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5 year update - T is the same. I enjoy concerts, travel, etc just wear earplugs if it's very noisy. I hope this can help some of you.

Nearly 3 years since I developed T. So far so good. Lived life normally before Covid. Just made sure to wear earplugs in noisy environments.

Hey, regarding the foam earplugs, please make sure you have them inserted properly, so many on here are not fitting them properly. I read a guy on here saying they were useless and kept falling out of his ears! They are meant to go all the way in with just a little bit sticking out for you to...

Of course we'll all get worse tinnitus with age, we can't avoid that... I was talking about the worry of tinnitus worsening when it is very unlikely to provided you protect in noisy environments. Also, there are many people in my life (not on Tinnitus Talk) who have noise induced tinnitus and...

You will be fine, I think sometimes we get so worked up that stress levels cause our tinnitus to spike along with our 100% focus on it after a loud event. You were only 10 minutes there, all will be okay.

I completely understand the sleep problems. I couldn't sleep either and that always made it 100% worse. But the fact that you got to sleep last night is fantastic. I'm sure within a few weeks the eee will be gone. And don't worry about it getting worse, that never happens, very rare. When I got...

You will be okay. It gets better, you just need to give it time. I was an emotional wreck my first 6 weeks but I can honestly say that it only gets better (provided you protect your hearing and rest your ears). How loud is your tinnitus?

I really believe the eeee noise will go away. I think it was exactly 9 days when it went away for me. I'd say it had been a level 3.5/4 and I was terrified it wouldn't go away. Now I'm a level 1/2. But i think it will, most people I've read about have said the eee is only temporary. I completely...

Yeah it started off as eeeee in my right ear, whilst my left ear felt clogged up. A week later the eeee disappeared and was replaced with a kind of hissing sound and my left ear also has a hiss but can't really hear it it's very low. I'd say about 6 weeks later my T reached it's lowest volume...

Hey @ChrisRA, It gets better. I felt exactly like you when I got my T last year, even with it being so quiet, it still bugged me when my head hit the pillow because it wasn't there before. I was so used to complete silence that this was devastating. Fast forward one year on and I honestly don't...

I've been taking magnesium 375 mg on and off since my tinnitus onset and I find it helps. It might just be placebo but I truly believe in it.

T makes me question everything. Should I go there? should I eat that? is it too loud? did it get worse?. Same questions, different day.

Hi Elfin, First of all, you weren't an idiot. Tinnitus sucks and we're all trying our best to protect our ears but we're also human and want to enjoy our lives. Whether that's meeting friends for dinner or going to a bar for drinks or seeing a movie, I don't think we should give all of those...

I'm really sorry that your tinnitus got louder, I think everyone's tinnitus is different, which makes it really difficult when giving advice etc. Have you tried taking magnesium? I take it (375 mg) when I get a spike or just have anxiety over my tinnitus (even when it's all in my head) and...

I listen to my headphones on a very low volume, max level 3. I wear Sony over ear headphones (MDR-ZX310AP), they're really good and don't cause any spikes. However, I only wear them at home, never while I'm out as you tend to turn up the volume because of the exterior noise. I do miss listening...

Musicians Ear Plugs are a lifesaver! Just put in the lowest filter and make sure they're inserted properly and you're good to go! I use the brand Earpeace.

@chaLLas @Deamon22 I've never used 3m 1100 plugs but have used good quality ones, such as Quies Foam Earplugs. However this has happened with other brands too. I don't know what's going on. I think I'll try the ones you both mentioned as it actually puts me off wearing foam earplugs.

Hi guys, Not sure if this happens to everyone, but thought I'd ask. So I've noticed with foam earplugs that sometimes bass vibrates off of them depending on the position they're inserted. How do you avoid this? I insert them as deep as instructed (nearly all the way in with just a little...

It's okay, it's just all the stress and panic that's caused your body to react like this. You'll be okay. The best thing you can do to help yourself is to stop worrying. Relax, it's going to be okay. We've all been there.

You are fine. We've all been there, you're just worrying and overthinking. I've convinced myself many times that I've worsened my T but once I calm down, it's actually the same. Over the past two months I never really think about my T and only now can I see that most noises don't make it any...

