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With motorcycles its not so much the engine noise that's the issue. Its the wind buffeting through your helmet at higher speeds which reaches well past 85 DB. I remember riding on freeways and express ways pre-tinnitus with no ear plugs, I always had fairly loud bikes but they were nothing...

Definitely, like I said just hang in there. Mine is also in the middle of my head and its a constant extremely high pitched "EEEEE" type of sound. As mentioned in my previous post, I do have some days where its louder than others but I'll be honest I really do not have anymore days where it...

David, I tried noise machines, music, air conditioners pretty much everything, It really didn't do anything early on for me so I just gave up on them and slept in silence (or what all of us here know as silence), eventually I could fall asleep even with the ringing. Your second question is a...

Hey Martin, You just gotta hang in there for a little while, I know it sucks right now but it will get better. I've had tinnitus for a little over 2 years now and just like everyone else the first few months were really bad. I didn't believe anything I read about people saying its going to get...

No Idea really, it just popped up out of nowhere one day. I've been to a dozen ENT's and have had MRI's, hearing tests, everything always came back normal. -Edit: I've tried a dozen supplements, nothing ever helped so I just gave up and let time do the healing. It's pretty normal to have a...

I'm not even sure why Im back on here, out of curiosity I suppose. I can tell you this, I have had t for a little over a year now. The first few months really sucked, I can't deny that. I didn't believe anything anyone said, habituation was impossible in my mind. But as time went on, I...

Oh yeah, I still am. Although I'm assured that my tinnitus isn't caused by hearing loss or damage (since I've had multiple hearing tests done, all without issues even in the high ranges) I'm still not messing around with being around excessively loud things, and I don't recommend for anyone...

If it helps, I definitely had H in the beginning, maybe the first 2-3 months but it faded as time went on. I still believe I may have it at a very minimal level. For example, I no longer can sit next to like an old CRT tv you know the ones that whine. Well I can, but its super freaking annoying...

Hi everyone, I thought I'd make a post, I haven't been on these forums in months now and I can't say thats a bad thing. My whole tinnitus story began almost a year ago now, I still remember the day, It was August 28th. I had just come back from a night of beer & pool with a few of my buddies...

Sorry for not answering sooner, haven't been around. Usually just very high pitched tinnitus more so in my left ear. It can be heard over almost anything. On my good days I barely even notice it, but on my random bad spikes its just impossible to mask. Having one of these spikes right now...

Not particularly. Sometimes I'll be having a terrible morning and by the end of the day its so silent I can barely hear it. Other days will be bad for the whole day.. Lately I've had more of a pattern where it's bad for 2-4 days and then really mellow for about a week or two then randomly bad...

Luckily its been getting better :)

@Telis I think its fair to say at this point retigabine is not a dud, its pretty clear that it has very positive effects even at fairly low doses (not in all cases obviously). At this point we've had a fair number of people test it, with mostly positive experiences, sure there can beside effects...

No cause that I can think of, just started up one night (august 28th to be specific). Fairly high pitched, couldn't really find anything that produced a similar sound frequency wise. Feels like its right in the center of my head more than my ears. I do have a slight history of motorcycles...

Pretty much in your same boat, wish I knew the answer, Mine will drop down so low that I'm not bothered by it what so ever, literally impossible to hear until I go to bed. Then it'll shoot up like it has for these past 4 days out of the blue and even becomes reactive.. All I can do is wait for...

Sure seems to help a lot of people, I think at this point its pretty fair to say that its not just a placebo. But I do agree, too many scary side-effects to stay on this stuff long term. I suppose Mpt was just really lucky with his tinnitus completely ceasing (for the most part) after being on...

I'll have to be honest, probably started at a 5, after a month went down to a 2-3. After my MRI it spiked for about a week and was REALLY bad. Past couple of months its been varying a lot, it'll be like a 1 for 4-5 days (can't even hear it until I go to bed and even then its so quiet it...

I went to the dentist just last month, honestly I didn't find it that loud at all. And definitely didn't have any spikes, hope that helps :/ Just to elaborate, I had two fillings done so it was a good solid hour of drilling (obviously not constant, but int spurts) Definitely wanna take care of...

