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LOL! we all never knew how blissful silence was before this!!! glad to hear you're doing much better! yeah,I'm at that point too. it's always with me, but when it acts up or I hear it more, i don't panic or get stressed anymore. it's like "whatever" and just keep on doing what i was doing.

yeah,it was a sucky time. but that's life,you know. LOL! amazed i didn't get T. then!!

as I am also a newer suffer of T., perhaps i can offer some insight? I'm almost 2 months into my T. just literally showed up one night out of the blue. went to sleep fine,woke up an hour later with it. I have had allergy problems most of my life,and chronic sinus issues for the last 16 years ...

stress can cause MASSIVE amounts of changes in one's body - from hair falling out, to T. , to blood pressure problems, to eyesite problems, to tooth problems (grinding your teeth), to muscle and bone pain, to nausea and stomach problems, to lightheadedness or diziness, to urinary and bowel...

shit happens. seriously. there will be things that happen to spike your T. level up. all T. sufferers deal with it. sometimes it just happens for no reason. guess my point is,don't worry about it. it will go down again eventually,it did before. we've ALL done something we shouldn't have ,that...

getting warmer here...sunny day with blue skies all day today! went and had myself a rack of babyback ribs,fries,and some beer for dinner Sunday night...salt,alcohol,aand sugar be damned! I don't care anymore! if it acts up fine,if not,great! but I'm going to enjoy eating and drinking the things...

also want to say what a great,positive thing this forum is,and how much it has helped me. when you're going through something, you always feel alone. especially if there's no one around you who has gone through or is going through the same thing. so to know that I'm NOT alone, that not only is...

as I've said before - I have no choice I have to just deal with it and go about my life,which is really a good thing because I don't have the option to stop my life,so therefore I won't because of the T. LOL! just drank a Dr. Pepper. probably shouldn't have done that. but,again,wasn't thinking...

Got my kid's Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Champion shirt in today...it hurt me quite a bit to have to order it - I'm a diehard, Terrible Towel-waving, gold and black-blood pumping Steelers fan. but to see his smile was worth it,especially on a spike day like today!

good to hear you're getting back in the swing of things! you've already won an important battle - you told your T. to basically go screw off!

haven't been on in a while! not that I don't like talking to you guys and gals ,but I've just been "getting on with my life" as it were. sometimes talking about your T. TOO much can make it worse,you know? anyway,still working towards habituation. generally no problems sleeping,but I still use...

I get that feeling too. actually have it right now,LOL! the T. does seem to spike up more,or at least seem more noticeable when my ears are fuller. don't know if it's louder because of the pressure feeling/pain, or if the pressure /pain just make me notice my ears,and therefore my T. ?

sorry to hear that. I've discovered,just through work,music, and stuff getting banged around or dropped loudly ( I do have a kid,LOL!) that none of it has made my T. better or worse.

every day,it stays brighter out longer. today it wasn't dark til after 6:00 PM.... summer's coming!

sat down and watched Gravity with my son today - he absolutely INSISTED we buy it last night great movie, really exciting and edge of your seat stuff, and sitting there I forgot

yes,Stina is right! right now it's new,and your brain is reacting to it negatively,just like it would any new condition or injury. but over time it perceives the T.as less and less of a threat, and it fades more and more into the background.. even uit goes away,it will be no more of an issue to...

just kind of randomly showed up about a month ago. went to sleep,and suddenly woke up with it in the night out of the blue! couldn't be medication-related cause I hadn't been on anything. I think it may be sinus/allergy related,cause I've had allergy's from childhood,and on and off sinus issues...

someone had some good advice I read about T. if it starts bothering you, do something! anything! just something to keep your mind off it - run,jog,exercise,watch a movie,play a game,do some work,anything! teachyour brain that even though the T. is still there,you are able to do stuff. I was...

the best way to think of it is in the respect of others things that people get that are annoying or a constant pain, but eventually they "get used to them". it eventually becomes part of who you are,and because of that you don't care. sorta like having an injury that at first kills you,but then...

on my 2nd day now of a 6 day course. went in for my normal check-up, blood-pressure is fine,perfect even,so it's not from that. mentioned how I went to an ENT and he basically wasn't concerned about T. ,and talked about how I've heard certain Corticose Steroids can potentially help with T., so...

Yes, listen to everyone else - do NOT do it! Your life,any life,is always worth something. You're being tested now,as unfair as it is,but you WILL emerge a stronger person. T. will get better with time,either through healing or habituation. But it can be a slow process,but it WILL happen...

The snow finally started to go away! I kid you now when I say we got nearly 24" of snow in the last 2 weeks. At one point it snowed for 4 straight days!

thanks for the kind words! yeah,I got to the point where I basically said " #$%@ it!" ....not waiting for it to go away. maybe it will,maybe it won't. hell,I even had a spike today,and I don't give a damn! I went to work,and am now uploading pictures for my online reviews I do. it's there,and I...

I personally know someone who had it for 7 months,and then it cleared up on it's own. recovery is always possible, there are people out there who had it for years,then it just went away.

Well,I'm about a month into my T. ,which I know isn't very long (and could still improve/go away), but I already feel like the roughest part is behind me. About 2 weeks ago I did have my "maddening moment" where I wanted to scream,cry,yell,curse God, curse my in-laws, curse luck/fate, had...

maybe we should all give this a try...

