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I mentioned I believed my (somatic) tinnitus was a combination of mental health largely due to emotional trauma, and potentially tension and inflammation. I wanted to say that this past year has been pretty shit because I've had to deal with the passing of two close family members which I know...

My tinnitus started to go down after around 3-4 months which is quite often said by people on the forums here based on posts I have read and others noticed too. I remember this happened basically around a time when I said to myself that this is my life now and I have to find a way to live with...

I thought about the forum today and thought I'd update this post. I haven't had one day since my last post where my tinnitus has gotten worse, literally just a slight hiss in my left ear that I never notice. There's even been a few occasions where I expected it to get worse because of a...

Yes the volume of my tinnitus lowered significantly. If I try try to listen out for it I hear a quiet high pitch, I can tell it's still a tone but it's flatter and subdued. I tend to have a small fan on near me at my desk since I like a small breeze on me anyways, but the sound of that is enough...

The volume definitely reduced. When it first started in 2017 it started as a loud tone, I'd say like...a 7/10 loudness. I'd have to have a fan near my ear and some rain noise from my speakers to not notice it. Last year it wasn't so much loudness when it was loud...it started off like a 5/10 but...

I thought about posting a few times and stopped myself thinking I'd jinx myself or something. I'd like to think I know why my tinnitus gets worse and how I can stay like this until I bite the dust, but for all I know it might all come back even worse for some reason or another... so if you're...

If I find myself anxious and thinking about my tinnitus, I have to remind myself that it's perfectly fine to go back to old coping mechanisms even if I think I don't need it or should be past that by now. Usually that is to use the perfect masking I've found to blend with my tinnitus, have a fan...

I've seen a physiotherapist twice now in the last month. The first time I went I didn't feel much from it and felt I had wasted my money, but I was given an exercise program and decided to do it as instructed. After about a week I was noticing the stretches around my neck were providing some...

I said I'd post if physio helped me and it's been a month, I figured I'd give it time before I said anything about it. Has physio helped? In short, yes. My initial visit was confusing to me because I didn't feel like I got anything out of the massage but I was given a routine to do daily if I...

Thanks for sharing, I'm glad this has helped you a lot! My situation is pretty similar to yours and I've been suspecting inflammation more as I've been doing physio and find stretches and workouts provide relief. I find myself more aware of tension and muscles around my ear and skull that need...

I know what you mean about the anger of other noises and things not helping. It's extremely annoying to get worked up by stuff like that and then have to deal with your own tinnitus and things. Best thing you can do is figure out why it bothers you and then build a mentality where it doesn't...

The fact you can change your tinnitus shows it could be somatic. Have you been able to reduce the sound of your tinnitus through certain movements? Does it change if you turn your head hard to each side, or are there muscles around your neck that provoke your ear/tinnitus at all? I don't know...

It's interesting you say that and I would have to investigate why that even happened. When you were sick did you feel like your body was more interested in that than anything else? How much did you relax or do differently (like stay in bed and take meds)?. The more you can figure why your...

All the research I've done into somatic tinnitus seems to show that if you can make a movement or put pressure on an area that makes your tinnitus lessen a lot or even go away then there's good odds that there are methods to get to that state more permanently. Trigger Point Therapy has shown to...

I think the best thing to do is to try and carry on with your life as normal as possible. Whenever you're in quieter settings where you find yourself noticing it then find something to mask it and keep yourself busy. Don't let yourself be drawn to the spike and don't get too upset over it. The...

I wouldn't be able to answer this poll because on the onset of my tinnitus I don't really recall suicidal thoughts. It was extremely depressing and exhausting though, I knew my life would change but I had hopes that something could be done. When I accepted and found ways to cope that is when it...

This is pretty much what I was alluding to (didn't know it existed). I don't know how realistic it is to train GPs about all the facets of tinnitus when there's still limited information on some of the causes and treatments. But I feel diagnosis is really critical especially early on. If during...

I feel like GPs should also look more into some of the physical problems so the patient has more options. Besides taking a blood test to rule out any possible abnormalities they should check to see if any physical movements in the upper body have any effect on the tinnitus they are hearing. If...

