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It's been over three years since I gave myself tinnitus. The first 6-12 months were absolutely maddening and I'm quite surprised I made it at all (I was mentally torn down to nothing and was ready to die). Sometime between now and then I've managed to get to the point where I'm able to keep my...

I would agree it's like PTSD. For me I had a fear for anything that might be loud and I would over react to any thud or bang. Fireworks/concerts are the worst... I spend more time wondering if I should be plugging my ears or not. I worked for a security firm and defied an order from a client...

Logged back in for the first time in ages to pay my respects. When I found out Danny had passed my heart dropped. I haven't really talked to him since 2015/2016 when I was having the hardest time with my Tinnitus, but Danny was one of the main reasons why I didn't give up back then. I remember a...

Approaching 3 years... Finally overcome most of my fears (flying, headphones, etc) but still fear loud places. Ears still a buzzing. :/

Hey everyone, long time no see. I've been doing pretty good lately, except for the fact I was diagnosed with a Chiari Malformation last week after beginning to get weird symptoms back in September :/ Of course during my research on this condition I found out a common side effect is Tinnitus...

Hoping it fixes itself is all you can do. The best thing to do is to start doing everything you can to ignore the sound as soon as you can. The more I think about it, the more I hear it my stress goes up. The less I think about it, the less I hear it and my life is pretty normal. It's the same...

I can't say if it will go away or not. But based onyou not noticing it till you put your ear down to a pillow means your t is pretty low and easy to ignore. Best way to help yourself is to do your best not to think about the noise, hard I know, especially at first. I could hear my ringing over...

So far the best method, for me at least, is to do anything and everything I could to not give it any attention. Mine has gone from covering up everything to me only noticing it when it gets really quiet or I go looking for it and if I go looking for it, it's pretty much the same volume it was...

Best advise I can give is to do your best to stop mentally monitoring the noise and not let it interior your thoughts. During my first few months it was crucial for my sanity to keep myself occupied with things like work, TV, games etc in order for my brain to stop worrying about it. Once the...

My advise is to just move on. Do everything you can to keep your mind busy. The first few months for me were pure hell (I thought I was gonna flunk college and loose my job), but today, almost a year later I was joking about my t because I don't consciously hear it much anymore. It's still there...

I also suffer from T due to a few gunshots. It was very maddening during the beginning but it will get better. Most important thing I recommend is to try your hardest not to change the way you act (except to protect the ears). Keeping busy is very important. Eventually your subconscious will...

I have never heard mine in my dreams, but again, I can rarely ever remember them. But those that I have remembered, I dont recall hearing T.

The first 3 months are the worst, at least they were for me. I had panic attacks almost daily for the first 2 months and the 3rd month I started to get a grip on the emotions and the panic attacks became far fewer. The thing that sucks about T is that its unpredictable, it can either go away...

The new year has come and gone and I rang in the new year (bad pun... Bad.) I still feel like I'm improving and noticing the t less often and I'm not as bothered. I'm slowly going back to how I was pre depression (caused by t onset) but that is going to take a while and some soul searching. T...

Today, I overcame one of my fears caused by T. I no longer fear movie theaters :) Now onto my fear of headphones... Star Wars 7 is great.

Stay strong my friends, never lose hope! :)

2 months since last update. T is still there, panic attacks are long gone. Life is 95% back to normal. Pretty sure the last 5% will barely change if at all. I can easily go most of the day oblivious to the T (I cant tell its there unless im in a quiet room or im actively looking for it, if...

Habituated for the most part, but still annoyed every time I stop doing something T immediately takes over my thoughts :/

How long does 1 gram usually last?

My ears feel like they have stabalised when it comes to popping.most of the time they are popping like they have the rest of my life so its not as distracting. Every once in a while one will seem to pop louder than the other. Mine do not pop to noise unless it's something like a gunshot, which...

-6 Month Update Just wanted to post an update now that I've reached my 6 month anniversary. The T is still there, but I can argue that I am doing even better than I was at 3 months in. As each day goes by I notice the noise less and less. I dont really track the volume any more but its about...

My T is now directly linked to the amount of attention I give it. Only hear it when I think about it, which is sadly a bad habit. Progress!

When im surrounded by family my T is quiet. When im on my own the T screams. Life is trying to tell me something.

In the beginning I used to use masking noises to help me sleep, over time I have been able to learn not to use them. It's important to try not to see if its still there. The less you look for it the less you notice it :) At least thats how it has worked for me. As for flying and working out, I...

Welcome to TT, I want you to know that all will be fine, it is just going to take some time. The first few days/weeks are the toughest of this ordeal but there is hope of your T going away. Nobody can look you in the eyes and say that its going away, we just dont know, its different for...