My T is the same, acoustic trauma, I'm nearing 4 months now and it's considerably quieter. I think T can go away, as long as we protect our ears. It's crazy because my friend knows a guy who goes to raves a lot, puts his ears to the speakers (seriously, nuts) and everything. He told me he had T...

Yes! I do notice it being louder after wearing plugs and also during use. When they're in it gradually sounds louder to me and when I take them out it seems like it's louder too. But I think my blood pressure etc is having an effect on my T, for example when I'm more active it seems louder, the...

What really annoys me is how there's hardly any warnings about Tinnitus... it makes me so mad.

Hmm, I went onto your profile just to see your first post about your tinnitus and I also had a bad cold before the acoustic trauma. My left ear had been deaf and I hadn't been well. I wonder if this has any connection to my T. Of course, I know I damaged my ears by being at a loud festival but...

Hi all, So I was just wondering what everyone else experiences with their tinnitus changing tones and volume? Mine started 3 months ago (Acoustic Trauma) and the first week was a level 4 EEEE noise in my right ear and fullness in my left but no ringing. A week later the fullness remains and...

Hi there, I feel so sorry for your son, poor thing. Tinnitus is no joke and has caused me a lot of anxiety and stress. The first 6 weeks were the hardest but now 3 months in, I've learned to forget about it. However, I will say I bought some musicians earplugs online at amazon and they're great...

@yonkapin Oh my god, I would've totally freaked out in that situation, with the alarm going off as well... It's almost like when we have T we're attracting more and more noise haha, but I think it's more of a case of us noticing noises more. I'm trying my best to ignore my ears today and it's...

@yonkapin your post is just so relatable but has made me feel better, seeing as your ears are not reacting now as badly as they had in the beginning. It's absolutely awful waking up every day and choosing to stay in rather than go out in fear of exposing yourself to noise. My worst fears are the...

Thanks @fishbone and @housemzk for your replies. I try hard to not stress about it, but as an anxious person, it's very difficult. I think absolutely every noise is going to make it worse, which is ridiculous but it's the terror of there being no cure that causes the panic. Today I've told...

Bloody tinnitus, sick of it lol

Hi everyone, So it's now 2 months since my tinnitus began (acoustic trauma from 2 day festival). It started in my right ear, then 3 weeks later started in my left. Lucky enough my left ear doesn't ring as much anymore, it's on and off which is a relief for me. However my right ear is still...

@Adzy Thank you. I will make an appointment and will update once I have the results

I love your attitude towards TT. And i think you are absolutely right, I do believe that the way we handle things mentally is a very important factor to healing. The ear, like other parts of our body, takes time to heal and healing time varies from person to person. I really hope you make it...

@Adzy Thanks so much for being so reassuring, I haven't had a hearing test done yet as I thought I'd give it a month before going (as I figured my ears were not healed up enough over the past 3 weeks). My gp said the same thing about 6 weeks, and I'm really really hoping we can make it through...

@Tweaker You are so right, I really am making it worse by focusing on it. I noticed ignoring it at first (when it was only in the right ear) that it actually seemed to disappear. But it's just hard when you get it all over again in the other ear. I will try my absolute best to ignore it. Has...

Yes, perhaps it is. It's just very depressing as you get all sorts of worries along with the changes, that perhaps it'll get louder or something. But I understand what you're saying, I'm sorry it sparked up on you like that, every day for me is a worry of it becoming worse. I can live with it if...

Hi all, So it's been 3 weeks since my tinnitus started in my right ear from acoustic trauma (you can check my previous post for details). It was always mild, a little louder the first week but dropped significantly the second week to a level 1/2. Of course I still worried, imagining it...

Hi all, Thank you all so much for the replies. They really helped and now, a week later, I've been dealing with it a lot better. I ignore it most of the time and it usually disappears when I do. I stay away from loud noises and don't let myself get too stressed out by it. I'm hoping it'll go...

Hi All. I am seriously worried and depressed over the ringing in my right ear which occurred Saturday morning May 12th. I was at a bike rally festival and we were next to the speaker for about two hours Friday night, watching a rock band play. At the time I was aware it was noisy but didn't...