No, I'm at a computer a lot and it's the same as if I were in another room or outside.

I thought I'd recreate what my tinnitus in my left ear sounds like (it's not a loud file but turn your volume down if you're worried). It's not quite this sharp but I wanted to recreate the sweeping volume and tone mostly. Usually it's softer but when it's most annoying it's more like this. I...

Good on you man, it's great you were able to tough out the negativity and try and make the day better. It's such a hard thing to do and I wish it was easier for all of us to do it. Last night I remember saying to myself "I just don't care about tinnitus right now, I want to just enjoy myself"...

https://mynoise.net/noiseMachines.php Can't recommend this site enough. A huge variety of masking that's customizable and if you donate you can also download mp3s of what you customized for a duration of your choosing.

I find I need to really focus on something else and let the body ride through it. Honestly love my Nintendo Switch for that and all I really need to do is play a few games of Tetris if nothing else, it's very absorbing and gets intense later. And after that I'm good.

I thought about this now and then and wondered if it actually would be better. People who lost limbs can experience phantom pain and it's weirdly like tinnitus except it actually hurts (though I know some T sufferers get pain). I'm sure some of them would trade their limb back for tinnitus...

Drinking a lot of red bull in the long run is just not going to do you any favors. Get your blood pressure checked, if it's high then you definitely gotta cut it out. Energy drinks can raise your blood pressure and make your more anxious and jittery. Anxiety is also known to cause head pressure...

I think a fair amount of people here have been frustrated by their visit to an ENT and some will say that a majority of ENT doctors do not know enough about tinnitus and should be learning more about it. I'm surprised you haven't been recommended for an MRI because of the uncertainty, usually...

I'll look into NAC but I think I read someone say that NAC is not great for somatic. I generally do have tense neck and shoulders. Often times I'll think about it and realize how much I'm tensed up. I work at a computer a lot so I probably have my shoulders pushed forward too much. It does...

I noticed recently that when I turn my head hard to the right then my tinnitus intensifies a bit. I tried pushing my jaw forward and my forehead into my hands and it intensifies slightly, but not as much as the head turn with my neck. I tried moving my eyes around but that didn't do anything...

Yeah mine is continuous. The times when it was louder I could be in a quiet room and feel like I've been in a nightclub recently. When it's soft like it is now then I won't hear it unless it's really quiet and even then it's like a subdued bass noise that I just need to distract myself from by...

I feel like that's sort of similar to what I have. I remember a few times when it seemed louder there were certain sounds that brought it out more. There was one occasion I was having a bath and sometimes I watch or listen to something during it, and I noticed that when I turned the device off...

I'd listen to tones that masked, like from these two: https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/neuromodulationTonesGenerator.php https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/auralScannerNoiseGenerator.php So are you saying there is an interval to the sound since you say it's pounding? I mean that could be...

I think the most problematic thing about a lower tone is it feels like you feel it (or something's going on and you actually are feeling it) but it's somewhat easily masked by some everyday sounds, so it makes it a lot harder to get accustomed to it and habituate. It doesn't just go over...

Hey Brett, I don't know how loud your sound is or if it's even tonal but I have a similar situation going on. I noticed I had something similar months ago, it unsettled me but I was dealing with heaps of anxiety at the time so it didn't even occur to me that it was tinnitus. Then I had a high...

It's not how I read it but I can see why you saw it as you did. I also thought he was a she too lol. I get why you can be angrier at this time but in the support forum you're gonna get people with different views and feelings. Lane's tinnitus is probably different to yours because of how he got...

You were just trying to be positive and supportive, you shouldn't feel bad for that even if it was perceived wrongly. You know your intention so you should feel good for wanting to help. He could have just accepted your apology so if that's not enough then don't let it bother you. You can't have...

It's good to vent and find ways to release your anger and disappointment or whatever. I know it's frustrating to be told the same thing and see the same answers, from a logical perspective it's just what you've seen everyone else go through. But we don't have to be logical about it all the time...

