Recent content by billie48

Welcome to the forum. It seems you have suffered barotrauma during flight. This can happen when the ears are unable to balance the changes in barometric pressure. It usually subsides once the ears have settled and recovered from the trauma. Try to stay calm and hopeful that your recovery will...

Welcome to the forum. Don’t despair or let yourself become too depressed. Things will improve. Either the intensity of your ringing will subside, or your brain will slowly adapt to it. This will happen gradually but surely. Your tinnitus is still very new, and you are young. Recovery to a...

A miracle happened to me after one year of suffering. After that, it became more bearable. In the third year, I wrote my success story, “From Darkness to Light…” where I shared some helpful strategies. Time and the right strategies will bring healing. I never thought it was possible when I was...

It changes in both intensity and quality. Sometimes the humming feels like it is wrapped in water in my left ear, similar to the sensation after swimming. Other times it becomes very sharp and intense. After so many years, though, my brain and nerves have hardened to it, and it no longer scares...

When my tinnitus first started, I couldn’t sleep at night either. I began using masking nature sounds to help me fall asleep. There are now many free apps on the Google Play Store that can mask tinnitus. Try playing them through a Bluetooth speaker and see if that helps you sleep. Take care, and...

Yes, my low humming varies in intensity. At first, it was very distracting. But after reading so many stories of people habituating to tinnitus, and after experiencing habituation myself with my original dentist drill–like tinnitus in my right ear (which at first triggered nonstop daily panic...

Welcome to the forum. The intermittent popping sound may be caused by TTTS. You might want to search previous discussions on TTTS or use AI to look up “TTTS tinnitus” and see if you find symptoms similar to your case. Best wishes, and may your recovery be smooth and complete.

Thank you for your kind words. At first, the new loud humming and ringing in my deaf left ear was difficult to get used to, especially since my original tinnitus was an ultra high-pitched tone in my right ear. I’m not superhuman, so I needed to mask it in order to sleep. I found that sounds...

Welcome to the forum. The description above suggests that your tinnitus may be somatic in nature, meaning it could be caused by muscles, organs, blood circulation, or the alignment of jaw joints or neck muscles. You may need to see an ENT to learn more about it. Take care, and God bless.

Yes, it is natural during the recovery phase, as the ears are still quite unstable. I later learned to ignore the setback days and tried to maintain a positive outlook, believing that in a year or two, my ears would be more settled and my reaction to the ringing would improve. This mindset has...

Hang in there. Living with hyperacusis takes a lot of patience and hope that it will eventually fade. Try to ignore what it’s doing to you right now as much as you can. Time will help, so patience is necessary. You’re doing better than I did, because I had to cover my ears with my fingers for...

Hyperacusis or reactive tinnitus will usually lose intensity or even fade away, especially if the hyperacusis came from acoustic trauma. So be patient and don't lose hope that it will resolve itself in a year or so. It is normal though to feel depressed and scared about the future. Many of us...

You are most welcome. I am just trying to help newer tinnitus sufferers by sharing my experiences. When my left ear went deaf overnight, there was a new loud humming and tinkering sound coming from that ear. It is like a jet engine roaring combined with humming tinnitus. I could have sunk into...

Welcome to the forum. Tinnitus often comes with unstable ears, which can lead to new or changing symptoms that can be very frightening. This can cause significant emotional distress, making it even harder to live with tinnitus and possibly hyperacusis. I want to share my success story with you...