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Hi Tinnitus Talk Friends! It's certainly been a while and I hope you are all doing well. I'm about to go to bed and suddenly felt compelled to give an update on how I'm going. What prompted this is I actually have a sinus infection which has made my tinnitus considerably worse. I can say...

Heya, I recently had a gynecological surgery and now I have a developed a BV (naturally) Surgeon wants to start me on antibiotics ASAP and I'm just wondering what is my safest option? Thanks heaps.

For the last 2.5 years I've had a fan on full blast EVERY night to help block out my tinnitus so I can sleep, I even take the fan on holidays. Last night I forgot to turn it on and was perfectly fine. I didn't bother turning it on tonight, I genuinely don't give a shit anymore. My tinnitus is...

Just heard a random success story from my audiologist when I was getting new custom ear plug moulds done. She had a client who suffered with tinnitus for most of her adult life and it stopped when she turned 80. She literally woke up one morning and the ringing stopped and never came back. I...

Hey guys, I'm recovering from the flu and have had a huugeeee spike that has sent me into a bit of a downward spiral. The rational part of my brain knows this spike will likely go away when I'm fully recovered but I'm still absolutely terrified it won't. I think I just need someone to tell me...

At the start of this year I signed up to one of those 12 week challenges at the gym to get in shape for my wedding. During the challenge I met a girl who was also trying to lose weight for her wedding. She was pretty nice and we bonded over wedding stuff. During the challenge we often messaged...

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Something quite extraordinary happened today, my tinnitus was super quiet all day long, this is my quietest full day in well over a year. I thought it was worth sharing as I've never had a full day of quiet tinnitus. The only other times I've experienced this kind of reduction was after a...

Does anyone else feel like they are very up and down when it comes to dealing with their tinnitus? I'm coming up to my third year so I think it's safe to say mine is here to stay. I will have a few good months where I'm OK and getting on with my life and then have really crap months where I...

Yesterday my car broke down and I had to call road side assist. Once the man was finished fixing my car I told him I would step away while he shut the bonnet because I have tinnitus and sensitive ears. He was like "oh no way, I have that really bad too" He told me his story, when he was in his...

If you could attend a concert with no chance it would affect your tinnitus who would you see? I daydream about this all the time, I think my number one pick would be either Mumford and Sons or U2.

Has anyone ever suffered from a heat rash/prickly heat. We are having really humid weather (currently at 98% humidity) and as a result I've developed the worst heat rash. I've tried everything including completely staying out of heat but can't seem to get rid of it :(

They are chopping down all the huge trees in the reserve behind me and it's making me so sad, some of those trees are over a hundred years old. They are home to many birds and other animals. I'm also really weird and think trees have a soul or something... I really love trees. I even wrote a...

And she is totally chilled about it, she got it a few weeks ago and said she finds it's pretty irritating but just ignores it, she has told herself to just ignore it and get on with her life. Apparently it's moderately loud and she can hear it over everyday noises. It blows my mind she is so...

I suffer from lupus which is an autoimmune disease, recently my Rheumatologist has wanted me to go on a new medication called plaquenil to help stop flares. One of the first side effects listed for plaquenil is "May cause ringing in the ears" naturally I refused to take it and the following...

I'm in a rather reflective mood as the year comes to a close. I was thinking about my tinnitus journey and all the things I regret doing this year. I would say my biggest regret was seeing three different ENTs and 4 doctors, costing me thousands of dollars. I really wish I had just stopped after...

Today a good friend surprised me with premium tickets to the Mumford and Sons concert in January. They are my favorite band of all time, it was such a thoughtful and generous gift. It was extremely awkward and sad having to tell her that I would not be able to attend, the tickets are right up...

I had a minor operation yesterday and for about 2 hours after the op my tinnitus completely went away. Once the Anaesthetic wore off it came back. So weird! It was a blissful two hours!

I went into counselling for my tinnitus and was advised to try and attend noisy social events (using protection) as I was becoming a recluse, I was told "you have to live your life" etc etc.. Now I'm not here to be an alarmist and I don't want to scare anyone but guys it's just not worth it...