This is something that happened like half an hour ago. I was making some lunch when I grabbed something, which caused a plate to fall and smash on the floor. As I heard it fall I knew I couldn't cover my ears in time, it smashed but luckily I was fine and just took a moment to let my ears adjust...

If you can't really find a cause that might be the trigger in recent memory then I'd say that you really have to try and rule out that it could be your depression. I know it's a complete bitch to tackle anxiety and depression when tinnitus so easily adds to that, but if you can make steps to...

@Daemon22 I do orchestral arrangements, got to know the Dark Souls 3 composer Yuka Kitamura a little too. I released them all this year on Spotify (edit - oh cool it embeds!)

@Daemon22 haha big fan, nice Artorias pic :P I'm known for my Souls and Bloodborne remixes!

You don't have to go to the gym if you don't want to, it's quite easy to work out at home or naturally. Think about Rocky IV! In the montage Rocky worked out naturally in the wild and Drago did all the fancy gym stuff...and Rocky kicked his ass :D I've never been a gym person, don't like the...

When I went for an MRI I don't really recall it being that loud and I don't remember wearing ear plugs. If I had to go again I'd certainly bring ear plugs with me just in case. But I have to say, there have been times this last year where a comforting thought was "at least you're not having an...

My October spike I actually have no idea, never really gave it much thought. Very possibly stress from work and some people. My recent spike I would assume came from the large bouts of anxiety and depression I was dealing with, along with bad eating habits, zero exercise and not really getting a...

The grenades do make me wince too haha. I can't play PUBG on speakers, it's just incredibly hard to locate shots and hear footsteps properly. At a low volume on headphones it's alright and even if you hunt people down there's a lot of breaks for silence, which is nice compared to some shooters.

After my initial onset of tinnitus I had a two week spike back in October that was high pitched and annoying, all I really remember was finding it difficult to relax but life carried on 100% and that was that, things went back to normal. My recent one happened at the start of June and carried...

It's difficult to say if yours will change due to the unknown nature. Definitely try to narrow that down, the more insight you have to why it came might give you a better understanding of how you might be able to improve it. My tinnitus was high pitched and loud in my left ear for 3 months, it...

Yeah fingers in the ears, you wanna plug the sound quick. Tragus is probably good too, but any other way is just creating a filter which could potentially accentuate the sounds you hear and that could be really bad if a particular tone is one that causes distress or potential spike. I had a guy...

Drive in isn't really a thing here in the UK, would have to drive far and it's not worth it lol. I really don't mind waiting until a movie is released in stores though. I kind of like subtitles too so if it's too quiet then reading is great! If cinemas were quieter I'd actually be happy about...

So just over a week ago I went to the cinema with some friends. I wasn't sure how I was gonna feel about it since it's the first time I went since my spike happened in June. I knew that I wasn't really capable of being in super loud environments since then so I brought my ear plugs with me. As...

I actually started smoking again a few weeks ago, started socially and now I smoke a few a day. My T was aggravating me a month ago and I found smoking eased me up (I smoked for 10 years then quit for nearly 5, feels more like a crutch than an addiction for now). Some say smoking worsens their...

I'm also a musician/composer and struggled a lot lately with how I see my future in that profession. However I don't play live or in environments where it's usually quite loud. I'd say I'm at a point where I have to think about moderation more and be more mindful of working with lower volumes...

Hey Ligeia, I'm sorry you're going through so much at the moment and finding it hard to cope. When I read your post there were two things that stood out to me: that you want to live so bad and that your tinnitus isn't as bad as other peoples. I don't know much about your tinnitus but it seems...

Are you used to being in quiet rooms and places now? When I got a spike 2 months ago I was listening to my ringing a lot but also somewhat starved myself of sound out of fear. I then realized that I was just allowing my brain to focus even more on the quiet but annoying sounds, so I tried to...

Is it possible that you psychologically made exercise a more anxious routine that it exacerbates your feeling towards your tinnitus? Sometimes when I'm stressed during something I'll notice it much more and attach some fear like it will keep happening if I do that. Do you also exercise in the...

I play a lot of pubg too, probably too much! It's kinda relaxing and takes my mind off things. I'd be down to play. About 2000 hours played.