You aren't being intrusive at all Amanda, I was actually going to post an update here but never got around to it. I'm doing a lot better. I've had a pretty quiet 2 days (friday and saturday), so it's definitely subsided, I believe I'm back to my baseline (maybe even a little bit lower these past...

You'll be fine, I just had an MRI last Saturday, you may of seen my not to happy thread and my T definitely spiked even though I was wearing plugs. It's definitely slowly getting better day by day going back to my baseline. I doubt that 2 seconds of 98 DB can cause permanent damage. You can be...

Honestly I have this most mornings. It's as if my brain does a hard reset overnight every night. Most days I wake up and it's almost silent and then after 2-5 mins as I gain consciousness it comes back. It's kind of depressing if anything. I still hate that it's the first thought in my mind...

I'm hoping your right, my original T was not noise induced, atleast I dont believe it was, it came out of the blue.. Like I mentioned earlier, I do find it weird that the sunday after the MRI was one of my quietest T days that I've ever had, don't think that would be even possible if the MRI...

Yeah, it really is. CT Scans are silent I honestly would of rather sucked up all the radiation from the CT Scan than deal with what I have to deal with now.. The MRI scan is done in sections, you get about 10-15 seconds of silence in between each scan and they all last roughly 2-5 minutes long...

I would honestly re-evaluate if you really need it. They are INCREDIBLY loud. depending on what kind of machine it is they can reach up to 140DB at some moments..

As with anyone who has this shitty condition, I've gone through my course of doctors, 3 ENTS, Internist, GP, Neurologist and even a physciatrist. The last one I saw was an Internist and he seemed like a pretty knowledgeable guy and recommended blood work and an MRI just to rule everything out...

Very likely a temporary weird spike, don't worry about it too much it will likely pass.

I doubt it will come back, probably just some random spike this stuff is sooo unpredictable. I most hear a high pitched hiss right in the middle of my head.. once in a while I'll hear a high pitched ringing in one of my ears, I haven't had it last more than 5-10 minutes, I just try not to worry...

There are stories here and there on the internet of people who's tinnitus left, but I do agree that they are far and few in between. And I definitely agree that if mine were to ever go, the first place I'd post is here.

So I had to go in for a physical today, and the doc recommended I get varicella vaccine, since the last time I got it was at around 8-10 years of age (22 now). I didn't really question him, and said sure whatever. Did decide to google it later on and realized that the vaccine contains neomycin...

I like your attitude as of late Ilija, keep it up and I'm glad you are getting better.

I don't know, but mine has always felt like it was in the center of my head. Recently I've noticed when laying down, depending on what side of my head is on the pillow it sounds like the sound is dedicated to the side thats being muffled by the pillow. But the second I switch sides, it also...

I've had that happen before, My T lately has been crazy quiet after sleep. If I wake up in the middle of the night at like 4-5 AM, it almost seems like its completely gone. Usually goes back to its normal baseline throughout the day though (Which luckily is fairly quiet as of late). I've had...

I actually have rust man, and I totally know what you mean by all your friends being out to college, you honestly sound like you are in almost my identical situation. A couple of years 90% of my friends split out of California off to either the marines, navy, or college. So I'm pretty low on...

I'm not trying to come off as a prick or anything, but I noticed you've been posting and ranting a lot on TT, don't get me wrong this isn't a bad thing getting it out helps forsure, but it gives me the impression that you just can't seem to get your mind off the T, thats what gives me the vibe...

I've told ya before man, and I'll tell ya again.. you have got to stop worrying. Take a break from these forums like I recommended before. I've cut down my visits to like once a day for 5 mins if that.. not thinking about tinnitus will help your tinnitus.

You'll be fine man.. its only been a month and yours is already down to the point where you can only hear it in a silent room. Just do your best to stop stressing. Hang out with friends, play league of legends, watch a movie with your family, just stop thinking about the T and it'll fade. And at...

Wear headphones and quietly play music when sitting at your pc? this will get your mind off your CPU squealing. Its probably a lot worse than you think since you are stressing about it. Just relax, kick back, listen to some smooth relaxing music when sitting at the PC (something that wont...

