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Hi, thanks for sharing your story! I was just wondering: did your tinnitus vanish suddenly, or did it fade away over a longer period of time? And how long did you have it in total?

Hi @Stayinghopeful, No I don’t take any meds, because: A lot of people seem to have worse tinnitus coming off the meds I have nose obstruction so if I take sleep meds, I may not wake up in time if I’m out of my breath Thinking of possible side effects also makes me anxious Being anxious is to...

Hi, another update, After last post I spiralled down into the anxiety which made my tinnitus worse. I had new, loud sounds. I went into full run fight-or-flight mode and had to relive the whole process which I had in the beginning over again. I had sleepless nights, lost weight and...

Hi all, another update. Unfortunately, after 3 days of poor sleep, I wasn't able to control my anxiety. Because of the stress, all my symptoms seem amplified and I often wake up in the middle of the night. So now I got burned out or whatever you call it. I had to stop working for now. From my...

Hi all, quick update. This month I had some good days but also a lot of bad days. After the alarm incident I feared the worse and went back into the old anxiety and panic pattern. In hindsight I could not have prevented it. I had to gain confidence that my noises didn’t increase and if...

Hi all. I'm doing fine :) I typed a whole story but long story short: my spike lasted one month (with ups and downs). Being scared and depressed is all right. Just keep on taking good care of yourself and be nice to yourself and you’ll get better again.

Hi all, My tinnitus became less intrusive the past 3 days. I think now it's at about the level where it was before the alarm incident. Also, I haven't heard the new tone in 2 days anymore. I feel much better, but I am still a bit shaken up from all the anxiety I went through in the past 3...

Hi all. An update follows. Unfortunately my anxiety kept on ramping up. I don’t know if that’s because my tinnitus is louder or if my tinnitus is louder because of the anxiety. On top of that I got a new tone added to the mix. A soft but solid 4000 Hz eee. This new tone is not there most of...

Yes, I always have filtered earplugs on me. I put them in now whenever I think the noise around me is too much. Even if it’s only for peace of mind. This night my tinnitus was still loud but I was able to sleep. Indeed: we never know. All we can do is be careful. I think I stop posting now...

Hi all, Since my last post I had some ups and downs, but yesterday it felt as if the spike was finally over. I couldn't hear my tinnitus over noise anymore. It was a bit calmer in my ears again and I felt quite normal again. Until last night, when I got angry about something and I smashed the...

The spike is reducing and yesterday and today my tinnitus was at its normal level most of the time. I am optimistic but I don’t dare to celebrate just yet. I’ll keep you informed.

Yesterday and today have been better.

Hi all. I still have the spike since the alarm incident 5 days ago. I keep on wondering how 1 second of sound can have such an impact. But I don't go there anymore with my thoughts. It doesn't help. Thursday night the tinnitus was a bit less intense and I was able to sleep well. Last night...

Thanks a lot for your support! It means a lot. Last night I woke up at 1:30 am and couldn't sleep because the tinnitus made me anxious. I was trying to calm down but I didn't really succeed. I am afraid that maybe my tinnitus might be getting louder in small increments. I can't really remember...

I feel that a success story is definite. Life with tinnitus is an ongoing process, because the ears are damaged and stay vulnerable. Last Monday I had a noise incident. I was the first person to arrive at work, so I had to deactivate the alarm system. And now you probably know what I am...

Hi, I’ll be short. Tinnitus is still the same. Most of the time I don’t even think about it. At the moment it’s quite loud but I know that within 2 minutes I’ll forget about it again. Even when I’m reading a book in ambient silence :-)

We’ll see. That’s why I said that I’ll check the developments on this in about a year. I am not so easily convinced by a bunch of numbers. If it really helps then it will be world news soon. (But I don’t think that will happen, sorry).

I'm sorry to say, but so far this "treatment" sounds like BS. But maybe I'm wrong. I'll check this topic out again in a year or so to see what the developments are.

Loud tinnitus at the moment, but stil: yes! :) The suffering definitely decreased over time. And the enjoyable moments came back. I have no anxiety or panic anymore. Of course there are times when it is hard, but it seems like my brain sometimes just doesn’t care. For long periods of time. And...

Hi, don’t worry, you’ll be fine! Other than protecting your ears there’s nothing you can do. So I would focus on other problems or goals in life, which you do have control over. In my experience, when other things are going well, the tinnitus also becomes more bearable/pushed to the background.

I had COVID-19 in January. My symptoms were the chills and a blocked nose and an itchy cough. It had no effect on my tinnitus. I was fully recovered in about 10 days. I had no vaccination and I am 45 years old.

I was never vaccinated and I just recovered from COVID-19. I had mild flu-like symptoms and a blocked nose and a loss of smell. After about 12 days I was fully recovered. A week later my smell returned. My tinnitus stayed the same. Thank god I don’t live in a country with mandatory...

Hi I chose not to vaccinate myself. My reasons are: - I don't take medical interventions unless it's absolutely necessary. - The information about the safety of the vaccines is clouded by political and commercial interests on one side and stories about side effects on the other. I rather...

Hi, Still doing well. Tinnitus is "growing on me". It took me more than 2 years to get used to it. I think "getting used to it" includes things like: - the initial shock of getting tinnitus - "mourn" or psychologcally process or deal with the situation - "waiting" about 3 months to see how...

