New to tinnitus

Hello there!

I have been having tinnitus for about a week now I think, and I have no idea what to do. This was always something I hoped I would never get. This again shows how little we as humans can control in life. I think I got it by earplugs that where to loud and in combinatoin with a loottt of stress.

Its still pretty soft and I still hope it will go away, but there had been no sign of improvement. Its loud enough for me to have trouble sleeping. When do I know its permanent? I'm going crazy here

All tips are welkom.

 

I feel you.. 2 months now for me.. Thought it would just go away.. But it hasn't .. : (

 

How did dit you get it? I have a lot of anxiety attacks..

 

Not sure why I have it.. Went to ENT Tuesday .. Have MRI scheduled for Monday.. To check for tumor

 

I have tinnitus and hearing loss in left ear..

 

Tiffytx just a suggestion go to Walgreens and get the highest db earplugs (33db I think) and use them along either their headphones during your mri just to protect your hearing and t. The earplugs they offered me were only 13 or 14db so I brought my own.

 

Really you need that much protection? What are they going to do?

 

Well I'm not sure if you need that much protection but I'm ultra paranoid about my T getting any worse so I'm taking all measures to protect it from the loud noises during an mri! My T spiked for a few hours and then went back down in the evening.

 

Thank you. Where did you get the information that its chronic after 6 months and permanent after a year? I like to read more about that.

And also, What's the difference between chronic and permanent (sounds the same?)