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Hi Bill, If it makes you feel any better, I've been blasted by sirens on quite a few occasions, it has never given me a permanent tinnitus increase. Remember, exposure time makes a huge difference, so an ambulance passing by at high speed would have only been seconds and really not long enough...

Hi everyone, I used to be a regular poster many years back, but haven't visited for a long time as I'd consider myself fully habituated. A quick back story: I got tinnitus around 17 years ago from loud noise exposure (nightclubs). I struggled to cope and a few years in I didn't leave the...

It may well be nowhere as loud as you are thinking it is in your current panicked state. Time, you need to give yourself time. I've had noise exposure s and t increases that I thought would never go and I'd ruined myself....only to find a week or so later things improved x Time, calm as you...

Hi, don't do anything stupid because there is every chance things will improve, even if you don't feel like it right now x Go wake your parents so they can support you x Try and stay calm and let time pass because this will get better. Your panic will make it seem worse. Let me know if you...

no do not wear earplugs.....believe me, from experience it is much better without

Hi, hope everyone is doing well :) I haven't posted here for awhile, but i have just had a small victory (actually a humongous victory for me) so felt the need to post... After avoiding the dentist for the best part of 10 years, until an appointment last year to have a filling where I used...

Hi everyone, Long time no see. I am back today to...well vent I guess. No one at home to listen to I thought i'd come here... After 13 years of T (caused by music in night club), by this time last year my life was, well, not a life, just a mere existence. I hadn't worked for 3 years, spent...

Hi @Gosia I cannot tell if I had a permanent spike due to the drilling...but I don't think so....my T is worse in both ears of late, but I don't think it was because of the drilling...but as always, this whole t saga is a mystery and it is impossible to tell. Right now I have done nothing...

@Katarina Seriously I am one of the worst for worrying about sound exposures but I have gotten slowly better with time after realizing that the majority of the issues were caused by panic/fear/over thinking things. I used to freak out at every moderate noise, dropping a fork, a clothes hanger...

oh I made my above post as a new thread but admin must of moved it as it appears Tellis had already beat me to it! lol ...seriously though I feel like contacting autifony and informing them their funding partner may have a slight conflict of interest if they indeed feel "life should be ringing...

err please tell me if this is me overreacting but I just saw an advert and I am majorly annoyed/shocked/outraged! The advert/commercial started quoting things like "life should be loud" and even goes as far as to say "it should be ringing in your ears" (or something to that effect) and I'm...

Happened to me a few times last year. Once it was night time and I was in bed and had the windows wide open, the thunder clap was right above the house and was loud as hell. I freaked out and worried about the tinnitus... in the end though there was no permanent tinnitus increase... the issue...

immediately....left the club and ears were ringing like they had before, but this time more extreme...thought not much of it, went home, went to bed, woke up the next day and thought shit it's still there..still didn't panic too much as thought it would go in a few days....12 years later...still...

I have had plenty of xrays and they had no effect on T .... I am not aware / have never read or heard that xrays are an issue x

You may well of read this already on the thread I started, but just wanted to tell you I had an extraction today and if you really cannot handle the drilling, and the tooth that is broken is a back tooth then maybe extraction is a viable option. I feel for you, know how scary it all is....I...

Ok I am back! The little bastard is out! No drilling needed and not even any suction so earplugs where unnecessary. I was so worked up going in, scared and alone, crying but the dentist and dental nurse where amazing and compassionate, the nurse even held my hand at one point...that got me...

Hi Telis, Yes I am completely aware that being sedated will not protect my ears in any way....try explaining that to the dentists....they just don't "get it". But as far as my options go....being sedated is the only way I will be able to not cry and shake so they can actually get the drilling...

An update on the dental situation.... I have had the weekend from hell..NEVER in my life have I experienced such pain...I confirm I have now found something worse than t ....mega toothache :( Have slept about 3 hours in the last 3 day and even attempted to pull my own tooth (do not recommend it)...

Thanks to all that replied, and yes, I know by "normal standards" it should be more than safe, but still like to get the valued opinion of my fellow T people :) Thank you....and roll on some UV rays tomorrow! x

Opinions please - I have a skin complaint that is greatly helped by UV light so having a short session on the sun bed now and then really helps. The sunbeds have a large fan at the top, obviously to keep the unit cool when in use and stop it from exploding or whatever,.....problem is the fan is...

