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Hello, I will be on a 4 hour flight tomorrow. This is my first flight with a perforated eardrum and tinnitus. I bought ear muffs to defend my ears from the noise of the aircraft. However I only just noticed that it causes a suction when I remove it. Will this pressure to my eardrums cause any...

Hi guys, Has it actually gotten better for anyone with long term tinnitus? I’ve had tinnitus for about 3 months now and I’m tired of people telling me it will get better - it is actually getting worse. I can’t go 5 minutes without thinking about it. It has affected my social life SO badly. And...

So after 6 months of living with an eardrum perforation and 3 months of waiting to see an ENT, I finally had my appointment. I received no advice and no hope. He basically told me that patching up the perforation was too risky and that I should live with the perforation if I could - but he can...

Hello all. I have been searching the internet to read about people’s experiences with myringoplasty but can’t seem to find much. There’s a high chance that I may need this procedure done to patch up my perforation. My main fear is that it will cause further complications such as louder...

I need some advice and suggestions! Please! I have a Slipknot (heavy metal) concert coming up which I booked before tinnitus was a thing in my life. Should I try to sell my tickets, or should I invest in earplugs and go? I also want to go cinema in a few days, will my tinnitus become worse...

Hello, I’ll start from the beginning! Everything started in June on a flight during landing where I was experiencing severe pain from the pressure. I had tried everything, swallowing, yawning, etc and nothing was working so I blocked my nose and blew. This caused my eardrum to perforate which...