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@kmiki - I'm not doing great unfortunately. I have a hissing/buzzing in my right ear and a more general ringing in my head. And it's loud - very loud. For some reason today it's spiked terribly so I'm just at work trying to get through the day. The electric shocks are still there to some...

Your tinnitus sounds very similar to mine. I have a hissing static in my right ear that fluctuates in intensity and a ringing in my left ear. About a month into getting tinnitus I also developed a chirping sound that is just like birds outside the house chirping to each other. Mine is...

Hi there, were you using foam earplugs? I’ve worn those a few times out of windy days and they do a pretty good job of cutting out all wind noise. However, I can imagine musicians ear plugs probably wouldn’t be as effective. The cinema and VR headset seem likely to at least potentially cause...

Thanks for the response Michael. I'll take a look at your threads.

I hear the sound being made in this video (minus the thumping that happens every few seconds). Not sure if this is what is meant by hissing? I also have a more 'traditional' eeeee tone in my left ear that I actually find less intrusive - possibly because it's just a constant sound rather than...

Hi Michael, I was wondering whether you think it is therefore necessary to wear earplugs when doing things like going out to busy restaurants? I'm fairly new to tinnitus (3 months) and am doing largely what @Rhea has been doing by trying to protect my ears during obviously noisy places but...

I think they are inferring that because regeneration is so far off, they are instead focusing on other interventions that might silence tinnitus rather than implying that their research is 20-30 years away (I hope at least...)

@Ngo13, sorry to hear about your struggles. We’re a similar age, and have been suffering for a similar length of time. Firstly, tinnitus is only really something people understand once they have it. Whilst you can expect some sympathy from family and your partner, unless they have intrusive...

Yeah I can feel mine. Mainly in my right ear. It feels like two tiny wires touching with electricity jumping between them. It hurts occasionally and sends electric shocks all down my neck and into my fingers from time to time. When it spikes, the feeling jumps to both ears. Strangely, when I...

Good to know - thanks for the response. I was wearing earplugs pretty much every time I drove my car or went out in public but have been tapering off doing that too now that I’m a couple of months in and seemed to be making my noise sensitivity worse.

Not sure I’m afraid. I’m no expert. Best of luck.

I haven’t used steroids. My tinnitus slowly crept in over the course of a week or so post-noise exposure so I missed the window of opportunity. I’m sure you’ll be fine. I’d love to be in a position that you are in whereby it’s only audible in the quiet. I hear mine over everything so count your...

Hi Jerad, I too have the electric shock. I haven't come across anyone else who has it before. For me, it's like 2 ends of a nerve aren't quite touching correctly and every second some electricity jumps between them and zaps my inner ear causing pain. Sometimes it also causes the muscles around...

@Samy - pleased to hear your spike went down eventually. It's interesting that your tinnitus became reactive rather than started out as reactive. I suppose that would suggest the reactivity isn't necessarily a direct result of a certain type of noise trauma and that, hopefully, it can resolve...

Hi CC_16, I would try not to worry too much about your tinnitus. I know it is easier said than done but if you can only hear it in quiet rooms then you likely have a very mild case. I have a couple of friends who have had very mild cases of tinnitus, and for them it went away. 1. He got it...

Hi @Samy, how is your tinnitus now? I noticed a while back you said it spiked due to a car journey. I've been having the same problems and have had to resort to foam earplugs and earmuffs to avoid the noises ramping up to unbearable levels every time I drive to and from work - good times.

Driving spikes me as well (although pretty much everything does at this point). I drive 2 hours each way to work so have no choice but to do it. How? I wear in-ear foam earplugs PLUS earmuffs. The good news is that it means I get get to work without a spike (usually). The bad news is that I...

Thanks for this information - it’s really reassuring to hear that for most it resolves over time, especially given that most don’t do anything in particular in terms of treatment.

Thanks for sharing your story. Interesting that your hyperacusis improved over time. I’m suffering with some noise sensitivity now and reactive tinnitus. Out of curiosity, have you been protecting your ears since January at all or have you just been going about daily life with no earplugs...

One day at a time man. That’s all you can do right now. I would take the Valium if you can get a hold of some. For me, it really helps me calm down and takes some of the edge off the shear panic and claustrophobic feelings you are probably experiencing right now. I don’t know if you can get it...

I know the feeling about wishing I could travel 12 months or even a few years down the line to see how this all plays out. I too have screaming loud intrusive tinnitus that is un-maskable and can easily be heard over everything including showers and driving my car. In fact, I don't quite...

Done. I agree with @Damocles on the hardest question of the survey - had to sit and ponder that one for a while.

Tl;dr: last night my weird electrical tinnitus gave me an electric shock all down my head and neck. Looking for some advice on how to proceed. About 6 or 7 weeks ago I developed a hissing sort of sensation in my head that moved to my right ear overnight suddenly a couple of weeks ago. Ever...

Hi everyone, I've been suffering from tinnitus for about 6 weeks now. I'm 30 years old. It was likely caused by me doing some excessively noisy house DIY without the use of hearing protection. I've been renovating my house for the past 3 months during the weekends and about 6 weeks ago I did...

Good point but I'm reading of people whose tinnitus was made worse by the drug which would be a total catastrophe!

Update: I now have 7 days worth of Prednisolone at 60 mg per day. Unsure of whether it's even worth taking it now since it's been 2 weeks and 4 days since the acoustic trauma that started this entire nightmare. I would also add that the tinnitus is fairly manageable - I seem to be managing to...

I went to the doctor but he said that he hadn't come across steroids being prescribed for acoustic trauma. I've booked to see a private audiologist tomorrow who I am hoping will make the prescription. It had already been over 2 weeks since the trauma by the time I managed to see a GP so I...

Hi everyone, I'm just looking for some indication of what I might expect moving forward. The noise seems to have become a bit more permanent. It's there all the time, and is in my head, rather than in my ears. It's a very very high pitched ringing noise / vibration - it's hard to explain in...

Hi all, Firstly, apologies if this type of post is not allowed on this forum. Please feel free to remove if it breaks any rules. 9 days ago, I was doing some DIY that required using a circular saw. The saw usually isn't that noisy but for some reason in this instance it was catching on the...