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  1. Roy114

    How are you doing now?

    How are you doing now?
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    Hi! Sorry haven't been on this site for a long time. I can still hear it everywhere, the noise...

    Hi! Sorry haven't been on this site for a long time. I can still hear it everywhere, the noise itself has not reduced. However I honestly don't pay any attention towards it anymore. I can proudly say that I'm fully habituated. I barely notice it anymore, unless I actively think about it, then it...
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    4 Months In and Part Way There

    You are doing well. Honestly I recognise myself in what you're saying. Mine is always audible, but not super loud. Its just annoying and once I start thinking about it I can't get it out of my head and it tops every other sound (except masking noises). I haven't been on this website for a long...
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    Success Is a Matter of Perception

    I recognize alot of my own story in yours and I'm pretty sure we are in almost the same spot. I also have tinnitus that I (used to) hear all the time, every day over everything. It's still the exact same volume but I just don't notice it like I used to, because I chose to make the most of my...
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    Make the most of what you get, because it's all you'll ever get. The chances of us being born...

    Make the most of what you get, because it's all you'll ever get. The chances of us being born were so extremely small. We're the lucky ones that get to have this one time experience called life.
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    I personally think the odds of there being nothing after death and our lives not mattering in...

    I personally think the odds of there being nothing after death and our lives not mattering in the end are very big. If this is the case and we just have this single sprint from birth until death then why let something as meaningless as tinnitus ruin it for us?
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    Optimistic nihilism is key.

    Optimistic nihilism is key.
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    That issue probably lies mostly with the mental problems and not the tinnitus, which is none of my business to ask about, so I wont. But if its anything fixable then your focus should be with those problems, tinnitus after.
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    I might not be the person you've asked this question to but I still wanna give my thoughts on it. First of all, you're lucky to have a 4 or 5 out of 10. Its alot easier to habituate to then the ones some people on this website have to endure. (Obviously this doesn't take away from the...
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    Sky Diving and Tinnitus — Is It Safe?

    I'm going skydiving for my next birthday. I've always wanted to do it as well and I'm not gonna let tinnitus stop me. I'll use earplugs for the noise, which will without a doubt make sure I don't get more hearing damage. Any other things that could go wrong aren't even worth my time to worry...
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    MDMA (a Component of Ecstacy) Potential for the Treatment of Tinnitus

    I'm a pretty regular MDMA user. It has no effect on my (noise-induced) tinnitus whatsoever. Only during your "trip" tinnitus won't bother you at all, even if its still there. This is because of the high levels of serotonin released into your brain. Your emotions will be overtaken by a feeling of...
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    Turns out after going to about 20 festivals after getting my tinnitus from loud noise exposure...

    Turns out after going to about 20 festivals after getting my tinnitus from loud noise exposure, my hearing actually increased. LOL.
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    Thank you so much for the kind words! I wish you the very best aswell. How are you doing now?

    Thank you so much for the kind words! I wish you the very best aswell. How are you doing now?
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    A Year Later...

    Sorry haven't been on here for a while. For me severe is when you can hear it over everything. Even in loud traffic I can hear mine if I think about it. So I would categorize mine as severe actually. VERY severe would be when it's also unmaskable, which for me is luckily not the case. High...
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    I’m Over It

    I never claimed that he won the game. I just said that he had a victory, just not the one you or he would've preferred. And no I have no idea why I still respond after saying I'd stop the discussion. Nothing better to do right now I guess.
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    I’m Over It

    Not avoiding it, just telling you my own logic. You seem like the person that doesn't want to hear opinions that differ from yours, so I'll stop this pointless discussion.
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    I’m Over It

    He lost the game, yet he won something in real life. Losing one thing doesn't nullify winning something else. You should at least try to understand that.
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    I’m Over It

    If that person happens to get mad over losing videogames alot, but then manages to stay calm for once, that would be a victory for that person. Its just not a victory in the way that you would prefer. Obviously we all crave for something to rid us completely of T or H, but that's just not gonna...
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    I’m Over It

    How is habituation to any extent not a success?
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    I’m Over It

    Because the vast majority that fully habituates don't care about this forum. You mostly see posts from people that are doing better but still need some communication with others going through the same.
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    A Year Later...

    Sorry I get very enthousiastic about my opinion. Rephrased it now.
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    I’m Over It

    I love it that you said this. My tinnitus is very severe aswell. Once a cure or some sort of treatment finally arrives I don't want to look back and think "I lost many years of my life to that terrible illness. I instead want to think "Those years were hard but they definitely made me a stronger...
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    A Year Later...

    I think the people that (when their ears are well protected) actually get louder tinnitus after visiting a club is a minority. For alot of people its just in their heads. I have had times after a festival where I was sure it was louder than before, but after calming myself and thinking deeply...
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    A Year Later...

