Hello — Ringing for 4 Days, Seeing Hell in My Life, Thinking of Committing Suicide

[Lakshmi]

Headphone use is one of the most common causes of tinnitus. I believe if you stop using headphones (and I mean permanently stop) it is likely that your tinnitus will reduce to a very low level and could go away completely. The choice is yours.
Michael

Yes....I have thrown my headphones.... not listening to any loud noises....

 

[Lakshmi]

I m suffering T since from 4 months. In my case, I was talked with my friend for an hour and when I took out my earphone, it was started ringing in my right ear. And then after some days I listened it both ears ,also in my head. 1st one month it was really unbearable and I decided the same like u. Now I m still fighting with it and i get a lot of helpful understanding from this forum which made me a hope to live. Try to be calm and consult with your GP. I think ginkgo biloba tablet could help for the initial stage as it was helped me a lot to reduce the volume. Hope all will be under control. Best of luck.
Bharat mata ki jaay

Hoping

 

[Michael Leigh]

Yes....I have thrown my headphones.... not listening to any loud noises....

That is a good start. Never listen to music through headphones again, even when your tinnitus reduces.

 

[Lakshmi]

Hello @Lakshmi! How loud is your tinnitus? Do you hear it only in quiet places, or do you hear it everywhere?

It's only four days, you can still go to a doctor and get prednisone. Hurry and get yourself to an ENT if you still haven't.

Don't kill yourself yet, things can improve. Give yourself some time to learn to cope with this.

By the way, where in India are you from? Bangalore is lovely, but I have yet to visit the Taj Mahal.

Feeling depressed all the time, but really it's very hard to live wit this T... I'm trusting lord venkateswara god.... he il do miracles in human life... trusting him.....

 

[Lakshmi]

That is a good start. Never listen to music through headphones again, even when your tinnitus reduces.

Yup......

 

[Lakshmi]

We don't know what you hear, but many know what you feel.
Trust them, it will get better, you've come to the right place.
Try to see a doctor and get some medicine, and even if you wouldn't there is a lot of chance of the ringing going better.
Lots of love!

Hoping best

 

[Robert44]

@Michael Leigh Hi Do you have loud intrusive T???? I was reading your post. Sounds scary....

 

[Lakshmi]

@Michael Leigh Hi Do you have loud intrusive T???? I was reading your post. Sounds scary....

No it's not loud..... it's very mild..... but I'm afraid

 

[RaZaH]

So, mild tinnitus for 4 days ? I know any kind of tinnitus is a distressing experience but its mild and it might go tomorrow..would be stupid to take your life.

 

[Michael Leigh]

@Michael Leigh Hi Do you have loud intrusive T???? I was reading your post. Sounds scary....

@Lakshmi @Robert44
Robert,
Tinnitus is a very complex condition and it comes in many forms and intensities and no two people experience it the same. When it is mild or moderate, many people are able to habituate to it and carry on with their lives without it causing too much problems. However, when it becomes severe or extremely severe it can be very distressing. If a person has tinnitus which was caused by "loud noise exposure" and they do not change their way of life. Example: Stop listening to music through headphones or attending places like concerts, gigs etc without using ear protection, the tinnitus is likely to get worse and it will become permanent.

Tinnitus is not a joke. It is unfortunate that some people get to realize this when it's too late. So my advice to anyone whose tinnitus was caused by loud noise to change their ways and protect their hearing. This will save them from a lot of heartache and misery. I wish someone had told me this many years ago.
Michael

 

[zmogedra]

Sorry to hear @Lakshmi. Everybody says it will get better in time and it is true. The most important thing to do is to stay positive and try to keep yourself occupied. Also look at this video This video explains what scientists know about tinnitus up till now. I think it is very important to understand what is tinnitus and how it works. As Josef Rauschecker explains in the video it is vital to stay uplifted. From my experienceI can say, that depression makes my ringing ~10x worse. It's not enough to have a one happy day and expect miracles. For me it takes at least two continuous good weeks to come from depressed state and start to think less/care less about the ringing. Find something that could take the edge of the ringing for me it was cricket sounds and video games!

