you at work...

I think everyone is taking @Ed209 comments PERSONALLY. They way I see it, he's talking to future readers of these threads more than any of you. And that's good. This site needs more healthy discourse. There is TOO MUCH FEAR here. As I have mentioned, I previously basically beat tinnitus...

Thank you, @Buddy123. Yes, I try to keep reminding myself about that. Honestly, if it wasn't for these success stories I don't think I would have any strength to continue. I just know I need to a change for better to make this sustainable. Status quo won't do. Either my tinnitus/hyperacusis need...

@Telis If that's the case why ever leave your house? Just stay in a padded room because life goes a lot louder on a day to day basis then sitting in a theatre listening to people talk. Some times it gets beyond ridiculous on here, there are genuine situations that need addressing such as...

I got tinnitus 2.5 years ago from a concert with no earplugs. It wasn't horrible, I could mostly only hear it in a quiet room. I was really upset about it for a long time, but I eventually habituated and it almost never bothered me. I was always really careful to wear earplugs and avoid loud...

Ahh I see, well yours is a little different to mine then, as mine was noise induced hearing damage. I caught static noise from playing in a band with no earplugs for a year. I noticed that something was wrong as my ears were muffled and I had a static noise for like three months (something...

@Ngo13, sorry to hear about your struggles. We’re a similar age, and have been suffering for a similar length of time. Firstly, tinnitus is only really something people understand once they have it. Whilst you can expect some sympathy from family and your partner, unless they have intrusive...

if your ear didnt spike after or in between the movie then i doubt it was the movie. dont watch the trailers they are louder than the movie itself i learned the hard way. i got a permanent spike years ago from a really loud trailer.

Your recovery was very good, I'm sure you will find other activities to fill the void left from the large crowds and noisy places. Something I was wondering, how would you describe your tinnitus in the first few months? High frequency hiss/tone? Could you hear it over the TV and other ambient...

No this is false....this is not just perception/imagination, it's called occlusion effect: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occlusion_effect Ps-Some internal sounds can be amplified up to 1000x with a blocked ear cannal. I wil try and find the link.

I'm a nineteen year old girl and I'm leaving for college in a week (I thought this information might help somehow). So. Basically, my sister was having a sleepover, and I decided to put earplugs in to drown out the noise. When I put the earplugs in, I heard a faint ringing. Really quiet. But I...

I want to preface this by saying that I do not intend to minimise or downplay others’ suffering. There are lots of people on here with cases far worse than mine is and I am all too aware of this. Also what worked for me may potentially not help you at all or in a worst case scenario make your...

Welcome to the forum. Let's look for the positives. You probably have quite a mild form of tinnitus. It has been proved that most people have some level of tinnitus and when they go into totally sound proof room they can hear that but not when they are outside of it. So perhaps your earplugs are...

Your T was caused by those concerts and Not by you placing your fingers in your ears. Try to stay away from even moderate noises like that of a vacuum cleaner. Give your body some time (one or two years) to recover. Having said this, you will be able to find multiple stories of people's T...

HI @Potter I am not one to be measuring decibel levels to be honest, although I occasionally use my meter when listening to music through my HI-FI. I think your ears are the best judge. Keep your music at a comfortable listening level and I think you'll be fine. I would say up to about 7odb is...

I was lucky enough to never have H, though I feel some sensitivity to higher-frequency sounds (dishes or metal clanking). They don't cause actual pain, but my right ear (non-T) will flutter a bit. All my sensitivity symptoms match something called TTTS. Anyway, all this is to say that I still...

Hi everyone, I'm a 23-year-old musician in Vancouver, Canada. In only the past few days, I think I've noticed a persistent, very high-pitched, though really fairly quiet whine in both my ears. I fear the worst, of course, and I'm already prone to brooding and worrying about things for days...

Thank you ♥ Frankly, I feel like I've maybe had more than one noise to begin with, when I'd wear earplugs for sleep I could obviously hear them much better, as without earplugs in a quiet room it usually sounds like it's coming from outside. But this new higher pitched voice that pops up from...

