As I'm sure many are aware now, and I'm sorry for ranting so much, but I lost my girlfriend of 2 and a half years, the person who I thought would get me through this and stand by my side. I was extremely upset at first but then I started to see the brighter side and I actually felt so much better over the last 2 or 3 weeks or so.
I've gone to the cinema, been out twice and was going to go to an outdoor festival on Sunday. But, over the last week, my T has been getting worse. It's got much higher in pitch and it sounds like the noise is being played through a fan, I don't know how else to explain it, but it flutters a lot which makes it hard to deal with. It's really getting me down and I'm scared I've caused more damage.
I've also convinced my self I've got a back problem (can't remember the name but is abbreviated A.S?) And to treat this you need to take drugs such as iburprofen which makes T worse over a period of time!
My only glimmer of hope is that my Eustachian tubes feel quite blocked up, like when you go on a plane and they pop and crackle. I'm hoping I may just have a bit of fluid or a head cold which may clear up, but I don't have any cold/flu symptoms either! Could this be the cause of the increase and it may just go away when my tubes clear up?
Sorry to rant so much, it just feels like my life has fallen apart over the last 6 months, and every positive step I take, I get knocked back down again twice as hard.
I'm worried I may have caused damage by going out. I do monitor the levels and it averages 80-85 so I don't wear ear plugs. But last week I was talking to a girl in a louder part of the bar so was exposed to 90dbish for about 20 mins, I then convinced her to go to a quieter part with me. Luckily the bar downstairs was busy so it was a good excuse!
Thanks for any help. It's very much appreciated.
I've gone to the cinema, been out twice and was going to go to an outdoor festival on Sunday. But, over the last week, my T has been getting worse. It's got much higher in pitch and it sounds like the noise is being played through a fan, I don't know how else to explain it, but it flutters a lot which makes it hard to deal with. It's really getting me down and I'm scared I've caused more damage.
I've also convinced my self I've got a back problem (can't remember the name but is abbreviated A.S?) And to treat this you need to take drugs such as iburprofen which makes T worse over a period of time!
My only glimmer of hope is that my Eustachian tubes feel quite blocked up, like when you go on a plane and they pop and crackle. I'm hoping I may just have a bit of fluid or a head cold which may clear up, but I don't have any cold/flu symptoms either! Could this be the cause of the increase and it may just go away when my tubes clear up?
Sorry to rant so much, it just feels like my life has fallen apart over the last 6 months, and every positive step I take, I get knocked back down again twice as hard.
I'm worried I may have caused damage by going out. I do monitor the levels and it averages 80-85 so I don't wear ear plugs. But last week I was talking to a girl in a louder part of the bar so was exposed to 90dbish for about 20 mins, I then convinced her to go to a quieter part with me. Luckily the bar downstairs was busy so it was a good excuse!
Thanks for any help. It's very much appreciated.
I was living normally again but now struggling again.
I certainly know about the anxiety/panic relation to tinnitus! Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be the case for this increase. Most of the time I don't panic about it, it's just the occasional time like now. I've just been thinking 'oh it will go down soon' but it hasn't. I'm hoping that it's linked to my ears being blocked up and that I may have a slight cold or something (although I have no other symptoms).
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