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Saw the Arctic Monkeys live last week (with earplugs ofc) and it was totally worth it (◡‿◡)

I’ve taken a bunch of different supplements over the course of time, but I’ve never noticed any improvement, so I definitely think time was the most important factor! No idea honestly. For my original tone I had a really bad flu beforehand and my nose and ears were very clogged and I always...

Loving this spike right on time for my two year anniversary <3

Definitely! I think it has improved, and I’ve mostly habituated to the improved version of it. It’s easier to habituate because it’s a consistent tone, unlike my original tinnitus which is sort of a fluctuating sound, if that makes sense.

One month of daily nausea. I love suffering!

What better way to start the year than with a spike?

Those days where your T probably isn’t significantly worse than usual and yet it’s still harder to deal with than usual are bullshit.

Life's like a box of chocolates, except someone already ate all the good ones and you're left with the shitty ones no one else wanted.

That is so funny! We were going to go to Barcelona (I’ve been there several times and it’s my favorite place, wanted to show a friend around), but decided against it because of the incidence figures. Cagliari has been nice as well, but the way people drive over there is crazy :D

Greetings from Sardinia :)

T: becomes bearable. My brain: I see you’re doing better! Would be a shame if your body randomly started twitching all over the place.

All in all my T has gone back to not being too bad lately but I’ve been having a lot of SBUTT lately and Idk if I should be worried :D

Honestly, I think that’s true for most cases. I have two friends that have had mild tinnitus for around a decade, they live a completely normal life, and they’re both fine. Back when we still went clubbing one of them would just put toilet paper in her ears because she always forgot actual...

Seems like my English friends are gonna have a quiet night after all... Lots of Italians where I live so I know I won’t :D

Honestly, I don’t think so. I first noticed the low drone in May, and I’ve been getting it on and off ever since. It’s strange because the onset of my original noise was back last year in March so I don’t think they’re related.

At this point I’ll never be able to visit London again with how England’s handling this pandemic lol

I haven’t noticed that yet but I’ll pay more attention to it and report back! Other than that our symptoms are so similar, though. I can’t really imagine what I could have done to set this off. I take the usual supplements but nothing I haven’t taken for months before the onset of this noise...

I wish I didn’t have that week of near silence. Makes it so much harder to go back to your normal T...

I seem to be experiencing the exact same thing. I first had the low drone in May, but it went away after a while. It’s back now. Last week I was at a friend’s apartment, where it was very quiet. That spiked the low drone so intensely that I could almost feel it in my ear. Mine’s also worse in...

I can’t believe we’re losing against England!

I wish I was one of the girls who cut rock short hair because it accentuates their pretty face, but I’m afraid I’m not :D Shortest I’ve had my hair was a “lob” (long bob) four years ago, which looked alright but was a pain in the ass to style! Honestly, I like my hair long because I can wear it...

I can definitely relate to that! My hair goes down to my waist and while I’d love to have it up and out of my face in the summer time, it tugs on my scalp and makes it ache because it’s too heavy :( I don’t know how other people do it, but I‘m jealous!

T has been behaving really well and I’ve been doing great—knock on wood—but school is stressing me out lately. I need a break :D

I really liked your hair before, but you still look great! Plus it’s way too hot for long hair right now. Every summer I’m tempted to cut mine all off but I never go through with it :D

Compared to last summer, my T doesn’t compete with the sound of the fan anymore & is pretty much masked completely. Hope I’m not jinxing it.

I’m getting all hot and bothered just thinking about it :love:

That’s the sexiest thing I’ve ever heard!

It’s way too hot right now to be living in a country with no A/C, I’m literally melting.

Out of curiosity, were there earplugs involved? :D

I mean, I wouldn’t say no to some heavy rain :D

Today was emotionally draining. Not sure if I feel like crying or sleeping for ten hours ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Well, my friend, I can leave the city street soundscape on all night long, if you know what I mean ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Anyway, gotta get to bed because I have to help my best friend with her pregnancy photo shoot tomorrow. Might just kill myself :D

Well, I’m definitely open for other stuff—doesn’t need to be music, as long as there’s some sort of background noise I’m generally fine :D Although someone with hyperacusis would probably be better of with someone else who also has hyperacusis!

Well, as long as your ears aren’t the only body part that’s throbbing... :rolleyes: I think for me it’d be more like, “Do you mind if I put on the city street soundscape on my phone real quick? I don’t think I can, uh, get there otherwise. My ears are ringing louder than we are right now.”...

Steph, what the fuck? Please get out of there as quickly as possible. That’s not normal. Everything you’ve talked about sounds like psychological abuse. Don’t wait until it turns into physical abuse. In this pandemic, ma’am?! But yeah, I already tried doing that. It can be fun and all but...

Oh yeah, I absolutely understand where you’re coming from! Hypothetically, I’m always worried about the dating phase of the relationship that’s supposed to be fun and sexy. Imagine being in a quiet room doing adult stuff and saying, “Uh, sorry, can we turn on some music or something?” because...

Yeah, although I was that way before the onset of my tinnitus. If anything, that strengthened my wish for a loving, supportive relationship. But at this point I feel like I’ve missed the boat ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Oh well, at least I can bare my soul to strangers on the internet!

@Steph1710, that honestly doesn’t sound like you two are very compatible. Sometimes opposites attract but if you really don’t have anything in common then both people in the relationship need to work really hard for it, and it doesn’t seem like he’s willing to put in the effort :/ Honestly, I...

@Ben Winders is experiencing the same thing, I believe. I have the same noises you do, a static hiss that turns worse in silence, and a hum. No idea where either came from one year after the onset of my original ringing. I thought I could stop my hum by shaking my head, but it might just be...

It varies for me, but after sleeping with earplugs, it takes around an hour or so with moderate background noise for the spike to go back down. I rarely use earplugs during the day so I’m not sure, but I do think it depends on how long I’m wearing earplugs. Fun fact: Sometimes my static...

At work, not much at all. I work with kids between the ages of one and three so the only challenge is having earplugs at the ready in case it gets too loud. For the theoretical stuff, my biggest issue is not being able to use headphones any longer. I live in a relatively noisy household and...