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I’ve had mild tinnitus for a few years now and have been in a psychotic episode for about 3 months now. It is likely that I will be diagnosed with schizophrenia with the way things are going. For those that have both tinnitus and schizophrenia, what tips would you give for protecting my ears...

I snowboard and sometimes when I fall hard (I fall all the time) my tinnitus spikes for about a minute. There isn’t a loud noise when it happens so I know I’m not damaging my ears but why does this happen? Is it because of the stress on my body when I impact the ground? I feel like anxiety also...

Assuming both are inserted correctly and fit appropriately. Do foam ear plugs provide the best protection money can buy? I’m not talking about comfort or about quality of sound but simply effectiveness alone. When I am using earplugs that’s all I care about and want to have the most decibel...

Today during my game I got hit hard in the head running after a catch and my tinnitus spiked LOUD at the moment of contact. It spiked for about 5 seconds then returned to my normal baseline. Why did it spike for only a short time, then return to normal? Do you guys think I experienced some...

Why is the highest rated decibel rating for ear plugs around 30-35 decibels? I was thinking about this recently and if someone were to create some kind of extreme protection like 60 or 70 decibel reduction ear plugs/ear muffs that would be a godsend to the tinnitus community. It would allow...

I have had a constant static hiss 24/7 for about one year but ever since I first heard it it never bothered me at all. I thought it was nothing. Then I later learned about tinnitus from a YouTube video. Unless I began reading forums/watching YouTube videos and obsessing about it after hearing...

Someone on here told me they hear multiple tones at once. I don’t quite understand what they mean. Do you hear one tone then a few seconds later hear another tone at separate times or do you hear them all at once. If you hear a hiss, a roar, and a high pitched ring at the exact same time...

Has anyone here that has very severe, debilitating tinnitus that are basically on the verge of suicide, thought about/went through with purposely exposing themselves to amounts of noise you usually wouldn’t expose yourself to and just let go. I’d think that if your life is destroyed to that...

I remember someone telling me to play sounds of nature while sleeping or “sound enrichment”. What is the benefit of this? Currently I have zero problems sleeping in a completely quiet room and fall asleep with a few minutes every night and stay asleep the entire night. Will I still benefit...

I bought a pair of Walker’s ultra slim ear muffs and tested them out on moderate noise and they definitely work but I was thoroughly surprised at the difference between the ear muffs and the ear plugs. I can actually hear people speak clearly in these while I can very hardly understand any...

I’ve been using just basic foam earplugs but want something more low profile that are very difficult to see I am wearing anything. I would prefer that they are disposable but if such a thing doesn’t exist then I am willing to buy ones that are reusable. I also would like something that slips...

So I got a ride from someone today and he played loud music and completely refused to turn it down. I was in the backseat so I couldn’t control the volume and he wouldn’t turn it down despite my efforts. Of course I left my ear plugs in a public bathroom the time I really needed them so I...

I am quite new to this and want to know what happened when you started noticing it and the difficulties you had to face through your lifetime with it. Did you get it from a specific event like a concert? Did you know about tinnitus before you got it, protected yourself, and still got it...

Can I reliably use it to judge whether or not I need to wear ear plugs? I was at an outdoor festival for 45 minutes to eat with my family and the decibel meter on my phone fluctuated from 80 to 90 decibels so I didn’t wear any plugs. Does anyone know if that meter is completely useless or does...

I don’t go to concerts and most really loud places anyways but why are people saying you shouldn’t? With protection the decibels are lowered to more than enough of an acceptable level. My earplugs have a noise reduction of 32 decibels so theoretically I could go to a concert with them on and...

So I was at football practice today and the coach unexpectedly blew the whistle about two feet from my ear. There was obviously nothing that could have been done but what I want to know is if stuff like that permanently damages your hearing and if in most cases your tinnitus will increase...

Why do some people limit themselves so much because of tinnitus? I hear of some people wearing ear plugs everywhere they go and some won’t even listen to music at any volume or go to a bar or concert even with protection. Is your tinnitus that terrible that it doesn’t allow you to live a...

So I’m new to tinnitus and currently my tinnitus is very mild. I read here that you should at all costs avoid wearing headphones at any volume level. Why is that so? I don’t want to let this affect my life this much as it makes all the games I play completely unplayable as hearing your...

What do you guys do to protect yourself against sudden loud noises. I usually bring earplugs for anything I consider damaging for a long time exposure but things such as a motorcycle or car with exhaust flying by you at full throttle. Truck horns that are probably over 130 decibels, and...

To be able to know when to wear ear plugs or not or what to avoid, does anyone know approximately what decibel levels are some everyday sounds? Max volume on a car speaker, lawn mowers, car and motorcycle stock exhausts, wind noise, busy restaurant, iPhone speakers, etc...

Hi everyone! So today I was in the car with my friends for about 30 minutes and they started playing music moderately loud. It was at about 75% the whole time then they turned it up to full volume for about 3 minutes. It was on stock speakers. I’m worried because about a year ago I started...