Rate Your Tinnitus With 6 Questions

[David S]

Inspired by @David S's thread, please complete the survey here:

http://j.mp/rateyourtinnitus

Just curios how you would rate your T. I have 6 questions for you witch i hope give a god picture. I do not focus on the sound it self but the reaction. Did I miss any good question? Is any of them unnecessary? If you feel that you are between 2 questions us 2 of 4.

My score would come out to 5,3,3,3,3,3=20. Would rate this between moderate and severe. My life is still deeply affected by T but under control.

Awareness:
1P/ I am just aware of my tinnitus a few times a day.
3P / I am aware of my tinnitus a big part of the day, however hours could pass when I am not thinking of it.
5P / I am constantly aware of my tinnitus, sometimes it happens that I do not think about it for 15-30 minutes.

Sleep:
1P / My sleep is almost as good as before.
3P / I struggle with sleep and wake up a few times every night.
5P / Sleep is a mess and I never sleep more than 2-3 hours in a row. It is also very hard for me to fall asleep.

Life changes:
1P / I do pretty much the same things as before tinnitus. Just avoid really loud places like concerts and clubs.
3P / I live my life almost like before but there is quite some changes like I do not listen to music any more. I am not as social as I used to be. I quit sports. I avoid not only the really loud places but also pubs/restaurants. I avoid long trips in plane or by car.
5P / My life completely changed. It is a struggle for me to maintain work/studies. I feel very isolated.

Depression:
1P / I feel depressed but it's not too bad. I've felt down like this before.
3P / I never experienced depression like this before. I clearly feel that I am not as active as I used to be.
5P / I am really depressed, but not only that I also have anxiety attacks as well.

Life quality:
1P / This is not too bad, I just think about my tinnitus a few times a day.
3P / I lost quite a bit of my life quality. My silent moments were very important in the past to just chill, get back to balance and absorb energy. That's now all gone. Anyway I still have a lot of enjoyable moments with family, friends or at work.
5P / I do not feel myself anymore. Tension and fear are with me all the time.

Strategy:
1P / I have a clear strategy how to live with this. I feel that I get better month by month.
3P / I tried a lot but nothing really seems to work. I still have things to try on my list and I am a little optimistic that it will be better for me.
5P / I have really no idea how tho get out of this mess.

 

[nills]

I think this is a very good way to measure. Unfortunately i`m much worse of than I wanted to believe ...

nice work

 

[sandra72]

Awareness:
3P / I am aware of my tinnitus a big part of the day, however hours could pass when I am not thinking of it.

Sleep:
1P / My sleep is almost as good as before.

Life changes:
1P / I do pretty much the same things as before tinnitus. Just avoid really loud places like concerts and clubs.

Depression:
3P / I never experienced depression like this before. I clearly feel that I am not as active as I used to be.

Life quality:
3P / I lost quite a bit of my life quality. My silent moments were very important in the past to just chill, get back to balance and absorb energy. That's now all gone. Anyway I still have a lot of enjoyable moments with family, friends or at work.

Strategy:
1P / I have a clear strategy how to live with this. I feel that I get better month by month.

 

[Nick the Swede]

3s all over the place. closer to 5 on Life Changes and closer to 1 on sleep

 

[Carm]

Awareness:
1P/ I am just aware of my tinnitus a few times a day.
3P / I am aware of my tinnitus a big part of the day, however hours could pass when I am not thinking of it.
5P / I am constantly aware of my tinnitus, sometimes it happens that I do not think about it for 15-30 minutes.

Sleep:
1P / My sleep is almost as good as before.
3P / I struggle with sleep and wake up a few times every night.
5P / Sleep is a mess and I never sleep more than 2-3 hours in a row. It is also very hard for me to fall asleep.

Life changes:
1P / I do pretty much the same things as before tinnitus. Just avoid really loud places like concerts and clubs.
3P / I live my life almost like before but there is quite some changes like I do not listen to music any more. I am not as social as I used to be. I quit sports. I avoid not only the really loud places but also pubs/restaurants. I avoid long trips in plane or by car.
5P / My life completely changed. It is a struggle for me to maintain work/studies. I feel very isolated.

