Recent content by kyscrivens

How loud is your tinnitus, and how do you manage it?

How have things been? What did you do during your spike? Did you continue with your normal activities, like work and going out? I’m in the middle of a horrible spike right now caused by loud shop noise. It lasted a minute or two but was probably 90 dB or more.

Did your spike go down?

How has your tinnitus spike been? I’m in one right now because of loud shop noise. Someone was banging on brakes for a minute or two, and now I’m in a horrible spike. I’ve developed two new tones along with crickets that are reactive. COVID-19 made my tinnitus severe and really messed me up, so...

I feel for you all. I am in the middle of a horrible spike right now, and it has been four days. I took my mom’s car to a shop to get looked at and forgot my earplugs. A tech was banging on some brakes, and it was incredibly loud, probably around 80 to 90 dB. It did not last too long, but now I...

Did your spike ever get better?

Do you have reactive tinnitus?

So, are you homebound? I’m trying to figure out if I have reactive tinnitus. I did a lot over the holidays, but nothing seemed to affect my tinnitus until about three nights ago. Now, I’m going through a pretty bad spike. I was playing some games on small Amazon speakers (which I had been using...

How long do your spikes last when they’re caused by reactivity?

When you get spikes from sound, considering you mentioned having reactive tinnitus, do the spikes go away right away? Or how long do they usually last?

Where are some places you don’t use earplugs? Do you go for walks or visit grocery stores without them? I’m not sure if my tinnitus is reactive or not, but it spikes randomly. I’m also not sure if normal daily noise affects it. I was doing well for two weeks without any protection, but then I...

I appreciate your response and your kind words. I have one final question for you, please. It’s about bone conduction. How loud does the environment have to be for that to take place? I have a dB meter, and I can check to be safe. But I’m not too sure about the levels, etc., and what could...

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, I think the headphones lesson is too late for me. I don’t use them anymore and wish I had known that before making them worse. I am prescribed Klonopin, but I’m scared it’ll only make my tinnitus worse, and all I hear about are horror stories about...

May I ask what your guys' tinnitus was caused by? And what’s the reason it is getting worse? I don’t quite experience what you two have; mine is just loud, and the right ear is the worst. It is hardly masked and in quiet rooms, it’s quite intrusive

How does one live with catastrophic tinnitus? I have no will to live anymore. I got mine from COVID-19, and I made it worse with my only escape, which was video games and music at volumes less than 70 dB. Not sure what to do anymore; I don’t know if I can survive. I sit here crying as I type...