Recent content by Tom Okay

Sometimes it makes me both cynical and indifferent – and I know it’s not good for me and my surroundings. Trying to spare the ones I love from it as much as possible.

Today it’s like the running motor drone sound and the high-pitch string sounds are competing who can be the loudest. My right ear has been feeling different since the car horn some weeks ago. I’m worried about hearing loss. I don’t think the car horn is the reason but maybe the straw that broke...

Sat in the garden listening to the wind in the tall pine trees. Is it green or brown noise, I don’t know, but it was soothing to my tinnitus ears. Almost made it disappear for a moment there.

I am not a doctor or an acoustics engineer, but what truly matters is the sound pressure level, not whether the sound source is a loudspeaker or a set of headphones. Some people argue, likely with good evidence, that we tend to listen at higher volumes when using headphones. This naturally...

A motorbike honked its very loud horn right next to me. Now I'm worried that it has caused a permanent spike :( it's kind of loud since it happened yesterday … I had no chance to put in earplugs

I am getting more days where my tinnitus is not the first thing I think about in the morning. But it’s still on my mind at least once a day. It’s been more than 2½ years since it got worse.

Just a handful of quotes that I picked up lately and that I wanted to share: "Staying positive does not mean everything will turn out okay. Rather, it means you will be okay no matter how things turn out." — Unknown “Don't define yourself by what you lost, but by what you do with what's left.”...

Having a rough day w. self-blame.I want to be kind to myself but it’s hard when I feel I messed up.Going to bed now.Grateful for this space.

Just came home from some hours spent with an old friend. Felt like T was gone. Now I’m home and T is back kind of loud. Grateful for friends

Some days I can forget about it for several hours even half days! And then moments later it stresses me out and makes me worry.

Having a bad day today and it makes me worry a bit – and that makes the day even worse. Let me try to relax a little, okay?

I wouldn’t mind if family members sometimes asked how I’m doing. When I don’t complain they think I have been cured? Or maybe afraid to ask.

At music camp for kids. It’s all acoustic but I wear ear plugs. It’s fine but I’m bit sad to hear loud T on top of the kids’ beautiful music