Recent content by Tika

I can give this a try, but I wouldn't know where to begin. I live paycheck to paycheck with no room to spare, so I cannot really afford anything. Apologies. I am also unsure whether I will be referred to a tinnitus specialist once all my tests are completed. If my insurance covers it, then I...

I have no clue what that is, so probably not. I have had no hearing evaluation at all since the incident. I have never had a hearing test in my life, so when July comes it will be my first. I am sure they will do that test too. My doctor said they will do every type of hearing test to fully...

This is more out of curiosity. If you read my post, you can see that I got bleach on my eardrum, which caused a burn but not a hole, and I was exposed to the noise of a table wood saw during healing while wearing headphones that didn’t block sound. I’ve had tinnitus ever since. December is month...

I just want to let you all know that I can now successfully watch TV at volume 15 without my tinnitus competing with the sound. No more crickets in the background. It also no longer competes with my fridge when it turns on or makes noise to adjust the temperature. Now it competes with my heat...

How are you doing now, @Sonia554?

How are you now?

I finally got a date for my hearing test: July 2, 2026. Yes, that is how far out they are booked. It feels more like I was making an appointment for a car repair than for a hearing test, lol. I will not know until then if any inner ear hair cells are damaged. At least I finally have a date set.

September 22 Update I just got back home from the doctor. My eardrum is completely healed! She will be sending a referral to an audiologist, who will run tests on my ears to determine whether any of the inner ear hairs behind the eardrum were damaged. They will call me to schedule an...

September 21 - I have been putting into practice what this video suggests: Today I got into my car with all the windows up, and I heard a very low buzzing. It seems that what I am doing is helping. It was honestly a nice little moment.

Hey, I'm new here and I currently have tonal tinnitus. (LONG POST)! So let's start with my mistake. I poured household bleach on my head and it got into my left ear. (For those wondering why, I was insecure about my blonde hair not being blonde enough.) I washed it out as soon as I started...