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I've been to plenty of festivals and have been fine. They're probably the best way to enjoy music as a T sufferer, as you can always step back from the music. Obviously don't go too close to speakers etc and just be sensible.

Sorry to hear that. I've found to the contrary in clubs etc, people are usually very understanding. In fact, my friends remind me to put them in.

Haha, the doctor told me to take an aspirin and that it may go in a few weeks. TT is probably the best resource you will find. I'd forgotten this, but I also had little pinprick type pains. It was pretty unpleasant, but it gradually eased off. I did hyperbaric oxygen therapy as well, which may...

Where does this 'protocol' come from? Sounds about right though.

I should clarify, it took 4 months to get rid of the full feeling... The ringing is still there, but you know what, it rarely bothers me now.

Hi mate, I have tinnitus from club damage too. It took a good 4 months, possibly more to get rid of it. I also had hypercusis for about the same period of time. I drank a lot of chamomile tea and tried to eat a non-inflammatory diet. No idea if it actually helped, but it's not a bad thing to do...

It's the bliss of being able to put your head to the pillow for 1 maybe 2 nights and hearing nothing but the rustle of your bedsheets. My head feels balanced, the right feels like the left again, I can be normal for a little while. It's good to have a little control again.

I'd just like to echo my agreement here. I've been back out going to pubs, bars and even clubbing. My rule of thumb is if I can't hear someone speaking to me when I'm facing them from a normal distance then the earplugs go in. Bars/pubs are for socialising, so if it's too loud to speak then it's...

@Gon where are you getting the Hbot done? That is seriously cheap.

My T actually virtually disappeared for a month after getting severe flu. I was almost going to write a success story, but it's back now, oh yes.

Yes I have several times and have been absolutely fine. I have noise induced tinnitus btw.

On the contrary, stay in the city. It's the best distraction. I had been wearing earplugs on the tube, but have gradually stopped. I find in zone 3/4 where there is further to go the tubes get louder, Central is fine. Also check out if the window is open on the train, as it's a lot louder then.

I hope so, I've put aside 5 k for something I don't really expect to work..,

That's frustrating, I was hoping I might be able to bypass the trial as I don't fancy taking the risk and getting injected with a saline solution! I am still considering whether I will participate, if I do I'll of course keep everyone updated. Still the positive to draw from this is that if...

Thanks for your detailed posts, always a valuable read. May I ask how the ketamine injections are going? B

Just throw yourself into it and you'll be amazed how the T will fade into the background. I recently had a big job interview with a foghorn blaring in my ear when I walked in, forgot all about it till I walked out. Good luck :)

So I had my hearing tested recently and it appears I have mild low frequency hearing loss, the rest is pretty good. My tinnitus came about after clubbing, however I can only find mention of high frequency hearing loss from noise. Low frequency seems to come from fluid build up, menieres or...

I have mild lower frequency hearing loss and my tinnitus is also around that range. My top end hearing is very good though. I feel it's plausible it could have masked the audiogram tones, but then maybe it's more because I want it to.

Just to add a non-scientific view, I appreciate all the above points and think they should be taken into very careful consideration. I have often thought to myself that I need to respond when people are being told they can't drink coffee or eat chilli etc, when obviously that's not always the...

"QUALITATIVE COMMENTS: (with 200 mg) It was taken twice at different times in a dosage of 200 milligrams each time, without the slightest peripheral or central effects. (with 300 mg) My tinnitus had disappeared. Probably nothing. "...

Re Read this thread https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/cordyceps-for-tinnitus.3934/#post-37273 - apparently it can help if you have fluid in your ear..

Cordyceps?

3. I use soft earplugs. But from now, avoid all noisy places, avoid pubs, concerts for all of your lifetime. This is best prevention. . I think this is scaremongering a little bit. I would say take a break and avoid loud places for the moment, but this does not mean that you will have to be a...

I've found T decreases significantly during use and the effects last for a few days.

I'm afraid I can't tell you that mate and unfortunately I don't think doctors can either. But at the time I was really desperate, risks were not really a consideration as I thought I was on the way out anyway. However I still don't consider HBOT to be high risk and if you feel uncomfortable you...

To reiterate a previous post, my doctor at the HBOT chamber said approximately 50% had some sort of positive effects whilst the other 50% felt nothing. I didn't hear any negative reports. My attitude was and continues to be, there is a small window of opportunity - best to take it rather than...

Hey Riikka, I feel for you. I'm in a similar situation myself and every time I have to make a difficult decision I mentally collapse. I've lost all my natural energy and am easily discouraged from change which is particularly frustrating as I'm at a point in my career when I need it. T seems to...

Thanks guys. Well I took it for two days and went to the gym. T is quite loud now, but no more so than a normal spike. I also found that my ears started to feel a little sore like in the first month of my T. So it may not be related, but I'm not going to take any more. On the plus side I look...

I've always slept with my right ear on the pillow. I stopped doing so when I got the T, but found I struggled to get to sleep. So I started sleeping on my right ear again (without masking) and despite it sounding like I have a gong going in my head I'm still able to sleep quite soundly. I don't...

