Nadia231

That's good @Nadia231, sounds like you're over the worst of it. I expect you should be feeling 100% again soon.

Just keep doing the healthy things, and maybe try some steam inhalation (with Olbas oil) for the ears. The funny feeling could be fluid trapped in your eustachian tubes.

@Damocles that sounds good, I will definitely give it a go. I got some Quercetin as you suggested (+my usual NAC, b12, D, magnesium), so let's see if all that gives my inmune system a good boost!

I'm so glad to hear you're doing better. I feared the worst but hoped for the best.

That's what I'M talkin' about @Nadia231!

Starting to acclimatise.

Nice work!

@Damocles you're very right about all the paranoia that comes with T, but I've had T since 2015 which progressively got worse with the years... So any new weird symptoms just scare me so much. But I'll take your advice. Worrying won't solve it anyway.

@Nadia231 yes I do. I thought that was normal with fleeting T. :-/

It's very common with fleeting T. My hearing drops out for a split second, followed by louder than normal T for a few seconds. Happens to me most days, kind of use to it now.

Of course it could just be random. Some days I get it a lot (although, not to the extreme I've related above) and other days not at all.

Don't worry about it though. Just another symptom we all seem to share in common. By the time you've had tinnitus as long as some of us have, this sort of thing doesn't even seem worth mentioning.

I don't drink coffee or anything with caffeine and can't really identify the cause... As long as the don't stay, I'm fine.. I just get really scared when I get one...

What Damocles said… you’re good nadia231 no worries

Hi guys, I bought the x5a peltors and the noise cancelling is great but they are too tight? I thought I bought the wrong size but apparently that's the standard. They really hurt and I'm desperate to take them off, is that normal?

Used to be tight and uncomfortable for me too, but it gradually got better as I kept wearing them.

I use Peltor 3M, they are a little tight but I have a big head!

Hahaha, this comment just made my day. I know, Sira is way too cute!

The cat is so cute!!

Sorry about that. :(
Try to think/hope it will get better – that the spike is likely temporary. Easier said than done, I know...

Do you have some sort of speaker where you can have a low volume but distracting sound on?

Here are many options: https://mynoise.net/

Thanks for your words. I will look into that.. I think is more the fear of it becoming permanent, like it usually happens for me

Sorry to hear this @Nadia231.

At least he'll have you to help guide him through it.

Just having someone that understands, let alone someone who cares and can offer advice, is a treasure one cannot put a price on.

I’m really sorry Nadia; that sounds horrible :( How are you feeling now? Any theories yet on what could be causing it?

No theories... I get fleeting T constantly, and I know what it is and that it goes away after a few secs. This one was so loud and long that it really scared me. Thanks for your comment

I hope you feel better. I'm a 2 weeks into a spike..well a new tone.. and it's been rough as well. Just remember you're not alone. We'll all get through this together.

how loud is it?

It is quite loud. I hear it now over the TV, outside as well like at the park when it's quiet... And the hyperacusis is quite bad too...

Hi Nadia. Prednisone has to be converted to Prednisolone in the liver before it can work. So actually Prednisolone is better. :) well no difference really. I'm in the UK in case you're wondering.

Steph <3

Oh I forgot to add that you can't get hold of it without a prescription. It's not a drug to messed about with. I was extremely lucky to have a doctor who prescribed it to me after I told him about its potential help towards the on set of tinnitus. X

Oh Thanks for the info, I just asked because when I google: "prednisone UK" it always directs me to "prednisolone" so I thought it was a different thing in the UK. I will ask my ENT to prescribe some to see if it helps with my spike

take NAC and wait like 6 months imo

NAC did not do anything when I first got tinnitus. But I'm definitely giving it a go again... I'm quite desperate

Give it another month. If it doesn't begin fading after two months, perhaps your fears are justified. After just one month there is still hope.

To be honest Nadia, I just decided to get on with life as normal. Felt like killing myself to begin with, but as I got through the days, it slowly became better again. You just have to push forward even though it seems impossible. x x

Thanks for the comment. I really know that is the way to go.. But I just can't right now... I was so habituated to my normal tinnitus... And now I have this loud one in both ears all day. I will try my best.

If it makes you feel not so alone, I’ve got a head cold right now, which has ramped up my T. I know it probably feels it Nadia, but you’re not alone. <3 I’m lying in bed now wishing I could go back to before when I didn’t have to sleep with sound on. I certainly miss the silence x