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@Tom Cnyc I can safely say that I am 100% habituated - I haven't been active on TT for ages but drop back in every now and again to check on research news and such. In fairness, I've just today experienced a new sound in my right ear that I wanted to get some advice on but it doesn't bother me -...

@glynis How are you? Hope you're okay after your hospitalisation! Glad to hear from you though and thanks for taking the time to reply. I was thinking reactive T but I haven't had a proper spike for ages. Think I'll protect my ears for a bit and see if it diminishes.

Within the last hour or so I randomly found that whenever I whistle or hear some high pitched sounds, I hear a ringy beep in my right ear. I've completely habituated to my normal T and this new experience hasn't freaked me out, but I would like to get some clarity on what it is and what may be...

Hey @amymilly - T can take the form of a beeping sound and from what it sounds like you probably had a quick bout of fleeting tinnitus. It often randomly explodes with a loud beep or ring and then disappates after a few seconds. Try not to let it panic you as it is completely normal, even in...

Very interesting and exciting stuff. I know it's best to exercise caution with news like this but it shows that work is being carried out and progress is slowly being made. Nevertheless, hopefully something awesome comes of this!

@DebInAustralia Yes quite possibly - although it doesn't work 100% of the time in fairness...buuuut then again more often than not :)

For me it's weird - sometimes I wake up with blaring tinnitus which diminishes in 10-30 minutes and remains quiet throughout the day. Other times I'll wake up and it'll be very low and non-intrusive but in the same 10-30 minute time frame it will become louder and will be intrusive for the rest...

@gobolts07 I'm glad that I could be of some help! Really happy to hear that you're well on your way to habituation. Remember it can be a long road, but just keep doing what you're doing and you'll get there! Acceptance is the key :)

Hey @chaosgodloki What kind of gaming headset do you use? I have Turtle Beach XO Seven's and was using them when my Tinnitus was triggered. I played many hours per day with them like you also do - not massively loudly but it was enough to trigger my T I guess. As for the rest of your story...

This is important for all people new to tinnitus. It CAN go away even after months so don't despair :)

@Raggs - one of the worst things you can do is force habituation. This only serves to increase your awareness of it! Honestly it will happen more or less without you even noticing, one day you will simply wake up and realise that you just do not care about it anymore! @Mclyra - glad to hear it...

Hi all, I wrote my personal success story which you can find here: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/its-there-but-who-cares.12246/ It's a little long, but I think it might be helpful to anyone who needs a bit of a pick me up and some hope.

Certainly not me that's for sure. Hi everyone, it's been a while since I've posted on the site - I've mostly been loitering occasionally, keeping track of treatment research but I'm here now to give you all an update nearly a year and a half after my T began. Just a word of warning...LONG...

So when and where can I sign up for the trials haha? In all seriousness I do live in the UK so presumably the trials will be held here too like for AM-101, when it gets to that stage.

The short answer is yes, BUT it's not always as simple as that. It will vary person to person - I for one have a form of mild reactive tinnitus, in the sense that most days it's at a level which I have no problem with but then other days (for no apparent reason) it will be louder or more...

@Georgia I am amazed that you have such a mature understanding of your situation and therefore I think you will be absolutely fine in the long run. We have all felt as you do at one point or another but the key really is acceptance. Once you stop worrying about T being here to stay, you can...

In my own experience, with noise induced tinnitus, Gingko Biloba had absolutely no effect whatsoever after taking it every day for 6 months. Not saying that it can't help at all ever, but I would personally save your money.

Hi @Cymro41 How long have you had your T? If you are in the early stages (first few weeks/months) take comfort in the fact that everyone here felt very similar to the way you did. I certainly did, I didn't know how I would ever get back to a 'normal' life. But I have done! Some days my T is so...

@derpytia I can't really add anything that other people haven't said. I just want to say that I feel for you, you do matter and you CAN get back to a normal life. Read my signature (Prof. Stephen Hawking quote) as it really rings true, for me at least. Definitely seek professional medical help...

