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Let's share our innermost selves here. My Myers-Briggs type indicator is INFP. So is my daughter, whilst my son is the exact opposite - ESTJ. This explains a lot. Luckily my wife is half-and half as an ISFJ, so she is the "glue" that holds our family together. You can read more and take the...

It's not been such a Merry Christmas in our house. It started well enough. But since the Christmas holidays started our teenage daughter has been becoming more and more difficult, disappearing into her own online world and being very rude and disrespectful when asked to take part in family...

Back from school parents night - hundreds of people chattering away in a hall for a couple of hours, nightmare! I couldn't keep popping my earplugs in and out all night whilst waiting to speak to teachers. Ended up with the worst ear pain I've had for a while, and had to pop out a couple of...

Today I had the 3rd of 4 appointments to replace a broken crown caused by an overzealous dental hygienist. At the first appointment I also got him to undo my implant and have a look as it was irritating me. This involved some of the LOUDEST drilling I have heard apart from getting the implant...

I got high frequency tinnitus and hyperacusis six months ago, on top of the low frequency hum that I've had for 12 years. I believe both of these to be primarily noise-induced. The hearing tests came back showing no hearing loss other than that expected for my age (I'm 54). However, lately I've...

Went to the movies for the first time since getting severe tinnitus six months ago. Wife really pleased - she's been getting upset about the fact that we can no longer do all the things we used to do together, so that's another milestone crossed. The movie was Downton Abbey at our local...

I've had tinnitus and hyperacusis for 6 months, both of which have eased somewhat in that time. However for the past week I've had a significant tinnitus spike. I feel my hyperacusis is more elevated again because sounds are annoying me that I was starting to tolerate better. In your...

So my hyperacusis is slowly improving as my body heals itself following acoustic trauma this April. Plus the Amitriptyline I'm taking definitely helps. I've been careful to avoid loud environments as far as possible. My right ear is my bad ear, so quite often I'll just pop a silicone earplug in...

When I first got severe tinnitus back in April/May I started avoiding all the things you are supposed to avoid like movies, loud music, busy traffic without hearing protection etc. One of the hardest wrenches to bear was not being able to go to my band practices which I do for fun, or even to...

My teenage son wants to go to with his teenage friends to an "escape room" where you have 60 minutes to solve puzzles to unlock the doors. The rules usually say you need an adult present in the room as well so I'm wondering if anyone has experience of them, would I be justified in saying they...

I was diagnosed with stress-related breathing difficulties some years ago, after a year or two when my dad died, my sister's marriage went through a horrible breakup and I was working under the boss from hell. These problems disappeared when I moved job 3 years ago, but since my tinnitus has...

When I first got severe tinnitus and hyperacusis in April this year, the hyperacusis was so bad that I couldn't tolerate certain people talking to me in their normal voices, or the sound of a shower, a flushing toilet or a kettle boiling, without using earplugs or leaving the room. Now, things...

I am due to send an outstanding balance to the private ENT consultant who I feel was no help to me at all and should not be describing himself as a tinnitus specialist given his apparent lack of knowledge on the subject. I feel inclined to include along with my cheque a letter expressing my...

So after 5 GP appointments and 2 useless ENT visits, I'm going back to my doctor tomorrow. I've asked to see the one doctor who showed any kind of understanding about my personal situation, compared to the others who all waffled in general terms about "getting used to it". He gave me Beconase...

I suffered temporary hearing loss in each ear following noise exposure on two separate occasions. Those were the same occasions that led to my tinnitus onset. and in each case the hearing loss lasted for around half an hour at a significant level, returning to normal again over the next two or...

So I've been considering the dangers of protecting too much from everyday sounds around the house - kettles boiling, electric fans etc. I feel my hyperacusis is a bit better now, but my tinnitus sounds have got more persistent and more annoying. Is this just part of the trade-off that we have...

I'm going on holiday next month and one of the trips we're looking at booking is a trip on a hydrofoil to a nearby island (Sorrento to Capri in Italy). How loud are these exactly? Is it as bad as a speedboat? I wouldn't think so as it's designed more to glide along the surface of the water, so...

I don't believe I have seen anyone mention having tones in the range 2000 to 2500 Hz. I got these sounds in my "good" ear a few weeks after getting high frequency whine in my "bad" ear. The thing is these mid-range sounds vary so much. Sometimes I'll get one sound, then if I yawn it changes...

You guys were right - Episode 112... Sorry but this is going to be a bit of a vent. I'm just back from a private appointment with an ENT consultant who was supposed to have an interest in tinnitus and nasal congestion - two of my main concerns (the first being obvious here). Now, our NHS in...

Hello, For those looking for mindfulness meditations to help them sleep or just calm their anxieties, I've been listening to Andrew Johnson for years. He has recently put most of his meditations available on Spotify. You can also find him on YouTube and at his own website withandrewjohnson.com...

Just been told I have this - prescribed Betahistine and Beconase steroid nasal spray. Will see what happens. Anyone else been told they have inverted eardrums? Is this commonly linked with eustachian tube dysfunction? Maybe this diagnosis would explain why I've had problems with nasal...

I'm really keen to hear from any piano players here who had to stop at the onset of tinnitus or hyperacusis, and were able to return to playing again after a period of recovery. If you returned to it, were you able to play anything you wanted, or just quiet pieces? Do you still rely on ear...

My worst sleepless night since my spike 6 weeks ago. High-pitched tinnitus seemingly spiraling louder and louder. Calming down now thanks to "musical neuromodulation" at this link: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/audioplayer/ Trying to figure out the cause: I used the lawn mower on Saturday for...

Hi I've decided listening to music on headphones is bad for my ears. Any music, on any headphones. After 10 minutes or so it gets uncomfortable, which must be my ears telling me to stop. I've been told this is advisable for those whose tinnitus is caused by acoustic trauma. So what about Pink...

So I had one "bad" ear with high tinnitus and one "good" ear without it. Until band practice tonight when the guy setting up the desk caused a huge feedback shriek lasting 5 seconds. Now I have tinnitus in stereo. Plus dullness and a burning sensation in my formerly good ear. I was trying to be...

Hi What internet radio stations do you listen to, to get you through the day? I'm currently listening to "Ambient Radio" on Tune In Radio, but would prefer to find something with a bit more dynamism (without being too jarring) as I'm working and don't want to drift off to sleep! Currently...

Hi, Another music fan here, who has been "enjoying" music a little too much. I've gone to rock concerts all my life - I'm 54 now, with a wife and two teenage children, and a pretty good job in IT. The first concert I went to which caused a problem was Genesis in 1982, when I had my right ear...