Hi Jim and thanks for the message, To be honest i'd take a full hour of the thunder claps over the drilling again lol ...yes it really was that bad. Not much to do now other than wait and see what I'm left with t wise in the next few weeks, I am quite certain this increase will remain but...

Hi Karl, Yes the occlusion effect as in where you seal off the ear canal (in my case with plugs) and this increases the bone conducted noised inside the ear as the sound is bouncing back off of the plug directly into your ear. I can't comment on scrapping...I never had any scrapping done, it...

Hey LeQuack, thanks for the message. Yesterday my t felt a little more intense and quite "tinny" sounding but I think I just went into denial mode and fought through it somehow....I got up at 6am prepared for the day, attended three job interviews, and sat my final college exam...I was in a "I...

Many thanks Louie and wow what an amazing dentist you had to go to those lengths to help you :) Laser is not an option as I have large amount of amalgam to be drilled out (all of my cavities are under defective amalgam fillings) and laser apparently is no good at all at removing...

No you are quite right it wasn't the avoidance that caused the problems but it sure as hell made what would of been small issues much worse. I doubt it was my lack of oral hygiene that caused my issues, I brush, floss and mouthwash religiously three times a day. The work I need done is...

Jeffie ....yeah, that isn't helping me right now lol ffs I am such an idiot why did I plug!

Thanks Tellis and so sorry you have to go through this too...but you are right you should do it now before it gets really bad and you have deep cavities and need multiple fillings..avoiding the dentists has done me no good, wish I had gone sooner. I have H too and noise phobia the lot...hence...

You make complete sense. I will try my very hardest to change and start living in the way you describe, and in fact I had already made that decision a few weeks back and was starting to make some progress....this has obviously thrown me off course some what....back back on the horse and try...

thank you, all excellent advice...think next step may be to try again but with the noise cancelling headphones. I do have noise phobia but I am no wimp and I can endure things when I know it is necessary but seriously...I cannot tell you enough how loud it was with the plugs in. So yes noise...

Thank, that's a really helpful message and I completely agree that I need to raise my sound tolerance levels as have spent much of the last 2 years plugged in every situation apart form being alone in my own home. I will take your advice onboard and give it a go...anyway, if I don't get an...

Not sure how that would work Carm as implants require screwing into the actual jaw bone as I understand it....now THAT would be a lot of drilling noise!

Hi Amanda....I am in a bad way....I literally feel in shock...I know how pathetic that sounds but that is honestly how I feel. Still cannot believe how loud that bone conduction noise was with the plugs in...so wish I had never plugged. Just don't know what to do with myself right now apart...

@Carm I am now in complete agreement....NEVER use plugs at the dentist...jesus christ I think extraction may be the only way forward to be honest...but that will mean losing nearly all of my upper and lower back teeth which at 32 isn't really ideal...but your right, that may well be the...

Wow... Just got back from the dentist...I needed extensive work done (after avoiding the dentist for YEARS) and have been looking for a kind understanding dentist which I finally found....so turn up today for some of the work to be completed on the upper left....I was in two minds whether to...

100db??......and the rest!!!!! My local movie theater reaches 115db in some action movies! ....It is truly ridiculous.....someone should open a nice reasonable max 85db cinema so all us T people can go :|

Vacuum = Bosch BGS5SIL2GB Power Silence (66 dB) - yes it really is only 66 dB! Hair dryer = Panasonic Quiet Silent EH-ND52 Hair Blow Dryer Blower (49 dB) - I didn't think there was anyway a hair dryer could be only 49 dB... and I was right, it's about 70 dB BUT still the quietest hair dryer I...

Hi all, I mentioned this briefly on another thread, but I just wanted to say over the last 6 months I have hunted down quieter electrical equipment to make life a little easier... I now am in possession of the world's quietest hair dryer, vacuum cleaner and kettle :) I can honestly say all...