    In my opinion there's nothing bad about going to clubs even after you got tinnitus. Don't live in fear of sound. I have very severe tinnitus from noise exposure. Mine never decreased unfortunately. I have been going to a ton of festivals and clubs since I got tinnitus (about 10 festivals last...
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    1 Year On... Positive Post!

    Thanks for sharing your amazing story! I rarely visit this website nowadays too. I guess that's a good sign though. I can cope with my tinnitus pretty well despite it being loud enough to be heard over busy traffic. And for the moments of it being intense and being frustrated by it, I still have...
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    One Year On and Huge Improvements

    I also have very bad eye floaters and visual snow but they're not related to my tinnitus. I got those from going into psychosis from weed. Since I had my psychosis I also get extremely realistic nightmares every night. But you are right. I dont know what it's like to have hyperacusis, but I hear...
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    One Year On and Huge Improvements

    Not to be rude, but have you looked for help other than just for tinnitus? I've seen your posting everywhere around here and its always extremely negative. There are a ton of people with worse tinnitus than you that are doing fine and living a happy life. I also have tinnitus that I can even...
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    My Update (Two Years Later)

    Hi there! Thanks for sharing your story. Mine is very similar. Got noise induced tinnitus from a festival 1,5 years ago and the worst thing I did was hoping it would fade. It obviously didn't, but to realise that it's permanent also makes you open to acceptance. I've accepted my tinnitus but...
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    Many Thanks to This Forum

    I think this forum exists to offer support to people who need it more than anything else. This forum doesn't really raise awareness to people that aren't already aware of the issue, for example: I only found this forum when I actively searched for one like it. Also the cure is already on its way...
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    Many Thanks to This Forum

    Sometimes I wonder where all the good people went. This world seems to be filled with so much negativity and hatred. Yet somehow when I come to this forum, a place where alot of people are suffering, I find the nicest people I've ever met. Is this because of our shared suffering, or even goal...
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    Very Small Success Story for Others — Life Changing for Me

    Hi Benoves, I would love to know how you are doing now! I'm also from the Netherlands (21 years old) but I'll keep it in english so other can read aswell. My tinnitus can also be heared over everything. I feel like I'm decently on my way to habituation but I still have times where having T makes...
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    Seven Months Update. A Huge Relief. Don't Lose Hope.

    Any updates? I also have clicking and popping sounds inside my ears when I swallow, but I've had this my entire life. I got tinnitus from noise trauma and its a very intrusive EEEEE sound about 7/10. Maybe getting rid of the problem that causes the popping sounds will also decrease my tinnitus...
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    My Journey to Silence

    Hi! Thanks for this response. I just went to a doctor to check on my jaw. I've been told to stop eating anything that requires too much pressure on my jaw. Also no chewing gum or biting nails (which is probably what messed up my jaw in the first place, such a bad habit). If there's no...
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    Ah okay, thanks for your answer! I just feel skeptical when people that are unsure of how they got tinnitus in the first place habituate. It is actually possible that someone's tinnitus actually lowered in volume, instead of it only being habituation. For me its pretty clear that my tinnitus...
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    My Journey to Silence

    Thanks! And it's the same for me. I feel like people that haven't experienced it or are experiencing it themselves just have no idea what we are going through. I will definitely let you know once I get it fixed!
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    My Journey to Silence

    I've had tinnitus for 1,5 years now. I can hear it over pretty much anything but I continue living my life as I should. I got mine the morning I woke up after a loud festival. Luckily its only in my left ear. However my right jaw also clicks everything I open my mouth and sometimes just gets...
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    How loud is your tinnitus right now? You probably don't notice it right now or just minimal, but is it possible to hear it over everyday sounds if you let your brain focus on it? I feel like the hardest part for me is the fact that I hear it throughout the entire day, instead of just in a quiet...
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    My Positive Story and Insights to Habituation

    I'm doing decently well right now with my habituation. I've had tinnitus for 1,5 years, its about a 7 out of 10 loudness with a 10khz pitch. I can hear it throughout the entire day, over pretty much anything if I focus on it. Despite all that right now I'm able to live a normal live again. I do...
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    In Silence My Tinnitus Is 2/10, Around Noise It’s a 10/10. Help?

    It got slightly better but not much. But mine had nothing to do with my tinnitus. My visual snow is one of the many leftovers of my psychosis. The biggest reason having visual snow was so annoying was because of my de-realization and anxiety. When trying to sleep my brain just kept showing me...
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    In Silence My Tinnitus Is 2/10, Around Noise It’s a 10/10. Help?