I think I lost a little hearing. My ears definitely feel weird compared to what they used to. One pops more than the other.

Those masks wont do anything for the ears though, thats just for breathing. There is not as much pressure on our ears at higher altitude so thats the likely reason why the noise stops in my opinion anyways. *im not a medical expert, but I know pressure on the ears can affect my volume as well...

Give your life a purpose. I attribute me surviving my onset due to finding a purpose worth living for, even if I suffered in the process.

Bear mace is pretty effective. I'm in the same boat with the gun.

I'm not giving up! I'm too stubborn for that.

I second Eldudebro, its very important to calm down. The panicking is whats causing the negative thoughts of "not able to do this". As ive said via private channels, the first few days are the worse but it will gradually get better. :huganimation:

I just wanted to make this post to give hope to the new people joining the Forum. To recap, I got my T from being stupid and shooting my gun a few times without hearing protection. My first few weeks were absolutely horrible, I contemplated suicide and I am quite surprised that I didn't, given...

When will it end? I know mine is mild but the lack of being able to relax in a quiet room is driving me nuts :/

T disappearing at all is a good sign in general :)

@Romain B. I was going to enroll into AM101 but backed out last minute before every getting any shots. I was to afraid that it wouldnt work and the mixed reports here did not comfort me any. Ive improved little by little for the past few weeks and didnt want to throw myself back to how bad it...

You are not alone with the doctors. Many people here myself included have been brushed off by doctors. My first doctor googled everything as well :/ Even the ENT was pretty much useless. Sadly, most cases of Tinnitus currently have no official treatment so that is usually why doctors just brush...

Not any better than its gone for anyone else here. They told me I looked fine,and that I could try some "tinnitus reliefe" regimen (essentially Ginko) and id have a 50% chance of that helping. Researching that hear it likely wont help me at all as mine is directly damage to the ear, ginko is a...

For me, things changed a lot starting off. But like Nucleo said, T is different for everyone so its hard to say. But in many cases it does get better.

During my first 2 months the sounds would be unrelenting and I could hear a variety of pitches. Mostly tonal but i had so many tones mixing together... Approaching my 3rd month and most of the tones have gone away. Volume has also lowered to the point I only notice spikes while im busy, and can...

I just dropped from my local Am101 Study, was supposed to go into the pre screening tomorrow. Hope it was the right choice, just dont want to risk loosing the progress ive made this far and spiraling back into depression.

Just dropped myself from the AM101 study the day before my initial screening.. Hope it was the right choice.

Q-Tips are a no no, big NONO. I would have an ENT clean the ears personally. CBT / Mindfulness is just teaching yourself how to ignore it. Ear protection is always a good idea when in loud areas, but earmuffs may be a bit tooo bulky to carry all the time. There are a few drugs in trial that are...

I can tell you that you should pursue your dreams, and should you need any help getting through any spikes that may happen, you can count on the community here to be an amazing support group. Everyone here has gone through similar rough patches and knows what its like so they make up the perfect...

Yea, seems to make T quieter for me as well. I can plug my ears and its noticeably quieter for a few seconds (slowly builds up to baseline if i had plugged my ears without listening to acrn). Maybe thats a good sign this treatment will work if I try to do it long term?

Using it currently :D

How did I not find this sooner? This makes the T sooooo much less noticeable, at least while its playing.

I'm in the same boat recently where I'm doubting that I will go forward with the shots and afraid the shots will make the T worse. I've already decided if it doesn't get worse than it has been the last few days (barely a problem for majority of the day) I will not go through with the shots. I...

Is that due to Habituation, or did the volume actually lower?

Ya, I would consider my current T mild compared to what some others report having. Seems to get a bit lower/more bearable every other day or two.

Have to agree, depends on the severity. How it was on onset, would've done almost anything to make it stop. Now im perfectly fine waiting for a drug to come out, as long as my current level doesnt worsen. As each days passes I get more sure of myself that I should probably not risk a needle in...

Was too tired to elaborate before plus was on my phone. Got it for $20 due to some promotion they had last year, had gotten it for PC from amazon cheap last year so since I had the game back then I qualified for the $20 promotion for a console version.

No, ps4

I have ESO as well, since I could get it for $20 figured why not. Definitely better played with friends.

Since April 4th. I think its getting better but it may just be my mental perception.

Step 1, calm down. If it went away once, it should go away again, based on your post its in the process currently. If I were you I would stop taking those meds, dont even consider them since your body seems to react to it. It's also possible something else could be amiss like an ear infection...