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It's so strange.. You'd think it would be instant..

But I'm vegetarian :(

Sorry, just not in the best of places at the moment. I think these dark winter nights mess with my head too. Feeling pretty much how I was when this first started tonight. I did have a quieter period this afternoon. But now it's in full force again. I struggle to believe that I will ever get...

These things take time, unfortunately. I appreciate there are a lot of people struggling and are desperate. But at least the wheels are turning. This time of year is slow, with holidays etc. Hang in there guys. Also, someone mentioned somewhere they thought it might be priced around €500. I...

Right, so I was maybe a bit silly the other night. I was out in loud environments, music playing etc. My band was playing nearby with a substitute guitar player, but they asked me to do a few. So, I did. I just felt like I was so fed up with all this that I don't really care what happened to me...

So my electrical 'airy' hiss is out in full force this evening. A little earlier it was really really quiet. I had some dinner (beans on toast!) and it's come back really loud. I notice that, when I flick between webpages I have open on my laptop - one page is light and one page has a dark...

Hi, thanks for your reply. The trouble is, I find it so difficult to explain what it sounds like. Sure, I have 'pure tones' of T, which mainly comes in my left ear, but sometimes both. This is triggered by most sounds, but it is really easily maskable. The 'hiss' is so much harder to describe...

The thing is, the majority of these people on these lists are quite wealthy compared to us. They might well have a variety of issues that we don't see, including tinnitus. Being famous isn't always all it is cracked up to be. However, money does help. My biggest fear is what if this gets to a...

Merry Christmas to everyone on here. I know I've not been around here long, but I the help and support I've received has been incredible and really humbling. It's also been a massive wake up call, too. I never knew the extent of the suffering these stupid noises bring. Should my tinnitus clear...

While I'm not experienced enough to know how to properly advise you moving forward, I can assure you that you are not alone, and that most people on this forum have been where you have been. Also, it does get better. Your mind is in fight or flight mode. However, this will pass with time. Each...

Just want to chip in here.. I think my T is noise induced. I have a couple of 'pure tones' that seem to shift between both ears and do disappear in a quiet room after a while. But I also have this very weird high pitched metallic electrical noise that is above everything and is very difficult...

All I want for Christmas is for someone to buy it in January and subsequently report on here a significant reduction in their tinnitus over the following weeks. Is that too much to ask?

This isn't to say I don't have my moments of self pity. In honesty, I'm not someone with much self esteem, if any. I really don't think too much of myself. I try to live without an ego and, when I can, bring a bit of joy to others. But I do get down a lot. Sometimes though, you have to give...

Sorry to hear you are feeling like that. At this time of year, I think it hurts a bit more because you know that, for most people, this really is the happiest time of year. I'm sorry you'll be alone, I really am. Loneliness isn't nice, and it really is overlooked far too much. Just try and...

This electrical noise is driving me crazy. I'm at work, and when I move my eyes it shifts and changes. I can't even describe how annoying it is. I do think it gets worse after eating sometimes, like as if it reacts to my blood pressure. Who knows. It's approaching 4 weeks now, so I really can't...

I have the same app :) I used it a couple of times to play crickets and things when this first started. But I've found that I don't really need to mask it, weirdly. I am always so tired at night that I could fall asleep on a washing line. In terms of helping with the hyperacusis (I think mine...

I'm trying my best to give my ears a break, but I don't really know what that is. I'm not attending any places where there is loud music. Even in the car, I have the radio on pretty low. I've even been wearing earplugs in the car. Is this too much? When I'm at work and it gets pretty noisy, not...

Thanks guys - I didn't know reactive tinnitus was real. I'm laid in bed and the only sound I can hear is the electrical noise. I really wish this one would go away. The thing is, I don't know how far I should be protecting my ears now. Is playing in a band with ear plugs a bad idea? Should I...

Hi, Sorry for posting again, I just have a few questions that I would like to see if anyone can help with. I'm still relatively new to all this (it's been just over three weeks since I really noticed the tinnitus). So firstly, there are 2/3 tones. Two of them are more like pure tones, perhaps...

To be honest, I'm still in the stages of figuring my T out and how it reacts to things. I still rally don't know. Just having the TV on low at home can make it louder. I do find now that things like coins clinking together and the jangle of keys irritates my ears. Not painful or anything, but I...

