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After 3 months I still cannot stand the sound of my T and have been masking constantly in quiet rooms and at night for relief. I'm wondering if I'm going to have to spend the rest of my life listening to the sound of rain and babbling brooks!! How many of you guys mask on a regular basis and...

It's been almost 3 months since I suffered an acoustic trauma and unfortunately my T is still as loud as ever. I feel even more distressed now than I did in the first few weeks as I am losing hope that I will ever be rid of this. I have read that degeneration to the inner ear nerves can...

It certainly seems from a lot of people's experiences that these hearing tests aren't all that effective. From what I understood the tests are unable to detect very high frequency loss. In your case, it would seem that there is more than just a loss of high frequencies so it's bizarre that...

I'm sorry to hear that; I can only imagine how difficult it must be. Although I suppose I must have some hearing loss I'm not aware of it and would have thought that most damage has already been done at this stage, 10 weeks after the acoustic shock. I had hoped that my T would go away eventually...

Belated thanks @Nick Pyzik for your informative response, much appreciated! And thanks @OnceUponaTime for the good wishes! :) Nick, I had a look at those articles, which are certainly interesting but sadly don't inspire much hope. My T has still not faded and the harsh possibility of it being a...

I've had T for over 2 months now and am really struggling with the idea that I may never be able to experience silence ever again. It just seems impossible to come to terms with. Anytime I find myself in a quiet place my heart sinks as the T amplifies and completely takes over in my mind...

Just wanted to thank all of you for your advice and encouragement! I have persisted with reading and can fortunately say that my concentration has improved a good bit these last few days. The weather has been great lately and I've been reading a lot in my garden, where I don't really notice the...

@Reinier I'm really sorry to hear that but thanks for the honesty. It is a depressing consequence of tinnitus, hopefully you will habituate soon @linearb and @Engineer Thanks, it's a relief to read your comments! I love reading too, especially fiction, and would hate to think that I've lost the...

I've had tinnitus for about 6 weeks now and I'm finding it very distracting and irritating when trying to read. Has anyone else struggled with this and managed to find ways of getting their concentration back? Thanks!

Thanks @ryant for the advice, I'll definitely make sure to carry earplugs with me from now on! Sorry to hear about your tinnitus and hope it goes away too!

Do you think this kind of damage is likely to gradually heal or just get worse with time?

@Richard zurowski It is true that it could be a lot worse and I do tell myself I should be more grateful it's mild. I guess I'm just worried it may get worse as it's not fading. @LeQuack I also would have thought earbuds couldn't possibly reach such dangerous levels. They were 'in-ear' earbuds...

@truesilence Thanks for your comment! :) It definitely seems like a case of bizarre bad luck! I have made an appointment with an ENT but will have to wait until July. Hopefully the tinnitus will be gone by then!

Hello! My name is Steve and I'm 30. I've been suffering from tinnitus for 6 weeks now. I put in earbuds to listen to music on my iPad and carelessly forgot to turn down the volume, which had been set to maximum. I got stunned by a 2-3 second blast of extremely loud music and now, 6 weeks later...