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Hello everyone, It's been a long time since I have posted on Tinnitus Talk or have really even thought about my tinnitus journey. I swore to myself though that if I ever took back my life again and recovered from tinnitus that I would come back and share my experience. I remember my early days...

Thank you so much for the post! Yeah the issues with my boyfriend are very challenging and we've been going through a really rough patch (unrelated to T as well). It's just I have so much stress already that the tinnitus feels like my breaking point. It feels like I have no peace at all. I'm so...

Update: after talking with my doctor she prescribed me 15mg of remeron and I have been switched to .5 mg of klonopin twice a day since the xanax doesn't seem to be working for me much. I'm so worried about taking the remeron though. I just don't want my T to increase anymore. Ugh I'm panicking.

I actually don't do any exercises. I'm still waiting on my TMJ guard. Do you have any exercises you recommend?

You definitely wouldn't be able to wear those since they have metal. MRIs use magnets, that's actually what the M stands for so those would be a big no no. I would recommend foam plugs instead.

Wow thanks so much! I really needed some reassurance as my T is so new and has been making me doubt myself. I hadn't even thought about it being quiet either that's even better! I've always adored babies and want to fight for the ones who need the extra care since they can't fight for...

Thank you it's want I've always wanted to do so I really hope T doesn't hold me back! If anything I hope it helps me to be stronger and a more empathetic and compassionate nurse as I'm sure the parents of preemies are very worried and in need of good support and an intelligent team that cares.

In five years I'd like to have done well in all of my college courses and graduate with my nursing degree. I would love to be working in the NICU where I can help save and care for premature babies. I would also like to make new friends and adopt a dog!

Thank you so much! You always reply to my posts, which I appreciate so so much, and I see what encouraging things you're always writing on others posts as well. You're such a ray of sunshine despite your suffering and this community is lucky to have someone like you. I hope things get better for...

Thank you I have been trying to find things that mask my T. I have two types of sounds so what works for one usually makes the other worse. I'll try the diffuser though thanks a bunch!

Thank you I'm so grateful to this community. I don't know what I would do without the support. My T is roaring loud right now and I'm trying not to have a breakdown. I just wish I had some way to escape this torture.

I'm 20 and I've been dating my bf for a year and a half. He's normally a really supportive person but since we're young he wants to hang out a lot with his friends, which I understand but it kind of hurts sometimes when it feels like he chooses them over me and isn't there for me when I need him...

I also was one of the best in my class and I'm hoping that I can actually keep that up but I'm unsure. I'm sure one day you'll be able to return to your studies and be at the top of your class again. Time is very important with T. Thank you! Keep the forum updated on your progress if you can...

Thank you so much for posting this. I'm about to head back to start my third year of university after a big spike in my tinnitus as well and was so worried that it would affect my grades in a negative way. I've always been a good student but it feels like tinnitus has stripped me of more than...

Although I don't feel as depressed and scared as yesterday and am so grateful that awful sound in my ear left I'm having a really hard time coping still as well. It's hard being this young with intrusive T. I just want to be like everyone else my age and get myself established and obtain my...

I think antidepressants made my tinnitus worse as well. How long were you on the AD for? Did you notice your tinnitus get worse on the medication or when you were tapering off? In my case I was taking a small dose of lexapro for a week and a half and then I got a ridiculous increase in my...

Feeling calmer today and I think the spike went away although today seems to be a loud T day for me. Trying to hang in there but just feeling really down and worried about the future and if I'll be able to achieve my goals with T. Hope your spike is subsiding as well. You're strong I know it you...

Hey thanks for the advice and support! Thankfully I think the weird spike went away (fingers crossed) although my T is really loud today. I've been reading a lot of your posts and threads and feel exactly the same. I too am a college student and I'm terrified about starting classes back up. Are...

Thank you it helps to know that for most people spikes improve! I was just so worried because this was the first major spike that I had and noticed start. All the other times my T seemed louder I either woke up with it like that or noticed randomly during the day that it sounded differently.

Thank you so much for the support and advice. Sadly I don't have anyone to talk to right now about this. My mom is asleep (she normally tries to calm me down), my dad gets mad when I talk about T because I "just need to stop thinking about it", and now my boyfriend doesn't care at all. He thinks...

