Recent content by katekat

I live in a really loud city. Sometimes I don’t have my earplugs in because I forget, or because I’m new to bike riding and want to make sure I can hear properly. But there are some insanely loud car engines that blast by, along with motorcyclists whose bikes are unbelievably noisy. It really...

I have had OCD on and off since I was a kid, and this sometimes feels just like that. Some nights I get caught up in an obsession with “monitoring” how loud it is, making sure it has not gotten worse. The more I obsess, the louder it feels, and then I obsess even more. If I tell myself it will...

Thanks, this made me feel better. It’s crazy how much worse it gets when I’m anxious. It goes from, “Oh yeah, that’s there,” to, “Oh my God, I’m going crazy!” Do you notice that with yours?

Hi! I hope it’s okay for me to ask this here. I think I developed tinnitus about eight months ago. At first I thought it was just electric sounds in my room, but after I went to the hearing doctor and got tested, I heard it crystal clear in the soundproof room. I was actually diagnosed with...