Depression:
1P / I feel depressed but it's not too bad. I've felt down like this before.
3P / I never experienced depression like this before. I clearly feel that I am not as active as I used to be.
5P / I am really depressed, but not only that I also have anxiety attacks as well.

Life quality:
1P / This is not too bad, I just think about my tinnitus a few times a day.
3P / I lost quite a bit of my life quality. My silent moments were very important in the past to just chill, get back to balance and absorb energy. That's now all gone. Anyway I still have a lot of enjoyable moments with family, friends or at work.
5P / I do not feel myself anymore. Tension and fear are with me all the time.

Strategy:
1P / I have a clear strategy how to live with this. I feel that I get better month by month.
3P / I tried a lot but nothing really seems to work. I still have things to try on my list and I am a little optimistic that it will be better for me.
5P / I have really no idea how tho get out of this mess.

 

[James P]

Awareness:
5P / I am constantly aware of my tinnitus, sometimes it happens that I do not think about it for 15-30 minutes.

Sleep:
3P / I struggle with sleep and wake up a few times every night.

Life changes:
1P / I do pretty much the same things as before tinnitus. Just avoid really loud places like concerts and clubs.
3P / I live my life almost like before but there is quite some changes like I do not listen to music any more. I am not as social as I used to be. I quit sports. I avoid not only the really loud places but also pubs/restaurants. I avoid long trips in plane or by car.

Not sure where I fall here, I've definitely been less social and my enjoyment of music is gone. I do the same things but much less frequently. I spend a lot of time now struggling to find peace rather than other activites I used to enjoy.

Depression:
3P / I never experienced depression like this before. I clearly feel that I am not as active as I used to be.

Life quality:
5P / I do not feel myself anymore. Tension and fear are with me all the time.

Strategy:
3P / I tried a lot but nothing really seems to work. I still have things to try on my list and I am a little optimistic that it will be better for me.

 

[Ilija]

Well at first I wanted to say it's all bad but once I honestly thought about everything, I actually have less than 6P's
My sleep is great, I fall asleep better now than before T.
I feel at times sad but not depressed.
So I'm guessing I'm at 4P's.
I read about how stress can make the limbic system turn up volumes and such when you have anxiety and I finally got my answer for why some sounds seem louder, all of those sound are tinnitus sound and every time I have gotten them it was because I was in a scary situation to which my limbic system flagged the sound.

I'm doing better, hyperacusis is better-ish of course it varies a lot but generally I have more good h days than bad.

 

[Martin69]

5, 1, 3, 3, 5, 3

 

[1MW]

5/3/5/3/5/5

 

[pef]

3/1/1/0/1/1

0 - I'm not depressed or upset about it, so I chose a 0.

 

[MattK]

These are loaded questions. Every answer assumes we're worse off than before. That may have been true before habituating. But for example, I sleep every bit as good as I did before. Not just "almost".

 

[LifesABeach]

Well, I can't say I'm surprised, but I totaled 26.

As a tinnitus target since 2006, the worst part for me is the recent change of events. If I had answered this poll back around Thanksgiving 2014 - before the sh*t hit the fan in a big way - I probably would have answered at a total of 8, maximum. Depressing.

But I guess that's why I'm here now. I beat it once (albeit when it was in a milder form) and I'm hoping folks here can help me beat it back again.

 

[Danworth]

Awareness:
1P/ I am just aware of my tinnitus a few times a day.

Sleep:
3P / I struggle with sleep and wake up a few times every night.

Life changes:
1P / I do pretty much the same things as before tinnitus. Just avoid really loud places like concerts and clubs.

Depression:
1P / I feel depressed but it's not too bad. I've felt down like this before.

Life quality:
3P / I lost quite a bit of my life quality. My silent moments were very important in the past to just chill, get back to balance and absorb energy. That's now all gone. Anyway I still have a lot of enjoyable moments with family, friends or at work.

Strategy:
1P / I have a clear strategy how to live with this. I feel that I get better month by month.

 

[Telis]

5,1,5,5,5,5

 

[linearb]

right now: 3 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
four weeks ago: 5 / 3 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 3
twelve weeks ago: 3 / 1 / 1/ 1 / 1 / 1
twenty weeks ago: 5 / 3 / 5 / 5 / 3

Life is a wheel

 

[Ricky81]

My score 5,3,3,3,3,3=20