Shizune

That is a very, very good question!

Great idea! Sounds like a good volunteer opportunity!

About what?

Nothing changes on new years day!

I feel the same way when my wife has an HGTV home renovation show on and everyone is using power tools and earplugs are no where in sight!

I feel you on this. When I see everyone without wearing earplugs at clubs it just makes me shiver inside knowing that they could get tinnitus or hyperacusis one day.

Violins especially...ugh

A long-time member here had been part of a study, and his decades-old T has abated.
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/posts/419355/

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/posts/416875/

Amazing!

It won't Damage your ears, but it can cause a temporary spike.

I can see it affecting your mid ear or eustachian tubes but wouldn't think it'd be permanent.

Can't you turn it off, somehow?

Family probably wouldn't agree to it. Though now I'm moving so the issue is eliminated anyway haha.

Had a hotel room phone ring next to my ear today though. oh what luck.

Sorry but that made me laugh. I hope it gets better

Haha no worries. Yeah it's just this horrible cacophony of calliope-esque music and ringing. On top of what sounds like metal being cut. It's basically a horror game in my left ear. I am thankful it is at least mild...for now...

"Evil carnival music" sounds cool, but "metal being cut" doesn't...

Actually I find sleeping with earplugs helpful; they make my tinnitus fade most of the time, I think it's like staring at a dot on a blank wall like after a while the dot disappears if that makes sense?

I have a pair of sleeping-plugs that are custom-made.
I put them in when I'm woken up in the morning. They're not comfortable to sleep with on the side, but they do a fairly good job of blocking out noises.

I sometime wear plugs and they never make me better or worse. Absolutely no change.

I have had H for only the first year after the onset. I don't believe I snore.

Oh yeah. My dad too. Even stands in garage revving motorbikes. He is fine.

It's crazy. My dad does thankfully use protection but with the amount of stuff he does you'd think it would eventually take its toll.
My friends who attend several concerts per year, blast music, and shoot guns are right as rain too, of course.

I'll take mild hearing loss. The H and T dice roll is the absolute worst.

What did you inhale?

Have you experienced any fading?

Nice avatar, by the way.

Panthers make cooler pets anyway

@Julien87 hahahaha.

he didn't habituate so good
who wants to try next

If I remove your WNGs, will you die?

it would be...probably less painful

Aot used *earplugs!* it wasn't very effective.

Oh :(
The worst are those saxo guys...

-50 HP: return to home base for 60 days

Some people also have Stockholm syndrome and have invested so much in habituation I believe their psyche will collapse if they see other people "go free" shortly after developing T. They have a vested interest in the status quo, and playing the role of sympathetic warden in the jail we all inhabit.

Yeah. I totally get that and it's understandable. But I even see some people who just don't believe in things and want to stay in the past when it comes to research and I really don't get that.

Also the doctors who just straight up dismiss any news of research in this field. It's worrisome.

How did it happen?!

Sounds crazy but I had two candles going in my room for several hours. I got distracted. My room is small with poor airflow plus soundproofing. Began feeling light headed, could barely walk. Left, thought I aired out enough for a few hours, went back to sleep. Got jolted awake after only an hour of sleep to ear and head spasms and a new tone. It's been roaring ever since.

My previous suspected nerve issues are bad too. Seems like it wouldn't be possible to do that much damage but here we are.

Were I not affilicted by T and H I would have called 9-11 immediately. But I couldn't risk them making things worse or not taking me seriously again. The price we pay. Just my luck.

Horrible... At least T is still new for you. Hopefully it will stabilize and you begin healing soon.

Thank you. I hope so too. I find it really scary that, due to my H, I've been keeping quiet and doing nothing. And yet the T just keeps on coming. I don't know if that means I'm just gaining more damage or what.

"I find it really scary that, due to my H, I've been keeping quiet "

I think you are giving your body the best chance to heal.

More research would be nice, but I doubt it's enough to move the needle.

Sigh. Wishful thinking...

I hope so. That would be great.

T, then mild H.

I've had a spike/new tone for the last few days now, seemingly out of nowhere. I was talking (whispering) with a friend at the time. I've had spikes and new tones from doing absolutely nothing as well.

Yeah I am a bit crazy with the muffs right now. My sleep schedule is a bit backwards lately so I've been mostly wearing the muffs to protect against my loud family if they are awake when I'm trying to sleep. If it's especially hot too, I wear them while I run my AC.

You might consider 3M 1100 earplugs. I have been wearing those to bed for years. Don't worry about that. As for spikes out of nowhere, a spike can begin 24 hours (or even more) after the exposure to noise... Don't worry about the spike that has already lasted a few days. Temporary spikes can last for over 3 months, but should begin fading after 4-6 weeks.