@NiNyu I never actually said I needed to consciously think about T to hear it. I hear it every day, sometimes it's easy to mask and sometimes it's so loud there's nothing I can do to avoid it. The difference between now and a year ago is that I simply don't care about it as much and subsequently...

I think that is the most important point to be made here. One can think about tinnitus day to day, but it becomes less and less of a problem when you do not get stressed, anxious or depressed about it. Difficult to do for sure!

This isn't intended to be a negative post, just curiosity. Does anyone have days where they do NOT think about Tinnitus even once? Since developing it almost a year ago, I can safely say that, although I do not really care about my T anymore, there hasn't been one day where I haven't thought...

@Mad maggot I had wondered about both muscle and neck tension and anxiety! It may well be that it is exacerbating my T so massages could be a great idea! Thanks for your kind words and advice :)

@Quentino I don't really know if it is reactive, but some days it is louder (for some unknown reason) and some days it is quiet and easily masked. Tbh I don't really have negative feelings towards it anymore, I just start to feel a bit down when it gets bad because it's like, 'This shit isn't...

I don't have a picture of it online unfortunately, but like I said in the original post there was only a very slight drop off at the highest frequencies and it hasn't got worse nearly a year on (that I am aware of).

@jimH I gotta say that the best 'cure' I found is to just be around other people, talking, sharing and most importantly laughing!

@Rina I used to take Gingko but it didn't do anything so I stopped taking it :)

I don't take Melatonin, but I'm in the middle of my finals so stressed to the max haha, that's presumably why!

So I woke up today after possibly the worst nightmare I've ever had (at least regarding tinnitus). In my dream my ears were absolutely roaring, the loudest they've ever been. It was the middle of the night and as you can imagine it was preventing me from sleeping, so I got up and went to the...

@Tintintin Don't freak out! Just do the same as you did for your right ear :) You'll most likely find that it will go in your left as well.

@Tintintin Keep doing whatever it is you're doing that reduces your tinnitus and your awareness of it! If you think it's getting better it probably is :) Listening to music that quiet is fine! Make sure that you don't monitor it, just go about your life!

I'm going to the ENT on the 31st after 8 months of T. Asides from the general questions I will ask about T, is it worth requesting an MRI scan for (god forbid) brain tumours? I have anxiety so the peace of mind I would get from either them finding nothing or finding something and dealing with...

@Tintintin that sucks man, but it's still very early days! Absolutely try not to worry about it as it will only raise your awareness of the sounds/feeling. Avoid silence as much as you can too :) Chances are that it will probably go away within 6 weeks. If not that soon, then a couple of months!

@LovesToTeach I kind of find that when my laptop fan is working in overdrive, my T will be much louder after I turn it off. It usually settles down again pretty quickly, fucking annoying though :/

I would take this as an early warning sign and start to protect your ears a bit more. I was the same as you, always listening to music, using headphones and headsets with the sound up loud, over time damage that you won't notice just builds up. Except you have noticed something, it may be...

30 years easy, like what kind of question is that haha? Basically you're asking, would you rather die or live a life where you'll probably eventually stop giving a shit about it. Life, choose life absolutely! But then again I'm in my 20's so I would choose that, if I was 65 or 70 I'd probably...

Well I have general anxiety and I feel as though I have habituated somewhat. The sounds certainly don't bother me too much any more (they are of course frustrating) and there are more good days than bad days now. I know anxiety and depression are not synonymous but whenever my T is bad my...

I think on the whole, comparison is pointless as it simply boils down to a person's reaction to their T, whether it's loud or mild. A person with quiet or mild T may be so distressed that they don't realise that it isn't as bad as it could be. Conversely, a person with loud T may feel very...

@erik93 It's called fleeting tinnitus and it's extremely common! Even people without constant T experience it occasionally, although it may occur more often in someone who has constant T. Don't worry about it :)

It shouldn't do...to be honest it probably won't have any noticeable effect at all either good or bad :)

@Thongjy E-mailed you my response :)

@svintegrity Sounds like she's messing around with you a lot, probably a good idea to leave her and find a new audiologist. T's and C's stands for Terms and Conditions, i.e. the legal stuff that most companies make people agree to, that no-one ever reads. I was just wondering because naturally...