Nah sorry Steve by BOSCH do a "super slient" model that is only 66db ....so You can't get out of that one ;)

DO NOT GO WITH ONLY 19 DB PROTECTION PLUGS!!...seriously that is my advice, don't do it!. If you really must go then at least protect your ears best you can with maximum protection foam plugs....like Hearos plugs which give 32db protection ....that's my advice from expereince , please take it x

Wear earplugs every time I leave the house...either half or full plugs depending on the situation...but majority of the time full. I have probably had less noise exposure in the last few years than a meditating Buddha . I have learnt to lip read (having plugs in so much and having to...

OK, I feel a little sheepish here but I said I would come on and update about how the dentist appointment went...basically ...it didn't :| So I got there, felt sick, faint (pathetic I know) but had psyched myself up to just get it the hell over and done with...I sat there and waited, and waited...

thanks to all that have replied, feeling slightly better already :) So glad to have this forum and nice people who take a little time out of their day to support others...feeling loved :) Well, I will go tomorrow and explain all the concerns and see if the dentist is willing to be accommodating...

Many thanks Nills, I do have H/sound sensitivity to a degree yes but I can cope with that...my worry is the noise and vibrations increasing the t permanently. Normally if I have to encounter any prolonged noise like that I would just plug, but as plugging increases the occlusion effect which...

Hi all, I am looking for advice from long term t people about going to the dentist. I know the topic of the dentist has been discussed a zillion times already in various threads, but what I am looking for is actual real life accounts from people with long term t like 5 + years. Can anyone...

I pop codeine regularly...(paracetamol and codeine combined painkillers)....doesn't have any effect on my t and codeine seems to put in a semi better mode for a short while which is a bonus :>

Hi, If you were indoors, with the windows closed, 2 storeys up, I seriously seriously doubt any permanent damage has been done. Any spike is most likely due to stress/anxiety about what happened. Trust me on this one..I been where you are many many times x I always try and tell myself after...

Hi all, Haven't posted in a while so hope everyone is ok and all T's are suitably behaving themselves in the run up for xmas.... I wondered if anyone wanted to hazard a guess at what db reduction being inside a car provides...I have a standard Vauxhall Astra car. I am thinking maybe 10db of...

I wanted to know if anyone has had any experience with having a really bad cough and the effect on their tinnitus... I have had numerous colds in my 11 years of tinnitus and I am well aware they can often spike your t due to blocked Eustachian tubes etc and then when the cold clears t generally...

Not sure of the category but I had various hearing tests then I was explained about how the brain limbic system deal with the t etc, I got given WNG and they therapist set them to a level for me etc etc I went every 8 weeks...for 2 years only stopped recently. I must say the therapist was...

Many thatnks for your reply...yes this is what I had

As I thought then, it is basically sound therapy and counselling..yep that's what I had...TRT Thanks for the reply

Can someone explain to me then briefly, in layman's terms ,what TRT is exactly if it is not being provided with white noise generators and having some degree of "counselling" to improve your thoughts about tinnitus?..I thought that was TRT and that's what I had.

I personally found TRT failed for me because it was based on addressing distorted thinking and as far as I am concerned my thinking is not distorted but actually based on solid facts. For example I was asked to change such"distorted thoughts" as " I can't enjoy concerts anymore" - now for me...

silence is - an unattainable fantasy .....for me at least

I use foam hearos 32db reduction plugs a lot (far too much in fact but that's another story) If I have the plugs in any longer than 10 mins my t is always spiked when I take them out and sometimes doesn't come back to baseline until the next day! I have always found this to be the case since...

Hi, I am from the UK and happy to answers any questions you may have. From reading your situation, it it possible your t was either caused by the immense stress you are under or maybe even the injury to your face/head from your abusive partner. Things will not get any better if you stay with...

Lol...probably the only time ever someone has seemed genuinely disappointed not to have hearing loss ;)

I love the way that basically, to summarize what Autifony are effectively saying, is they are not looking to allow the people MOST at need to participate - basically those who are severely effected by their tinnitus or who have had it a long time can just carry on and suffer while the newbs and...

@Martin69 So sorry to hear your news try not to think the worst, there is every chance your wife will be just fine x As regards the t, for now you need to just put it on the back burner so to speak. Of course your t is going to go crazy for a while, while you are under all this stress and...

Superdry is another one...I literally have to walk the opposite side of the shopping center to get passed it as the bass blasting out through it doors is F*cking ridiculous. How those poor teens work in there...bless them. Surely it is against the law to subject your employees to that noise...