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@lukex26 as far as de-stigmatizing goes. I find that sharing my experience with others allows them to open up about their own experience with tinnitus. You will discover that there are very few people who are unaffected by it. My own tinnitus issues are on the extreme side of the spectrum but...

@lukex26 I would certainly take it though if I experienced significant sudden hearing loss. My brother lost hearing in one ear and Prednisone saved him and restored most of his hearing in that ear.

@lukex26 I haven't found Prednisone to be helpful for treating tinnitus. Theoretically it helps protect your ears against the inflammation that your body creates post injury, but I have found that it actually tends to make my ears ring louder when I am on it.

@Juliane Agree…there is no real reference or baseline to measure against. Each new experience brings about a whole different set of variables.

@Juliane I love that attitude! So many people with T, avoid talking about it because of the perceived stigma. But, I wear it on my shirt sleeve and constantly talk about my struggles with it. Maybe one day when it becomes so obvious that this problem affects everybody on the planet (either...

Right…I have to plan out all activities like a military campaign to avoid injury

Not sure…might have just been luck…and being utterly exhausted

8 years now

I was in a pretty bad place last night with nausea and uncontrollable shaking, but the propranolol stopped the bodily response to the anxiety and allowed me to get some distance from the situation. Today was hard but bearable. I can do days like today...but I can't handle too many more full...

@LukeYoung - Somehow, the anxiety gets worse each time I have an acoustic injury. I think I have a lot of unprocessed PTSD that instantly overwhelms my body when I realize I have been injured yet again.

Hang in there @L along the way I totally hear you, but the truth is that you will eventually get better. You just have to wait it out. I have dealt with T for 8 years now and each onset is the same cycle. The trick is surviving the first year or so…after that it always gets easier.

Mine was super severe right from the initial onset 8 years ago…but I was pretty naive and very optimistic about life so I survived it…now I have real issues with PTSD and these kind of accidents throw me right back into the abyss

@4Grace I constantly ask myself, is it better to drop the things I love doing or do them and suffer for it?

Just trying to live life…but as much as I try to avoid to them loud things keep getting me!

@4Grace you are in good company. I can’t protect from noise either. My T fades with time and then I get complacent and mess myself up again…endless loop :(

@MindOverMatter I think T is a nervous system problem and I only experience the pins and needles feeling in my legs when my T is screaming at me. Seems connected but maybe not.

T calms down after a shower and coffee. The T itself doesn’t really bother me so much. But it feels like the symptom of a medical condition.

Very low T…Every once in awhile I think I can hear silence but then when I listen hard I realize my ears are always ringing. For me that’s as good as silence though!

@BrOKeN_1 and @Jammer lol

I’ve had long periods of horrific. I’ll definitely take any breaks in can get at this point!

@L along the way All great advice. I especially like what you said about shifting from the head to the body. This is very true for me as well. And day by day is great but often times it’s step by step for me. Just depends on how intense things get. I appreciate your thoughts thanks for...

Seriously wonder how many years this condition has taken off our lives collectively…I bet when added up, T is in competition with cancer.

@L along the way that is a very good observation. I reached the place of true acceptance several times now and it is more of a peaceful whole body experience. My current state is probably better described as desperate submission.

So sorry to hear...that is really rough on top of having bad tinnitus...