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Is there any mold where you live? How does your audiogram look like?

Thanks for sharing your story! If you can hear your tinnitus all day, wouldn't that mean that you haven't habituated? You said you worked with an audiologist, for them habituation means no emotional reaction to when you hear the noise? What if it interferes with your concentration?

Hey @jacob21, good to see you back. Did your tinnitus ever have a pulsatile component to it?

MRIs are very loud, not a good idea if you have tinnitus... Also not sure what is the point of any test if this can't be treated.

Consider getting the remote work from your employer, you might find that your days are more bearable with whatever distraction provided by your job. Do you have any national parks close to you? These should at least help with anxiety.

My tinnitus started in 2016, about one hour after having a headache. It came with a lot of ear pain/fullness, on and off. No hearing loss, only a notch of up to 20 dB in 4 kHz in one ear. The ENT doctor I saw performed microsuction (very loud but I don't think it damaged me) in one ear, and 2...

Usually follow-up tests that have to be booked at another time with an additional cost. If they want to remove wax, tell them to use a manual tool because their machine is very loud.

Did they perform an audiogram after you told them your hearing seems duller, or did they just look inside your ears?

I know this is not directly answering your question, but I have found this an interesting read. I'm not sure if it can apply for your case, just mentioning it in case this approach could help you.

80-85 dB is extremely low for an injury. It may have been louder than that. Have your traumas always resulted in immediate tinnitus, or have you experienced any delay in the onset of your symptoms? Btw I remember you said you don't believe that overprotecting is bad, maybe with less...

If you are not experiencing hyperacusis, then maybe it won't be too bad?

Hey Eleanor is it possible during the surgery that gave you T and H the doctors used some tool that made very loud noise resulting in your hearing injury? If not, what do tou think was the culprit for your problems? Drugs used during anesthesia/post surgery?

How long did it take you to reach this state? I know there are various opinions on this matter, but have you considered that this way your ears will not be completely desensitized? Are you ever planning to stop using earplugs when out in the city? There will be the inevitable loud exposure, how...

Hi @ZFire, thanks for the update. My questions to you: 1. Any improvements to your tinnitus? Have any tones gone away, or has the intensity gone down? How often do you hear it and how distressing do you find it now? 2. Have you started going to the gym? At what places do you wear earplugs now...

Hey Strawberry you had/have no hyperacusis right? Never experienced any noise sensitivity after getting T a few years ago?

Hi @Michael Leigh, thanks for the interesting thread. I have looked around but I don't think you've ever elaborated on this: The first time it took you 2 years to habituate. What I am wondering is did the tinnitus fade to such a point that you could hardly hear it, or did your mind simply...

How long after your accidents did you guys start to work out/play sports? Did you wait until your hyperacusis was healed?

Thanks for the answer! What I am gathering from this is the earlier you accept it, the earlier your suffering will subside. In other words, you can reach peace in 6 months or 6 years, depending on how much you accept it. It sounds counter-intuitive, but it's my conclusion from reading your posts.

It sounds like for some reason your brain decided not to pay attention to your tinnitus anymore. At some point you realized subconsciously that these sounds don't deserve your attention and you found peace. Maybe having Parkinson's was the catalyst for you?

Hi again @Jazzer. It took you many, many years to reach this point. Do you think there's something you could have done to reach this point faster, and save yourself from some suffering?

Hey sir, when you say that you rarely notice your tinnitus, when you do notice it, is it as loud as ever?

How do you guys deal with your tinnitus when it pulses when blood rushes in your face, or when it does other weird things when you exercise?

Thanks for your suggestion. Have you experienced any changes to tinnitus while exerting effort? How have you dealt with that? Does your tinnitus have any somatic component to it and how does it interfere with your training? Have you noticed improvements to your tinnitus after having started your...

What would your advice be so we slow down our progression with tinnitus? Avoid social situations, protect when taking the car/tube/train/airplane, protect only when the environment feels painfully loud? Thanks a lot for your contributions to the forum. :)

I see you did lots of ENT tests, and you also had dizziness. Have you noticed your dizziness within only a few days of having some of these tests, and if so, have you considered whether it was a direct result of some of these tests?