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I was standing at a bus stop (not in America right now) and a construction truck passed by. The horn went off and it was so loud. Louder than an ambulance siren. I was wearing earplugs but it was so uncomfortable I felt my whole face wrinkle up. I immediately noticed the spike. I've been...

And how loud is your school/work environment usually?

My mom was visiting a family friend the other day and my tinnitus came up, and I explained this incident where I was at a mall and a concert started and how we couldn't leave and I said "I wasn't expecting that at all. It's almost like a comedy, kind of" and they all laughed. It is kind of like...

I'm currently visiting my grandparents overseas. I'm having a bad spike and it's triggering anxiety attacks but I'm trying to stay calm. The town my grandma lives in is very loud. Cars honking, construction noises. I had a nightmare last night about walking through a very loud street, trying to...

Today, I was on a 10+ hour plane ride. I was so terrified of my tinnitus getting permanently worse. Thankfully, I just got home and I didn't notice much of a difference. I think its' slightly louder, but not nearly as loud as I thought it would get. I had to wear the earplugs the entire time...

Every loud noise almost always causes a spike for me. Is it because I have hyperacusis? If my hyperacusis goes away, will I be able to be around average loud noises that everyone else is exposed to without earplugs and not experience an increase in my tinnitus?

I've had this feeling for a long while, and I don't know exactly how to describe it, but I have this anger towards myself, and it seems to have stemmed when I developed tinnitus, and gotten stronger and stronger over the duration of the year. My life hasn't been great. My childhood was good but...

I was at the traffic light the other day waiting to get onto the "highway" (the 40 mph highway in between suburbs) and a car stopped behind me. My mom was in the passenger seat and she gets a little panicked in the car so she kept urging me to wait until the road was empty. I learned to drive...

I'm eighteen now and I spent my birthday at home all day. My parents convinced me to go to IHOP and I had french toast for breakfast. A few relatives sent me cards. My friend from middle school texted me "Happy Birthday" which I actually really appreciated because just being thought about makes...

For those of you who wear earplugs while swimming, what kind do you use? What material and brand? Do they reduce decibels for you? What are your experiences?

Does anyone here enjoy writing? Do you find tinnitus precludes you from writing or is writing a helpful way to cope for you?

I haven't been to the beach in a while, and I really miss swimming. I always found it relaxing. Most places are too crowded and loud for me, and I don't know if I can find a quiet, tranquil place. I could bring underwater earplugs but I've never used them before and I'm not sure if they're...

I had to attend a 5 hour course. The instructor played several clips throughout it, probably 2 hours total all-together, the rest was a lecture. The TV was on very loud. It was at 65, and when I'm watching TV at home I can't raise it above 8 sometimes because of hyperacusis. I was wearing...

I have a fear of getting into an accident and the airbags going off (I've read the sound of airbags going off is about 160 db.) I'm going to get my license soon, but I still get anxiety thinking about being involved in a crash and tinnitus getting louder. I'm afraid of being hit by a drunk...

I've been wearing earplugs frequently recently, even all night. I'm worried about them widening the ear canals, because then even more sound would enter. I used to wear "slim" earplugs, and they were very tight when I first wore them, but then I started to notice they were letting in more sound...

I live in a suburban town, but towards the summer every day several cars pass by throughout the day with their radios blaring. My room is on the second floor, but I can hear everything. It's so loud, I can feel the bass. It sounds louder than if you were standing by the speakers at an...

For those of you who are feeling depressed, do you think you would still have depression if you didn't have tinnitus? Do you think you could be happy?

I wore ear muffs in loud places for long periods (minutes, hours) for several times. They were very tight, and I had some jaw pain after wearing them. I know I shouldn't have continued to wear them. Recently, I noticed a rumbling sound and sensation while lying down in bed on my side. I have...

I can't do anything to stop tinnitus and it literally gets louder everyday, so I need something to make me feel calm again. I've been on Zoloft before T but when I took it recently it seemed to stop working after 2 months. My mom took me to a psychiatrist who prescribed Prozac now but I...

I took one 50 mg dose of Prednisone (it was all I could get prescribed) because I thought it might help a recent increase and I didn't experience any noticeable side effects for the first hours but I'm getting sudden slight pains in my eye that last a few seconds and go away. My eyes also feel a...

What is every psychiatric drug you've ever taken and what affect has it had on you? Antidepressants, benzodiazepines, SSRIs, MAOIs, antipsychotics etc. You can also explain what it was prescribed for but you don't have to. Did any have a negative effect on your tinnitus? What helped and what...

I feel like I can never be normal. I used to have anxiety before tinnitus but now it's so strong. I keep thinking "I can't live like this." I look around at other people and their lives are so joyful. I feel like I'll never be happy or normal. And tinnitus just gets louder so I'm terrified of...

I just want to be sure I'm safe. Is listening to music at a low volume okay? And how long? I used to listen music for hours before but I know better than that now. Is listening to several songs okay? After listening to even a few songs at a very low volume my ears ache. I don't know if that's...

Is there a point where tinnitus can't get any louder or hearing loss and damage can no longer progress?

I've already been to numerous doctors including an ENT and audiologist, so I didn't see the point, but was taken to a tinnitus center by my parents. The doctor at the tinnitus center saw my earplugs immediately told me I couldn't wear them. She told me it would cause me to pay attention to my T...

I already had two loud noise exposures this month, but my family wanted to go to Washington DC for a trip. I had a panic attack the moment we got there. I really didn't want to go outside. I just wanted to stay in the hotel but my mother said I was ruining the vacation so I agreed, and brought...

Every sound seems so uncomfortable. Parents talking, doors squeaking, cutlery, dogs barking from outside, cars driving by (especially motorcycles.) It seems %100 times louder to me in my head. I have to wear ear plugs even in the house. I have to keep asking parents to talk quietly even though...

I'm sorry for posting so much on here, sometimes it's really difficult to deal with and this is the only place where I feel people can understand. Having a lot of anxiety lately due to T increasing. I've been protecting my ears but loud noise exposures and hyperacusis are making things worse. I...

The other day I was outside and a construction group was doing work right outside on our block. On the way home, I saw they were right outside my house. They were using a truck and a jackhammer. I had to get to the house, and I thought it would be no problem because I was wearing ear plugs...

I have a cold and I already took Promethazine 3 times (1 tablespoon for 3 days.) Could this possibly increase tinnitus? I read Codeine could lead to hearing loss, but only after long-term use of several years. I want to make sure it's safe to use for about a week. Is the Promethazine safe?