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T is so loud it hurts

I avoid speaking because it elevates my T. My voice isn't used to speaking anymore, it starts cracking after a conversation of 15' at normal levels. Yesterday I had a 45' conversation one to one and T is blasting so loud it hurts, left side of my head feels numb.

Waking up with burning ears and going to sleep with even more intens burning ears. It's a constant torture. Really wouldn't mind not waking up.

Talked too much yesterday. T is elevated and now just talking one-to-one in a quiet room even bothers me.

Good sleep is essential. I try to improve my sleep with Gabapentin (I take 150 mg, cutting a 300 mg tablet in half) and Melatonin (3 mg). Most of the time, this helps me sleep through the night, though not always.

The safest option is not to use either. Before you know it, you might find yourself lurking on this forum every day, with nothing else you feel you can do, wishing you had never used headphones or IEMs.

After reading the work of Megan Beers Wood and reflecting on my own experiences, I would say yes. Why take the risk?

Normal sounds are amplified. What can go wrong...

Never thought I would need a peltor to fill the coffee machine with coffee beans. Yes, I drink coffee. Coffee is great with a Belgian waffle, at least there is still something I can enjoy.

In Kelly Assouly’s thesis, tinnitus pitch matching was performed, so this approach likely only works for tonal tinnitus—similar to bimodal neurostimulation, as promoted by Brai3n for Lenire in Ghent.

I wish Dr. Pulec was still alive and could cut my nerve. Why did he have to go sking in Aspen!

They were using WellsCare lasers. Maybe I should strap an IASO Ultra in the neck. If it doesn't work, I saved $4000 compared to Lenire. ;)

I have a young family member in their late 20s who developed severe tinnitus and hyperacusis after being exposed to loud noise at a Rammstein concert. Initially, he thought his life was over, but he eventually recovered almost completely. Now, he attends concerts again, using hearing protection...

This is horseshit.

As promised, I'd like to report back after using the 4% Lidocaine patches. For some time now, my tinnitus has been accompanied by daily migraines, sensations in my face and scalp, and burning ears. I started using the patches in the evening after my daily bath (around 8 p.m.) and removed them...

How do we sleep while our heads are burning?

I have noise-induced somatosensory reactive tinnitus. Neck and jaw movements increase my tinnitus, and this has become more noticeable over the years. Initially, only moving my neck to the right made it worse, but now moving my head to the left does as well. I’m currently using Lidocaine...

Waking up is terrible and I need to get out of bed asap because otherwise bad thoughts run through my mind.

I just ordered 20 Lidocaine patches from iHerb. Delivery to Belgium will take about a week. I can't wait. "Aspercreme, Pain Relief Patch with 4% Lidocaine, Max Strength, Fragrance-Free, 5 Patches"

I tried 5% Lidocaine ointment some time ago for about 10 days, but I didn’t experience any improvement. I’d like to try patches, but the only ones I can find online are these. Each patch contains 25 mg of Lidocaine and 25 mg of Prilocaine, but they need to be removed after one hour. Any...

ENT's seem to forget that tinnitus has no limits. Especially those who live with tinnitus themselves.

I believe food can trigger tinnitus, but when it comes to alcohol, I’ve noticed that my tinnitus worsens depending on the type of wine. This makes me think that it might not be the alcohol itself causing the issue, but rather the preservatives used in the wine. “It is hypothesized that in...

The new baseline includes burning ears all day. What's next?

Had to escape the waiting room of the ophthalmologist.

2.5 mg / ml, a drop is 0.05 ml x 6 = 0.3 ml = 0.75 mg. Take my advice and quit drumming.

Nice find, @Nick47. Once again, it's about KCNQ2 and KCNQ3 channel dysfunction. It seems like they are getting closer to a breakthrough, which gives me hope.

Since 2018, my tinnitus has been getting worse every year. Wearing earplugs blocks all ambient noise, making it impossible to ignore the tinnitus. I’ve reached a point where my tinnitus causes me burning ears, headaches, and sensations in my skull all day long.

I'm self employed and have to explain customers they cannot visit me at my office and I cannot speak to them on the phone...

Even a good night's sleep doesn't lower my tinnitus a bit anymore. Awakening hell.

Maybe because tinnitus animal models suck. → Animal Models of Tinnitus: A Review

I experience the same.

No.

Having good and bad days is normal. With or without 'treatment'.

Having other health issues places H and T in another perspective.

A partially gas filled eye is "fun", you are a walking spirit level and can see your heartbeat (vibrating surface).

Another retinal detachment, perfect timing.

Try earmuffs + earplugs (yellow 3M). Don't use custom-made earplugs. If you still feel uncomfortable, quit. Intensity and duration of exposure are key.

When tinnitus is so loud that the sound level to mask it is intolerable and damaging. Doing so would make it worse (reactive tinnitus). And when tinnitus isn't just a sound anymore; when it has become a constant pain. When you experience tinglings on your skull all day, sensations in your face...

When you wouldn't mind not waking up the next morning.

I drink a glass of wine in the evening; that's my medication. If you have severe hyperacusis, don't visit an audiologist. I've given up on ENTs, especially those who experience tinnitus themselves. They always seem to think there is no worse tinnitus than they experience. Most of them have no...

If you have severe tinnitus, it is impossible to relax. You have to keep yourself busy from the minute you wake up, and go to sleep once exhausted.

The world is full of idiots. Today someone told me to put pieces of onions in my ears. I would relieve me from tinnitus.

3M EAR classic protect MUCH better than custom made earplugs (full block).

My mother was buried last week. She was so understanding that on her deathbed, she was more concerned with my problem than her own fate.

Thanks for the suggestion. These medications seem interesting, but they seem to have some serious side effects. I'm currently fighting naked. I take some painkillers every now and then. You might have noticed I'm not that active anymore on Tinnitus Talk. I'm keeping myself as busy as possible...

There are no risks. It is just a piece of paper that dissolves over time.

It seems I need to switch from white to red wine.

I'm in need for a hot tub so I can soak my ears. Gives me a little relieve.

Noticed last night that my tinnitus is COMPLETELY drowning out the sound of the TV (it is always on the same level).

I agree. There are limits to habituation. Pain makes it impossible, just like you can't habituate to toothache. What antidepressants made it worse?

T getting more and more electrical. Don't think i'm gonna make it to next winter

Six hours of solid sleep and I still woke up with tension headache and burning ears...

This cold on top of the T and H is giving me a very hard time...

I make a lot of mistakes with figures lately, keeping myself focused is proving difficult.

Two hours of physical work and I'm already exhausted.

Just a bit of talking is getting troublesome. This reactive hissing T is NOT in the brain. Tonal T, like I have plenty too, is in the brain.