Hi folks. Shoulda joined this place long ago. I will give u a quick run down of me and my tinnitus. My name's Al and I've had it for 15 years. I believe I got T from shooting birds on my family's cherry block throughout my teenage years and I also used to mow the lawns for 2 hrs each fortnight - with my walkman on loud over the top! Stupid now but we aren't to know are we...
Anyway my T became permanent from about the age of 25. I am now nearly 40. I also suffer from hyperaccusis as of the last 5 or 6 years. My 4 kids are fantastic in helping me deal with this as are my kids I teach (I'm a primary teacher)
My audiologist measured my tinnitus levels as being from 8-10,000 hertz in pitch - this is off the scale in terms of being very high, and when trying to recreate the sound levels measured them at 65 decibels. This is comparative to holding a healthy conversation with someone in terms of volume, except of course it's a high pitched scream in my head!
I have had a frightening development in the last week which has caused me to go into panic mode. My audiologist was about to fit me with hearing aides to help mask my tinnitus, however 4 days ago I woke with a very low hum in my left ear. Since then this hum has become VERY loud. To the point where it is overpowering my other tinnitus. Since I have had this new sound I have had very little sleep. I'll write about this in another forum as I'd like to see if others have had the same experience. I'm very frightened - and this is from someone who has put up with 65 decibels for 15 years.
I've joined to meet fellow sufferers and hear what u are doing and have done in the past.
Would love to hear from anyone.
Al
Anyway my T became permanent from about the age of 25. I am now nearly 40. I also suffer from hyperaccusis as of the last 5 or 6 years. My 4 kids are fantastic in helping me deal with this as are my kids I teach (I'm a primary teacher)
My audiologist measured my tinnitus levels as being from 8-10,000 hertz in pitch - this is off the scale in terms of being very high, and when trying to recreate the sound levels measured them at 65 decibels. This is comparative to holding a healthy conversation with someone in terms of volume, except of course it's a high pitched scream in my head!
I have had a frightening development in the last week which has caused me to go into panic mode. My audiologist was about to fit me with hearing aides to help mask my tinnitus, however 4 days ago I woke with a very low hum in my left ear. Since then this hum has become VERY loud. To the point where it is overpowering my other tinnitus. Since I have had this new sound I have had very little sleep. I'll write about this in another forum as I'd like to see if others have had the same experience. I'm very frightened - and this is from someone who has put up with 65 decibels for 15 years.
I've joined to meet fellow sufferers and hear what u are doing and have done in the past.
Would love to hear from anyone.
Al
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