I posted this last May and I thought I would do a little update. I am so proud to say I am in a better place than I ever thought I would be. It'll be a full year since I got tinnitus next month and I have been able to move on with my life. my anxiety levels are lower than ever and I honestly...

All this talk of hyperacusis pain being tied to the trigeminal nerve, has anyone tried carbamazepine? I'm assuming it's super effective for the "vascular compression" kind of pain but not this. I don't know about anyone else but it is SUPER clear to me the link this lingering pain has to TTTS...

I had low drone for a little while months ago. Only in quiet setting and usually in the morning or late night and typically laying down made it worse. It sounded like a car or machine was constantly outside my house idling. It seemed to resolve though I can’t say why. Fast forward a few months...

How old are your ER20's? I believe they should last for four years. Sometimes they start 'leaking' after a couple of years or the shape of your ear canal changes. With some custom plugs, audiologists can pump a tiny bit of air into them, to see if they leak. They should take the volume down...

Thank you Uklawyer. I can still hear the whisper depending on how noisy the environment is. It's what is referred to as "head noise" commonly in the forums. My church is one open room with about 100 people all talking. I was speaking to another tinnitus sufferer telling them about the...

hi Fish , Louise & Molan, I've still got an open mind about this but I've re-read the clinic's site (because I could have easily misinterpreted what they said as I read most of it whilst overly anxious during the first few weeks of T & my brain was pretty muffled at the time) and I still...

people who recover don't talk to the specialist. the only cases they see are long term cases. there are no legitimate studies to indicate long term prognosis - but seeming everyone I know that dealt with noise induced issues that actually calmed down and stopped wrecking their ears improved...

This is what I am fearing. When I originally saw my ENT, I was not experiencing any sensitivities to noise but now 3 weeks in they are starting to show a bit. Is yours diagnosed? How can I tell if I have it? His makes me SO afraid as the ringing I can see myself getting used to but not the...

Hi everyone, I've recently noticed that I have mild tinnitus whenever I am in a quiet room without much ambient noise, then when it starts it continues over the ambience. There's usually two or three seconds of silence then a soft ringing starts. I'm not sure if noise exposure or neck injuries...

Hi all, A month ago I went to a nightclub and the next morning my ears felt blocked and muffled, especially my right ear. After a week of no improvement I went to a GP who removed a large build up of earwax from both ears. I thought this would be the end of my ear problems. My ears, however...

Okay so you have nothing to back up your claims then? Why does it get "beyond ridiculous" here?Are you trying to embarrass or shame people into not sharing their stories because they don't match your personal opinions and experiences?

Bill, you have mentioned that you wear earplugs and earmuffs outside of your home, that you sleep with earplugs, that you do not take showers because of the noise, and that you think through every move putting away dishes. Are your ears ever exposed to sound volumes above a quiet room or the...

Yep. First I am going to have oval window reinforcement on both ears and reinforcement of the stapes. I am also going to have them do some investigating to see if anything else is wrong. Cutting the auditory nerve is my last resort. My noxacusis gets better really quick, it’s just so easy to...

You beat yourself up for being stupid, but there's one thing you actually did right: You carried hearing protection the whole time (y) Moulded silicone earplugs is a reliable protection at that. You'll have to wait and see, but you boosted the chances for your spike to go down immensely by...

Great news mate! If it makes you feel better, I kind of need earplugs in all the places you mentioned (although I won’t constantly wear them for all of those lower things - so sometimes get peaks/distortions on some sounds like you). For everything else I did wear them for the last 13 years...

Hey everybody! I've been a longtime sporadic lurker here, and today I decided to actually register. This is probably going to be a little long, but here we go. :) When I was a kid, I remember hearing a very faint, very high-pitched "eee" tone at night before falling asleep. I had lots of ear...

@sweden1991 Hi, Glynis has given you some good advice and I suggest that you follow it, as there’s nothing more I can add to that. However, on another matter, I feel your tinnitus has been coming on for some time since you have said you've previously been able to be mask it? This leads me to...