Hang in there man! and don't give up hope - it CAN still go away! I got hope from an unexpected source, a co-worker,who upon my complaining about it one day mentioned she had T. for about 7 months a few years back,and then it went away. so there's always hope! as far as sleep masking,one off...

yeah,just went through that myself. had a pretty good week last week.almost to the point where I began to wonder if my T. was "healing" ... last 2 days it's been back,though! big time!

exactly. there's no 100% permanent benchmark. some people's go away in days,weeks months,even years later. there's cases of people having it disappear completely after 5 or 6 months, there's cases of people's healing after 2 or 3 years, there's cases of people's disappearing after a decade or...

...was nothing exciting. he didn't seem too concerned about the T. ,which I'm not sure how to take. then again,he did say the audiologist called off sick yesterday,so he couldn't really do any testing on me. part of me was hoping it was due to sinus issues,but he said I didn't have an infection...

mine gets louder if I clench my jaw. nothing else really affects it though. at least not that I've noticed so far.

welcome! and like Erik said,it could always be worse. I think of the annoyance this can be, then I think of how much MORE debilitating it would be to have vision problems or be outright blind, or to be missing one or multiple limbs,or to have cancer and worry about actually surviving, or having...

Can't blame yourself. something would trigger it eventually. I still wonder what did mine - was it the restaurant I went to that day? the mall? the bookstore? from driving? all of the above? doesn't matter. it happened,and here it is. maybe I'm out of line here,but have you seen or thought...

definitely. alcohol can make it worse. combined with the loud bang next to you...

yes,I get something similar now and then. it will go from a low hum/hiss type of thing to a "eeee EEEEEEE eeEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEeeEEeEeEeeeeEEEE" type of thing now and then. I think that's the most annoying part. if it would stay at one level,it wouldn't be so bad,you could get used to it...

well,you have your schooling. you have something to live for. I have to be determined - I have no choice. I have a 10 year old son I have to take care of. I can't just tell him go take care of yourself. so I have to adapt to this,no matter what. nor can I take it out on him,in the respect of...

I like to believe Habituation is possible for nearly everyone. in November 2011 I started experiencing an itch like never before. over my whole body. I mean, even my ears,eyebrows,and freaking EYELIDS itched. this was due to extremely dry skin that,literally, just happened! on Oct. 31st I was...

Thanks again! Holy Jeez... seems like everything out there is ototoxic!

My last question for today - I promise! I'm going to the ENT tomorrow,and since I'm still having sinus issues,I'm sure he'll want to give me something. I do know that certain drugs out there make tinnitus worse,and was wondering if there's a comprehensive list anyone knows of that has all the...

still very new to this,but was actually doing pretty well the last 2 days. I didn't really sleep well since last Tuesday averaging 3 - 4 hours a night,but Saturday I came home from work and basically willed myself to take about a 4 hour nap, then went to bed early and felt pretty refreshed...

ah,damn! didn't realize there was a thread about it already! sorry guys and gals!

just something to think about,as we go through our daily grind,trying to deal with the constant ringing in our ears... many people have had it before us,and gone on not only to lead normal lives,but some have gone on to do extraordinary things,and refused to let their Tinnitus affect their...

Well,look at the "bright side" of this - you have so much work to do,studying,testing,etc., that you shouldn't have much time to focus on your T. !

one thing I've found that has been helping me - again,only days into this - is to occupy myself with a hobby that takes most,if not all,of my concentration. This is going to sound weird to most,but I collect,and review,action figures. It's just something i never really grew out of,per se. and it...

agreed. It's nice - well maybe not NICE,but you know what I mean - to have others who have gone thorugh this or are going through this to talk to. because unless you know what it's like,you really DON'T know what it's like!

Can't say I have. Sorry.

Hi Glenn! I myself am a fairly new sufferer of the big T.,which just started out of the blue one night. I too am generally okay when I'm at work or around other people. But when i'm home alone,like now, forget it! I've discovered listening to some music while on the computer helps,and am...

LOL! No one has any imput?

1) I will assume going to the movies,and other loud events,will require some type of protection from now on to avoid further damage. My question is, would ear plugs work well? and is there any specific type/brand that seem to be most effective and comfortable? I still want to hear what i'm going...

I should point out,I also used a saline wash to try to clear my sinuses out.Been doin it for 2 months,DEFINITELY stopping now,seeing others having T. who did this as well!

Not sure yet. I've been having sinus issues for months now,that simply won't go away. My doctor didn't even want to see me! He just called in a prescription for an antibiotic,which I took. After I was done with it,I started to get sore throats and ear pressure/pain, but it went away on it's own...

While i m also new to T., I can't help but think of a friend of mine,who developed MS,and how he started to lose his vision,and needed a wheelchair eventually cause of muscle weakness. but he still lived his full life,the best he could! Still went to movies,on vacations,had a job,,even got...

Hi there! I myself have been experiencing plugged ears/pressure on and off since around September of this past year. It now appears to have led to Tinnitus,which i have had for several days now. I can remember moments,for years,where I would experience that low level noise in my head,but it...

Hello,my name is Michael,and Tinnitus has suddenly become a part of my life. I've only had it for 4 days,which I know from reading is hardly a long time,hardly ANY time at all. But to suddenly start experiencing this can be quite jarring! I went to be Saturday night,and suddenly it started. I...