Hi guys I hope you are all ok. I'm doing really well, I decided to take a break from this wonderful forum as I felt I was becoming way too obsessed with my tinnitus. The tinnitus is still there but I'm so busy at the moment I don't really notice it or care too much unless I'm really tired or...

Mine is avacado and salt on toast.

I feel so sorry for my fiance, he has had to deal with me whilst I'm going through this spike, it can't be fun for him. He is such a wonderful guy, I feel so bad. We can't do half the stuff we used to do together movies, concerts, crossfit etc. He never complains and supports me no matter how...

I deleted my account last year and it was the best thing I ever did, my life is so much more peaceful.

My tinnitus has hit the roof this week, no idea why. I am having a lot of trouble sleeping and found a noise on Spotify that completely masks it, it's a miracle. I only use it when I am really struggling and play it at the same volume as my tinnitus. For anyone with spotify this is the noise...

I have spent so much money trying to find earplugs that fit my small ear canals. I just looked at my paypal statement and all up have spent $400 on earplugs in 6 months! None of them were suitable. These are the only earplugs I've found that don't hurt my ears and actually fit properly, every...

Please tell me I'm not the only one who has got stuck in clothing whilst trying it on in the change room. This morning I went shopping and tried on a lovely dress, turns out it was too small and when I went to take it off I couldn't get it over my shoulders. It was a long and fruitless battle...

Oh god it finally happened, I was lining up at the checkout of my local grocery store when suddenly the shopping centre fire alarm went off. It was sooo loud and painful, all I heard screeching in my ear was "WHOOOOP WHOOOP WHOOOOOOPPPP" I completely panicked, abandoned my trolley full of...

My greatest passion in life is ice cream so I thought I would begin an ice cream thread! I will rate every ice cream I try. Feel free to add your own. :rockingbanana: I shall begin with my favourite, Ben and Jerry's "The Tonight Dough" "Caramel & Chocolate Ice Creams with Chocolate Cookie...

We just got back from an Easter fair with a LOUD country music band playing in the middle of the showground. Naturally I stayed well away but did briefly watch the band on a big screen some distance away. When the camera panned to the audience I couldn't help but notice how many kids and babies...

I'm currently obsessed with Michael Sowa, here are my favourite painting by him

My fiancée and I have just started planning our wedding and are both feeling fairy indifferent about the whole thing. Even a small low key wedding will cost us around 10k. We would much rather spend that money on travel and elope somewhere on our holiday. Has anyone done something similar? How...

Hey guys I promised myself at the start of this week when I got this spike I would keep it together and stay calm, however 1 week on I'm really struggling and now seeking support. I was going really really well prior to this, I went hours at a time never thinking about my tinnitus and felt...

I know it's such a pointless thing to do but does anyone obsess over what could have caused their tinnitus. I constantly find myself thinking "If only I never took those antibiotics, or went to that concert or used headphones" etc etc.. It's exhausting, I doubt I will ever find out what caused...

Hey all, hope you're all doing well. Had a quick search and varied results came up, just wondering if anyone has noticed a spike taking metronidazole. My Dr has put me on 400mg x3 times a day for 7 days. He assured me it wouldn't cause a spike but I'm incredibly anxious about any antibiotics...

Hey there I just wanted to give a bit of hope to anyone who is going through an unexplained spike. Around 6 weeks ago I had an awful spike that pretty much gave me a nervous breakdown, it was so loud I ended up taking my holiday leave early, I couldn't hear my colleagues in meetings or on the...

Heya Firstly I'm sorry if all my questions and posts are annoying, I truly am so grateful to those who have taken the time to help. I'm just so unsure and terrified about what is happening to me right now. I'm sitting at my desk trying to work and it's so difficult, today I am having trouble...

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Since my tinnitus started I have stopped watching TV completely, mainly because I can barely hear it over my tinnitus unless it's up really loud. I was sooo excited about Stranger Things but I don't think I'll be able to watch it now. Does anyone have any techniques for watching TV without...

Hi there Around one month ago I developed moderately loud ringing in my right ear, occasionally moving to my left. I suffer from systemic lupus and thought perhaps this may be the cause. My rheumatologist checked my bloods and my lupus is in remission and all blood results were perfect. I also...