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I hope it dissipates soon @Forever hopeful, sorry for your losses

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@Forever hopeful. I'm sorry for your loss.

Sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace.

@Forever hopeful, Losing your parents can be very tough. Sorry for the loss of your dad.

@Forever hopeful I'm doing good this week. Feeling the closest to my old self than I have in a long time :) is anything helping you with your MEM at the moment?

@Strawberryblonde, so happy to hear you’re doing better. Fingers crossed that it continues. My MEM isn’t too bad right now. I usually get it every 2 days. The anxiety of waiting for it to happen is worse I think than when it happens. I’ve also developed an eye twitch on that side as well. Trying to massage my jaws fir TMJ. I also take a small dose of clonazepam and I think that that helps with the MEM

Fingers crossed that it dissaptes to a point that its not bothering you as much @Forever hopeful

What type of sound do you hear when you say ringing?

I completely understand how wondering if any particular loud sounds or situations will spike us or give us a new tone or base level.
25db plugs should be good protection for a restaurant as I use 20db ones and not had a spike yet.
It's definitely anxiety playing a high part in my T as I assume I'll get worse with most sounds.

It ruins spontaneous fun or activities always wondering if its gonna be noisy when no one else would bat an eyelid.
I went into a coffee shop today to get a bite to eat and drink to go and didn't use plugs cause it was only for 10 mins at most but with background music on kitchen noise and loud children my T feels more buzzy and head feels tight. I guess my ears still can't handle too loud of a sound.

Years ago something like this I wouldn't think would spike my T and it never did. Now it's a whole new ball game :( @Forever hopeful
I hope you find some relief with all that you are going through with this invisible enemy.

@Travis Henry , i’m doing OK. Good days and bad days with the ears. I have some other medical issues that have been more pressing. Benzo dosage .5 BID.

Live for today - as best you can - and hope for tomorrow. This condition is unpredictable, and quite often uncontrollable, but not impossible. Keep the faith @Forever hopeful

I’ve read from many on here that fluctuations are a good sign if they hint towards reduction. Stay optimistic <3

@CRGC. I guess that is true but this fluctuating is def in the wrong direction.

The way I see it, the fluctuation could signal a slow and uneven settling down of your symptoms after your spike at the concert. Hang in there! And happy holidays to you and your family <3

@Strawberryblonde, I’m taking it one day at a time. Enter the treatment program with an audiologist. So I have a little bit more hope. How about you?

What treatment will you be undertaking with the audiologist? And one day at a time is the way I do it too. I'm doing OK, things seem louder but that's either a stress spike or because a neighbour let off some huge fireworks the other night while I was inside. They probably had no effect on the T I just "think" they have.

@Strawberryblonde, TRT. Not using the in ear maskers though.

One day at a time is the way to go. Some days are better than others. This week most days it’s been very loud but last week it was relatively quiet. So the fact that it quiets down gives me hope.

Sorry @Forever hopeful. Sending hugs your way from a virtual stranger who sympathises with you very much.

Sorry to hear. All I can say is that I understand the feeling. My hyperacusis pain, and the fear of making it worse, are keeping me away from so many things and people I love. All we can do is hang in there and hope for improvement.

@Strawberryblonde ams
@CRGC. Thank you both!

Third time lucky hopefully you @Forever hopeful. You've done it twice and think positive that you can do it again. Your success stories give me hope!!! :-).

What is a SBUTT? Is it like fleeting T?

@Nadia231 yes.

Happy belated b-day

@tniuf They're great when you need to actually hear something in detail, like conversation, because they attenuate sound more equally across all frequencies.

If you just want maximum protection in a loud environment, you should stick with deeply inserted foam ear plugs, sometimes preferably in combination with ear muffs. However, best course of action is always to avoid situations that might be loud.

When family are not supportive is even more frustrating. I've experienced that. Luckily now I live with my sister and she is always just as caution as I would be when making noise. She always tells me first when she uses the hair dryer, blender, hoover, dishes, so I can run and hide

Can I come live with you? LOL.

@DebInAustralia, I’m so sorry to hear. I think tinnitus is hard enough but then having other medical comorbidities with it, is just the worst

Does the frequency kinda jolt your brain?

@Wrfortiscue, No I can’t say that it does that. It just sounds like a jet engine in my head. Like if you’re sitting inside an airport by the windows and all the jet engines are on and you can kind of hear them through the windows. That’s what it sounds like.

@Forever hopeful i see yeah my right ear does that a bit when spiked. Sorry you’re going through that

From a lot of stories I've read a hiss is usually a good sign :D

No further measured hearing loss is great news! I’d take it as a sign that your current aggravated tinnitus could be a spike that can subside

@CRGC, Well I would really like to believe that but we’re past four weeks now heading on to five. Although I did have some relatively quiet days over the last few days but I had a horrifically loud day on Saturday. I can’t discount high frequency hearing loss it isn’t measured.

@Forever hopeful same here normal audiogram (have posted it) according to my hearing therapist Audiologist but screeching T. Was told the same about extended test as its no use.

Hi @Forever hopeful , can I ask you what type of 25dB earplugs did you use? I have bought so many, but can't seem to find the right ones

@Nadia231, I have custom molded musicians earplugs. Had the ear molds done at my audiologist’s office. The ear plugs are made by Westone with Etymotic filters. I personally have 15 dB 25 dB and then a solid insert which brings it to about 33 dB. I think for just the molds it was almost $200. They came with my 15 dB inserts and my solid insert And then I bought my 25 db inserts that run about $100.

@Nadia231 I use the 25db Alpine pluggies for kids as I have small ear canals. Work quite well and block out a fair bit of noise. I paid 12 quid from amazon.