Hey guys I'm so sorry I'm always posting new threads but I really need some help right now. I was really having a good day. I went to a TMJ doctor who made a night guard for me in hopes that it will have some positive effect on my tinnitus. It gave me hope. I also met with my therapist today and...

@snow47 Your success story is awesome! Thank you for sharing it with all of us! It's really reassuring for me to see someone who was pessimistic and had been very depressed about their T and despite all of this suffering and negative emotion, come out on the other side and habituate. It truly...

Thank you! I just want to feel more at peace. I've been so afraid of this and the possibility of not being able to cope. I miss my old life so much. Hope you have more and more good days!

Yeah I suppose genetics have something to do with it as well. I had an MRI back in 2011 when I had my first T experience and it came back fine so I doubt I'll get another one. None of the doctors I've seen have recommended to get one. My ENT thinks I have TMJ issues because my jaw was really...

Thank you Glynis! I know I'm probably worrying for nothing and since I don't really notice an increase that's a positive sign. Thanks for the reassurance it was much needed since my anxiety seems to be playing tricks on me today! Hope you're doing well!

My dad has Ménière's disease, which he was diagnosed with when he was around 50 but prior to that he had no ear issues no experiences with T despite going to so many loud metal concerts. Even as a baby I didn't have many ear problems. However, I was terrified of loud sounds when I was young. I...

I finally got my hair done today which was definitely much needed. My salon is very quiet and they don't play any loud music. However, I did have it blow dried and I wasn't able to wear ear plugs. The blow dryer seemed quite quiet compared to the ones I've used in the past. How damaging are...

So if I slowly taper off and don't quit it cold turkey it shouldn't increase my T permanently right?

I would say if you're doing something and it is decreasing your tinnitus then there's a very good chance those two things are related. Allergies can surely be a culprit of T. Keep up with the Flonase if it's working for you and maybe see an ENT or allergist. Summer can be a bad time for people...

Thank you for the advice! I definitely don't want to experience withdrawals or addiction and I'm being really careful about being on xanax recently. How long would you have to be on them to get addicted or experience bad withdrawals? I was planning on staying on xanax or a benzo for a few...

Yeah the fluctuations and changes is what's driving me crazy with this new T. It's like I'm constantly scared of how it's going to behave. My first bout with T was way more consistent. It was super annoying but at least I knew what to expect on a day to day basis. I'm really hoping mine will...

Yeah the .5mg might be just what I need. I also think the AD would be good but I'm so scared to even try. But I'm just gonna hope for the best. I think I remember you saying you've had T for a few years or so is it an increase that is bothering you now or you just can't seem to habituate? I'm...

Well my first bout happened when I was 14 actually just completely out of nowhere (no meds, never went to a concert, no colds, perfect hearing). I struggled a lot for about 6-9 months then I was okay. I think the sounds lessened or I habituated. For 6 years I was perfectly fine and never thought...

Thanks! Maybe I need .5mg of xanax then. I'm just afraid of the addiction and withdrawal issues with benzos but I was in such a bad place my doctor said that I'd be fine with such a low dose for a short time while we decide what AD would be best. How are you doing now with T? I've been having so...

Yeah I understand where you're coming from. I feel like most people just can't comprehend or truly understand the agony T can cause so the medical community isn't taking it seriously enough. I'm sure my case isn't even near the worst, yet I'm suffering terribly so imaging the possibility of...

That's what I was thinking too! I really want to stay away from the SSRIs. I'm taking xanax right now to get me through this rough patch but it doesn't feel like it calms me down enough or really much at all. Which benzo did you end up taking and what was the dose? .25 of xanax three times a day...

Thank you again so much! This really helps. Head tinnitus seems to be my problem right now as well. I'll report back and let everyone know how it goes! Wishing you the best Glynis thanks for always being here for everyone we really appreciate you!

Yeah it terrified me as well. I started thinking that that could be me one day and it's so sad because absolutely nothing could be done so ease her pain. It's horrible! I think H was one of her biggest problems too so I tried to ease my fears by thinking and appreciating that I don't have that...

Thanks! I've heard of this one too! I'm just terrified it would affect my T negatively in a permanent way since lexapro an SSRI really gave me an increase that I'm still dealing with three months later.

