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  1. VictorDedalus

    Persevering as a Musician with Tinnitus

    I just wanted to encourage any musicians coping with this affliction. I've been suffering with awful, constant unilateral tinnitus for three years now, but I've resumed writing and recording. Despite the intrusive and sometimes pitch-obscuring screech, I somehow manage to sing on key. To all you...
  2. VictorDedalus

    Two Years

    This June represents the two year mark for me and tinnitus. As I've described in previous posts, the onset of my severe unilateral tinnitus occurred spontaneously one evening while I sat watching television. It has not abated or diminished in intensity over the subsequent 24 months. I think...
  3. VictorDedalus

    Writers?

    Are any of you writers by trade? I'm a copywriter working in advertising. I'm finding it especially difficult to write at the moment. I've suffered from severe unilateral tinnitus for almost two years, but it appears to be having a cumulative effect. While it's difficult for me to say whether...
  4. VictorDedalus

    Percentage of Tinnitus Cases Leading to Deafness?

    I've reached the 20-month mark of constant, severe unilateral tinnitus. I already had bilateral tinnitus for about 10 years prior to the onset of this much louder tone in my left year. It presented spontaneously seven months after brain surgery to resection a meningioma. No one knows whether...
  5. VictorDedalus

    Quality and Intensity Versus Volume

    Curious what others have observed regarding the volume of their tinnitus versus the quality or intensity of tones. I sometimes notice that the volume of the tone in my right ear - which bothers me far less than the left - is greater than the more obnoxious and troublesome tone in my left. Yet...
  6. VictorDedalus

    Painfully High Pitch

    Curious whether anyone else's tinnitus causes them pain due to its fantastically high pitch. I occasionally discover myself wincing due to its intrusive whine. Were it an actual, objective sound emanating from without, I'm convinced it would cause damage. By my approximation, the whistling hiss...
  7. VictorDedalus

    Tinnitus Following Craniotomy

    I've spent the past few months referencing this site and figured it was time I introduce myself. I'm 37 and have suffered from bilateral acoustic trauma-related tinnitus since my early twenties when I began playing in bands. I quickly adjusted to this relatively mild annoyance, and though I...