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Hello all. It’s been over three years since I began experiencing tinnitus. My tinnitus was very mild and easy to deal with. Just today, I realized after I got done showering that tinnitus in my right ear has increased noticeably. I’ve also been training jiu-jitsu very often over the last three...

I carry Earpeace brand earplugs everywhere I go. If I know I'm going to an indoor show, I bring orange foam earplugs rated at 33. I don't wear plugs whenever I play because I don't play super loud. Unless your T is super loud and reactive, you shouldn't have an issue doing any of this. There are...

There’s nothing logical about disbelieving that a cure is on the way. We’re learning more about tinnitus everyday, just as we are about a myriad of conditions. The trend has changed. Companies are not only trying to make products that make dealing with T easier, they are tackling the mechanical...

You can certainly still pursue music with noise-induced tinnitus. I have noise-induced tinnitus, and I still play guitar, attend shows, etc. The difference is I put high rated ear plugs in when I attend these shows and don’t hug the speakers. Unless you have criminally loud tinnitus that’s...

Hey Clare I’m 23, and I got tinnitus 5 months after turning 22. You’re definitely not alone. I don’t know anyone my age personally that has this, and I’ve always been conscious of my health (exercise often, eat healthy, wear hearing protection). The one time I didn’t wear ear pro and stood too...

Is there anything in particular that causes the increase in the ringing or did it just develop into it through time?

Hey acute, how severe is your tinnitus? Can you hear it throughout the day or only in quiet environments? I’m curious because I’m somewhat in your boat. I’m 22 and acquired tinnitus by being too close to a speaker at a concert on June 1st. I was in a panic after a week of barely sleeping...

I asked to be tested higher than 8K (thanks to some of your posts), but they didn’t have the ability. They did do bone conduction, speech recognition at varying volumes, background noise, etc..

Thanks for the information. I’ve come to conclude what you have. The tinnitus cases present on this forum are undoubtedly skewed to be slightly more severe than the average cases. I know quite a few men who have tinnitus, and they never experienced the initial panic mode that I and many of us...

I definitely get your point. I will say that I, like Farrah, know individuals who have had tinnitus for years and their cases never got worse. But by reading testimony on this forum it’s clear that many cases get worse and sometimes much worse. I appreciate your comment, and I will remain...

I’ve seen your similar posts to this on other threads. I do think that my hearing test was up to date technology-wise, but I agree with your general assessment. It’s likely that I do have some degree of hearing loss even if my specific hearing tests didn’t detect it and even though I notice no...

Thank you for your comment. I’m glad that you’re at a seemingly good stage, and I am also. I no longer get stressed out when I notice the ringing by any means. I do wish it wasn’t there when I hear it, but it doesn’t send me into anxiety episodes like it did the first two weeks. I’m 100% again...

Hello all I have a whitewater kayaking trip planned for the weekend, and I was wondering if there are any precautions I should take to prevent my tinnitus from worsening. Could swimming potentially affect my tinnitus? If it’s relevant, my tinnitus is mild (I can only hear it in quiet living...

The FDA has already released certain medications for fast track eligibility, such as gels to treat acute tinnitus and the like. If a promising tinnitus treatment surfaces, it’s likely that it will be fast track’d if the adverse effects are not severe.

I’m not sure if any specific treatments have been released and are currently an open to the public. But the FDA has a fast track processing for serious conditions that have yet to be effectively treated so that any promising treatments can reach the public faster than they otherwise would. This...

Not necessarily. The FDA has promising tinnitus treatments on the fast track processing. Of course that doesn’t mean the these options will be available to the public within a satisfactory timeframe, but 10 years is definitely a stretch.

I am 17 days into this condition and am already feeling 100% better than I initially was. Part of the shock we feel is purely due to the fact that a drastic change has occurred in our head. That’s enough to warrant the response you and I had. But in all seriousness, if your T is mild and you can...

That’s good news. I have been protecting my ears and will continue to do so seriously for a few months. With the sleep, I feel truly normal again. I only wish other forum members here were as lucky..

Thanks for your reply, I really appreciate your guidance on this. The fact that I’m actually starting to sleep with this has eased my mind. The lack of sleep was destroying my emotional fortitude. I haven’t noticed a change in volume or pitch in my 13 days, but I do notice that I change the...

Thankfully I’ve always been protective over my hearing. One night I slipped up and this is the result. Thankfully I’m starting to sleep much better with it. I haven’t noticed a drop in volume in my 13 days with it, but it is only noticeable in a quiet setting. I have hope that with consistent...

I truly feel like I can’t do this for 2 years. It’s eating me from the inside out with anxiety. I’m hoping with every fiber in me that it’s over within a few months

Hello all It’s day 12 on my tinnitus journey, and I’ve never felt so low in my life. My anxiety is through the roof, and I’m complaining too much to my girlfriend. I had a perfect life, truly perfect, before this. It’s destroying me right now. My ENT says she’s seen plenty of cases like mine...

Hello all My girlfriend has told me for many months that I often clench my jaw in my sleep. I've never experienced it while conscious until I became afflicted with tinnitus. During one of my restless nights I half woke up during a clenching episode and was truly shocked at how hard I was...

I have the “eee” at the moment and it’s preventing me from sleeping well. I must admit, before this I was strong and outgoing. I just recently graduated with a biology degree. I had everything in the right direction. This has destroyed my self-esteem for now, and my anxiety is through the roof...

Has yours faded at all? It seems like we acquired T in a similar manner...

I’m grateful for this advice. The lack of sleep is what’s driven me to the depths. My ringing is barely noticeable, and I can deal with it at this level, especially as it fades. Learning to sleep has been an obstacle, however. I will follow this rule

Thankfully my T has never risen above the “can only hear it in quiet rooms” stage. If a fan or anything is on it’s masked, but I do have trouble sleeping just for the sheer knowledge of knowing that the ringing is there. I’m only 12 days in, but it’s already felt like an eternity. I want to...

Thank you both for your responses! I recently talked to a man who attended a Slipknot concert and had tinnitus for 3 weeks. I’m hoping that my case mimicks his, but only time will tell. I do appreciate all the information you all have provided.

How severe was your T in 2010? Did it occur with hearing loss also?

Hello all, I’m currently not having the best day dealing with this new obstacle. The anxiety I feel is centered around the fact that I might have to deal with this for a very long time (I know it’s selfish to express such concern to those who indeed suffer from severe, chronic tinnitus, but it’s...

Did your T ever subside?

Good news: I woke up this morning and could not hear my tinnitus no matter how hard I tried for around 10 minutes. I hear it now, perhaps at a higher pitch at the same or lower volume. It was initially a hellacious night, I didn’t get more than 1.5 hours of sleep until after 4 AM. Is it normal...

Thank you sir! I most certainly will protect my hearing. I’ve honestly always been protective over my hearing, I had no idea that I would suffer this from simply being too close to a amplifier. Regardless, it is very mild and I’m handling it well especially compared to the first week. I’m going...

Hello all, I recently acquired tinnitus after attending a concert in a small indoor venue and after standing too close to the speakers. From day one it’s been very mild; I can only hear it in silent rooms. But I will admit that I hit my mental rock bottom at the week point, after days of poor...