I think this question is similar: "If you are in a perfect dark room, do you see nothing?" Our ears can't focus on "no sound"! We are looking for sound when we want to enjoy silence! I think that people who don't have tinnitus, can enjoy silence because there is no sound interfering with their...

Hi all, I am still doing well. Most of the days I am not thinking of my tinnitus. The volume is still the same. But at the moment I just don't care. I thought I'd let y'all know. Have a nice one!

Hi there, @JDP_95, thanks for the reinforcement. It seems to have helped :-) In the past week I had 5 loud tinnitus days and 2 milder days. But unlike a few weeks ago, I feel a lot better. My brain is not focussing on it anymore. I don't know why. Sometimes tinnitus gets to me, and sometimes...

Hi there. Here’s another update. Tinnitus has been loud the past week and a half. I can hear it everywhere, also in crowded shop with music and all. Especially the high frequency noise cuts through everything. The other tones seem louder as well. Outside I can hear them. I think it’s a...

Hi all, I’ve not been feeling so great for a few days now. In the past two weeks I had a dental cleaning and went to a party with loud music and alcohol. In the beginning of the party I had my earplugs in. Then the music stopped and I took them out. An hour later the music started again...

Hi, here's a quick update. The better I'm doing, the less motivated I am to post here. But I'll keep on trying to do it for all the tinnitus sufferers here who have similar stories like me, but are earlier in the process and want to know what to expect more or less. I've been keeping track of...

Hoi @Johan001! Dank je, en jij ook beterschap! Ik heb ook een paar berichten van jou gelezen en ik zie dat je best wel in de put zit door je tinnitus. Als je het niet erg vind wil ik je vertellen wat bij mij het best helpt. Ik heb geen controle over mijn tinnitus. Wat bij mij helpt als ik me...

Hi, quick update. Actually, the day when I wrote my previous update was the last day that I didn’t feel good. Since then I’ve been well. My tinnitus has been up and down, but the past few weeks my attention shifted off it again and I’ve been living normally. I am still wondering why sometimes...

Hi, quick update again. For some reason my mood and ability to cope with my tinnitus keeps changing all the time. The first week of February I felt a bit depressed about it. I had 2 "good" tinnitus days that week 6/10 instead of 8,5/10. The second and third week I was doing fine again. And my...

Hi All, This is another update. I am going to keep this short. As you all know recovery from tinnitus goes with ups and downs. About a month and a half ago I go a bit depressed about my tinnitus. I started to focus on it too much again and I was forgotten how I learned to cope with it. I...

Hi all, another update on my tinnitus progress. I am doing well now :) After my last post the tinnitus started to weigh heavy on me and I was quite depressed about it. I am not going to make this a long story. I could make it very long if I go into all the details. I can say that I am starting...

Hi Dave. We don't know each other but I have read many of your posts. I am sorry to hear about your loss. It seems like she was a great person. I wish you all the strength in the world. Keep well.

Hi HZO, Please be careful! The first time I got tinnitus because of too much loud noise. Like you, my tinnitus became more and more quiet. After about 2,5 months I felt I was cured. I was very happy. If I read your story I think you have a good chance on recovery. But if you recover (which I...

I wish she (the ENT) had warned me about protecting my ears and avoiding loud music, fireworks. This because the first time my tinnitus got better after 3 months, but after that it got worse because of loud noises. Noises that aren't damaging for people without tinnitus , but did cause my...

Cause of Tinnitus says unknown, but it's probably noise induced.

Hi good news, The last 2 days my tinnitus is gradually returning back to baseline. Now it even seems quieter than baseline. I was pretty depressed about it and now I feel good again. Certain sounds do make it spike shortly, like hair trimmer, blender (in the kitchen), frying food in a pan. But...

If you want it, just try it. There is only one way to find out if it works.

Thanks Bill Bauer for holding up the mirror. Yesterday I had a bad day where I was focussing all day on my tinnitus again. I hope this spike will settle down again. Before this I was doing pretty well. My plan is to cope with it again like I did earlier. From now on I will do everything I can...

I'm sorry to hear that you have CFS. I hope you can find a cure. And I also hope then you won't start drinking again ;)

I agree. But I have been doing quite well for the past two months or so. I also gained more confidence being in noisy environments, because my tinnitus seemed to be quite stable. And then first you start listening to music again carefully. And then the next week when you drank six beers or so...

Yeah, I know. I can't help myself. Sometimes I have absolutely no self control. My T is becoming quite bothersome again. So now I am swithing back to "careful mode" again. Earplugs and everything. When (or if) I get used to this again and begin caring less, I'm sure I will make the same...

Hi all, short update, It has been almost 8 months now since my tinnitus returned. I took quite good care of my ears and my T faded to a level where it was very good tolerable and I didn't care about it anymore. And if you really don't care anymore, you know what happens: I stopped caring...

Hi Michael, thank a lot for the links! The information is very useful. I agree totally.

Short update after 4 months: I waited a while before posting this update, because most of you know, things can turn around on a daily basis. I can't say if the tinnitus is any less in actual volume. But the good news is that mentally it's going much better now. The ultra high-pitched hiss...

Hi everyone, I am from the Netherlands and I first got real tinnitus in April 2019. I would like to share my story. PRE-TINNITUS In hindsight I always had very mild tinnitus since childhood. I didn't even know I have it and it didn't bother me at all. When I was in bed I heard a faint noise...