Hi there. First of all, I'm not a native English speaker so pardon me if I make some mistakes or use plenty of simple constructions. I hope you understand everything, I will try to do my best!
My tinnitus started at the beginning of May 2021, during the night while I was sleeping. I'm a 23-year-old boy from Spain who has only been to a couple of concerts, not many discos, but I have used headphones a lot for the past year due to lockdown and working from home (meetings, music, etc. but I tried to always regulate the volume in order for it to not be too loud).
My tinnitus hasn't been constant. When it first started I (almost) couldn't hear it during the day, but when I lay down at night it used to get a bit louder and annoying. Now, during the day it's not that annoying (I tend to look for it when I'm in a quiet room such as the bathroom or bedroom) and when I'm distracted, taking a walk or with friends I can't almost note it. During the night I'm still on "an alert state" and I can't get to sleep continuously all night but anxiety is getting a little little bit better. For the past few days (2-4 days or so) I have also noticed that during the night I tend to not hear it as loud or annoying as I used to but still a little bit louder than during the day, but maybe it's just me, I don't know but I'm hopeful it's getting better and stable.
Anyway, I went to see an ENT. He did some examinations on my ears and it all turned out good. Now I'm waiting for an MRI on the 14th (healthcare is slow here), so let's see how that goes. For now, the doctor hasn't told me anything about tinnitus, but we all know how we like to search on Google lol.
So I decided to get into this forum in order to look for advice and good, positive words from people who have suffered from it for some time now. I know these type of places can be home for negativity but I read some nice stories and posts and thought it would be good to join.
I would also like to ask a question. It's probably silly but I have seen different answers on the internet and on a Spanish forum. I bought tickets for a concert at a theater at the end of June some months ago, to go with a friend. I'm a bit worried and anxious about the fact it could make my tinnitus worse. I have been to the cinema and to the theater one time each during May and nothing bad happened. On a Spanish forum where I was talking to some peers they advised me to use some ear protection (can you recommend some nice Amazon earplugs available on Amazon.es?) and to continue a normal life, because tinnitus shouldn't limit the stuff we do. They told me they go to concerts and are feeling good. I don't think a gig is going to blow up tinnitus unless you don't protect your ears or go to a lot of gigs.
Anyway thank you for reading my introduction. Sorry for the question at the end and sorry for my, probably, bad English, I'm still learning! I'm taking small steps towards habituation and being in peace with myself and I hope we can all help each other. I'm leaving you here a couple of songs from the singer I told you about, I hope you enjoy them! Have a nice day everyone
My tinnitus started at the beginning of May 2021, during the night while I was sleeping. I'm a 23-year-old boy from Spain who has only been to a couple of concerts, not many discos, but I have used headphones a lot for the past year due to lockdown and working from home (meetings, music, etc. but I tried to always regulate the volume in order for it to not be too loud).
My tinnitus hasn't been constant. When it first started I (almost) couldn't hear it during the day, but when I lay down at night it used to get a bit louder and annoying. Now, during the day it's not that annoying (I tend to look for it when I'm in a quiet room such as the bathroom or bedroom) and when I'm distracted, taking a walk or with friends I can't almost note it. During the night I'm still on "an alert state" and I can't get to sleep continuously all night but anxiety is getting a little little bit better. For the past few days (2-4 days or so) I have also noticed that during the night I tend to not hear it as loud or annoying as I used to but still a little bit louder than during the day, but maybe it's just me, I don't know but I'm hopeful it's getting better and stable.
Anyway, I went to see an ENT. He did some examinations on my ears and it all turned out good. Now I'm waiting for an MRI on the 14th (healthcare is slow here), so let's see how that goes. For now, the doctor hasn't told me anything about tinnitus, but we all know how we like to search on Google lol.
So I decided to get into this forum in order to look for advice and good, positive words from people who have suffered from it for some time now. I know these type of places can be home for negativity but I read some nice stories and posts and thought it would be good to join.
I would also like to ask a question. It's probably silly but I have seen different answers on the internet and on a Spanish forum. I bought tickets for a concert at a theater at the end of June some months ago, to go with a friend. I'm a bit worried and anxious about the fact it could make my tinnitus worse. I have been to the cinema and to the theater one time each during May and nothing bad happened. On a Spanish forum where I was talking to some peers they advised me to use some ear protection (can you recommend some nice Amazon earplugs available on Amazon.es?) and to continue a normal life, because tinnitus shouldn't limit the stuff we do. They told me they go to concerts and are feeling good. I don't think a gig is going to blow up tinnitus unless you don't protect your ears or go to a lot of gigs.
Anyway thank you for reading my introduction. Sorry for the question at the end and sorry for my, probably, bad English, I'm still learning! I'm taking small steps towards habituation and being in peace with myself and I hope we can all help each other. I'm leaving you here a couple of songs from the singer I told you about, I hope you enjoy them! Have a nice day everyone
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