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My fingers are crossed for you, mate. Taking it day by day feels so difficult but you're doing great.

I'm sorry I can't give you amazing advice (I don't even know if exposure is a good idea, or whether silence is best...), but please hang on for symptoms to improve. Message me on here as and when you need; sorry if I take a while to get back to you.

No, I had the same response from neurology, audiology etc. My favourite bit of advice was to not think about it. You can tell that that person never suffered with T, let alone H or N.

It was debilitating, for me, for maybe 6-9 months. This doesn't mean yours will be for as long, nor does it mean if you suffer for longer that it won't improve. I tried everything (except medication) to improve, and have subsequently been able to reintroduce many things back into my life (e.g...

I'm really sorry to hear you're going through it, @vilebubbles. It is a set of symptoms that people struggle to sympathise with unless they too have suffered.

Thankfully now, the N is now gone >98% of the time, H is gone >95% of the time and the T is awful still (so indescribably loud!). The latter I can work with. I certainly haven't habituated, but it is magnitudes more tolerable than before. I'm sorry you're going through this, too. I hope you...

Hi @vilebubbles. My T was dreadful - multiple new tones per week (sometimes per day), a rapid increase in volume and sporadic reactive tinnitus. My hearing actually started to echo somewhat, which was very bizarre. The H and N became debilitating, more so the H thankfully. This really impeded me...

I really couldn't say for certain - I did notice an increased sensitivity to noises I didn't cause (dropped cutlery, other people shouting), but I didn't spend too much time yelling to test it! It certainly sounds like you're improving somewhat - let's hope it continues, but don't worry if it...

Hope the nox has continued to improve, chief. I resonate with that though, I'd have happily sat in absolute silence if it was not for the T competing for my attention. I didn't live with my partner at nox's worst, but I might as well have done - I spent most time outside of work with her...

I feel that @delta784. My T is so unbelievably loud, and at the height of the nox I felt like I couldn't win no matter what I did. How's the nox been over the last few days?

@delta784 Hold on for you, your family, and for a future free of nox. Mine started around the same age, aptly. Keep pushing through, mate - reach out to us as and when you need it.

I can really relate to that. I would check this website every hour, and otherwise just sit in as close to silence as I could. I'm sorry you're having to go through this too.

Of course, I get that - my partner was very supportive during the worst of the nox for me, even though her and I would attend gigs frequently before that. It must be very difficult for them too, even though they're not enduring the symptoms we are.

(2/2) I wish I could give recommendations, but I'm in no position to do so and would dread giving poor advice and exacerbating your symptoms. Hopefully you can take some comfort in knowing nox does seem to improve in a great many cases. Reach out to me whenever you need it, I'm all ears (maybe...

(1/2) Hello mate, sorry to hear that you're dealing with nox. My nox is almost completely gone, thankfully. The little bit I have left is idiopathic, but tolerable. I stopped using headphones, kept digital audio from TVs/phones/monitors to below approx. 60 db, and wore plugs in noisy...

Yeah cephalosporins appear to be okay for the most part. Middle ear inflammation has been reported, but reversible.

@Utdmad89 Damn man, I'm sorry. My other half just got COVID and I'm petrified of getting it again and it worsening all over again.

@Utdmad89 How are you keeping mate? Thinking of you.

I haven't visited in years for this very reason. I'm going to bite the bullet soon, I suspect.

@Utdmad89 I've definitelty heard good things about clomipramine so my fingers are crossed for you. It really is too much, but I admire your resilience (even if you don't feel particularly resilient). The reduction in H and N made T so much more manageable for me. I still hate it, but it's just...

@Utdmad89 Have you been able to see your diabetes nurse to discuss managing it with either different medication or through diet alone? Yeah, pain relief of any form would be amazing. Those cooling forehead sheets sometimes offer me some respite.

@Utdmad89 are you having to double protect all the time at the minute? Really sucks that taking meds can exacerbate things. I miss pain-relief a lot; migraines are now more annoying than the T, but I dread taking them in case they worsen it.