To be honest, coming to work and seeing my colleagues is one of the few things I look forward to. If it wasn't for them, I would be in a very dark place. I struggle on weekends when I don't see anyone, so going to work is a huge help. I can't lose it.

Yeh, I know, it's just with mine, I can hear people fine, I just struggle to gauge how loudly I am speaking. Maybe I'm looking for something that's not really available. Doesn't help when you work in a place that has bare walls, hundreds of students making a racket, an open plan building with a...

Does anyone know of any sort of ear plugs that can just take the edge off noise, but still allow you to have a conversation? I've got some brilliant musicians' ear plugs (I can be in the car, have music on full, it sounds just fine but it is quiet, and doesn't aggravate my hearing), I can hear...

So, I seemed to have calmed down a bit. I probably feel 70% my normal self. Still being put off doing some things like watching TV, and it just sends the sound haywire and I can't concentrate at all on what I'm watching. Also, I can't bring myself to read, which makes me quite sad. I still need...

A doctor had a look in my ear and said that from the outside, it looks fine. They'd see impacted ear wax straight away wouldn't they? My ears have been so strange today. At times the electrical noise seems to go down to a 1 out of 10. Then quite loud again when in louder situations. But most...

Thnk you for your post. Many people have told me it gets easier. It's just that difficult at the moment, I am that fixated, that that is difficult to see. Sometimes, I wonder whether I have had this for much longer and jsut never realised? But I know I'm a bit of an idiot, but surely I can't be...

I'm in the UK, so would you recommend I get one done by the NHS? Or does anyone know a better place to go? I think what is frustrating me is how much my T is fluctuating at the moment. If I sit in a silent room for a while, it all pretty much disappears. Apart from the high pitched hiss that...

No, not yet. When I went to the docs he wasn't interested in my tinnitus. I need to go again and see a different doctor. But I'm not sure what they can do anyway..:(

Well I'm glad that you're a better place now. That gives hope to people. I'm still trying to figure out what on earth is happening. It's just so strange. The 'pure tones' if you like come on from basically any sort of sound. So I just had the radio on lowish in the house and turned it off. I...

I hope so. How do you find your t now? I know people with it, maybe not as loud as mine, and it never affects them. It just consumes every moment of my day. Even moderate levels of noise set off the other tone. Fortunately, I can't hear that until I put my fingers in my ears or until I'm a...

It's only been 2 weeks. My last gig was 2 weeks today. I did two gigs that weekend. Thank you for your post. I think mine is much higher than 7500 Hz. Again, it's so bloody hard to describe. I'm currently at a shopping center and it's relatively loud. The app on my phone tells me it's about 55...

Thank you very very much, you give me some hope. Obviously, I'm very new to all this, but your experience and knowledge is far greater than mine, so the logical part of my brain says to listen. It's very scary at the moment. In reality, mine isn't the most debilitating thing ever. It's like...

Thank you for this Michael. I'll heed your advise. I don't think I'll be playing with my band anymore and Ill stay clear of headphones. I work at a college which is quite loud and noisy, but I'll do my best to try and protect my hearing. I'm really not hopeful of this ever disappearing. I know...

Hope you're right my friend, I really really do.

This all sounds very promising, I've not really researched anything. Just sorted of accepted that there isn't a cure and there never will be, in my lifetime at least. But I do trust in academics and scientists, there are some incredible minds at work out there. RE the back to silence video, I...

Hi, I did it playing with my own band. I played in a rock band from being around 14 to 20. Had a break until I was 25, this time last year. It was only last weekend that I noticed this horrible high pitched noise.. not like the tone you get after a concert, that pretty much disappeared the next...

Last night, I got into bed and it sounded much much quieter than it has been. I could hear it, but I would have given it a 1/2 out of 10. I woke up this morning and again, it seemed to have pretty much vanished. Maybe a 1 out of 10. I was feeling a lot better. Then I got to work and it just...

Trying my best. It's all come as bit of a sucker punch. Hoping for the best for you.

I get that buddy, it's just very hard to believe in my current situation. Just get scared when you read posts about people struggling after years. If I'm like this after 10 days, how will I ever get there? I know you mean well, I promise I'm not questioning you, just a worried soul tonight :)

This happens with me, mostly. When I listen to music, the hiss is masked by the high pitched tone. When things quieten down, the high pitch tone quietens and the hiss returns. Why does this indicate that I have damaged my ears less? I'm trying to avoid loud sounds, just not sure what the limit...

