Recent content by erebus

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    Quality of Life Gone: Depressed and Suicidal

    Hey man, sorry to hear what you’re going through. I know it sucks, but you need to stick it out for a few years before considering anything drastic, especially since you have a child. People often overreact to tinnitus in the first few months. Most eventually habituate, some manage to reduce...
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    Suicidal

    Hang in there. There’s a good chance the severity of your tinnitus will decrease over time. The first few months are tough, but it’s still too early to make any final decisions about your life.
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    18 Months In and Suffering — Is It Possible to Habituate to Tinnitus with PTSD and Anxiety?

    Hey, I have C-PTSD and also used to be very anxious and depressive. Ironically, I've got tinnitus when I got better due to a combination of exposure to loud noise and stress of uncovering some hidden memories. I've only had tinnitus for a couple of month, but I think it correlates very much with...
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    Suicidal

    My tinnitus has been getting worse to the point that I have a hard time sleeping enough and performing at my job. Although I have been suicidal lots of times in my life due to my C-PTSD, I never really wanted to kill my self. I just can't imagine taking the final action that would end my life...
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    Tinnitus Since April 2021 After Exposure to Loud Noise from Headphones

    So, my tinnitus has changed. There is now a constant high pitched ringing, which kinda drowns the static. The balloon popping is still there, but less frequent. I am just living with it for now. I'm too exhausted to deal with it right now. I'm just too busy with treating my C-PTSD. Not sure...
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    Tinnitus Since April 2021 After Exposure to Loud Noise from Headphones

    Thanks, I hope so as well! I'm not sure if I have hyperacusis. Sometimes if I listen to my headphones, my ear hurts for a while. I need to have tests at an ENT before I know for sure.
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    Tinnitus Since April 2021 After Exposure to Loud Noise from Headphones

    Hi, Time to face this and write down an introduction. I have had tinnitus in the left ear since the middle of April 2021 after having been exposed to loud noise from headphones. I've been listening to headphones for years, and sometimes at way too loud volumes. I'm in therapy for C-PTSD and...