Charburchar

Well, it seems you made an upgrade to the very exclusive bilateral tinnitus club. Welcome!

@Wrfortiscue Different! It sounds like a bug/insect & is reactive

@Christiaan Haha why thanks - it's a privilege!

More like welcome to the very exclusive bilateral alien insect tinnitus club!

I used them for about two days. I don t want to discourage people from using them, but trying them for 15-20 minutes in the beginning would be a safer approach. Better safe than sorry. I still hope it wasn't the head phones because I love them.

At least for the car engine sound they are just wow :)

Ah hope the spike has receded since you posted this aura! I'm going through one myself, hence why I'm on here. My Mum mentioned n-c headphones recently so I just might try them

@Charburchar wow! That IS stupid! I never knew chess was such an angry game! XD

Also, I hope you’re alright? No worsening? I’ve done stupid things in the moment- like getting really angry and blasting music.. instant regret afterwards. X

My left ear was a bit sore but I'm ok. Yeah it's so stupid! I hope you've been keeping well? xx

Thanks Steph ♡ though I don't think I'll be going on another anytime soon while this spike persists lol. @aura hahaha I like figs! But I like dates more ;)

Glad to read your getting out. That's the best we can do for ourselves. Hope your doing well bud.

Thank you Capstan. Great to hear from you! I hope you're doing ok

I was stuck in a restroom stall today while someone ran the "Xlerator" brand hand dryer for fucking forever, and I had only my weak earplugs in.

I heard a lady tell a school child not to be silly when the little girl said the noise of the hand dryer hurt her ears. :( poor thing. But mind you, we wouldn’t have even considered the noise of a hand dryer before we were cursed.

@Steph1710 They're also really unsanitary

@TheDanishGirl to clarify I'm not resting my hope's on a cure, I'm just curious what the general consensus on here is. But yes that's what my own uninformed view tilts towards

@Charburchar tbh, I have no idea. I reckon at some point there will be a form of relief, but not a cure. Either way, I try not to think about it. What be will be, will be.

A cure will immediately follow as soon as a sufficiently expressive tinnitus model will be developed. Tinnitus is like a mathematical problem: it will become trivial once completely understood (the problem, not the solution). I worked in academia for the past 4.5 years and I see that science and things, unfortunately, really take time. If I had to shoot a number, I'd say we will see something significant in 15 years.

@kingsfan me too. Can’t be bothered to put my life on hold forever. I take the pain and spikes as they come.

@kingsfan @Steph1710 what else can you do right? I mean the bad spikes still suck and drain you sometimes

@kingsfan @Steph1710 this is where I wanna be tbh. I’m tired of being anxious over my t or having it make me feel like a prisoner in my own life

@Charburchar , did you have clogged/ muffed ear afterwards? I am dealing with the same now.

@Steph1710 I know the feeling... I used to catch the bus into London (no earplugs) and just explore, but even the thought of doing that now makes me squirm!

@Freerunner No, none of them side effects. Just felt a little sore inside, like pre-infection feeling. I'm sorry you're dealing with that :(

And no @Steph1710 I havent moved out of London yet :( omicron isn't helping things. How's the job going?

I am much better than I was before, ty for asking :) how are you!? I hope you're feeling better too!!!

Wow, i'm so glad for you! There is hope after all!
I'm...in a rollercoaster, hanging on for dear life. :)

Ty! The inside head noises are still there but they've lowered in volume so definitely improvement. Well I hope you're managing to find some relief :( Hang on in there! Thinking of you xx

I played chess before, but became much more interested after The Queen's Gambit. Such a well done series. And chess is great, I've had friends over to play with me silently.

Agreed - it was terrific! As for the game I really enjoy learning the theory behind it. Currently trying to learn different openings. Maybe we'll play a game together one day Stacken!

Hey, it sounded like a spaceship inside my head the other night. I think we might be onto something here!

Maybe our tinnitus is really just aliens trying to communicate with us? Hmm

My T sounds like someone trying to tune in… it’s all connected!

Ah I see, did you wear ear plugs during the drive? I dont leave the house without my plugs these days. Not being able to sleep sounds awful :/ Touch wood I havent been woken up yet though I do find it difficult to get to sleep. Yeah lack of sleep makes my T worse, it's such a vicious cycle. I will look into getting some Clonazpam if it does get to that point

Yes,i did wear ear plugs, but i guess 4 hours one day and another 4 hours the next day were too much for my ears.
You should totally get some Clonazepam. But use it only if you really need it,it's kinda addictive. Works good as a safety net though.

Oh that sucks :( I hope you've been better today. And ok will bear that in mind :)

Pretty sad how the brain just doesn’t get rid of it

Like the new look though: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/data/avatars/l/40/40755.jpg?1635137451

Thanks mate @Damocles

Never had an acoustic reflex test, but have read that it can worsen tinnitus. Hope things improve for you.

Thank you @Robster

@kingsfan I do this but they immediately return. Sometimes I focus on them and watch them slowly move out of my vision to appear smack bang in the middle again lol