If white noise is agitating your ringing, then yes, this is reactive tinnitus. I have been dealing with reactivity for the last 9 months. I agree 100% with @Jsm_Joestar, you need to let your nerves calm down before approaching any type of sound therapy and I strongly recommend that you don't use sound machines just yet. My advice from personal experience would be to give your ears at least 4-5 months of rest, then gradually approach sound therapy with natural white noise.
No I don't, because no two people will experience noise-induced tinnitus the same. If hyperacusis is present, it can complicate things further. I have covered this in my post: Hyperacusis, As I See It.
I'm thinking you're right because my mind/tinnitus isn't reacting to any noise at the moment so maybe sound therapy can wait. Did any medical professional tell you at the time to hold off from sound therapy or is this purely from experience?
That's a good sign man, if your tinnitus isn't reacting to any noise, then I wouldn't push them into any white noise just yet. Give it a few more weeks or months. I went to several medical professionals who had no idea what "reactive tinnitus" even was. They basically said to use sound machines and mask it which made my shit worse because my ears weren't ready for sound therapy yet.
This is all I want. I know it sounds stupid and trivial but I enjoy gaming and watching movies so much. Not being able to do it has been the worst part so far this past month.
Apologies, I meant my mind/tinnitus is in fact reacting to noise. Which sucks. But I'm glad to hear you're doing better. I'll be seeing a few health professionals over the next 2 months and see what they recommend when I mention reactive tinnitus but till then, I think I'll try to avoid most loud environments until my body feels ok. I can't wait to get back to movies and games myself.
I sincerely hope you get back to doing what you love, man. It took me 6-7 months to heal enough to watch TV again. I was constantly getting spikes to the littlest sounds. I know the feeling.
I have been able to fix my sleep. But it requires a fan on and taking 1 mg of Melatonin. I am not sure how I would fare in a situation where I did not have access to these things, which bothers me. I don't like being dependent on things, even if it's just a fan and some Melatonin.Sorry to hear about your struggle to sleep. Do you eventually sleep? And when you do, is it a good amount and/or uninterrupted?
Regarding Lenire, what doesn't work for someone may work for you so, why not right?
I've downloaded some apps to help with my tinnitus:
Hopefully one of those can help you @Blackbird1016
- Widex Zen tinnitus (sound therapy)
- ReSound GN Relief (sound therapy)
- Calm (meditation)
- TinniBot. I just downloaded this one and I heard it's got a lot of good features which can help tinnitus sufferers.
The information is correct as far as SNR goes, which I've learned is different from NRR. I started doing some online research when I didn't feel the Loop Experiences were attenuating much at all (& the Loop Quiets certainly weren't feeling like -27 dB) & found a discussion thread online where a Loop rep actually confirms the info. Then I went back to the Amazon website I bought the Loop Experiences from & when looking through the pictures, I saw 7 NRR being advertised (so even less than the 8 NRR mentioned in the thread). Sometimes SNR & NRR are rather close together, but in this case they are quite far apart, which to me is concerning when you're really counting on that protection. I've also learned that NRR applies to 98% of people, while SNR only applies to 84%.
I take Cymbalta.
No, I do not. I am habituated. I only notice my tinnitus when it's totally quiet or when I am on this website/talking about it. When it started a year ago, it was a 6-7/10 volume. Now it's a 1-2.
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