Recent content by PeteJ

My spike has already lasted almost two weeks—it’ll be two full weeks tomorrow. I’m really depressed about it. Before this, things were still a struggle, but I was at least trying to stay active. I was learning new things online for potential future work, walking every day, and doing some...

I really appreciate your reply. I know I can’t expect a lot of responses every time, but it’s still disappointing when I don’t get one for a while. I guess it’s because I’m so anxious, depressed, and worried about my current ear problems—especially the spike I recently got. My ear pain, or more...

I’ve hit myself with my earmuffs too. I don’t wear them for very long, but I’ve had something similar happen after one of the cups got hit by something—or more like something hit it. It caused pain in the ear. I can’t remember if there was a burning sensation, but there was definitely pain and...

My tinnitus tones seemed to very slightly and gradually subside this morning. It was still horrible, but suddenly this afternoon they returned to catastrophic levels. I wish more people would talk about these changes here, or that I knew where people were discussing them. It is beyond...

I stuck my finger in my ear yesterday because I didn’t have time to use earplugs. I think I went too deep into the canal, and now my inner ear is really sore and painful. Has anyone else done this? I’m just wondering how long the discomfort might last. It has happened before, but I’ve forgotten...

Does this include dog barks? I’m really worried about a small dog’s bark that caused a spike for me, and now I’m in the first week of it. I checked my phone and realized it happened on the 21st, so it’s been almost a week, and it’s a horrible spike. I was really careless and didn’t wear...

I know that a lot of people are skeptical about AI, but I’m not one of them. However, when it comes to what you’re talking about—a real treatment for tinnitus—what are the chances that it will actually come about in our lifetime? Also, most people would still rather be around, young enough, and...

The spike is still bad. I was hoping there would be some improvement by now. I’m also in Canada. I find that if I get some decent quality sleep, I wake up with it slightly reduced, if that makes sense. There’s more of a hiss and the tones seem a bit lower, though it’s hard to describe...

I got a horrible spike from a dog bark. My worst spike in the last six months was from a truck in a parking garage. I was in a car, got out, and walked away, but the truck was still making noise. That spike lasted a long time, though I cannot remember exactly how long. It eventually settled, but...

Whenever I try to do pushups, my left ear feels clogged or full. I’ve read that it can be risky to exercise, especially doing pushups, when you have tinnitus or other ear problems, since those issues can sometimes worsen. Is there anything that can be done? ENTs have never helped me. I’ve seen...

I have the same experience you do. When I first got tinnitus, it was really reactive, but mild except when I encountered noise, and my hyperacusis was much worse. I still have reactive tinnitus, and yes, I think the same thing happened to me. I tried using “nature” or “relax” sounds on my phone...

Noise over time—loud noise—and eventually, I developed tinnitus. Then really loud events spiked it, and it ultimately got worse to where it is today. Unfortunately, I let my facial hair grow out, so now I have a beard. I don’t know if scissors alone would remove it all or even most of it. I...

I hear you too. The other bad thing, at least for me, is the setbacks. Mistakes and accidents happen when you are exposed to another loud incident, and if there has been some subsiding, then you spike again. That recently happened to me. What I have been told, and what I have also experienced...

I’m trying… things settled down after that event, but the latest incidents involved a truck in an underground garage and then a dog barking loudly in an apartment I was in. I keep finding myself in situations where it gets loud. That’s just life, but there are probably times when I should err...

My spike was bothering me even more, and I ended up doing something drastic. I’m okay now, although the spike has only slightly improved. It has gone back up, but it’s hard to describe. It’s not yet at my previous baseline, but that intense hell it was has eased somewhat, even if it hasn’t...