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Here's my story from about where you are at currently: 2 Months Later, My Tinnitus Is Nearly Gone I am like well over a year with this thing and I am pretty much fine. I do everything I did before and use hearing protection when needed. Hang in there and keep an optimistic attitude. I think...

Well, it is a chronic condition, right. I do not imagine it getting any better than a 1-2 on the annoyance scale. The "2" is only when it spikes for a couple of seconds randomly, which will occur a couple of times a week. Anyways, odds are my left ear will be ringing till death do us part.

I'm not sure about the brand. I got custom molded earplugs with musician's filters which are like ~25 dB from my audiologist after getting a hearing test completed a year ago at Jefferson hospital in Philly. It cost me $120 dollars. They are super-low profile and comfortable. I've worn them for...

Yea I am totally good, living a regular life these days. I saw a Phish concert in Saratoga Springs this past Saturday. I was inside the pavilion. I wore my custom molded earplugs for 90% of the show and I am doing well. My tinnitus is akin to normal background noise that does not bother me 98%...

Perhaps, but I've had conductive hearing loss since I was a teenager (I am 30 now). The deafness in my left ear, which is the one that rings, is not related to inner ear issues. Bone conductive testing proves that I can hear those high frequencies you are talking about. That said, all of this is...

My annual hearing tests prove I have not experienced any hearing loss in the past three years, yet I developed tinnitus two years ago. There is a randomness to this condition. YESSSSS! I saw them at the Mann and followed 'em up to NYC! I'll be at SPAC in two weeks!

This is probably the best answer to any questions people have on this forum. Anyways, I cycle with headband covering my ears to cut out the wind noise. I do not use earplugs or listen to music via headphones. To each their own.

I have been to dozens of concerts with tinnitus. Wear earplugs and you'll be fine, but then again this condition is very subjective to the individual. I thought I'd never be able to go to a concert again when I got my tinnitus last May 2022, but I was wrong. I just hit 7-ish concerts at Madison...

I take Cymbalta. No, I do not. I am habituated. I only notice my tinnitus when it's totally quiet or when I am on this website/talking about it. When it started a year ago, it was a 6-7/10 volume. Now it's a 1-2. I went to a rock concert this past Friday. Going to another this Thursday.

Completely fine in regard to the never-ending ringing in my left ear, but like someone else stated, everyone's experience with tinnitus is subjective. I still take a low dose of medication and I carry custom molded earplugs along with solid foam ones in a small bag with me everywhere I go. I...

Oh man, I thought this way too when I got hit with chronic tinnitus after a show last May, but never say never. Please see my story. It took me about half a year to habituate. My onset was May 27th, 2022. Since October 2022, I've been to a dozen shows without incident and plan on hitting over...

I relate to this story. I'm 11 months past onset living a normal life with tinnitus. My left ear still rings all day, all night, but it does not bother me 97% of the time. Cheers @Javimaltes on your success and thanks for sharing!

Hey, I empathize with your situation because my tinnitus is also noise induced (concert) and I have a similar hearing loss as you (-70 dB in left ear). My tinnitus was unbearable during the weeks following onset, but it does get better. When I first got the ringing, I lived on this forum and I...

Your comment made me chuckle. Sorry you are sad tho. Good luck with your tinnitus.

Hello friends, I am back with another update. It's been over 6 months with tinnitus and I have "habituated" to it. My onset was May 27th, 2022. It no longer bothers me daily and I have since met so many others in my life that share our condition. I have temporary spikes that can be deafening...

I hear you for sure about the benzos, but I struggle with serious intermittent sleeping issues. I've been dependent on smoking pot for sleeping for 10+ years and the Klonopin is helping me ween off of that dependency and at such a low dose I feel like I am not trading one dependency for another...

I'll make sure to speak to my eye doctor about this during my next check up. Thanks!

Update. Nearly 6 Months since onset. Tinnitus does not bother me anymore. It's background noise more or less at this point. I have not experienced any spikes in the last month. I went to a World Series Phillies baseball game the other day, I wore earplugs, and was completely fine despite it...

Update. Over 100+ days with tinnitus. My baseline has consistently settled at around a 2/10, 90% of the time. It only gets louder at night and when I experience some stress. I am a teacher so those spikes come a few times a week while at work. Noise sensitivity in my right ear is still an...

Yes, that is an accurate summary and the left ear only started ringing on the evening on May 27th this year. The conductive hearing loss has been around for 10+ years. This is my first encounter with tinnitus that has lasted more than a half hour or so after concerts I attended before the one on...

