Hey guys,
I'm fairly new to this T struggle as I've been going through this T issue for the past 6 weeks. I was doing pretty well a few weeks ago but it's starting to become too much for me. What started as a fairly mild ringing has gotten significantly worse in the last 5 days. It's varied constantly through these 6 weeks but it's at a point where it's overwhelming every sense of mine. To the point where I can't function during the day and can't find any way to get sleep. It's taking it's toll on my physically and I've been spiraling down fairly quickly. It's hard to even believe that I'm writing this but it's very difficult for me to see a life going forward if this progression stays.
7 or so weeks ago I got the flu and was under some stress, I had some pressure in my ear, became sensitive to high frequencies and then woke up one day with Tinnitus. At that time it was only in one ear, a few weeks later it progressed to my other ear and then got progressively worse. I went to another audiologist and had a high frequency test done. Seems I have about a 30 db drop between 13-15khz. That might have been the cause for my concern and progression to worsening T as everything else about me was great.
Currently I have a few tones, lower in my left ear, a 10khz hissing and an extreme 14khz squealing that is the one driving me to feel this way. I was given Xanax, which I refused to take initially but now it's really the only out that I have, unfortunately it seems every time it wears off the ringing is worse. I've taken it on and off for a few weeks, generally every four days or so as I would normally have a string of good days. However, I now find myself taking it almost every day, it's the only thing that takes away that squealing, pulsating, 14khz. It's such a terrible noise that it pierces everything, cannot be masked and is generally causing me to lose it.
I am looking for help, support, advice or anything that may get me through this.
I'm fairly new to this T struggle as I've been going through this T issue for the past 6 weeks. I was doing pretty well a few weeks ago but it's starting to become too much for me. What started as a fairly mild ringing has gotten significantly worse in the last 5 days. It's varied constantly through these 6 weeks but it's at a point where it's overwhelming every sense of mine. To the point where I can't function during the day and can't find any way to get sleep. It's taking it's toll on my physically and I've been spiraling down fairly quickly. It's hard to even believe that I'm writing this but it's very difficult for me to see a life going forward if this progression stays.
7 or so weeks ago I got the flu and was under some stress, I had some pressure in my ear, became sensitive to high frequencies and then woke up one day with Tinnitus. At that time it was only in one ear, a few weeks later it progressed to my other ear and then got progressively worse. I went to another audiologist and had a high frequency test done. Seems I have about a 30 db drop between 13-15khz. That might have been the cause for my concern and progression to worsening T as everything else about me was great.
Currently I have a few tones, lower in my left ear, a 10khz hissing and an extreme 14khz squealing that is the one driving me to feel this way. I was given Xanax, which I refused to take initially but now it's really the only out that I have, unfortunately it seems every time it wears off the ringing is worse. I've taken it on and off for a few weeks, generally every four days or so as I would normally have a string of good days. However, I now find myself taking it almost every day, it's the only thing that takes away that squealing, pulsating, 14khz. It's such a terrible noise that it pierces everything, cannot be masked and is generally causing me to lose it.
I am looking for help, support, advice or anything that may get me through this.
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