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Having a rough day w. self-blame.I want to be kind to myself but it’s hard when I feel I messed up.Going to bed now.Grateful for this space.

Just came home from some hours spent with an old friend. Felt like T was gone. Now I’m home and T is back kind of loud. Grateful for friends

Some days I can forget about it for several hours even half days! And then moments later it stresses me out and makes me worry.

Having a bad day today and it makes me worry a bit – and that makes the day even worse. Let me try to relax a little, okay?

I wouldn’t mind if family members sometimes asked how I’m doing. When I don’t complain they think I have been cured? Or maybe afraid to ask.

At music camp for kids. It’s all acoustic but I wear ear plugs. It’s fine but I’m bit sad to hear loud T on top of the kids’ beautiful music

Will I get just one day without being annoyed with my T? I know asking that question might be counter productive to my wish come true.

Great news, @Hazel! I sent a little too and I hope you’ll get the expenses covered. Have a good time and thanks for going to the conference on our behalf — and even giving a talk!

Had a quiet T day being busy with practical matters. Felt great! Now I’m taking a well deserved break and T is very loud!!! (I’ll be okay).

Thinking about you all and wishing you a good night or day, where ever you are. I am having hard days here and hope for better day tomorrow.

Gone through months of stress and was hoping for a relief but now life is a living nightmare. T on top, of course, and I feel so much worry.

Still have increased loudness due to the cold I got. It’s driving me bonkers.

Got a bad cold two days ago and now I have stuffed and painful ears. T is loud and I can’t sleep. Trying to calm myself down. Wish me luck

Took my tinnitus to the symphony tonight. I wore my musician’s earplugs -25 dB and enjoyed most of the concert.

So much stress and so many worries in my life at the moment makes it very hard to handle tinnitus also. I’m searching high and low for hope.

My family is compassionate about my troubles but still I try not to bother them too much with complaining. So I’m grateful for this space.

Aw man my all time favorite band is coming to town this summer. But it’s loud electronic music and I’m afraid it would worsen my tinnitus.

I have had a cold for some days now. Louder than usual T + my hearing seems down a little. I keep asking my family to repeat what they say:)

It’s hard not letting bad days bring me down but reading supporting posts here helps a lot. :thankful:

I had a couple of really good days this week – but yesterday and today are pretty bad.

I wish my T was more predictable. I can have a quiet moment followed by full blast, followed by moderate levels.

Hi @Joe Cuber, I just wanted to say hi and thank you for replying to this post back in August. Together with other posts here, it's been a great help for me. I'm doing better now. I get better sleep and don't wake up freaking out like I did in the first days. I still spend a little too much...

I guess I was wrong. Several sources online mention that stress can cause both temporary and permanent hearing loss due to changes in blood flow caused by the stress response.

Both good questions I'd like answered too :-) My spike or increased tinnitus has not returned to the previous moderate level that I was used for many years. It's been a little over a month now with the increased levels and I have been trying to not stress out so much and I have been doing mild...

In the middle of the forest there’s an unexpected clearing which can only be found by those who have gotten lost. --- Tomas Tranströmer

In the middle of the forest there’s an unexpected clearing which can only be found by those who have gotten lost. — Tomas Tranströmer

I think I have downloaded and subscribed to way too many soundscape apps this month :D I really enjoy listening to them---so $ well spent!

Really enjoyed biking in the windy autumn weather today. Mostly masked my louder tinnitus. :thumbs up:

Spent most of the day in noisy environments (traffic, kids, etc.) and it made me much more tired than usual plus T is pretty annoying.

I don’t want to jinx it but today there were a couple of 30 minute periods where I didn’t notice and didn’t think about it.

From my notebook. Some quotes that help me from time to time: The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried. Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. -- Helen Keller You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months...

When I wake up in the morning, it's still the first thing I hear :( On the bright side, I get out of bed real fast to put the kettle on :)

Have had some better days with easier concentration at work & at home. Evenings and nights are tricky for me (major worries and thinking).

Hey @El BUZZ! I’m a hot sauce fan too. Did you find any more information on whether spicy food is to be avoided? I mean, I never experienced any issues with hot sauce or wasabi and my tinnitus before. I have had mild tinnitus for many years, but now that my tinnitus has gotten much worse, I am...

Had a pretty good and optimistic day going about my business at work and visiting family. Now it’s bedtime … aaand I’m struggling again.

Changed my username from coffee_and_tea to @Tom Okay because I’ll be okay. I might not be quite okay right now, but I’ll be okay.

Woke up only twice last night and this morning was somewhat peaceful for me. Tinnitus still louder than ever before though.

Thanks Joe! I appreciated very much reading about your experiences which sound similar to mine and it gives me hope that my tinnitus will also be easier to cope with for me. I must admit that the past weeks have been pretty rough here. It's surprising to me how much one's stress level can...

Headache's gone, yay! --- but I still woke up 4 times last night and was semi-freaking out about the increased level of my tinnitus.

I don’t have experience from vaping. But from my experience drinking alcohol makes my tinnitus worse. I have always been thinking it was dehydration but I often also seem to get in a bad mood the night and day after drinking which doesn’t help on my tinnitus either :) Drinking only gives a very...

Oh boy, it was a difficult night sleeping — and the headache didn’t make it easier.

Today, I'm seeing some of my best old friends. Looking forward to that and maybe it'll make me forget my increased tinnitus for a while! :-)

Taking a walk and maybe getting an ice cream.

Update since the other day: After some days of poor sleep and constant worrying, I called my ear doctor's office and explained (well, I broke down on the phone, to be honest) and they said I couldn't go on like that for a whole month until my appointment and offered an examination already...

I'm a bit worried about increased tinnitus and different feeling in my right ear. Keeping my hopes up, though.

Hello everyone, my name is Thomas. I guess I have been living with tinnitus since I was around 18 years old when I noticed it first. That's for 30 years now. I think my tinnitus was caused by loud sound exposures during concerts and playing with fireworks (two things I really loved when I was a...