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My sister committed suicide two days ago. She jumped from the bedroom window, my parents found her right after when a friend of hers called after seeing worrying messages. She was 21. They tried for almost an hour, her heart would not be able to cope with her injuries. Her brain was probably...

Hello all! I was at a work conference this weekend, it was 250 people going and you can imagine it got pretty damn loud during lunch, dinner and etc. I used my plugs almost all the time besides when I was in my room, early mornings where it was very little people around in the lobby and I felt...

Hello guys! I've had a few colds since my onset so I know that a cold can make tinnitus spike and make the ears feel clogged and pressured. I am recovering from a cold now and I had clogged ears and all that, perfectly normal. Two days ago I was blowing my nose (not hard, there was plenty of...

Hey guys. So I went to a diner near me and just picked up my food and stepped outside. Was about to put on my ear muffs when something popped loudly. My hands where holding muffs and food so I didn't reach my ear fully. A sec later a firework popped (some f**king kids playing with firework)...

Hello guys, I just need to vent a bit. I am SO fed up with how tinnitus controls almost every part of my life. I can't help it, I have tried so many times to stop worrying and being anxious. Every time when I feel I have some control, something happens, usually an acoustic trauma (anything...

Hi guys, Before anything, no I did NOT listen to music. I use my NC headphones as a suppliment as protection since I had problems in my ear canal. It's always on mute (basically only allowing the NC to be on). My boyfriend had borrowed my headphones yesterday and I was on my way to work and...

Hello guys, Have had some back and forth with ENT about my ears as I had some itching, fullness, and blocking. I was at the ENT today again, with their specialist and was told that there is a membrane/wax thing on the side of my ear that need to be removed. He was really great. He wanted to...

I was just at the ENT due to my wax build up. I had some wax but that was not the cause of my muffled hearing. The oil drops was making it worse and was told to stop using it ASAP. I have a "false eardrum". Don't know the medical term but it is like a thin skin (?) that is in front of my...

Hello guys! So I have had major problems with a wax build up in my ear the last week. I've been using ear drops twice every day for 3 full days (on the 4th day now). My ear gets really plugged when the oil reaches the wax and it sort of swell up so the tinnitus is unbearable due to blockage and...

Hello guys, You might have seen my other thread about my ears feeling off during my vacation. I went to a doctor and he said he didn't see any wax, HOWEVER, a friend of mine from TT told me to try to lift my ear to see if it was wax build up or not (the fullness disappeared when I lifted my...

Hello guys. I'm on day 5 on my vacation and it's pretty noisy here in Seoul like everywhere. I use my plugs for full days at end and it have been fine until last day or so. I pulled out my earplugs one night and my left ear felt muffled and had distorted hearing for a sec or two. I figured it...

Hello guys! I am going on a really long flight next week (one 1h flight and one 9h+ flight) of 10 hours of flight time total. I've been on shorter flights ranging from 1-4h the past two years and it has been mostly fine even if my anxiety is usually high before, during and a bit after the...

I was eating lunch at work and suddenly an alarm went off, it wasn't the fire alarm but like a burglar alarm (in case someone would have broken into our office) and it was just loud and I had to cover my ears straight away. The alarm was going off in the entire building so I couldn't escape the...

Hello guys! I will be attending GamesCom for work but will have some spare time. If anyone is going there and want to meet up, let me know :)

I just left the cinema half way through Dunkirk. A regular cinema and not IMAX but it was so loud I felt the bass through my whole body. I got uncomfortable right from the opening but it was a bit slower and I tried to give it a shot. It just got worse and louder until I got really bad panic...

It's a long article but very good read. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/nyregion/in-new-york-city-indoor-noise-goes-unabated.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion It is mainly about different shops, bars, restaurants and clubs that have admitted that they are using loud (we are talking way over 95 db)...

Hello guys. I was just outside and doing some cardio and aerobics exercises. When I did involved some jumping I felt a weird feeling in my ear. I stopped and my ear felt really pressured and when I opened my jaw I could hear my own voice like I had my ear plugged. It was a bit windy and I got a...

Hello guys! I made a post on this last time I was flying (November 2016), the spike that I got settled down after a week or two. On April 5th I had to take a flight to London, I had earplugs and NC headphones with me. However, the headphones was acting up a lot and somehow it just stopped...

I wonder how many people got T from that event? Seriously, what is wrong with people? :( "After fans of Turkish soccer club Galatasaray held the record at 131.76 dbA from March 2011, the Seahawks took the title on Sept. 15 of last year with a reading of 136.6 dbA. That came on a third-quarter...

Hello guys! New Year is coming soon and I wish a good year to you all :) Just a friendly reminder that there are always idiots and assholes out there that are using firecrackers (usually those small but very loud ones) outside before and after New Year's Eve. I heard a few last night that...

Hello guys! Two weeks ago I made a post regarding precautions around flights. I got home 1,5 week ago and noticed that my T have increased in volume since I got home. During flight I used ear plugs and NC headphones (I never used NC before and only used it during flights, no music at all) and...

