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Looking back, mine was probably a 6-7 but because I was such a mess mentally, it made it seem like a 9-10. Now, I barely notice it unless I'm in a very quiet room and besides wearing earplugs in night clubs, my life is pretty much back to normal. Sometimes it bothers me but I realise it's...

Hi all, Hope everyone is well! I haven't been on this forum for a long time. It really did save me at my worst times. I am at a point now that my tinnitus doesn't bother me at all. I think focusing on the tinnitus and protecting my self too much was what made it worse in the end. Anyway, I am...

Cheers mate! Yeah true but I think the bone conduction thing is looked into too much, I read that the skull attenuates 40db or something similar.

Yeah I can't see how any cinema could possibly be 130db. I've never known a cinema to be close to how loud the gig was. I agree regarding the phone apps. For the last year I've been thinking that 85db isn't very loud, when in reality it is! I was reading 90-95db in my car (although it is a...

I don't think the concert changed it at all :) I have noticed it a bit more the last couple of days but that's probably only as I've been monitoring it. It was the best concert I've ever been to but I'm sure there will be many opportunities in the future. :) Thank you! Hope you're okay! :)

I wore those with ear defenders on top.

It was mostly around 97-102db, and went up to 115ish when there were explosion things for effect. :) The earplugs and ear defenders worked well although didn't block out very much of the bass frequencies.

Hi Zora. All went well and had a fantastic time. No real spike, maybe slightly louder but that's to be expected and I'm sure it will settle down. :)

Hi guys So I went to the gig last night, and fingers crossed - I appear to be completely fine. Yesterday was a very loud day too as a 2 hour drive to London and back, tubes, went to the West Ham football match too which was noisy and the concert! I wore both ear plugs and ear defenders...

It's tonight, I'll let you know!

Thanks for your input as always :) and j agree completely. There's two kinds of people with tinnitus, those who obsess and those who don't. Unfortunately I obsess too much. I'm taking a decibel meter so hopefully that will give me guidance. I really don't want to miss this, though. Even if it's...

My sound level meter arrived today "HT-80A" as linked above. I compared it to my iphone app. The iphone app said 78db for my music, the sound level meter only said 60db, could anyone advise? I'm worried as to what to trust tomorrow!! Thanks for any help.

I'm going to my first concert tomorrow since T and I've had a bit of pain in my left ear which is worse when I lean down making me think it might be a bit infected. Will this put me at greater risk? I don't see how it could really but worth asking! Thanks for any help.

Thanks for your help, much appreciated. They seem to be even better!

Wow, that's great, thanks for the information! Bit worrying how little protection with the lower frequencies though :/ You don't happen to be able to source a similar table for HEAROS XTREME ear plugs do you? as they are the ones I normally use if I go clubbing or to bars. Cheers!

Thanks for the input, glad you were able to go without consequences!

I've just bought these ear defenders... http://www.amazon.co.uk/3M-Peltor-Optime-III-Defenders/dp/B000VDX18E?ie=UTF8&keywords=ear%20defenders&qid=1459200073&ref_=sr_1_5&sr=8-5 I'm wondering if it's worth wearing both or one or the other. I guess the defenders are more likely to provide better...

What sort of gig and what sized venue? :)

I'm just going to go for it and take procautions. I'll take ear What gig was it out of interest and what size venue? I've been to small acoustic gigs but they're so quiet. This however is a metal concert in a huge venue. Cheers.

Hey man, long time no speak! how are you doing these days?

Haha yeah, I went to Japan in October on a random trip and ever since then I've loved baby metal after hearing them everywhere! How is your T? Don't think I've spoken to you on here before! :)

Thanks linearb :) Hope you're doing good? Haven't been on here for a while! Bought a sound meter today so I will use that and assess once there. When I got my tinnitus from this venue, it was crazily loud and my chest was rattling!

Baby metal :)

Thanks for the input! Yeah that's what I'm thinking, I'll be in the city anyway for a football match, so it's not like I've gone ages away to only go for a few songs.

My favourite band are coming all the way from Japan for a tour in April. I've been offered tickets cheap and tempted to give it a go with HEAROS EXTREME ear plugs as protection. I may just go and take a decibel meter to just make sure it's not too crazy. My tinnitus doesn't bother me one little...

Got another flight tomorrow, and guess what, I have a cold again! The last one I had was the last time I flew, bit too much of a coincidence! My ears are fairly blocked, worried tomorrow they will be very blocked. Are shorter flights less likely to lead to barotrauma? It's only Paris so not...

You're right. Thank you. Don't know why I got back into that mind frame of thinking. My ears are blocked up too so maybe I just have a cold or something on the way. Hope you are well! :)

My tinnitus is worse again this morning. Have to take this stuff for 6 weeks which is concerning.

Hi all, I appear to have jinxed my self with the success story. Last night I got in so much pain from the man areas so I went to A&E. I've been told I have Epididymo-Orchitis and have been given Co-Amoxiclav to treat it. I refused the other antibiotics due to a fear of increased T. This one is...

Thanks! I'm still an anxious mess but no longer towards tinnitus haha.

I'm not sure how to explain it, but I'd never enjoy life to the max, I'd always over think things and think, maybe that's not the best idea. Now, I just think life's too short. For example; going to Japan, I used to hate travelling even with someone else. I would have never gone all that way by...

I will try to keep this as brief as possible as I'm now about to go out, but thought I'd let people know how things have gone on a year on... Basically, if you look back at my posts, I was a complete mess - I was set on suicide, I thought my life was over and that I'd never be able to enjoy...