Has anyone here used creatine either as a treatment or training supplement? Did it affect the T at all? I've used it before as a training supplement pre-T and am going to have another go anyway, so unless people come back with negative feedback, I'll give it a go and let you know! Creatine on...

@Tattoosteve1987 Listen to all the advice here and take care of your ears. However since there is no obvious reason for it, it may go as quick as it came. My dad woke up one morning with tinnitus and it went 3 months later just like that.

I've just spoken with a friend whose brother had T after doing a lot of clubbing, after a year it reduced down to virtually nothing and he's back out as if nothing had happened. So it can happen! Stay cool and keep thinking positive.

Personally I found the uncertainty the worst thing to deal with in the beginning. What can I do and what can't I do? I was also told to stop being a hyperchondriac and deal with it. There is a certain degree of comfort in better understanding the condition and then knowing how to manage it. If...

I don't find coffee, alcohol or chocolate have any effect on my T.

I had hypercusis straight after my T started. It mainly affected me when walking down a busy street or the clanging of plates in the kitchen. It got better after a few weeks. Then I noticed in my office which is quite quiet and somewhere previously where I had been fine that I was getting...

I'm working through this myself and am gradually exposing myself to louder environments. Yonkapin's advice seems pretty sound (forgive the pun), I'm certainly going to take it. This article is pretty helpful and although it's not that positive about the symptoms getting better, it's very...

My Dad woke up with it once for no obvious reason, it lasted 3 months and then disappeared. He also tells me it will go away Mick, but like you mine is noise induced so I'm less optimistic. Still I'm functioning a whole lot better than I was a few weeks ago, I guess just got to roll with the...

I read a similar story online where the guy got tinnitus clubbing, then went clubbing again after a few months and it disappeared. I'm too scared to try!

It stopped working for me on Firefox, but works great on chrome. To repeat Erlend's question, has anyone tried this and had any positive results? If so, what sort of time period did it take to notice any difference?

Give this thread a read www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy.211/. I also have t from clubbing, although over a period of 3 nights and all the same symptoms. I was also told I was fine. I had 17 sessions daily excluding weekends in the oxygen chamber and it did help a bit. My...

It could go away and I really hope it does. However it's worth looking into hyperbaric oxygen therapy which is best done within 3 weeks of onset. Also perhaps ask your doctor for steroids. It doesn't help everyone, but my view is you may as well try everything when you can. Where do you live? I...

Yes I think it could help. There was a guy when I went who woke up one morning deaf in one ear and managed to recover some hearing in twenty sessions I think. He was also on prednisone.

Thanks for your hard work generalfuzz! It's not working for me yet, but I sure appreciate that little more hope :)

I'm in the UK, so would have to travel - but will drop an email on the offchance that something may happen. I think you're right MT09, but it's hard to know what is too loud! Another thing I forgot to mention is my ears get sore from time to time, no fullness anymore, but this does contribute...

Hello all, I've had T now for getting on 2 months and would really appreciate some advice on what steps to take next. By way of background (if you haven't read my previous posts). I have noise induced T from 3 nights of clubbing. 320 hz in the right ear and a higher pitch in the left. I've...

I also have a fairly low tone at 326 hz. I've just had a go with over ear headphones and haven't noticed any change. If anything it felt like it got worse, although this may be because the background sound was blocked out. I tried for about half an hour. Should I have tried for longer?

Just by way of an update, I ended up having 17 treatments and definitely noticed an overall reduction in volume. It's still there, but it fluctuates far more than before. Now onto acupuncture...

Around £1500... Even though it doesn't appear to have made a great improvement for me, I don't regret it in the slightest. The doctor I spoke to had found it worked to varying extents on 50% of patients. So given the v. likely possibility that this is for life, I think it's a risk worth taking.

Well I decided to carry on a bit further and have just had my 13th. The soreness comes back from time to time, a sensation a bit like being pricked with several pins. The doctor seemed to take this as positive that it may be doing something and drew the parallel with people who have injuries...

Hi all, I've just had my 8th hbot session and am unsure how much difference it is making. I have noise induced tinnitus after 3 days of clubbing and started the treatment 2 weeks after. Initially I had a mid pitched ringing in my right ear which went up in pitch in the first few treatments...

Just had my 7th Hbot session and am having mixed results. The mid-pitched ringing sound has got higher in pitch and a little softer in volume. However I've noticed a new high pitched sound on the left ear. So I'm starting to question the wisdom of carrying on... On the plus side when relaxed it...

Hi @somethingelse88, Sounds just like my story so that's encouraging to hear! i haven't come across many examples online of it clearing up by itself. Unfortunately hbot isn't covered by the nhs, but I did need a note from my gp to confirm I'm in otherwise good health. I'm paying just over £100...

Thanks mate, appreciate the feedback. Yes this is very much my fear, that I might make it worse! What earplugs do you use? I've just had my 3rd session of hbot and the pitch has definitely got higher. It's still about the same during the day, quite loud in early evenings, but tolerable at...

Hi everyone, So here's another reluctant member if the group. I felt compelled to write this after gaining much support and ideas how to deal with T, so hopefully my experience can be as helpful. I'm 31, male in pretty good all round health. Amateur musician, listen to a lot of music from...