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I tried all sorts of sounds when I first got tinnitus but I do not think they worked for me - after many months I did start to sleep again normally but it took a good 6 months at least - I'm not sure there are really any 'short cuts' unfortunately.

I was a bit sceptical about 'habituation' when I first got tinnitus 2 years ago and thought I would just be stuck in a hell like situation for life - I think it was a good 6 months before I was starting to adapt to having tinnitus, and it's still almost certainly as loud now as it was originally...

My tinnitus was super reactive for the first few months and it was hell in places with certain high pitched noises like supermarkets, coffee shops etc - I'm almost coming up to 2 year mark now and it's really just 'regular' tinnitus now rather than reactive.

i much prefer quiet environments since I got tinnitus - noise almost always seems to make my tinnitus louder.

I found that the first 5 months the tinnitus was having a bad effect on my sleep (some nights having zero sleep) but the last 3 months it has not really had any effect on sleep (I hear it when lying in bed waiting to go to sleep but there is no negative effect from hearing it) yet some days can...

My doctor prescribed Mirtazapine as I was having a lot of sleep related issues in September. It got me to sleep fine but the next day I had this awful 'drugged up' feeling so decided not to take any more.

Just noticed I'm almost at 8 months since it all started, and I would say that the overall 'trend' is gradual improvement but with some days when it's still annoyingly loud. Looking back I have been through some of the toughest months of my life, but the 'turning point' was probably at the end...

The thing I have learnt with tinnitus is that the early days are very stressful - I'm now 8 months in and only really in the last couple of months would I say that the stress is startling to subside a bit so my life is not 'dominated' by tinnitus related stress - I still have tinnitus, it's just...

This book really seems to have helped me https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31577137-the-sleep-solution - the book highlights the fact that people still sleep even if they think they are not sleeping - if I find myself awake in the middle of the night I now just lie there rather than worrying...

Normal everyday sounds should be safe, just avoid anything too loud like noisy bars, clubs, power tools etc.

She did talk about types of therapy but I said I'd wait for the time being to see if it got better on its own - she was very helpful and said don't hesitate to book up another appointment if I need more help.

i have got Sennheiser HD590 - had them a good 20 years and work well, I think they have been replaced with a new model now though.

Had my audiology appointment today and luckily no tests! I thought it would be a short appointment but it actually lasted 90 minutes - she seemed pretty knowledgeable and had tinnitus herself for the last 20 years. I think a lot of what she talked about I sort of knew through having read so...

I work in an office and when it gets noisy I put on my earmuffs - the thing I like about this is that if someone needs to speak to me I can quickly take them off then put them on again - it was actually my boss that suggested earmuffs (he has had tinnitus for years so knows how annoying it can...

I seem to have 'tonal' pitches of about 440 Hz in right ear and 880 Hz in left ear as well as a high pitched 'hiss' in each ear - the odd thing is that I notice the 'hiss' more in the day and the 'tones' more at night - I think I have had the 'tones' for years, but the high pitched tinnitus for...

Mine has been the annoying 'reactive' type of tinnitus - I remember the shower made a nasty 'glassy' sound and rain at night sounded really odd in a not nice way - it's still reactive at month 7 now but more 'hissy' than 'ringy/glassy' so slightly more bearable (still annoying) - there is quite...

I'm sort of at a similar stage, now at 7 months in, with the initial high pitched tone having become more of a high pitched hiss - still pretty annoying but somehow less annoying (perhaps i'm just more used to it now) - I would say that the 5 month point was the time when it stopped impacting on...

Lots of people have tinnitus but otherwise normal hearing and lots of people have hearing loss but no tinnitus - the main reason for losing hearing is loud noise, often through working in noisy places without hearing protection.

Hi - I had a private ENT consultant appointment 2 months ago (4 months after my tinnitus started) and he said he would be referring me to audiology on the NHS. I have now had a letter confirming my audiology appointment and have been asked to fill in a 2 page 'tinnitus impact assessment'...

I'm at the 6 month point now with tinnitus and there is definitely now more 'hiss' than 'ring' to what I'm hearing, and the hiss has a slightly metallic edge to it - there is also a big variation in volume from day to day - just when I think it's going one day it then might be louder the next...