Thank you Glynis! I will bring these up with my doctor. Have you ever heard of anyone having an increase in their T after taking these? And do you think since I most likely had an adverse reaction to lexapro it would be more likely for me to experience a permanent worsening of my T from...

Hello everyone it's me again. I can't seem to get off of this forum, but I need advice and you guys are the only ones I really trust since doctors seem to know nothing about this condition- well at least psychiatrists. I started some talking therapy today and although it didn't help much at all...

Thank you so much for asking about how I'm doing and taking the time to post and offer me support and wonderful advice. Today so far has been a pretty good day. My T seems to be a bit lower today or I'm just handling it better. I'm hopeful since I haven't done any damage to my ears that it will...

I know I don't think I can deal with this level of anxiety all my life. It's so debilitating and frightening. I'm having a really rough day today and I feel like I can't get through this. T is so awful because there's never any escape instead of other illnesses which tend to not always be so...

So in your experience does the volume actually decrease once you settle down and stop being so anxious about the sound? I think this happened to me the first time I had T but I can't tell if I just got used to it.

This makes a lot of sense! I notice my T seems to be a bit lower when I'm hanging out with my boyfriend or in an engaging conversation. Thank you so much for all your help you give such wonderful advice and your recovery story is truly remarkable! I hope I can return to the forum with a success...

Exactly! Every morning I wake up a wreck emotionally at the thought of battling a whole day with the T not to have a single break from it. I think it hurts so much because I hope one day I'll just wake up and it'll be gone. It's absurd that there's no treatment for this at all. I would think by...

Thank you for that reassurance I really need it. At the time when I took the AD I wasn't even worried about my T. If someone asked me about it I'd always say I'm not sure if it just went away or I got used to it. It was such a relieving feeling I miss it. But then when I saw tinnitus as a...

Wow I'm truly sorry you are experiencing all this fear and regret too. It's bad enough we have to get this awful ringing and deal with it's intrusiveness but dealing with the worry of making it permanently worse or dealing with increases and just the general not knowing the prognosis at all is...

I get that completely! Actually when I got T the first time 6 years ago I didn't have any guilt whatsoever because it popped up out of nowhere. No colds, no loud noises, no ear infections nothing. So I couldn't think man I wish I could go back in time and stop myself from doing 'x' and getting...

But is it on your mind 24/7? That's what I'm most worried about. Like always thinking about it. It's bad enough to hear it constantly but to pay attention and think about it always seems like torture. I know our cases are very different but I've been trying to get a better understanding for...

I actually remember being terrified of tinnitus when an audiologist came to visit my school in elementary school. I remember my mom reassuring me I would be fine and not to listen to loud things. And before this as I child I was terrified of loud stuff and I still got T. This makes me really...

Thank you for the reply! The amount of responses I've gotten truly warms my heart! I'm just scared of being plagued by tinnitus and thoughts of it forever! How much do you notice your T during the day? It's not constant right? I had habituated to mild T 6 years ago and could go months without...

Thank you so much! It feels so good to know you have been where I am and it got better for you! Did you ever go back to law school? Was/is your T still intrusive? I really want to give nursing school a try now and I know if I don't my parents will be so disappointed in me so I have to try! Any...

Thanks for the support! Did your T reduce gradually downward or did you have ups and downs and months where you had no progress at all? My first month the T seemed to go down drastically and then it hit a standstill and then went down a bit and now it seems like it's up and down and just gets...

You are so sweet thank you! It's helpful to hear that you went back to work so soon after getting intrusive T. I've been working 3 days a week in a office setting as my summer job doing filing and other clerical work and have been able to keep doing that. It gives me something to do but I still...

Wow thank you for sharing this with me. It's nice just to see that there's hope with potential AD-induced tinnitus because when I first started taking the lexapro and looked up tinnitus and lexapro I saw horror stories of people getting awful tinnitus that is permanent and ruined their lives. It...

So could anxiety actually be making the T louder? Or is the anxiety making me react so terribly which makes it all seem worse? Because if I can count on the volume decreasing a bit I'll be even more hopeful. Right now it feels like the T is vibrating my head and almost feels painful. I can't...