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I'm interested to know if people still use headphones/headsets after getting tinnitus.

Lately, I haven't been exposed to any that much of a loud sounds, but yet every night my tinnitus seems to be getting worse and I don't even know why :(. I also currently have my worst episode of depression ever so I don't know maybe that triggers my spikes. I just don't know anymore, I am...

I want to start going to the gym again but the one I go has somewhat loud music... My phone app detects around 59 decibels when it's only the music. I don't know if it's placebo but I feel like I get spikes after visiting it and my ears kinda hurt after leaving maybe from the music. Do you...

I was sitting on my pc when I heard a really loud sound (like a dog whistle). At first I thought the tv was doing it but I realised that there are some kids sitting on the street outside playing it. I'm on the first floor but I dont think I was very close to them but the sound that they were...

I have been told a lot of times before to lay off the PC. I usually spend most of my day on it when I am not outside. I pretty much don't know what else to do... I don't have any friends to go out with and soon I will finish school. I have heard that sitting on the PC for too long could be the...

I was at a restaurant and at the other half of the restaurant there was a kid with a balloon. I was kinda scared about it but decided to stay since she was in the other end of the restaurant. At one moment I heard the balloon pop and I feel like I had small pain on my left ear after it... not...

I need your help... Every Monday from now on I have to go to a school internship... It consists of going to houses and installing air conditioning and sometimes construction work... Last year I used to go and it had very loud working tools like jackhammers and drills Now that I have tinnitus I...

I usually used q-tips but since I realised they are dangerous I am not sure how to do it.

Hello I've been using q-tips after every shower since I remember... I usually thought they were safe but now I saw some posts that say they may be potentially dangerous. I usually don't go too deep with them but I use them pretty often... I also clean my ears in every shower I take, not sure...

I wonder if it's dangerous to yell or scream while having ear protection on. I wear some cotton and sometimes I yell pretty loud, any idea if it's dangerous or not?

From 2 days my tinnitus has spiked so loud I wish it could just go to the normal state... I don't know why I was so stupid. I went to a loud meeting without protection, drank 4 glasses of wine while taking melatonin, magnesium... I don't know anymore what to do I just wish it could go back to...

Hello again... Today I went outside on a somewhat friend/family meeting without protection again... People were very loud and I think I got exposed to loud noise outside but there was no music in the meeting. I am very scared that my tinnitus might become worse permanently because of my...

I live in a big city and today I took a walk. The area has alot of traffic and its pretty noisy. Sometimes when a bus passes near me it makes this loud noice like it releases air or something. It makes me feel anxious when it happens near me since I dont want to worsen my tinnitus... Do you...

Hello guys I got my tinnitus some months ago. I am not sure what caused it but I remember some time ago I was playing CS:GO with really loud volumes. After I got tinnitus I am trying to protect my ears. Anyways I wonder if using headsets for video games at low volume (20-50) is safe? I...