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My deaf ear is always making tinnitus noise and the noise increases when I am around sound. I wish it would just shut up and be a deaf, useless ear. Instead, it is a deaf ear that gets in the way of sounds I want to hear in my hearing ear.

Thank you all for the replies. It seems as though noise cancelling headphones are not the holy grail I was hoping for. I like the idea of using them in combination with earplugs. I still don't know about lawn mowing though. I haven't mowed in almost six years and it's funny how such a mundane...

I found it to be a vicious cycle in the beginning because pain caused fear but fear also caused pain. Tensing my muscles in anticipation of pain seemed to make the pain worse.

Would noise cancelling headphones help me or hurt me? I found a pair of noise cancelling headphones while cleaning my mother's garage. My nephew, who works in landscape maintenance, left them there. I wonder if I could go to a ball game or mow the lawn again while wearing them? What are your...

I am the same. I just cover my eyes during the gory parts. I watch the Walking Dead too.

John Snow?

I have learned to not take things for granted. I have learned to focus on what I have instead of what I don't have. I have learned that people suffer in ways that are not obvious, according to their appearance. Empathy. I have learned that I am stronger than I thought I was.

A positive outcome is that you have learned to not take things for granted?

@JohnFox, I forgot to mention that I was given a prescription for oral steroids but there was no improvement. I live in a northern U.S. state and I function much better during the seasons when I can be outdoors. Sound drifts off into the air instead of coming back at me like it does in an...

@JohnFox, I will try to answer some of your questions. I do not know why this happened to me exactly but the ENT said it was probably a virus. It did not happen at night. I have not regained any hearing. My deaf ear reacts to every sound I hear in my good ear. That still happens but is not as...

@JohnFox, I have 100% loss of hearing in my left ear, which happened suddenly almost six years ago. I had to go through a grieving process. It took some time for me to accept my situation. I have not befriended the loss or the tinnitus but I have accepted it. I have befriended myself though, for...

Groundhog Day

Not necessarily true. I was referred to ENT because of sudden loss of all hearing in my left ear. While there, I told the doctor that I was hearing everything twice. Every sound I hear in my good ear produces noise in my bad ear. He told me I would probably have to learn to live with that...

I would dance with @hoper....If I could find him.

@brownbear , Thanks for the reply. I visited three ENT doctors before reluctantly accepting that there was no cure for this. Two of them told me that they also had tinnitus. I guess they meant well but it seemed like they were indeed projecting their own experiences onto me. I felt like they...

@Nonzens, I did not see this thread when you created it and I wonder if you are still around. I would like to know how you are doing now, and whether or not the hearing aids helped. I also had that strange sensation you describe right before my hearing loss, as if someone had hit me on my head...

My money is on glynis. She's a tough cookie.

I have a big dog with a big bark, and I absolutely adore him. Even people with normal hearing are annoyed by the sound of a barking dog. It seems normal and expected to be pained by the sound of barking. I should not have pain in my ears from eating a bowl of soup! It is abnormal and...

Habituation is a decreased response to a stimulus after repeated presentation. I have had constant tinnitus for over five years (repeated presentation) so I think I would need superhuman powers to not habituate. My tinnitus is reactive and I also feel it (pain). I don't have any days when I...

Guys, stop the arguments! You're hurting my ears!

@simb999 , Welcome to the forum and I am sorry you had to join. I am a tinnitus sufferer but not a tinnitus expert. I can only tell you that the panic part of this faded for me and it does for most people, though it can take many months. The people you see every day cannot understand what you...

Hello @brownbear . If you have time, could you please describe how your own experiences with tinnitus has influenced your response to your patients who also suffer? I am just curious.

My mother is 94. Whenever she starts acting kinda goofy, we have her checked out to make sure there is no urinary tract infection going on. A UTI can cause elderly people to act pretty weird. It might be worth checking out.

I went on a couple of cruises with my husband before my hearing loss, tinnitus and hyperacusis happened I would like to cruise again but I don't know about all of the noise. Lots of people and music. I am also a bit wary of the rocking and swaying and chancing a return of vertigo.

I had excellent hearing and no tinnitus until SSNHL struck me on July, 20, 2013. I lost all of the hearing in my left ear suddenly and I have had constant tinnitus ever since in that deaf ear. Not one waking second of silence in my broken ear for over five years now.

Well, I am not the boy in the bubble and I don't have an autoimmune disease as far as I know, but my sudden sensorineural hearing loss (and tinnitus) was probably caused by a gap in my immune system. There are so many causes for tinnitus!

Exactly right @Bill Bauer . There are only a few states in our country which support euthanasia at all and I think the six month rule applies in those states. I would be totally supportive of death by suicide for Huntington's patients. There is zero prospect for improvement and a 100%...

My husband's sister has Huntington's Disease. This a rare disease which can be described as a combination of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and ALS. Her body moves uncontrollably, she has trouble thinking in an organized way and she has drastic mood swings (all symptoms of Huntington's). Death...

Hello @Angel Dust, I 'm sorry you are feeling such despair. I felt suicidal in the beginning also, and a large part of my depression has to do with the loss of music in my life. I get what you are saying about that. Have you sought any help from a psychologist? I agree with @Agrajag364 and...

I guess almost any hearing loss would be sensorineural because the ear hairs and/ or the eighth cranial nerve sustains damage. Mine was labeled "sudden sensorineural hearing loss" because it was sudden, profound and without any obvious cause. I am doing okay though, despite a very frightening...