That's very kind of you, seriously. Perhaps I will write to you at some point tomorrow, as I think it's bedtime for me soon (even just typing that turned my stomach, my bedroom is always SILENT). Is it common to find that T can die down late at night? Could this be blood pressure related? I...

Would you mind? That might be helpful. Just really worried and lost at the moment. And the worst thing is that I can't see how I will ever improve. Already to sick to death of living like I have my head around the back of an old TV.

Thank you for your post. That gives me some hope, but I've never been that lucky really. Weirdly, it doesn't affect my sleeping so much. It dies down in a quiet room, but obviously I can hear it. But I'm always so shattered anyway, I fall asleep eventually. Playing the radio and listening to...

So, it's getting worse and I still don't know what it is going on with me. I went to the GP today, and he wasn't interested in my tinnitus. He just referred me to a mental health team. On Sunday night, I went to A&E having suicidal thoughts. I was/am in absolute meltdown. But that doctor said I...

I'm very sorry to hear you are going through all that. I really am. I find it incredible that MRIs and things can just instantly make things so much worse for people. I wish you all the best... I think you have far greater strength than me. I just went out with a couple of friends for a couple...

It's just so hard to believe... The thing is, I don't really mind one of the tones that I have. It comes on when I listen to music or if the TV is loud. But then it dies down. But it is easily maskable by the TV or radio etc. Like I can hear it, maybe a 3/4 out of 10, like when the TV goes...

Thanks for that. I did read your success post, it was very insightful. As I read, I was really hoping that I could do the same, but as I sit here now, it is impossible to be positive. I definitely have traits of OCD, as you do. Which I don't think helps. This morning and this afternoon, I...

Thanks for your replies. So last night I went to accident and emergency and my local hospital because I was suicidal. A doctor said I might have hearing loss which is causing the noises and I might need a hearing aid in the future. He's referring me for a hearing test and then if that's...

Thanks everyone for your replies. It's interesting to hear what everyone is like. At first, I focused on the other tone. They one everyone hear say, after a concert or something. But that seems to be easily mask able and disappears itself in a quiet room, eventually. But the other one is so...

Hi, So, I figured that one of the tones in my head seems to die down in a quiet room. That's fair enough. Also, that tone seems to be easily masked. But tonight I've began to hear another much much higher frequency. Definitely above 15 kHz. I find that when I listen to masking tracks on the...

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply, again. What you say does help, honestly. I think my OCD definitely doesn't help here. I have had breakdowns over things before, and I think my reaction is a part of that. I've been absolutely stricken with anxiety, can't eat or sleep... just feel...

I've already ordered several pairs of ear plugs. I will never play again without them. I'm an absolute wreck at the moment. I'm pretty sure it isn't normal to react like this. I feel nervous and unsettled, no appetite, just want to sleep (which is difficult because of the noise and I can't help...

Thanks for your replies, appreciated. I've looked into reactive tinnitus just now and it seems to be similar to what I think I have. It definitely gets worse with different things. I've noticed actually if I put the TV on, it gets louder, and the general hissing/white noise gets louder, to the...

Basically, I think I got a form of tinnitus from playing with my band on Saturday night. During the day, when I'm at work, with colleagues, driving the car etc, I can't hear it. If I put my fingers in my ears (which I've been doing a lot, I can). I do hear it if I go into the bathroom at work...

Thank you so much for your reply, much of what you said makes sense. Regarding playing with the band, it's not something I can give up immediately as we have a lot of commitments. However, I will never play with a band again without wearing ear plugs. I've already purchased a few pairs. Last...

Sorry to post again... So now, I'm sat at home in my living room and its absolutely silent. In my ears I can hear a really high pitched hissing. That doesn't bother me too much. The high pitched buzzing, like I described I get from playing gigs seems to have disappeared... I've noticed...

Thank you both for your replies, much much appreciated. Michael, how would you rate how loud your T is? Just say if you are sat watching TV, could you pick it out? I only really hear it when I'm at home. If the TV is off or on really low at night. And obviously when I'm trying to sleep. Then...

Hi everyone, First time poster, just not feeling too great about what has happened to me over the weekend. I'll try and cut a long story short here :) I'm a 26 year old male, work full time, live alone and studying a masters degree by distance. Between the ages of 14-20, I played on and off...