Classical guitar sounds like a good idea - I always thought the violin must be a bad instrument to play when you consider that you have to hold it so close to your ear to play it.

You can get allergy issues connected with fungal spores - I have heard that allergy related inflammation can sometimes affect hearing and tinnitus.

It's probably because often it's such a long and gradual process, often with partial relapses that there is no point in time when people suddenly think their tinnitus is 'cured'.

Mine changes constantly - there are times when it sounds like it's in my head rather than in ears and this is more unpleasant - My tinnitus is mainly 'reactive' in nature so fairly quiet when there is no background noise but louder when there is background noise.

I think the central line is supposed to be the worst, especially the city centre sections - my sister rides this line most days and says she has to cover her ears at times (she does not have tinnitus) - the less central parts of the system such as Heathrow line are nowhere near as loud.

I have been having baths every evening for the last few days and it certainly seems to be helping me (I normally just have showers) - I have a big problem with relaxation and stress and I think the hot baths help me relax - Since tinnitus onset 5 months ago I have been logging both sleep quality...

Tinnitus is not always permanent - If you don't go to loud things a lot then you have probably got a better chance of recovery than someone who has been to regular loud shows/concerts/clubs etc - Just stay away from anything really loud for the next few months to give the best hope of recovery.

Surely a lot of 'no' answers will be because many people simply don't want kids regardless of tinnitus - I have never had the remotest desire for a kid.

I sometimes get this if I bend right down and touch my toes then suddenly stand up, like the sound of blood rushing for a few seconds.

I've had quite a few problems with sleep - currently reading this excellent book about sleep problems https://scribepublications.co.uk/books-authors/books/the-sleep-solution - I am finding lemon balm works well for sleep https://newnordic.co.uk/en/melissa-dreamtm.html

I have recently started taking tablets that contain Ginkgo biloba, French maritime pine bark and magnesium, and my tinnitus seems a bit less 'angry' sounding so I'm hoping it could be working https://newnordic.co.uk/en/ear-tonetm.html

I think that stress can almost certainly bring on tinnitus - what then happens is a vicious circle of more stress, poor sleep and more tinnitus.

Went to see an ENT consultant a couple of days ago and have had my diagnosis letter describing my tinnitus as 'Idiopathic' which I just assume means tinnitus with no obvious cause. I had assumed it was linked to sinus problems due to problems with reduced sense of smell (varies quite a lot)...

When you put your fingers in your ears you will generate quite a lot of noise in your ears due to the noise of muscles in your hand being transferred to your ears. This sounds like a loud rumbling noise normally. A very quiet room is the best place to check for tinnitus. Probably best not...

Looks like a handy herbal supplement to take - I've been taking lemon balm for a couple of weeks to help with sleep and st john's wort for about a week to help with stress but it's good to know there are other herbal supplements that can also help.

My tinnitus is 'reactive' so I'm happiest in quiet environments when the tinnitus is also fairly quiet - when there is a TV/radio or other background noise my tinnitus gets louder - I was speaking about tinnitus the other day to my sister's 'other half' who also has tinnitus, but he said he...

I'm normally trying to get my blood pressure down rather than up, but it looks like being sure to stay well hydrated and possibly increasing the amount of salt in diet can help.

Acoustic Neuroma is a pretty rare condition, something like 1 in 100,000 people per year - it often causes hearing loss in one ear and vertigo symptoms. I sometimes worry about it as my tinnitus is worse in my left ear. I'm not sure if having a 'dominant ear' can affect tinnitus - I have...

i sometimes get a sound a bit like a gas hob (on top of cooker) which is not too bad, but any sort of 'chirping' like crickets to me is not so good (i.e. pretty annoying).

When you say 'plugging ears' does this mean with fingers or earplugs? Certainly using fingers to plug ears adds a lot of extra noise due to hearing the blood pulsating through your fingers (a loud rumbling noise normally). I find that putting on earmuffs is the best way of isolating the...

I'm pretty sure I lost some hearing at a Motorhead concert about 11 years ago in Exeter - The sound level was insane and I kept having to leave the main auditorium as it was so bad even near the back - I seem to remember my hearing was quite muffled after and even the next morning as well but I...

