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First got tinnitus when I was 16 after an AC/DC concert and years of loud music. This was 2008. The tinnitus was very distressing at the time, but by age 18 it more or less was "gone." I could hear it if I covered my ears, but it more or less stopped bothering me and I never really noticed it...

I'm always reading about how low-frequency sounds, "C waves", are different and aren't blocked as well by earplugs or earmuffs. What exactly does this mean, and how does this work? I'm planning on visiting Europe this summer, which obviously means flying overseas. What kind of earmuffs are...

I can't imagine that. In terms of volume, my tinnitus is softer than most things. A fridge is probably louder. But I always hear it, over everything, except the shower. That's why it's so awful, it's always there. Some of the examples I see on YouTube, how do people live? I'm falling apart due...

I'm in a real pickle now... I've been battling alcohol for some time. It was an issue before tinnitus, but now it's worse because I use alcohol for the stress and sleep. I get withdrawals if I stop, so it's not good.... Anyway, my problem is this: Valium really helps with alcohol withdrawal...

So I'm always thinking to myself "when I put my earplugs in, is the ringing actually louder than it was in the beginning?" At times I swear I'm having a spike, but then think to myself "I was complaining about the same thing this time last year." My paranoia is that it is slowly getting worse...

I'm currently in a spike. I'm wondering about the possible causes - something I really enjoy doing is going out on my boat with my dad. I always wear strong earplugs (I know how to fit them), it's not crazy loud, but I still wonder - what if that's it? A doctor, years ago, who was allegedly a...