Yep, this kind of noise (static, hissing, kinda electrical) is exactly what I am dealing with. Mine is not faint. It is pretty significant. It never goes away, but at night when I am in a quiet bedroom it settles down a bit, and somehow I am able to get to sleep. When I awake in the morning is...

@dnl thank you for keeping this thread updated, almost nobody on the internet ever follows through like this! I made an account just to post here. Been on Wellbutrin 2 x 150mg daily for depression. At first I thought this was a miracle drug. I had depressive episodes every third week or so that...

You are fortunate that you have detected tinnitus in the very early stages. It is a warning that you have been exposing your ears and auditory system to loud sounds on more than one occasion? Do you listen to music through headphones or go to clubs concerts where loud music is played? Do you...

So very sorry to hear about your husband. On the hearing front I'll be interested to learn how well the earplugs work. I'm an amateur musician and was surprised to learn after my own condition how many musicians have both hearing loss and tinnitus (I shouldn't have been). Most have assured me...

@monkey124 ENTs also don't know. Audiograms are fine. One (of the 4 that I saw in total) ENT said it was probably something in my neck... but that is absolutely not what it is. I did have an "accident" with earbuds 4 weeks prior to the low rumble kicking in, so I am attributing it to that...

When you travelled to Tokyo and Cambodia did you wear earplugs and earmuffs on the plane? Did you wear earplugs when you were out on the streets in Tokyo and Cambodia?

Thank you all for your feedback. @MattK, I didn't say I think this is the end of my habituation--I asked if this is as good as it gets--because few people who are truly habituated share with us the end result of their habituation. Thank you for such a supportive and kind reply--it truly made...

I do feel like my tinnitus has gotten slightly worse over the last few months in particular -- I can now hear it over my white noise machine. I've had a few bits of temporary noise exposure -- was in a small room where everyone cheered for like 15 seconds which was very loud, loud motorcycle...

Hello dear:) We're glad to have you on board. It is possible that it is only temporary and even if it isnt it will probably go back by itsself. It could simply be an irritation:) Try to be in the quiet as much as possible (or listen to low levels of music). Also, the next time you visit your...

It is a definite challenge to balance protection from noise, while avoiding overprotection. I do use the vacuum, and lawn mower, but only do so with double protection as my T would increase in volume even with foam earplugs that were fully inserted. At times my T was a 7 to 8, but these days it...

Hi all, I am 33 years old male. I developed mild tinnitus in my right ear in 2003, which I habituated very quickly and literally "forgot" about it. I heard high pitched hiss, only noticeable at night or in really silent room, but not much distressing. This tinnitus developed for unknown reason...

Hey PeteJ, thanks a lot for your answer. I hope you're doing a bit better today. I've come to the conclusion that my ear pain was probably caused by stress/worry. The pain wasn't very consistent throughout the day and it didn't make a difference whether I tried my ear muffs at a computer or not...

Hey Sam, thanks for your kind words. I would be careful with clanking dishes for a while, just have some earmuffs in the kitchen and throw them on. I stopped using dishes entirely and eat like an animal lol. If I have anything that needs a container I use plastic tubs and plastic forks. Before...

In education we have accommodations and modifications for students with a learning disability, condition or deficit. Although on the surface an accommodation and modification seem very similar, but they are fundamentally different. An accommodation helps a student access the information so they...

Thank you so much for this post. Totally agree - perspective is important.

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...

The past 2 months my anxiety has been through the roof. During this time I've had super frequent headaches and a feeling of pressure on the top of my head very often as well as a near constant feeling of unease. Now ironically as the anxiety has gotten noticeably better in the past 2 weeks I...

Thank you to everyone who had kind words to say. It means a lot. I got busy and couldn't read this forum for about three weeks. Today was the first day when I had a chance to load this site. Right now I am experiencing some unexpected ear fullness (that began a couple of hours ago). I am...

@DimLeb - I really appreciate that! It was a terrifying experience in the beginning that I sort of had to stumble my way into figuring out what I could and couldn't do. I use an app on my iPhone called "Decibel X." There's a free version that comes with a ton of adds, and after tax it's...