I think most sleep aids have the potential to cause side effects - for example Valerian helped me get to sleep but it caused anxiety - I'm now giving Lemon Balm a go - no side effects so far after 1 days use although lack of of sleep can make you feel very 'odd' at times and I have been in sleep...

Last night I tried some 'Melissa Dream' sleep aid from my local health food store which contains Lemon Balm, L-Theanine & Magnesium and it seemed to help me get to sleep quite well - It says to take about an hour before bedtime but after half an hour I was ready to go to sleep. I tried...

I have got an ENT appointment booked for mid December (the earliest I could get) and also need to beware of anything that could make tinnitus worse - I think I could also have a sinus issue as about 2 years I mostly lost my sense of smell (anosmia), and also had sinus pain when descending in a...

I have always enjoyed photography, but the last couple of years have put a bit of a dampener on it as last year I broke my elbow which meant 2 surgical operations (one to insert metalwork then another to remove metalwork) then only 3 months after my elbow being finally fixed i get tinnitus - I...

My tinnitus is 'reactive' like this where some sounds create a high pitched noise in my ears - it is really annoying - my left ear seems to get more affected than my right ear regarding this 'reactive' noise, and the level of reactiveness seems to vary from day to day (worse if i have not slept...

Having tinnitus certainly highlights the need to avoid loud noise (clubs, loud bars, loud concerts etc) and a lot of people who never get tinnitus still end up wrecking their hearing through ignorance of the dangers of noise.

As your tinnitus is still quite new (less than a year) I would probably delay the dental treatment for now unless it is causing you pain. It's similar to avoiding other loud noise (concerts, clubs etc) for 'new' tinnitus.

One month is very 'new' for tinnitus and it will often change a lot in the early stages - the main thing is to avoid any particularly loud places like nightclubs and rock concerts or very loud bars - tinnitus often improves over time.

My BP is normally 115/65 but I have noticed it goes up sometimes on days when my tinnitus is bad - it normally tends to go back down in the evening - I did speak to my doctor and he checked my BP at 124/84 and just said some people get elevated BP when they have anxiety but the 'resting' BP is...

I think a lot depends on personality type.

I tried going to sleep using 'play thunderstorm' on Alexa in my second month of tinnitus and remember waking up with really loud tinnitus - It did quieten after a few minutes but was very scary at first - I usually find going to sleep with sound being played quite annoying so just leave my...

Agree with others that a bath can help - I had a really bad day on Saturday and I got my partner to run me a bath (the running water was sounding too loud to run it myself as I think I had gone into a bit of a 'panic' mode at the time) - I don't normally have baths but it seemed to calm me down...

When my tinnitus gets louder it ramps up my anxiety levels which causes my blood pressure to rise - raised anxiety & blood pressure seems to then make tinnitus worse so a vicious circle. Yesterday was one of those days, but fortunately I feel a lot better today. Saturdays are normally...

My tinnitus has been in head at times and ears at others (it has changed a lot in the 3 months I have had it) and ears to me seems much better than head.

For me sleep quality has a huge effect - when I sleep badly I can almost guarantee my tinnitus (& hyperacusis) will be worse the next day - I use the FitBit sleep tracking function to keep a log of how I have slept as I would like to be able to sleep more - I have stopped having alcohol &...

Just got myself some X5A and they seem much nicer than the Optime II - I might send the Optimes back as the quality is nothing like the X5A.

I tried going to sleep with 'white noise' a couple of months ago when my tinnitus was quite new and woke up with really loud tinnitus which calmed down after a few minutes but very scary! Not tried it since and just leave my window open to let in some ambient noise from outside. The...

Thanks for the suggestions - I managed to pick up a pair of Optime II on Amazon which seem to work quite well - I noticed one of my work colleagues had just got a large pair of ear defenders (about the size of the X5A but a much cheaper brand) and he said he got it so he can 'chill' more easily...

I would use the muffs if it gets noisy but take them off if things quieten down - my office is fairly quiet but there are a couple of staff with loud voices and when they get going it can aggravate my tinnitus (I have some hypercusis as well as tinnitus).