Normal cinema is surely fine, I go quite often and wear my 33db hearos ear plugs. Never had a problem. My T got worse after Star Wars and is still worse but j think it's because I have a cold lurking around and i just happened to notice the increase after the film. However IMAX is a different...

It's completely up to you to risk it but if it's very bad it may be worth re-arranging. Basically, an hour before I left, I used steam inhilation with Albas oil I think it is too; this cleared my system out massively. I was also taking sudafed decongestant, I made sure to take one an hour...

Hi All, Although I am pretty much habituated to T - my life is pretty much back to normal (touch wood), I am very scared for the future. I will be looking to buy a house in two years time. I'm scared about my T increasing, losing my job or being unable to work and then getting in a lot of...

Hi fungus, I have been to Japan and now flown back to England too. My ears were still bad but it all went completely fine :) only slight discomfort. I just took all precautions necessary. The only trouble I had with my ears was going up the skytree which is a big tower, the second tallest...

Thanks! Yes of course, I will always protect my ears. :) Am I right in thinking the musician ones only block out approx 20-25db? They would be good for a lot of situations but I think clubbing they may not protect quite enough.

That's very true! It's always those people who look very up themselves and think they're better than everyone who takes the mick. I didn't show that it got to me, I just got on with it! I usually wear ear plugs but that's the first time someone has questioned them/laughed at me. I was wearing...

You're definitely not alone! Although it's hard at first it will get easier. I have most of my life back and although it still bothers me when it spikes, I've certainly come a long way! Never thought I'd go out drinking in town, go to football or travel half way across the world, but I've done...

Sorry I think I phrased it wrong. Luckily my friends are all extremely understanding of my T, it was just other morons who I don't know. I was just testing if clubbing is still a possibility with ear plugs really, I think I'll stick to pubs :) most people I seem to meet clubbing are all morons...

went out with my friends last night, trying to have a good night despite this T. Went into a club with ear plugs in and several people laughed at me, some people even tried to take them out and started touching them. It really made me feel like crap. I miss being able to go out properly and have...

Tokyo, went for a week and barely thought about my T, was also the best week of my life - proves you can still have great times even with T. :)

How long has it been this increased T? Sounds odd, but about a week or two before a cold, mine gets really loud and I often panic making it worse. Then the cold comes and I realise that it was that causing the spike. T is so unpredictable it's horrible :( but the likeliness is, if you haven't...

Man don't let T control your fun! T made me upgrade my car to a Nissan 350z! I just wear ear plugs if I go on longer journeys as it can be quite noisy but ear plugs don't got be me at all :)

Ascent went ok, quite uncomfortable with the ear planes though. The plane is very noisy though. 92db average. Will foam plugs b okay when you have to consider turbulence? Will this stop my ears equalising?

is doing the above manoeuvre wise when descending if the ears can't equalise? I just thought that if the blocked ear is causing pain and pressure, wouldn't doing this cause the ear drum to burst? Thanks.

Just got pain in my ear walking down the stairs which is worrying me. Hope it's just my anxiety but I'm gonna go for it.

Seen a doctor for the 3rd time who said its just usual fluid in my ear left over from a cold. It doesn't seem like that but he said he'd still fly. I'm going for it. Get ready for me to moan afterwards.

Oh really? Is HbOt similar to flying in terms of pressure changes? I can't take any nasal spray :( have you flown since?? Something to do with meth amphetamines I think hhahaa.

That's great to hear!

Hey Telis, how are you getting along these days? I took steroids (prednisolone I think) which brought my T volume right down! Took them for a week about 7-10 days after exposure. Only take them on advice from your doctor though as I think there may be some side effects.

Many thanks Glynis! I will try the steam inhalation. Just worry about the flight and increased T. Sudafed is illegal in Japan too so that's one of the recommended things to do gone.

Hi all, Went to the doctor today for a final check up before my flight. Inspected my ears as I've had a little bit of pain on and off and said everything looks fine except my eardrums look a bit dull. On research, that suggests there is fluid behind the ear drum? It's too late to move my...

Thank you for everyones input. I went to the doctor again today and got someone who was helpful. She inspected my ear as I've had a bit of pain between where my jaw is and my ear, lower down from the ear (not sure how to explain) She said I have a dull ear drum but doesn't think I have an...

You're probably right. I worry too much about everything. I have ear planes which should help too. Only worry is that my ears still feel full of stuff and are clicking a lot. Also some sharp shooting pains. Will see the doctor tomorrow morning just to be sure.

Have to make the decision today :( My cold symptoms have mostly gone. However I woke up achy today with a little bit of mucus when blowing my nose. When I blow my nose, both of my ears usually pop, so surely this is a good sign? They're constantly crackling and there's an occasional bit of...

Yeah I have noticed that, but only a very limited amount of people it seems. My cold has pretty much gone, just a slight runny nose, but still have crunchy/crackly ears. How long has it been? I had a spike after my last flight but went away after a week or two.

I fly Thursday, my cold is clearing up but still crackling in my ears and they pop if I blow my nose which is hopefully a good sign. But still worried about the possibility of barotrauma increase my T. One user experienced it to a certain degree and had no increase, but it is there anyone else...

Saw the doctor today who didn't help. Was hoping for some advice, nothing except there's a possibility I could rupture my ear drum and it's up to me, which is true I guess. Also found out that the ingredient in sudafed and many recommended decongestants is banned in Japan :( This is set for...

Ah, it's a shame that the earplanes don't fit you. They seem to help a lot of people with regards to the pain. I'm in such a difficult choice haha, either waste over £2000, or potentially bring on devastating tinnitus if anythign bad happens. I've got used to my T - it no longer bothers me, but...