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  1. bellecooper77

    Safe Way of Using AirPods to Avoid Tinnitus from Becoming Worse?

    Hello everyone, I hope you are staying well and healthy. If you don't know me, I was pretty active on here around a year ago when I first got tinnitus. I'm 19 and for the most part, I have habituated to the noise, only really hearing it in very quiet rooms or when I go to sleep. I saw a post...
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    Is My Tinnitus Caused by Something Other Than Hearing Loss?

    Yeah, it has been a rough 3 months. I learned that some things that I used to love doing, like jamming out to loud music in my room, isn't the best thing for me to do. In every room that I go to that I used to hear silence, I seem to look for the sound, which is something that hurts me since I...
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    Is My Tinnitus Caused by Something Other Than Hearing Loss?

    I just looked it up, and it has been very helpful! My symptoms definitely seem to be that of a little bit of TMJ ("Immediate tinnitus change during active jaw movements") but I'm going to continue following it to see if there are any other possible causes. Thank you so much!
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    Is My Tinnitus Caused by Something Other Than Hearing Loss?

    Yes, I did listen to my music at loud volumes at times (it was like my little escape, listening to music at loud volumes to drown out anything around me) and I did have tinnitus for a day after going to a concert without ear protection (looking back I really should have listened to my father...
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    Is My Tinnitus Caused by Something Other Than Hearing Loss?

    Its mostly disturbing when it is silent. Im sitting in my room right now and due to a lawn mower outside its less distracting/annoying as it usually is. But when that is not happening and its pure silence, it's annoying. I can also sometimes hear it when watching TV with my friends or if I'm at...
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    Is My Tinnitus Caused by Something Other Than Hearing Loss?

    Almost having tinnitus for 3 months, I have searched everywhere to find a cause. I am someone who likes to find the root of a problem and narrow it down, and my cause of tinnitus is driving me crazy. I have scored a near perfect score on almost every hearing test I take, including ones for...
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    If Your Tinnitus Improved, Did It Improve Very Gradually?

    Ive had tinnitus for around 2 months, and it has gradually gotten better! Its shifted from being in both ears to mostly my right, and it went from a toned ringing to a hiss. Usually for people it has gotten better. I still have no idea what caused mine - my hearing is better than normal and...
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    Signs of Improvement? How Did You Know Your Tinnitus Was Improving?

    Do you know if you have problems with your jaw that are causing the tinnitus? I know for some people that their tinnitus is occurring because of their bad posture (which might be why I have tinnitus to be honest, but we have no idea why) and their neck is strained, which is causing the tinnitus...
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    Signs of Improvement? How Did You Know Your Tinnitus Was Improving?

    In order to clear it, I plug my nose and take a deep breath using my mouth. When I go to breathe out, I direct that air into my Eustachian tubes. This helps to open them! You then yawn after, or swallow a couple of times. I do this at least once every day, and it has helped me a ton! The first...
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    How Likely Is It for Mild Noise-Induced Tinnitus to Dissipate If No Hearing Loss Is Present?

    This is super similar to my T - it has never gotten worse than this, other than hearing it sometimes over an air purifier. Its a really good sign that this is where your T started - for some other people on this form, their T started a lot worse and it took them months, sometimes even years to...
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    Signs of Improvement? How Did You Know Your Tinnitus Was Improving?

    I've been reading a ton of threads on how people knew their tinnitus was getting worse / negative stories about their lives with tinnitus. Those are scary, not only for me but for other anxious, sometimes depressed people who just got tinnitus and they are looking for some help, some signs of...
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    Has Prednisone Helped Your Tinnitus?

    When I first saw a doctor for my tinnitus, I had some fluid in my ear that my she (this was before I saw an ENT and got my hearing checked) determined could be the cause. I was on it for 5-6 days to try to get the fluid levels down and I can remember that it did temporarily help. However, I was...
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    Caffeine (Including Coffee and Soft Drinks) and Its Effect on Tinnitus

    Just thought this would be interesting to ask - my best friend and my dad both have tinnitus. My dad had to give up caffeinated coffee due to it causing his tinnitus to spike, and my best friend drinks 2 cups of it a day and says it doesn't affect her tinnitus at all. My dad worked around loud...
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    What's Your Definition of Mild Tinnitus?

