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I’ve spoken a lot about my hearing issues but in the end, people who don't suffer from these afflictions don't really get it. I just try to live my life, suffering through every day and hoping for treatments in the future. We only have one life. My advice would be to try to go on with life. The...

I think a lot of people suffer from tinnitus and hyperacusis in silence (no pun intended). Most people can't afford not to work and just have to find a way to pass through life. I’m bothered by my tinnitus every day and would say I have mild hyperacusis. I’m 34 years old. I have no choice but to...

I got my tinnitus from a Beyonce concert and will never attend a concert again. Not worth it for me. It was a loud concert. My friend I went with also got tinnitus but luckily for her, it was temporary.

According to scientist Christopher Cederroth, some forms of tinnitus seems to be hereditary: Bilateral Tinnitus Can Be Hereditary My dad and grandma have tinnitus. I wish they had told me before I got it. I don't think we should blame ourselves too harshly for getting this affliction.

I feel for you and hope you’ll feel better soon. It’s a good sign that you improved in the first few months. If it's possible, you could try to talk to a therapist that is specialized in tinnitus patients. I don't think a regular one will understand this affliction. I went to three therapists...

I just wanted to let @Merlin L know that she’s not alone in her struggle and that her feelings are normal. I didn’t mean to hijack the thread.

Thank you for your input. My tinnitus and hyperacusis are fluctuating throughout the day. Sometimes my hearing is more normal and sometimes everything sounds louder. Very weird. I try to live quite normally. I avoid loud sounds and protect myself when experiencing normal sounds around 80 dB...

I want to start by saying that I’m sorry you have to deal with this. Life is truly unfair. I developed tinnitus and hyperacusis after a concert almost 5 years ago. I was only 29 years old and this affliction has ruined my life. I’m a very stubborn person that's how I get on with life. I force...

When we are dead, it’ll be like before we were born, nothing. Fortunately for us, tinnitus will die when our brain shut down. So in our nothingness, it will be silence (y)

My thought about a cure for tinnitus is that it will be possible but not in the near future. Hopefully, Susan Shore's device will help suppress the sound and make the tinnitus livable. If we are able to regenerate hair cells and neurons in the future, I think tinnitus will be cured. I don't...

Thank you for your response. It’s helpful to get input from another tinnitus sufferer. I think I’ll postpone the antidepressant route for now. It feels kind of scary to be on a medication long term. Also, it appears the understanding of how antidepressants work is lacking. I’ll continue trying...

Lately, I have been more affected by my tinnitus than normally. I just feel depressed because I have to live with this damn thing. I get jealous of my friends living their carefree lives, while I’m struggling daily. I was just 29 when I got tinnitus and feel like I’ve been robbed of so much in...

I hope that the brain calms down if we can lower the tinnitus sounds with the device. It almost feels like some form of hyperacusis is the brain trying to make us avoid loud sounds. Why would it ramp up the sounds and make them uncomfortable if not for making us avoid them? Or the fullness in...

Here is the link. Just let me know if you need to have something translated. I think you can translate the whole page to English also.

I read a transcript of an interview with Christopher Cederroth from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Unfortunately it’s in Swedish or else I could copy the link. According to him it seems like some forms of tinnitus are hereditary. It seems like the chronic, severe version of tinnitus is the...

It seems likely. Most of us who are suffering from a young age will probably not have a child. If you are struggling to work and are living day-to-day, then having a child seems unrealistic.

I work as a project manager for a real estate company. I mostly work in the office, and have meetings with clients or contractors. I’m visiting my project sites but wear hearing protection when doing so. Also, people normally stop doing noisy work when they have a visitor. That might be a way...

I don’t think it’s a long-term solution to withdraw from society. Maybe if you are financially independent but for most people, you got to make a living. If you don't have debilitating tinnitus and/or hyperacusis and can manage to study, it would probably be the best choice long term. People...

I don't enjoy life as I used to. I can still do a lot of things despite tinntus but the experience is not the same. The tinnitus, stress and worry is always there. I would say that I lived before, now I exist. Even if a treatment is found in the future I still don't think I’ll ever be the...

I also have an electrical shitstorm all over my brain. It might be the brain producing the sound but the cause is most likely hearing loss. Since I got afflicted by tinnitus, my hearing is not the same as before.

I think it’s all hearing loss, either hair cells or synapses. I get fleeting tinnitus which is temporary. The brain can adjust when hair cells die naturally but when a lot of hair cells die at once you get tinnitus and/or hyperacusis. The brain can't adjust to the change. I have worse tinnitus...

I have had COVID-19 twice, the Alpha and Omicron variant, and I’m unvaccinated. I didn't get worse tinnitus or hearing loss. I don't know anyone who has suffered long-term consequences from COVID-19. Of course, I know that it's a possibility. I suppose I just wanted to reassure you that it's...

Hi Shelbylynn, I have been on Sertraline more or less since the onset of my tinnitus. It didn't affect my tinnitus level per se. The start was tough with a lot of depressant thoughts. Now I'm tapering because I feel like I have found a way to live with tinnitus, even if I still have good and...