@svintegrity I am no legal expert or have any real knowledge about Neuromonics, but do you think you may have grounds for a lawsuit? I suppose they have special T's & C's that protect them against the possibility of it making your condition worse :/

@Stink However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there's life, there is hope. - Stephen Hawking What if you ended it all and in January 2016 there was a sudden, huge breakthrough and a Tinnitus cure was released to the public. Now I know this...

Try paracetamol? I've never heard of it making T worse and it usually makes you feel better and brings flu like symptoms (such as fever) down :) Definitely low risk for sure

I know that even if you use earplugs say at a loud bar or club, you can still come away with temporary tinnitus because of the bass vibrations going into your ears/head. Not sure if that answers your question because I don't know if it is damaging your ears, but definitely something to consider.

Well a T spike after a plane journey would probably be normal, but I think your reaction to it probably exacerbated the T. I'm definitely the same in that, when it gets really loud some days, I start despairing and wish that I could just get rid of it. Maybe just try and stop thinking about...

I am trying to get myself into the mindset that Tinnitus is just part of my everyday life now and that it is simply not worth thinking about, even if I have 'bad days' . In the same way that your hair grows and you don't care because you just go and get it cut, I am trying to just view my T as a...

Thanks for everyone's replies on this thread. I think the other major problem I have is that, like many people on TT, my tinnitus is just not consistent. One day it will be noticeably quieter (like today) and I will not really have a problem with it, but the next day I may wake up and be like...

Possibly a stupid question but does anyone hear find that you cause a spike in your tinnitus if you yourself shout loudly? Cheers

@Ken219 No I haven't got OCD. But I am a natural worrier and have generalised anxiety....Which is why it's hard for me to stop thinking about it and why I'm scared it will get worse in the future :/

Really sorry to hear that doc. You of all people should be the last to have to experience a major spike like this. Your work on T and with the people on this forum (including myself) is so invaluable, I only hope that this is just a temporary spike for you. Good luck and keep us posted :)

I went to a club the other night and naturally opted to wear my earplugs. I had a great night and we were there for probably 3.5-4 hours. Got home and I had very loud tinnitus which went away the next morning leaving only my usual sounds left (which was obviously a relief). But why did I have...

Hi Dr Nagler I have suffered and continue to suffer from recurrent mouth ulcers since childhood. I know that mouth ulcers occur during periods of stress and (particularly in my case) when you get run down and have a weird sleep schedule. My question is does the ACTUAL PAIN caused by these...

Another from the internet: Every time I'm at home I hear this awful whining in my ears that left me quite depressed. My doctor suggested I should avoid my wife for a while... ;)

7 months with T, I'm at the point where the noises in my ears/head don't scare me or make me despair. They simply annoy me but I know there's not much I can do so I'm just about doing okay :) THE PROBLEM IS THAT I SIMPLY CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT TINNITUS IN GENERAL!!! Even when I have a...

Well I mean if you wanted to be 100% safe, it would be better to stay away from clubs and loud bars completely. The thing is though, hiding away from fun but loud places is no way to live really! Some people with tinnitus and hyperacusis will not go near those places because they are afraid it...

Ironically, I reckon my tinnitus would be so loud in there that I would be able to last longer than 45 mins ;) Well maybe at least!

@CarolinaGuy THAT IS EXACTLY HOW I FEEL! If my T permanently stayed as low as it can get, like when I have those silent or quiet moments, then I'm sure I would habituate very quickly and T would no longer be a problem in my life! The fact that it fluctuates up and down day after day, for no...

Hey @Fiore At the moment the only thing I'm doing is taking Gingko-Biloba every day, but after my supply runs out I will stop taking it as I don't think it's doing anything. I hope you are right, I will re-iterate that there have only been a very small number of times when I've experienced...