Second Day in a Row Waking Up to Blasting Tinnitus

[aot]

The outing with friends went fine. It got a little loud, but my earplugs were with me.

I no longer hear the T when I'm focusing on work and other tasks. I still need a fan to sleep, and I plan to buy a white noise machine.

I've been able to read as long as I have background noise. About halfway through my book, though under normal circumstances I'd be done by now.

I dread taking public transportation and traffic. So many noises just seem...
Bothersome, now.

 

[Digital Doc]

@aot

Sounds like some progress to me... congrats!

 

[aot]

@aot

Sounds like some progress to me... congrats!

A little, I guess. Thank you.

I'm still scared to sleep, though. Scared that when I wake up I'll be having another spike, despite my best efforts. Hasn't happened yet.

 

[PeteJ]

Unforseen circumstances have dictated that I cancel my ENT appoinment, unfortunately. I still have audiologist appoitment on the 25th, however.

Thank you for the advice. Since this spike began I have stopped all use of ear buds (not counting the ear piece that I use for my job, but I'm sure that hardly makes a differene as it's mostly silent.) And I've quit caffene entirely. Trying to go low on the sodium, but that's been difficult. Looking for a new job that has less noise exposure.

I'm supposed to see friends tomorrow to continue our DnD Campaign. We play at a comic book store where other people also play and it can be loud, but thankfully we'll be using a back room, and I'll take my ear plugs with me just in case.

That may sound like an unnessascary risk, and perhaps it is, but I've been depressed for days now, wallowing in self pity, and I'm despreate for any kind of plesant human interaction.

The fact that these spikes are delayed make me paranoid. Just hit me and get it over with!

Can you switch jobs? I think a movie theater is a loud place to work at in general but especially for someone with tinnitus.

Tinnitus spikes can be delayed apparently.

I would try to get a quieter job. It would be one less noisy place to visit.

ENTs don't really do anything and the audiologist will just test your hearing. Unless you need a hearing aid, not much will happen after these appointments I'm afraid.

Some people suggest to skip the tool they stick in your ears - I think it's called a tympanometer.

Try to get lots of sleep. For some people, lack of sleep can result in spikes (when you wake up from low amounts of sleep).

 

[aot]

I would try to get a quieter job. It would be one less noisy place to visit.

That's the plan!

 

[Digital Doc]

A little, I guess. Thank you.

I'm still scared to sleep, though. Scared that when I wake up I'll be having another spike, despite my best efforts. Hasn't happened yet.

Yes, I woke up with a spike a few times, and annoyed wondering what happened. Sleeping with ear plugs fixed that, and I sleep quite well now.