    I was diagnosed with mild tinnitus, so ill explain when I cant and can hear it. Places I can't hear it - anywhere where there is external noise. For example, in a room with a fan or an air conditioner - it kind of masks it out. Outside. In a coffee shop. Running. At the beach. Inside the...
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    Is Tinnitus More Likely to Go Away If There Isn't Any Hearing Loss?

    I would say that in quiet rooms it tends to seem louder than it actually is. I try to find a sound in a room to listen to distract myself from the hissing. And yes, if I have a TV on and my ears arent pressed against a pillow, I tend not to hear it unless I am looking for it. Same with music...
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    My 3 Month Introduction to Hell

    hello, fellow 18 year old here! I used earbuds every day throughout high school, for the most part it was too loud. I haven't listened to music through earbuds since I got tinnitus, which was 3 months ago. Since we are both young and our tinnitus is fairly mild, im sure we will continue to heal...
  17. bellecooper77

    25 Days with Tinnitus (So Far)

    Like you, I am somewhat new to having this. Our stories actually sound pretty similar - listening to music a bit too loudly, the prednisone, being exposed to a very loud sound for a short amount of time (mine was a fire truck in Times Square for 4 seconds at probably at 100 dB). What I have...
  18. bellecooper77

    Decibel App on Apple Watch

    I was going to start a thread on this but you beat me to it! :LOL: I think that this is a FANTASTIC thing, especially for people my age (teenagers/young adults), who don't often realize that they are damaging their ears. I know so many people with apple watches that this will help. If I had this...
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    Anxiety and Tinnitus Taking Over My Life

    I totally relate to this. Im 18 and ive had tinnitus for 3 months, with it getting slightly, but not much better. I get scared and anxious every day about having this since im going to college soon, where the noise level is so much higher than my life right now. But, my dad also has tinnitus...
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    Poll: Approximately How Often Do You Get Fleeting Tinnitus?

    Ive been getting fleeting tinnitus for as long as I can remember. When I first got my tinnitus I thought that it was simply fleeting and waited for it to go down to silence since that was what I was used to. It hasnt gone down yet, but I miss those days where it would go down and all I could...
  21. bellecooper77

    Is Tinnitus More Likely to Go Away If There Isn't Any Hearing Loss?

    Hello! I am in the same boat - my ENT said that I have no hearing loss whatsoever and that my hearing is actually better than normal. I have been told that since I don't have hearing loss that my tinnitus should get better. It has never been really bad - a lot quieter than what some people on...
  22. bellecooper77

    Tinnitus Caused by Ibuprofen?

    I usually took the recommended amount on the bottle, which I believe was 1 pill, or 200mg. If it was really bad, I would take 2 pills in the morning, and that was it. But I stopped taking it 3 months ago when the tinnitus first appeared, and even though the sound has gotten a bit quieter, it...
  23. bellecooper77

    Tinnitus Caused by Ibuprofen?

    For the past 5 years, I have taken Ibuprofen for about a week every month due to period cramps, and now I have tinnitus that came up 3 months ago. It hasn't gone away, even though I haven't taken Ibuprofen since I got tinnitus since I read somewhere that it causes tinnitus/causes it to spike. I...
  24. bellecooper77

    Tinnitus for a Month — And Right Before Starting College

    Hello all! I posted a question in the support section and everyone was super nice and helpful so I thought that I would introduce myself and share my story, even though it is a short one. My name is Belle and I'm 18, and I developed tinnitus about a month ago. I have no idea what caused it or...
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    Tinnitus Going Away? Mine Changed, It's Now Only in My Right Ear and Is Less Loud

    Hello! I'm new here and new to having tinnitus - so I'm still trying to accept the fact that I might have this for the rest of my life. I'm young and only 18. I have had tinnitus for the past month, it just occurred during a random day - it sounds like when you pull your jaw back in your mouth...