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Actually I have been severely worried, but I'm sensible enough to realise that seen as I am young and have no hearing loss, the cause of my T is unlikely to be hearing damage and therefore being in reasonably loud environments with 30db hearing protection isn't likely to be the end of the world...

I stopped using my earphones altogether and invested in wireless headphones. I only use them for an hour twice a week at the gym and keep the volume less than half way along with taking breaks every 15 mins or so. At first I thought I was noticing a spike after I used them but quickly realised I...

So I haven't posted or visited this forum for several months as part of an attempt to simply 'not think' about tinnitus. Whilst I can say I have thought about tinnitus at least momentarily every day, and i'm not here to post a miraculous recovery story whereby one day I woke up and heard...

For those of you whose tinnitus has worsened since its onset, what do you think caused it to worsen?

That's certainly true, my dad still has hope that his will go even after three years! I suppose anything is possible.

Yeah hopefully it is a good sign, I think final year of uni is probably the worst time to develop T haha, but if we can get through this then surely it can only get better! Hope yours gets better too :huganimation:

So would you say most people that have had T for less than 6 months will have it for the rest of their lives?

I know! I think it's more promising that you've had other symptoms, as if it was a fluid imbalance you'd expect to have other symptoms as well as T. I honestly can't think of why having my ear pressed to a pillow quietens T, Maybe its more the fact that my head is tilted to the side? God...

Well they say up to 6 months it has a good chance of going so i'm hoping mine is just getting worse before it gets better! I have had absolutely no other symptoms other than occasional ear popping and this strange 'fluttering' sensation on my ear drum. I'm hoping it's all down to pressure/fluid...

Well my T has got progressively worse over the two months I've had it, it's gotten worse even after I stopped using the spray. That would suggest to me that the spray didn't really play a role, I think it was more my stress levels and some other factors (god knows what!) that caused it to...

My doctor actually prescribed me the exact same thing for my tinnitus, I used it for a week and my T did get slightly worse, but I think that was more down to my stress levels than the spray itself. The reason I stopped is because I developed blue sclera (the whites of my eyes), but this is a...

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I don't know if I'd go as far as to say that it has nothing to do with ear damage. A lot of people, like my dad, have T after experiencing some form of hearing loss. But I do agree that mental health appear to be huge triggers as well. It's probable that a lot more than 10% of the population...

That's a good point; from an outside perspective, tinnitus is a 'livable' condition. The stats say it only affects 10% of the population and only a minority of that percentage cannot habituate. What people don't understand is that just because you can 'live' with a condition, it doesn't mean...

You're totally right, but unfortunately there are many conditions that reap greater rewards for those in the medical field. Diseases that affect a larger amount of the population and that are, when it comes down to it easier to understand, are a safer investment. During my course, we've covered...

After speaking to several medical researchers about this, the consensus is that because tinnitus has no clear cause, involves very complex neural pathways, and ultimately doesn't have an obvious route of treatment, there is no real incentive for the pharmaceutical industry to invest in research...

That's great, I started meditating a few weeks before my T began, but I found that after my T started, sitting in silence was the last thing I wanted to do! Maybe after a few months, when i've become a bit less anxious about my T I may start again. It's crazy what the mind can accomplish, there...

That makes sense, however if it were that simple wouldn't reducing stress and therefore cortisol levels cause T to disappear..

Interesting Nature paper on how the brain networking systems are affected in chronic tinnitus. Main Points: - Altered function of the salience network, cognitive control network and autobiographical memory network may impair the down-regulation of internal awareness of tinnitus meaning it...

I used to be skeptical about these kinds of treatments, but after studying neuroscience in my degree I've learnt we really do know very little about the brain. If these things work for others there's no reason why they couldn't work for us I suppose. The brain is a powerful thing.

It's good to know that earplug use has been beneficial to you! I think the sense of control helps as much as anything, even if I do get a few odd looks from my friends when i pull them out in the middle of a lecture. God knows why the lecturer thinks it's necessary to shout when they have a...

@glynis isn't it strange that tinnitus occurs in the limbic system and not in the auditory cortex where sound is processed!

