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I am trying to stay positive though lately there are days when the tinnitus in my ears is so loud it tends to overtake all thoughts. I recently when back to work, rather than wearing headphones all day long I will be using a speaker phone at least until I get hearing aids in a few months. Work...

I've had tinnitus now for about six months, I've noticed lately I am stumbling and falling more. Is this common for people suffering from tinnitus?

I went to see the audiologist today, basically a waste of my time. Her only suggestion was for me to spend 6000.00 on a pair of hearing aids. Money I don't have nor can I get. Right now I don't have a clue on what I am going to do about my job at a call center, in some ways I think it would...

I made an appointment with a audiologist so hopefully they will be able to suggest some solutions.

I was wondering, once diagnosed with tinnitus do you go to a ENT doctor who specializes in tinnitus? My ENT doctor has made no other suggestions besides hearing aids, which I cannot afford, yet in reading other comments in the forums people are using medications, noise masking devices or...

Right now I am on leave from my job at a call center since tinnitus is making it difficult to work. The ENT doctor told me I can no longer wear headphones though work wants me to use the handset/receiver which doesn't seem reasonable since talking on the phone now for eight to ten hours a days...

I was diagnosis with tinnitus about six weeks ago after the ringing began to affect my work so I tried for short term disability. The ringing is constant to the point it is waking me up at night when I am sleeping. The ENT told me I've loss 25% of my hearing and to get hearing aids something I...