I think I asked about that within the first five minutes after diagnosis. Unless there is significant loss in both ears, insurance does not provide for implants in the U.S.

Hi Michael, and welcome! I have sensorineural hearing loss in one ear, a 100% loss. It happened one day in 2013. I also had the MRI which revealed no tumor. These types of tumors are pretty rare and I trust that my MRI results are correct. Doctors said my hearing loss was probably caused by...

My husband does not enjoy firing people, even when it is necessary. None of the employees would suffer consequences for not attending and I am not concerned about what they might say if I did not attend. I go to support my husband. There is no live music at the Christmas parties and the...

Update... The party was not well attended, probably because of weather conditions. It was a fairly quiet event and I was able to participate in conversations pretty easily (with my husband's assistance). I am feeling relief today to have it over and done with. Thanks for the words of...

My husband is the company president so we don't have the option of not going.

I will be attending my husband's company Christmas party tonight. I don't enjoy this annual event because of my ear issues. I only have hearing in my right ear so I can only hear people close to the right side of my body. My deaf, left ear reacts to all sound and parties are loud. Thus...

I am so sorry, Glynis. You were the first person to welcome me to the forum and I have always admired you for your kindness. I have also admired your resilience as you deal with Meniere's disease. You seem to be a very strong person and I hope you can draw on that to get you through this...

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" I had to write that on a sheet of paper and tape it to the wall. Reading it every day helped me cope with giving up on playing my oboe. My adult daughter also plays the oboe and she has recently borrowed mine because her own instrument...

@Staceyyy , I suffered SSHL also, almost five years ago. The loss is 100% in my left ear because of a virus. I have tinnitus, ear fullness and hyperacusis. I was anxious, crying, suicidal for many months. I had to go through a grieving process which took some time and I had to accept what I...

I don't feel like I am much better off in terms of treatment than I would have been 2000 years ago. I have managed to achieve some habituation but I chalk that up to time passing, not treatment. I am optimistic about treatments and cures going forward but maybe not in my lifetime. Research...

My situation is opposite yours. Tinnitus and hyperacusis is in my deaf ear.

@Michael Leigh , Do you believe that NASA is part of a conspiracy theory?

@ChristopherD , I'm sorry this happened to you and I understand the anger. Bringing justice to this person wouldn't change your ear problems now but it might serve as a deterrent to other people. I don't think there is enough awareness about this. Did he know that he would be inflicting this...

Thanks to profound hearing loss and tinnitus, I am an oboist who no longer plays the oboe. My avatar shows the music from "Gabriel's Oboe".

@fruityreverb , Do you have hearing loss? When I suffered a sudden sensorineural hearing loss, the audiologist asked if I had an autoimmune disease. As far as I know, I don't. My hearing loss was caused by a virus which my immune system failed to protect me from.

@monkey legs , In the title to your thread, you describe the tension you feel as a "tight band". I have used similar words to describe the way I feel, especially during a spike. I have told my husband that it feels like rubber bands being stretched from my ears to the top of my head. On a...

@Tom88 , I have suffered with T and H for nearly five years now and I don't have any real expectation that I will not be suffering twenty years from now (unless a cure emerges). That being said, I do not suffer to the same degree as I did initially. I visit the forum to remind myself that I am...

Are you currently working on a medical degree? What type of surgeries do you hope to perform?

Stress, noise, lack of sleep.

He let's me know how much he values me in spite of my disability. He understands when I choose to avoid loud venues. He helps me hear and participate in conversations in certain social situations. He is fine with going to restaurants early and sitting in the quiet corner. He lowers the...

I try to stay busy to keep my mind distracted. Reducing sound in my environment helps. I try to sleep more.

I received jury duty notice recently, so I phoned my audiologist to request a note to be excused. A receptionist called me back the next day to inform me that people with unilateral hearing loss cannot be excused from serving and the doctor could not provide a note. I emailed the doctor...

New Year's Eve with tinnitus....... Reservations for two before the restaurant got busy (5:00pm). My husband and I enjoyed lobster and filet mignon. Another couple is on their way to our home now to drink tequila, play pool, darts, foosball, etc. They will probably sleep in our guest room...

@Dominic1955 , I'm sorry that you are suffering with vertigo again. I don't have Meniere's and I never even heard of the disease until I started having my own ear problems but I agree that it is a beast. I feel bad for the members here who have to deal with Meniere's. I hope you start to feel...

@glynis , We had our first big snow of the season this week with fairly mild temperatures, not the bitter cold yet. Many hours spent fort building with my grandkids. Snow is nice and quiet, unlike rain and thunder. I'm happy to see you enjoying life, in spite of Meniere's disease. Just...

@3ri0w I can deal with my hearing loss, constant T and distorted hearing. It's the chronic discomfort and spikes of pain that bring me down. Pain is just depressing and exhausting! I hope you can find a cause and a cure for your back pain. Pain just sucks the life out of you. Hugs to you...

I completed the survey. Just wanted to say thank you to @Aaron123 for all of your research efforts.

Trick question. So many topics morph into arguments.

My deaf ear reacts to each sound my good ear takes in. I hear and feel noise in the deaf ear with every sound introduced in the good ear. You can call it reactive tinnitus or hyperacusis or recruitment. I think it's all of the above. You can also throw in misophonia and phonophobia because I...

@nick-tko , I hope you find benefit in your appointment today. I didn't receive any real help from audiologists or ear specialists but I did benefit from appointments with a psychologist. I had/have some brain fog with tinnitus but it was never my biggest issue. I was grieving and she...