This is just my 2 cents. Stay positive and read a lot!

 

[Randal McC]

Funny everyone saying how bad headphones are.....without mine I probably would be a stressed wreck. I have very loud T in my right ear and have been 50% deaf in my left all my life, when my T spikes I listen to music, not too loud but enough to sooth and take my mind off the T. I find it does settle it a bit. My consultant who specialises in managing T preaches 'sound enrichment'....I say if it works for you.....
Don't forget that the theory is that T happens as your brain thinks that you are straining to hear something and so if you give it something to hear...?
So when my T is so loud that it sounds like a jet plane taking off beside a helicopter, I put my music on shuffle, put the sub titles on on the TV, stick the headphones on and read a book......I've read a lot of books in the last 24 months. The other thing that I find helps is white noise......through an ear bud.
Stay positive....there is worse things that you could have, believe me.

 

[Lex]

@Lakshmi, people here have different T volumes, from super faint to unbearably loud. If yours is very mild like you said, then I agree with @RaZaH, it's stupid to kill yourself over that. It's like acting you've gone totally blind when all you need is a pair of good glasses. It's not the best analogy but I want you to see things in the proper perspective.

And as I said, it can still go away at this early stage, especially if you've gone to see your ENT for some prednisone.

For now, take care of your hearing! Stay away from loud noises, and wear protection if you have to be around them.

 

[JasonP]

Yes, I'm frm Bangalore, I used to listen music loud in car n phone, but it is buzzing sound in d left ear, it's light, if I concentrate on it I can hear to sound, but if I go out means its normal,i can't here tat buzz sound......only in silence I can hear it.... but I donno I'm depressed a lot, I'm loosing myself, I'm crying daily, I'm only 25yrs....hw can I tolrite this fa lifetime....



Hoping for the best, ENT doctor advised me to drink lots of water n take steam ...

That's not that bad. Some of this has to do with your homones I think. You have this fight or flight syndrome come in and it is affecting your emotions. Drink lots of water, do some cardio execise, and eat lots of fish and see if that will help your mood after a few weeks. Get a fountain and put it next to your bed when you sleep so you won't hear the noise.

 

[RobertFahey]

Update, Lakshmi?

 

[Bam]

I understand your point of view, I am not judgemental at all. I am suffering big time at the moment when a new sound entered my head a few months ago. It has come and gone and is now back again and is making me miserable.

Thing is, there is no cure, if there was, none of us would be here. What doesn't help though is constantly thinking you have something that anyone else would kill themselves over. That just isn't true. The vast majority of people live with this regardless of what it does as life goes on.

This s**t isn't easy. It's the worst thing that's ever happened to me and I deal with IBS, Gerd and asthma which aren't a picnic either. What am I going to do though? Leave my son behind? Leave my wife behind? Make the people who do love me miserable? No. I need to fight through it, and thats what people on this board need to remind each other of when we are struggling.

The vast majority of people live with this ONLY because of all the reasons you listed.

We are trapped by love, duty, fear and the remnants of a life that we have lost.

We have no choice but to suffer every single day and night.....it does not make it right and any less tragic.

 

[Tinker Bell]

Update, Lakshmi?

She had what she classified as very mild T that she could only hear in a quiet room and has not been on TT since March 2017. After the initial reaction, posters with T in only quiet rooms often seem to move on. Given the statistics of mild cases, it's possible her T went away.

Many of us would be relieved to have T only audible in quiet rooms, I know I would.

 

[coffee_girl]

Or she could have just habituated like most with mild T and went on with her life

 

[Rohit Saluja]

I'm loosing myself,

You wil get better, never go to any loud place in your life time again even with ear plugs.