Hi, I'm new to TinnitusTalk but I really need some support at the moment. I've had tinnitus for over a year now, started when I was 13/14, and it's really bad at night and now it's starting to make me frustrated during the day. I can't even remember what silence sounds like anymore.
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I went to my family physician yesterday and she wrote me a referral to see an audiologist. I saw one today and completed a hearing test. Apparently everything is normal; I have normal hearing, normal eardrums, all that is normal. So she said that they can't do anything where hearing loss isn't present.
I'm the type of person who self-diagnoses, researches stuff for my personal issues more than research for schoolwork. I have been looking into Widex Zen Therapy, and I have read lots of studies on the benefits and how it works. I don't know what all of you personally think about this treatment, but I believe it is worth trying for my case. I have listened to the example Zen tones and it really does mask the ringing in my ears.
I wanted to mention this to the audiologist I saw today, but she didn't leave time for many questions. And now I'm at home and wondering what to do. I know that hearing aids can sometimes relieve tinnitus, but there's no way an audiologist will talk about them to me. And now I'm so frustrated at myself, at my tinnitus, and everything. I can't get help for my tinnitus because I have normal hearing. And YouTube videos entitled "1 HOUR OF TINNITUS SOUND THERAPY" only seem to make the ringing louder. And my parents don't really get what's going on, I merely drag them to the appointments that I make myself.
What do I do? School is coming up in September, and I'm finding that my tinnitus is even evident during the day, and worse when it's quiet during tests and exams. I know that something like a hearing aid or tinnitus masker in the ear will work for me, seeing as I'm very active and probably won't benefit from pillow speakers or sound therapy generators only at nighttime. If anyone has any advice for me, please respond below. I'm only 15 and I'm overwhelmed with anxiety every day, and I am having more depressed/suicidal thoughts recently. I'll post a poll below of what I think my current options are, but if you have any other advice, please please please post it. I'd really appreciate it
(this will be pretty long)
I went to my family physician yesterday and she wrote me a referral to see an audiologist. I saw one today and completed a hearing test. Apparently everything is normal; I have normal hearing, normal eardrums, all that is normal. So she said that they can't do anything where hearing loss isn't present.
I'm the type of person who self-diagnoses, researches stuff for my personal issues more than research for schoolwork. I have been looking into Widex Zen Therapy, and I have read lots of studies on the benefits and how it works. I don't know what all of you personally think about this treatment, but I believe it is worth trying for my case. I have listened to the example Zen tones and it really does mask the ringing in my ears.
I wanted to mention this to the audiologist I saw today, but she didn't leave time for many questions. And now I'm at home and wondering what to do. I know that hearing aids can sometimes relieve tinnitus, but there's no way an audiologist will talk about them to me. And now I'm so frustrated at myself, at my tinnitus, and everything. I can't get help for my tinnitus because I have normal hearing. And YouTube videos entitled "1 HOUR OF TINNITUS SOUND THERAPY" only seem to make the ringing louder. And my parents don't really get what's going on, I merely drag them to the appointments that I make myself.
What do I do? School is coming up in September, and I'm finding that my tinnitus is even evident during the day, and worse when it's quiet during tests and exams. I know that something like a hearing aid or tinnitus masker in the ear will work for me, seeing as I'm very active and probably won't benefit from pillow speakers or sound therapy generators only at nighttime. If anyone has any advice for me, please respond below. I'm only 15 and I'm overwhelmed with anxiety every day, and I am having more depressed/suicidal thoughts recently. I'll post a poll below of what I think my current options are, but if you have any other advice, please please please post it. I'd really appreciate it