Hello guys! I know this topic have been discussed previously, however some threads aren't really answering my questions so I will ask them here. As I have noise-induced tinnitus, is there anything specific I should be thinking about prior to flying? I am going to Malta on a company trip, the...

Hello guys! I am thinking about becoming a blood donor, but I heard that iron deficiency can cause you T (I guess temporary) and I guess in my case, either worsen or spike my T. The blood centers will give you iron after donating to make sure that you have enough iron to replace the blood they...

Hey guys. So I am working at the office and the person next to me let out a loud freaking sneeze that scared me (mostly because I was really concentrated) and now my ear is a little muffled and the tinnitus is raging. Should I be worried? I haven't gotten this physical response in my ear from...

Hey guys, I am sure there are a million threads here about this already. Two weeks ago I got my first cold since the onset of T, I was prepared for a spike during my cold but it was not very big or if there was one at all. However, I've been feeling good for a week now (no symptoms of cold)...

Hi guys! This wonderful game came out yesterday (PC and PS4) and to you all who love short, peaceful games that has great visual and score, please check out Abzu! But, I just wanted to share the amazing soundtrack, it will be perfect for sleeping or relaxing, it doesn't contain bass or so, so...

Warning: Rant! Spring/summer is here now in St0ckholm and all these freaking motorbikes are all over the goddamn city. Some are just making so much f****king noise that I have to cover my ears every time. Today I went outside to get some air before going off lunch, and I didn't see that it was...

Hi guys, Just wanted some advice/reassurance or just support. On Sat I went to cut my hair, not until the hair dresser were almost done, I realized I forgot my plugs in my other bag. It has been great weather so I didn't bring my jacket with my second pair of ear plugs either. So I sucked it...

Hi guys, Just have to tell you guys, since I am so excited for this! Without naming anything about where I work or what project this is (probably will be able to google it out of course), I have been working for a gaming company for the past year. I started before the onset of T and it really...

Hello guys, So I finished Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi a month ago and really want a new anime to watch. I am rather picky with the type of anime I like and it should be matching some of the criteria: Dark/Mystery/Sci-fi/Mature (Attack on Titan, Tokyo Ghoul, Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi (Erased)...

Just a random post before bedtime.. My T has been raging all day, went up during the evening for no reason. Left ear had a good old spike and it was so loud. Right one being the worst was more or less the same. I was watching something on the computer and suddenly when I turned it off and just...

Just wanted to lift this off my chest. I went to a GP today to get a referral to a TMJ specialist, maybe I don't have TMJ or maybe I do, I just want to do what I can to rule things out and at least get some peace. The doctor was an idiot. He asked me questions why I thought I needed the...

Hey guys, Been posting somewhat more frequently lately. I know that this subject has probably been discussed before, but how do you tell if a new tone is permanent or not? What could be the causes? I have gotten a new tone in my (bad) right ear, a clear eeeeee-"tone", that is higher than my...

Hello guys, For the past weeks I have noticed an increase in my T's volume. It can vary a lot from day to day depending on how well I slept and how tense I am in my jaw. Example: Three weeks ago I had a really bad headache and woke up with very sore jaw on both sides. T was much higher than...

Hey all. I was recording a voice acting (supposed to scream like I was stabbed to death and things) for our company's audio technician. So he tried to show me how it is done, kind of what painful death scream I should go for etc. Suddenly he started to shout really loudly (he played some clip...

Hello guys, As some may have followed my post, I have been exposed and having some worries since my T started. I was exposed fire alarms twice and it caused my anxiety to spike (and my T to go louder, or so I believe). It took me 3-4 weeks before I got used to the sound and the anxiety to...

Hello guys, Tomorrow is my 3 month anniversary with T. Honestly it feels like a lifetime ago my T started. The first 3-4 weeks felt so long, each day could have been a week for me. T isn't gone, it's not more quiet, I had a spike a month ago that set me back in my habituation. Took me another...

Hello guys, I noticed that my T are usually normal during morning, but spikes somewhere after lunch to mid-afternoon. During evenings is back to normal somewhat again. Just curious what causes this temporary spike? Is it because of the food intake during lunch (or/and more noise since people...

Hello guys, I was meaning to write this success story a week ago. Better late then never? My T is noise-induced, and started on Dec 2nd from a loud concert. (5 weeks now!) The day after I felt a little muffled on my left ear, and could hear the ringing still clearly. I got anxious like anyone...

Hello guys, I wanted to write a minor "success-story" around New Years since I had finally habituated to my T after 2-3 weeks in. However life happened again. My fire alarm went of three times during the last days. First time I forgot to turn the fan on (window was open) and I got startled of...

I accidentally put on some purple noise on a T relief playlist. It felt horrible in my ears, like it was some kind of pressure. Felt the T increase, now I am scared I might have damaged my ear and caused T go go even worse? HELP!!

Hello guys, I will admit it, I have browsed this site a billion times by now. Reading lots and lots of threads, and I know, I am putting way to much effort, energy and focus on my T. Like you probably have heard from a lot of members before, I can't stop focusing on the T. I try. I just can't...