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So I haven't posted or visited this forum for several months as part of an attempt to simply 'not think' about tinnitus. Whilst I can say I have thought about tinnitus at least momentarily every day, and i'm not here to post a miraculous recovery story whereby one day I woke up and heard...

For those of you whose tinnitus has worsened since its onset, what do you think caused it to worsen?

Interesting Nature paper on how the brain networking systems are affected in chronic tinnitus. Main Points: - Altered function of the salience network, cognitive control network and autobiographical memory network may impair the down-regulation of internal awareness of tinnitus meaning it...

The idea that stress can cause tinnitus is a little confusing to me, first of all how can an emotional state cause a perception of ringing? Secondly, if stress causes tinnitus to occur, why is it that if you reduce your stress levels, your tinnitus doesn't simply just go away?

Hi guys, sorry if I seem to be over-posting but I do seem to have a lot of questions, being very new to this! So, as a 20 year old I think it's safe to say i'm going to find myself in a loud environment every now and again. I was wondering how best I can protect myself in these environments...

Hi everyone, Since the onset of my tinnitus slightly over a month ago, my mood has been ridiculously unpredictable. Sometimes I feel extremely positive that this is something that'll eventually go/will become a non-issue whereas other times I am seriously suicidal. I can spend hours feeling...

Hi guys, Does anyone have any experience of tinnitus starting in one ear and then spreading to the other? My left ear began about a month ago and my right started a few days ago. The strange thing is that the ringing is different pitches and of different severity in each ear (my right ear is...

Hi everyone, So I've been hearing a high pitched ringing in my left ear for about a month now, and over the past few days my right ear has joined in. What's worse is that in my right ear, the ringing sounds much 'closer' (not sure how else to describe it!). I'm only 20 and have no obvious cause...