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Hey again, I’m doing a lot better and am able to carry on with everyday life again finally! Tinnitus is still there though, feels louder but my in-ear maskers still are on the lowest volume and it masks it just as well. Days are easier and sometimes worse. I can only hope it gets quieter but I...

That’s most likely why I didn’t notice too much I guess. Sometimes I do have a bit of a breakdown but I’m able to pull myself together again quickly or if not, in a couple of days. I wasn’t told about any “real-time” anxiety reducer, but I think I might need something like that when I go to...

Unfortunately, no. They did say it would take a while to feel the effects but I still don’t feel much difference. But for some reason I’ve been feeling a bit better and haven’t been crying anymore. I even managed to push the noise into the background for most of the evening yesterday! I’m not...

Yes, I started antidepressants about a month ago. I don’t think they’re really doing much. The only times I’ve felt less sad is when I can ignore it more, like when it’s more bearable in the mornings and when I can concentrate on other things. One thing I’ve taken up doing is transforming my old...

Also I’m curious, are there any agreed upon telltale signs that ears / tinnitus is improving or healing? I’ve heard noises getting softer, more intermittent, silent days, things like that. But does anyone know why sometimes when people heal it goes from ringing to buzzing and then to tv static...

I don’t know why but this week has been very difficult and I’ve been crying my eyes out at least twice daily. I guess it’s just getting to me. Not being able to play video games, hang out with friends, take baths, cook, go near main roads, drive and not using DVD players is really dragging me...

I’m back again but not for something bad thankfully! Going to see that college on its open evening was a big hurdle for me and since I thought going in a car whose breaks squeaked was a bad idea, so I decided to walk. That was a bigger mistake but at least now I know. 15 minutes of being in a...

Figures. Basically everything has to make it worse somehow. I really don’t have the money to do this so I guess I should quit trying to use my PC until I notice an actual improvement in my tinnitus. I’d like you’re advice on what ear defenders to use inside a car or in crowded public areas? I’m...

Hi again Michael! I am noticing improvements by taking your advice and carrying on as normal. I haven’t really noticed it getting quieter, but I’ve been noticing it less during my hobbies and when I go outside. I feel less bothered by at as I really stopped caring and listening out for it. This...

Holy moly! I don’t know what’s happened but a loud ffffsssshhhhh just came in my right ear and disappeared while I was on my PC. I was trying to spend some time on it to get more used to the noise. The noises in my left ear are still the same. But there’s now a soft staticky type noise in my...

Hi @Michael Leigh, I’m managing better now. I’ve started to go out of the house again for walks, one of my friends came over to visit on Monday and I felt so distracted and calm for the rest of the day going forward. My tinnitus was also less noticeable despite eating a bunch of doughnuts with...

I feel like it’s louder. I can still get it covered up by the refrigerator and going outside so I think it’s just me imagining how loud it is by getting stressed and paying attention to it too much. It’s so difficult to tell if I’m actually getting worse. I’m still not over my pain hyperacusis...

They’ve discharged me from the ENT service without even examining the cause of my pulsatile tinnitus. They even wrote that my pulsatile tinnitus had settled which it hasn’t. I’ve still got the crackling in my ears and a weird “thunk” or “click” in my throat when swallowing. Jaw pain and cracking...

I can hear all my noises over many things now. I can hear noises over the refrigerator humming. Hopefully it’s a spike. That was the one space in my house where it would always be covered up. Some noises sound buzzy so hopefully that means healing - maybe it’s new noises I don’t know. I’m...

Oh FFS door slammed, then two showers in one evening. It’s so piercing right now. I can’t live in this house. All the ringing is back no buzzing. Edit: I can hear some old noises again. The first noise I had was in the middle of my head. It was like roaring wind with a pulsating hum. I can hear...

I am putting my foot down but unfortunately I’ve always been kind of a soft person. Judging by what I’ve read I think I’m in the middle of healing. I’ve read that ringing turns from high pitched to buzzing and then to hissing and then it fades. Or it lowers in pitch from an EEE to an OOO and...

Absolutely, they keep saying it’ll have its ups and downs and the new tones might be “a good sign”. They’re making me go out to a physiotherapy appointment next Monday. I was already sensitive to being in a car before the setback so I have no idea how bad I’ll be now. I can’t go to this but...

Thanks, since I am too sensitive at this point to have the TV on all the time I’ll have it on and off at half an hour intervals to try not to aggravate my ears too much. I desperately need them to understand what they’re going to put me through by making me sit in a car again.

It was advice from the ENT. That’s why they’re so adamant on making me have my TV on. Even though I’ve told them that at this stage the TV, even though at almost inaudible volumes, still hurt me and white noise or any masking noise would be detrimental at this stage as any constant noise for me...

Ugh eating that much dairy and now my parents forcing me to have my TV on low while my ears still hurt. They aren’t considerate enough to be careful with cutlery. New tones and existing ones are louder. I’m spiking again but I actually managed to wake up today and hear almost total silence. The...

Hmm... I’d rather be safe than sorry and I guess it’s different for everyone. The only real thing everyone agrees on with this type of tinnitus with hyperacusis is just to lay low. I can’t really do the things I like as going on my computer just flares it up, I do like to draw however. So I’ll...

@Michael Leigh, thanks for the advice and reassurance. You’re basically my therapist at this point! But today I’ve developed a really loud and low bassy noise. It’s louder than every other noise so far and I think it might be pulsatile because depending on my head position it changes. This is...

@Michael Leigh, sorry to bother you, but it seems like I’m not getting any traction going with this thread and I was hoping to ask a couple of questions. I’m still very new and confused about everything tinnitus related. If it’s not much of a bother I would be very grateful if you could help me...

I recently noticed my high pitched ringing briefly intensifies and then returns to normal after sharply exhaling out of my nose. It also makes my pulsatile tinnitus disappear for the same length of time. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this because it sounds like such an obscure...

I’ve been feeling kind of hopeless lately just waiting for a measly phone call from an ENT to maybe diagnose me correctly so I figured I’d create an account here and get some advice from some people who’ve experienced tinnitus first-hand since ENTs are basically useless. I’m 18 and I’ve...