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@Eleanor89 I'm so sorry. 26 years is so long to have this condition. You are truly a warrior! Did you have a worsening this year? My otologist said they have seen an increase in tinnitus since the pandemic. I think mine has multiple causes, but my year anniversary is this month. Sometimes I feel like the walking wounded, but I keep pressing on by God's grace.

Wish I could be as positive as you. Glad to hear things are getting better.

@twa
I had totally habituated didn’t notice it and then after surgery it magnified along with sensitivity….
I’m hoping to habituate again …. But it takes time
Do you still get ear fullness….etc
And how is your tinnitusdo you here it all the time
I think your doing amazing
I pray also and it helps x

and smarter @twa. Don't forget about smarter.

Sometimes I shock myself...

@Damocles me too! ;)

And witty! :-D

@Eleanor, I'm almost a year in. I'm much improved, but things do still bother me. I wear earplugs all the time I'm away from the house. I think things started to improve a lot this summer, so about 10 months in. I'm able to do so much more than during the last 10 months. I am teaching, which I never thought I'd do again. I can take my kid most places within reason.

@twa What ear plugs do you wear and do you still have tinnitus….
Do you have ear fullness still
Thankyou

I wear Mack's foam earplugs from Amazon. I do still have tinnitus that fluctuates and changes tones daily. The ear fullness is much, much better. So are all the strange pains and burning. When this started a year ago, I could barely function because of the pain is my jaw, ears and temples. The headaches were terrible. I used to keep a hot pack on my face or ears all the time.

Enjoying life despite suffering with T and other ailments. How you doing?

How are you, twa? Hope you still enjoy teaching despite T&H. I'm doing ok and will start working full time in about two weeks

Hello all my friends! It was good to hear from you! I'm doing well, still teaching 2 classes and taking 2 doctoral classes! What was I thinking? It's been a challenge, but good for me. It has help ground me lately with a good routine and schedule. Hope you all are doing well, praying for you and thinking about each of you!

@Eleanor I do wear foam earplugs when driving. We have so many big trucks and commercial 18 wheelers along with construction vehicles that I always wear them.

Can I ask you what type/brand of foam earplugs you wear? I need them while driving but the ones I use cause me pain, occlusion and the tinnitus feels really loud

@Nadia123 I ordered beige foam earplugs from Amazon. They are called Mack's Ultra Soft.

What about those of us that aren't in the US, @twa??

You want us all to have a horrible holiday weekend!? >:O

@Damocles, I can always count on you for a witty rebuttal. :-D My thought was that only the US is celebrating Labor Day this weekend, but feel free to join in the celebration!

@Eleanor, I'm doing good. Vertigo and dizziness are better. Tinnitus and hyperacusis are still here, although I can tolerate more sounds. This is the 10th month since my acoustic event. Hope you are doing well.

You've got this, keep going!

Thanks @Mister Muso. This was a hard week, 4 classes and two are doctoral level.

Take care!

I hope it gets better twa, hang in there!

@Charbuchar I've had some static today and it helps. Thank you for the kind words. I don't know if it's that I've been sick and my allergies are bothersome or adding more stress with work and school.

Hope your ok now x

@Christiaan I teach Reading and Writing. I would love to teach Spanish, but professors need 18 graduate hours in the discipline they are teaching.

Still awesome to teach those subjects @twa . These were def one of my favourite things when I studied English & French literature

Congratulations professor x
Excellent

Thanks for these words of wisdom @twa It really helps to put things in perspective at times

@Christiaan thank you for the encouragement. :-)

PCR was negative, must be a bad respiratory infection. We all three have it.

None at all @twa. I take it everyday.

@Tweedleman I feel the same way. No energy at all. Did you get a Covid test?

@Steph1710 Much appreciated my homie <3 Yeah, you know it must been bad if I voluntarily stopped smoking for 2 days eh! lol. Sounds like the same bug indeed! I'd have loved to call in sick with you and just get loopy on cough medicine together! Lol I wish we had like, advanced highspeed underwater rail between our countries. Like why hasnt it been done already!

Back to feeling like poo.

Thanks twa! Absolutely. Hope you're well.

@Charbuchar we are sick over here, but otherwise doing well.

@Charburchar I second what @twa said - congratulations man! So, so proud of you. Don’t let this horrid condition win! *virtual high five* :)

para dormir recurro a mirtazapine,aunque ya se que NO es natural

@Farida, I haven't heard of sweet basil tea. I'll check it out, thank you~
@Damocles that's funny! Caffeine makes me super jittery and uncomfortable. :-(
@PortugalTheMan I love a decaf latte once in a while. Love the smell of coffee!
@PortugalThe Man I agree! I love to walk and swim!
@Leila I've been curious about St. John's Wort. I'll check it out. Thank you~
@JPGL Gracias a Dios yo puedo dormir bien.

Thank you for all the suggestions! You guys are awesome! Muchas gracias para las sugerencias. !Ustedes son increíbles!

Thank you all, for your thoughts and prayers. I am feeling better.

My prayers are with you twa.

In Jesus name I command the tinnitus to leave! Amen.

@Steph1710 it was a hard week, thank you for checking on me. I'm doing better. Had a better day today. That's amazing that he hasn't been sick in 6 years! When I taught school, I was sick quite a bit. Now that I've been away from the school environment for 4 years, I only get sick seasonally. Do you think you have allergies that trigger other illness?

@Michael Leigh yeah, you may be right. I've talked to him several times about tinnitus and ear phones or earbuds. What worries me is that he allows my son to wear earphones. He thinks if it's low, it's ok. He also talks to people all day long on the phone for his job, so some days he wears earbuds all day and night.

@twa listening to earphones, earbuds etc at low volume will not usually cause harm. However, I advise to give the ears a rest and not listen for hours and hours. This is for people that do not have tinnitus. Anyone with tinnitus, especially noise induced, my advice is to never use any type of headphones even at low volume.

Sometimes it gets aggravated. Try not to worry.

@aot thank you. A family member is very argumentative and it doesn't help things.

Me too. Me too. :(