Agreed man, I'm sitting in my silent office right now at work.. well fairly silent (40-50DB) and I can barely hear it.

Yeah, mine is similar to yours, I don't really notice it for example when watching a movie, or just having my brain actively focused on something else wether it be playing a game or being out with friends.. but the second I start thinking or worrying about it, it gets worse just like yours...

Fluid in the ears will definitely increase volume, but careful with the ear drops man make sure they aren't ototoxic. @Telis can tell you personally how sketchy those can be.

An uneven tooth, can result in an uneven bite which can then result in TMJ. However if your having no jaw pain, or jaw popping I doubt TMJ is the issue. Your dentist is correct however that all your teeth should touch when you fully close your jaw and bite.

That's awesome, I was really into them for a bit. I had a Mini FPV quad setup but ended up selling it in the end... Maybe I should get back into it, the more hobbies I have to get my mind off the ringing the better.

Hey Ilija, I'm pretty much in your shoes man, we got T around the same time, at least on your end you know exactly how you got yours.. mine came out of the blue and I wasn't exposed to any loud noise before it came on. Its funny that you mention your PC being annoying, I personally have a...

Thats absolutely awesome christian, I'm thrilled that its once again working for you! keep us updated please.

Good luck man, I really really hope you have positive results.. This stuff seems like its the only thing that has had any real positive lasting effects for people, finally seems like a step in the right direction.

From the various threads/posts that I've read around here, you should only really take it when you need it, try not to exceed 4 weeks on it, as you can become dependent and withdrawals suck..

Possibly, but from the way he worded it, it sounded like he was taking 1MG of klonopin, twice a day. Which is definitely a lot, I was just prescribed this stuff myself a couple of days ago and my Physciatrist strongly urged me to take .25mg once a night and only bump my dose if I don't notice...

Yeah, I do believe Klonopin & Xanax are equal in terms of dosages.. I.E. .5mg of Klonopin = .5mg of Xanax

Don't get Marijuana and Benzo's confused.. Whole different ball game my friend, like I said, just be careful.

Just be careful man, 2 MG a day is a fairly high dose, especially for someone who hasn't been on Benzo's before.

It's definitely helped me at night (my toughest time). I wasn't sleeping well at all, falling asleep for 2 hours, and then cat napping for the rest of the night, 30 minutes awake, 30 minutes asleep type of thing. I started on .25mg of lorazepam yesterday... It definitely helps.. its almost...

I say if you've exhausted all other options, get temporarily medicated. Sleep is extremely important, there's no point in suffering if meds can help.

I use to always have trouble going to bed, I wouldn't particularly diagnose myself as an insomniac, but most nights I'd toss and turn for 2-3 hours before shutting off. I use to find relief in marijuana, smoke an hour before bed, lay down to watch tv and I'd doze off within 30-45 minutes...

Yeeeaaah... Use to love it for sleeping, I've posted this elsewhere on these forums. But ever since getting T, I'm just too bat sh*t scared to smoke anymore.. It made it SOOOO much louder.

I believe it Grace, It's only been two weeks, but with my stress & anxiety levels down its already definitely better. The first few days it was completely un-maskable, maybe by a shower. Now I can pretty much completely mask it with very very quiet music through headphones (50-60DB) which is...

Nothing to feel foolish about, you definitely did the right thing.. People just don't care until they are afflicted and by then its too late.

Well I said I would try to avoid tinnitus forums, but god its impossible so I'm back. Anyways, I just had my hearing testing this week. No hearing loss, all the way up to 20Khz. The audiologist even told me I have some of the best hearing she's encountered from low-high range. Yet I still have a...

Oh I'll definitely be back in the future LadyDi, I just think I need to keep my mind of this tinnitus thing for a little bit. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

Not sure why, but I've always been irritated by two sounds even before T. One was the sound of someone eating a crunchy apple, no idea why but I would almost cringe when I'd hear it. Also, people who can't seem to chew with their mouth closed irritate me a bit. Other than that though, clank all...

I really don't think that listening to music quietly through headphones 60-75 DB is going to harm your tinnitus. Those levels of noise are completely safe for your hearing. I don't know what I would do all day If I couldn't listen to my music through headphones. The second I switch them on my...