I'm alright at the minute, @Utdmad89. Have small bouts of nox and incidences of H but nothing prolonged. T is a prick, but that's come to be expected. How are you? When would you say your H/N started worsening?

I'm sure many of us have had an experience whereby a well-intentioned family member shares a link to some demonstrably bogus therapy or device or something. The number of times Lenire has cropped up...

Yeah, you raise a valid point. I've had the most peculiar spike with this, and I'm hoping it's only transient, but it's a mix of an old reactive tone I had with dysacusis.

@Utdmad89 I feel that, I really do - I'm so sorry. What are your limits at the moment in terms of noise exposure etc.?

Anyway, sorry for the wall of text and not much of help. I'm thinking about you, man - I really hope you get some respite soon. Do keep in touch, we're all here for you.

That said, the 12-months of intolerable H and N were horrific - I would wear plugs in meetings, in the office, in the lab, at home. Before I moved house further from work (hence the bus), I'd have walked an extra 30 minutes just to avoid walking past a busy-ish road - a walk that would have...

I can't think of anything in particular that I did, frustratingly. Despite the T, H and N, I've had to continue working in an environment that can become loud at times, though I've always had plugs at the ready, so I can only imagine that constant exposure has heightened my tolerance before an H...

Truth be told, I often still have the dull aching pain but the threshold before a sharp pain is markedly higher. There's a buzzer on the bus I use which, if I haven't got my plugs in, causes a sharp, though subtle, pain even now.

Hey man, I'm really sorry to hear you're struggling so much with the nox. Mine was a dull, persistent ache, with sharp pains that I could almost feel travel along a nerve down my face after noise exposure.

I can only speak for myself, and I genuinely hope this happens for you too, but my sleep is so much better now than a year ago. I do sometimes still struggle to get to sleep, but I suspect that's unrelated life stresses. That said, I've been in those situations where you just cannot get to sleep.

How's it been? I often have earaches after wearing ear plugs for too long.

I still have this. What I struggle with the most is waking up earlier than normal. During the period where my T was worsening daily/weekly, the spikes would wake me up at 3-5 am in a state of panic. Waking up early now instigates that panic, even without the T worsening.

How long have you had your T for? I'm sorry you've had to join us. Wishing you the best.

Sorry to hear it, @ErikaS. How are you keeping otherwise?

I used to sit in the shower with my, thankfully, removable shower head and ensure the water hit either me or the wall at a quieter angle. Now I have a bath, which is a game changer.

Scroll pasts the posts then, @Lipshitz. Sharon is clearly in need of an outlet, and I'm grateful that they feel comfortable to post here.

Where we all meeting? Somewhere hot would be nice, it's always bloody cold in Wales!

2/ This is entirely dependent on the severity of your T, hyperacusis and/or noxacusis. For instance, 60dB may be your upper limit. I hope someone else chimes in to give you another perspective.

For me, the former means to protect realistically against >75dB such as cycling on busier roads. Overprotecting, for me, would be using earplugs in quiet environments because I'm anticipating a noise that's a low likelihood of occuring (fire alarm, someone shouting in the office).

How is it now, @cyberspace?

@BrOKeN_1 @RunningMan Thank you both, I for some reason just hadn't considered ear coverings or head bands. I'll certainly stick with the foam plugs; I also don't get on with silicone ones.

@Jacob2005 You'll likely forget it exists in no time; I certainly did when mine started 12 years ago. Just make sure you protect in future. Reach out whenever you need.

@Jacob2005 If you've just developed T, you'll probably be fine! The odds of it going aren't the best in the world, but about 1 in 10 people have tinnitus and the vast majority have no issues at all habituating. Make sure you wear plugs to gigs and clubs in future, please. Don't join us in...

Is it bothering you? How audacious! Yes, thanks, it bothers me for every waking minute of every day. If you managed to bite your tongue after that remark, you're stronger willed than I.

Telling you that it's not a big deal? And that you're just stressing too much?

No, certainly not over the sound of the dreaded T. Do you?

Take it easy, enjoy!