I have thought about hypnotherapy, but from what i've read it seems to be inaffective for tinnitus-which seems strange! Many have said this is because the physical nerve damage can't be treated psychologically, however there are many cases where people have hearing loss/nerve damage without...

Interesting, it seems the issue with tinnitus is that thinking about it positively reinforces the pathway in the brain, but it's also impossible to not think about. I've talked to loads of people who have experienced tinnitus for a few weeks, but because they've not been bothered by it, it's...

Slightly off topic, but where do you draw the line with ear plug use? I find myself sticking my earplugs in during lectures when the lecturer is being slightly too loud, or if a room is too noisy in the library. Would being over-sensitive with ear plug use also be a problem?

The idea that stress can cause tinnitus is a little confusing to me, first of all how can an emotional state cause a perception of ringing? Secondly, if stress causes tinnitus to occur, why is it that if you reduce your stress levels, your tinnitus doesn't simply just go away?

I would say if you had an ear infection that would be the likely cause but again, not an expert at all. I'm not sure if a brace would exacerbate the problem or not, maybe ask your orthodontist? The theory my dentist had as to how braces can cause tinnitus is that they can change the alignment...

I'm no expert at all but my T started about 4 days after my braces got put on, now that could be a complete coincidence as I also had a cold at the time (which may have been the cause) but just wanted to share. After talking to my orthodontist, he seemed skeptical that my brace was the cause and...

Just wanted to reply back that I had my MRI today and it was totally fine! They gave me foam earplugs and headphones to put over, I was only in there 10 minutes and whilst the noise was a bit overwhelming at first, I got used to it after a few seconds. Also, my T hasn't changed noticeably since...

Thanks for all the responses guys, I can see why this might be a controversial topic, we don't seem to have a straight-forward answer for anything regarding T it seems! Part of me thinks staying in quiet environments is the way to go, whereas the other part of me thinks isolating myself and...

Hi guys, sorry if I seem to be over-posting but I do seem to have a lot of questions, being very new to this! So, as a 20 year old I think it's safe to say i'm going to find myself in a loud environment every now and again. I was wondering how best I can protect myself in these environments...

thanks glynis, that's great to know.

Hi, I have an internal auditory meatus MRI later this week and was wondering if anyone had any experience they could share? I asked if I could bring my own ear plugs but they said no, they offer headphones and you can bring your own CD, should my hearing be protected enough with this? It is...

Hi everyone, Since the onset of my tinnitus slightly over a month ago, my mood has been ridiculously unpredictable. Sometimes I feel extremely positive that this is something that'll eventually go/will become a non-issue whereas other times I am seriously suicidal. I can spend hours feeling...

I'm not sure it's necessarily quieter, it sounds quieter relative to my right because my right ear now rings fairly loudly, but I would say it is about the same as it was when it started.

Hi, i've seen a few posts of yours about the damage headphones can do to T. My question is would this still apply to tinnitus that's not noise-induced (i.e. theres no hearing loss present)- trying to decide whether it's safe to wear headphones for the hour I am at the gym without worsening my T...

Hi guys, Does anyone have any experience of tinnitus starting in one ear and then spreading to the other? My left ear began about a month ago and my right started a few days ago. The strange thing is that the ringing is different pitches and of different severity in each ear (my right ear is...

Hi, I'll be sure to read the link it looks like a great overview page! It's great to know it may not be hereditary, as my dad has no clear cause for his T and I seem to inherit all of his less desirable traits haha. Your suggestion that my T may be reactive is a really good point, I've found...

Hi Dean I also live in Sheffield, although I'm a student so it's not my permanent home. I've only had tinnitus for a month now but it's felt a lot longer! I'm also thinking of going to the group therapy session at the hallamshire hospital if I can get a place. Another service I've come across in...

Hi everyone, So I've been hearing a high pitched ringing in my left ear for about a month now, and over the past few days my right ear has joined in. What's worse is that in my right ear, the ringing sounds much 'closer' (not sure how else to describe it!). I'm only 20 and have no obvious cause...