I went to a Khruangbin concert in Portland, Maine two nights ago and did not experience a spike. I wore a foam plug in my left tinnitus ear and a custom musician plug in the right ear. The decibels averaged 75-80 the whole concert. It was outdoors. Lasted about an hour and a half and it was a...

I am young. Turned 29 this past June. Thanks!

Yea like what gives. I’ve read a number of us only started to notice our floaters after tinnitus onset. Tried researching an explanation for the correlation, but found nothing so far. I can live with the ones I got now even though they ruin a nice sunny day outside, but I fear they will worsen...

@Joe Cuber, thanks for your support! Very grateful for your feedback and hope you the best. I’ll be sure to keep you in my thoughts and circle back. @ajc, I agree and that’s why I made the post. I, like many, can take things to the extremes sometimes and I definitely did with tinnitus at the...

Hey, I got noise induced tinnitus exactly two months ago from a very loud concert. My tinnitus was moderate following the show and stayed that way for the first 5 weeks. Of course I freaked out and it sent me into a mild depression. It was a 5-6/10 on the loudness scale. It only affects my left...

Go to an audiologist and get a proper hearing examination. This is definitely step one. Also, an ENT doctor would probably be able to confirm if your tinnitus is due to noise induced hearing loss.

Update @ 7-8 weeks Perhaps this is my success story? Maybe too early to tell, but things have seemed to taken a turn for the best. I think I have started to habituate to my tinnitus. For the last week, I have no longer needed to listen white noises to fall asleep. I wake with a hiss instead of...

Update. 6 or so weeks after onset: Left ear is still ringing. I now have three competing tones, but I mainly only hear the original constant high pitch eeee during the day and when I’m engaged in activities. Sleep has been more difficult with the new tones, but I’m still managing it. Been...

Born and raised a deadhead by way of my parents so mainly jam bands and bluegrass. Bulk of the concerts I've gone to are for a band called Phish. I am an audiophile and appreciate almost all music expect like post 9/11 country music and most electronic/EDM stuff.

Update day 25/26 Had my ENT check up yesterday following a CT scan. The verdict is in. My left ear's tympanic membrane (thing that separates our outer ear from eardrum/middle ear) is thickened by 7 mm, which is about a 1/4 inch. The membrane is supposed to be as thin as a piece of paper. Doctor...

That makes two of us! I agree with Joe's idea about restarting certain prescriptions that did not cause you issues in the past like Fluoxetine. I got a relative on Fluoxetine and they say it has saved them in the past. - Camp

Update. It's day 21. Me and tinnitus have been going strong for 3 weeks now so I guess you could say our relationship is getting pretty serious, not to brag. Got my CT scan results back along with my ENT doctor's notes who wrote his impression of my conductive hearing loss is a due to what he...

I could be wrong, but I read and watched some videos that described musical tinnitus as a condition when you literally hear music like songs, individual musical instruments playing a stead bead or rhythm, or just plain singing. It's more like hallucinations than tinnitus. Lots of commenters on...

Hey, I am curious if it is possible to have tinnitus in your left ear and hyperacusis in your right ear with no cross over, respectively. For the week, my tinnitus has been pretty steady, but I have been starting to become more and more sensitive to noise in my right ear. I would probably have...

Thanks for this reminder. Needed it tonight.

Update - 15 days following onset: Today was mostly a good day in regard to my tinnitus. I think a good night's sleep was the main cause for why my tinnitus was lower for most of the day. The morning was almost blissful and when I walked my dog with foam earplugs in I could hardly hear it, but...

Hey, @Shelbylynn. I am sorry you're feeling hopeless. Your story/journey with tinnity breaks my heart particularly because others here said that your initial condition and symptoms = a more positive pathway to "recovery" than most. I wish I could ease your pain, but I am still very fresh to...

Hey @Nathan45. How are you doing these days?

Hey, @Jaybait2. I am 28 and I have acute tinnitus in my left ear that started after a concert on 5/27 and was put on Prednisone as my initial treatment. Same dosage as you. 6 day taper. I took my first dose 5 days after the concert and took the last 4 days ago. I am pretty sure it helped, but...

Hey @Joe Cuber, Today is two weeks post acoustic exposure and my tinnitus has change a bit. For example, past two days the frequency has been changing pitch from a mainly high one to a semi low one. It is more annoying then the steady high pitch I had just a couple days ago. Regardless of that...

I've had conductive hearing loss in my left ear for over a decade (I haven't been able to hear normal conversations in my left ear for example), but never got a hearing test done to confirm it until I experienced my tinnitus onset after attending a loud concert on May 27th, 2022. As of now...