Recent content by Josh1994

As of this May it’s will be 4 years since I developed tinnitus. I’ve never quite managed to habituate and as the 4 years have gone by I’ve managed to get by day by day, week by week and so on. I’ve suffered several permanent spikes over the years and countless temporary spikes. My tinnitus has...

Don’t get me wrong, I’m certainly not trying to cause an argument here, and I also appreciate that using headphones at high volume is playing with fire, but surely the risk is minimised/eliminated when using earplugs underneath headphones? Especially if they are custom made musicians earplugs. I...

I am also watching this thread, as I would like to start DJing again (at home, on my own and at a very safe volume). I have custom made music earplugs, which I was also thinking I could wear underneath my headphones while DJing (again at a very sensible volume).

Don’t let tinnitus stand in the way of your dream job! I know it’s hard at the moment, but give it time and you will habituate! I was in a similar position to you 2 years ago. Brilliant job opportunity vs being able to sustain the job while struggling with my tinnitus on a daily basis. I’m a...

I think the nicotine might be the problem. However I’m not sure if I’m taking too much or too little. I will experiment over the next few days and report back.

I would also agree with this.

Hi, I recently (10 days ago) stopped smoking and my tinnitus has spiked a lot. Has anyone else stopped smoking and had a similar experience? I’ve been chewing 2mg nicotine gum 4-5 times a day, so I certainly haven’t been overdoing the nicotine. I do remember reading on this forum that...

Hi @Eddee, I'm sorry to hear you are having difficulty with your tinnitus. I would go back to your doctor who provided you with your AD and see if there is another type you could take. Don’t give up on medication. The right one at the correct dose could be very beneficial. There is another...

Thanks for your kind words of support.

Hi, I’m moving to another rented property. I’m happy with the house and it’s really the only one I can afford. However, as always I’m worried. there is a housing development/construction site from 150 to 300m away. I doubt the noise from the site would be loud enough to cause any damage...

I thought I would chime in on this as there doesn’t seem to be much content on TT about it. I’ve been vaping for 2 months now and I am 99% certain it’s making my T worse. In fact I stopped vaping yesterday to see if it makes any difference to my T. I was smoking a 50:50 PG VG liquid. I’m...

Hi, I saw your post regarding construction sites and that you have to attend them now and again. I’m a surveyor, and also have to attend sites now and again, however since developing T 2 years ago I have actively tried to avoid them. have you had any issues with going to construction sites...

This post is in response to the above post of mine. I started using Lenire again, however unfortunately this only seemed to aggravate my tinnitus even more. After 4 days I decided to stop using the device. Since then my tinnitus has been uncontrollable with it fluctuating between horrible and...

I have been using Lenire for about 6 months now and I am certain it has lowered the pitch of my tinnitus and also turned it into a hiss (originally a pure tone). For the first time ever I felt I was habituated and that my tinnitus no longer bothered me at any point throughout the day. I decided...

Very sad news. R.I.P Allan.