    I don't really know what you're going through, since mine isn't really the same. I have a high pitched sound the entire time, about a 7/10 (9khz pitch). So I hear it throughout the entire day aswell, but it stays the same in quiet rooms. Luckily for me there's no other sound and its only in one...
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    A Life with Tinnitus at the Age of 21

    Okay so last weekend was my 3-day festival. I was so worried during the festival that my tinnitus would become louder since they turned the volume and bass up SO LOUD. Even with my earplugs the bass still went through. Also our campingspot was next to the afterparty tent which also played VERY...
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    The Positivity Thread

    Thanks for sharing your story, and I'm really glad for you that you've managed to accept your tinnitus and live with it. Since you've had it for so long and you talk about it becoming louder on planes, is that temporary or permanent? I'm going on a vacation with my friends in a few months and I...
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    A Life with Tinnitus at the Age of 21

    Getting some perspective on our lives is effective indeed. There are so many people that have it much worse. I saw someone who compared himself to a 30-year-old man that thought he had a common cold, but it turned out that common cold was actually a flesh eating virus that caused him to lose...
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    A Life with Tinnitus at the Age of 21

    Listening to it, seeing if it changed at all is something I used to do ALOT. It didn't help at all, it just made me feel worse. I had to accept that my tinnitus won't reduce in volume, as soon as I did that I could try to let go of it. I don't consider myself habituated but I do think that I can...
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    A Life with Tinnitus at the Age of 21

    As I told someone else on here. In the first few months it can still go away or at least get alot quieter (for some people that even happens years after they get tinnitus). Hope can help alot, I know it did for me. But the best thing is to not worry, even if it doesn't go away, things will get...
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    A Life with Tinnitus at the Age of 21

    That's pretty much the attitude I have towards tinnitus. Even if I have to live with tinnitus, I'm going to build a life for myself. We're all gonna celebrate the day that a cure is found, but when that day arrives I'm not gonna start from zero. I'm gonna have a great life already built, waiting...
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    A Life with Tinnitus at the Age of 21

    Don't worry about it. First of all you only have it for 4 days so it can go down or even go away within the next few months. But even if it doesn't go down, things will get ALOT better. I literally shed a tear in the bathroom of my internship company when I got my tinnitus, because I still had...
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    A Life with Tinnitus at the Age of 21

    The first few months are definitely the most difficult. Its the anxiety, the fear of it becoming worse, the fear of having to deal with this the rest of our lives and even the feeling of loneliness. The fact is, it almost never becomes worse by itself unless we damage our ears even more. We...
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    A Life with Tinnitus at the Age of 21

    I don't feel like my T changed at all. There are times where it seems to be louder or quieter but overall it stays around the same. This week has actually been pretty good. I was able to have fun with my friends and not let it bother me as much as it normally does. I hope this is the beginning...
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    My "Success" Story... If You Can Call It That Lol

    Thanks for sharing your story. For me the big hit was the fact that I never really had any setbacks in life, my life was great. Tinnitus was the one and only setback, but a very large one. I honestly feel sorry that you had to go through all that in your life. And I know for a fact that help...
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    Hi, New Here

    I now realise you actually responded to my post too, where I told you the same. Oops.
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    Hi, New Here

    Hi! This is coming from someone who's tinnitus didn't go away: You can still visit these festivals as much as you like. I got my tinnitus from a festival 1,5 years ago (loud tinnitus). Since then I've gone to 10+ festivals and my tinnitus hasn't increased from those festivals (or at least its...
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    A Life with Tinnitus at the Age of 21

    Thanks for your response and kind words. I didn't really expect the thread to become so hostile against eachother, it really is sad to see how tinnitus can get people so down they feel the need to act out on others, instead of respecting everyone's opinion. We're all in the same boat anyway. I...
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    A Life with Tinnitus at the Age of 21

    Thanks for responding. I thought it would be important to share that I still go to festivals, just as much as I did before I had tinnitus (which is about 10 festivals a year). The only difference is I wear custom made earplugs that filter out 30db. I don't feel like my tinnitus has worsened...
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    A Life with Tinnitus at the Age of 21

    Hi everyone, I've read alot of stories on this forum, but I feel like I should share my own story and view on tinnitus. I hope some people will actually take the time to read this. I always considered my life to be near perfect. Great friends, family, hobbies, education, etc. I couldn't have...
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    My Success Story: 6 Years of Tinnitus

    Thanks for the advice. I'm almost 100% sure that within the next 5 years a solution will be found. Most likely through hair cell regeneration. There are about 8 big companies working on that solution right now. For example Frequency Therapeutics with their FX-322 which starts human texting this...
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    My Success Story: 6 Years of Tinnitus

    Hi, Thanks for sharing your story. Mine is very similar. I got tinnitus from loud music about 1,5 years ago. I went to a music festival every month and never wore hearing protection. My own stupid fault I guess. I still go to festivals now but with custom made earplugs, and I feel like my...
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