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Shelbylynn

Member, Female, 28, from Fresno, California

If I laugh pretty hard occasionally my right ear will make a weird noise or something. AND IT SCARES me everytime. I think allergies. Nov 25, 2023

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Jan 24, 2024
    1. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      I have to have the fire alarms in my new house disabled or at least one taken out of my bedroom. Today is the second day someone cooked 1/2
      Aug 4, 2020
    2. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Hope everyone is doing well or coping well. How is everyone? I'm doing okay. Tinnitus could be quieter but I try to think glass half full.
      Jul 23, 2020
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    3. LilSass
      LilSass
      Hi Shebylynn! Has your t gotten better since the onset? Mine is the same at 8 months.
      Jul 22, 2020
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      2. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        I occasionally have my days where I feel "wow it's a lot quieter today" and some days I feel "geez it's so annoying". So a bit here and there. Regardless I just try to keep coping as best as I can. Hoping for some quiet days in the future for us both!
        Jul 23, 2020
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      3. LilSass
        LilSass
        Thanks Shelbylynn! I have quiet days as well and make the most of them. Sometimes it's hard because then the next day will be louder - I almost get fooled into feeling it will go away. Yes, I hope so too! :)
        Jul 23, 2020
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    4. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Where ear protection if you're going outside!
      Jul 5, 2020
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      2. Jack Straw
        Jack Straw
        Over protection can also be a problem causing T to get temporarily worse as well as making some people develop H. I agree we should protect our ears but everyone needs to find a comfortable level for them without making things worse.
        Jul 5, 2020
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      3. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        @Jack Straw i should have specified because of the fireworks for United States Independence Day stuff :)
        Jul 23, 2020
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    5. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Was walking outside and neighbor set off big illegal firework. So far no difference in t. Hope it stays this way, really nervous
      Jul 5, 2020
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      2. Steph1710
        Steph1710
        Crossing my fingers you're okay Shelby. <3 my sister shouted really loudly next to my ear just now. :( hoping I don't get a spike too.
        Jul 5, 2020
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    6. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Hope all is well with my fellow tinnitus friends here. I'm doing about the same. Managing. As long as I stay distracted I'm ok.
      Jul 4, 2020
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    7. jordan chis
      jordan chis
      How are you doing now?
      Jun 20, 2020
    8. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      I was walking in my front yard for some exercise and someone used their car horn to catcall me. Instant panic. :( why do people do this
      Jun 12, 2020
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      3. aot
        aot
        Ugh, people suck. So sorry to hear about this.
        Jun 12, 2020
      4. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        I'm okay so far, I'm getting better at just taking these things in stride!
        Jun 13, 2020
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      5. Eloy Resendez Jr
        Eloy Resendez Jr
        That's still a thing with guys? Idiots!
        Jun 15, 2020
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    9. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Meanwhile I took a ride in an old car forgetting the doors are metal and heavy and when I closed it, not a pretty noise.. paying the price
      May 15, 2020
    10. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Do any of you have t that doesn't get worse with loud noises? My step dad and brother both don't do ANYTHING to protect Yet t not worse?
      May 15, 2020
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      3. Eloy Resendez Jr
        Eloy Resendez Jr
        My T is pretty constant all the time. It basically just depends how I'm feeling for the day. The more tired I am the worse it is. Loud places don't affect me too much but can get annoying. What a life! Gotta just keep on keeping on.
        May 26, 2020
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      4. LilSass
        LilSass
        Mine is intermittent, one day off, one day off (more recently 2-3 days off, meaning barely noticeable), but nothing seems to spike it. Whatever it is after I wake up it's like that for the rest of the day
        May 26, 2020
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      5. LilSass
        LilSass
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    11. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      I pulled my neck muscle being an idiot, what's your favorite pain relief as a person with tinnitus?
      May 10, 2020
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      3. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        @aot it didn't thankfully!
        May 15, 2020
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      4. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        May 15, 2020
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      5. LilSass
        LilSass
        Hi @Shelbylynn! I use Robaxin (methocarbamol). It's an OTC muscle relaxer in Canada - no listed ototoxic effects. Maybe there's something similar in U.S.?
        May 23, 2020
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    12. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      So there's a million things that make tinnitus worse and nothing that makes it better? Perfect.
      May 10, 2020
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      2. Bill Bauer
        Bill Bauer
        Avoiding noises sometimes promotes healing...
        May 11, 2020
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      3. Steph1710
        Steph1710
        It's so unbelievably shit, isn't it. Can't do this. Can't do that...
        May 11, 2020
    13. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Does anyone else find themselves waking up multiple times a night? I feel like mine is t related because I never had this problem before ?
      May 7, 2020
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      3. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        @Steph1710 i didn't have any trouble sleeping after a month... until mine got a little worse in recent month. Unfortunately I've always had weird dreams but I heard people are getting weirder dreams from stress from pandemic
        May 7, 2020
      4. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        @Orions Pain me as well! I use to sleep a solid 9-10 hours... now I can barely get 6 before I'm tired of making myself fall back to sleep
        May 7, 2020
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      5. Kriszti
        Kriszti
        It's pretty common to have sleep issues. I wasn't sleeping for months and still wake up 2-4 times a night. I used to sleep 8 hours straight...
        May 7, 2020
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    14. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Woke up today and only my right ear is spiked? The only thing I can think of is maybe being on the phone yesterday? I try to keep it away
      May 7, 2020
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      3. Steph1710
        Steph1710
        Honestly the phone is the worst for me. That and the stupid people who keep slamming the doors in my house! Urgh! So many things we have to worry about now. Glad you had a good birthday though. Did you go/do anything nice? :)
        May 7, 2020
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      4. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        @Steph1710 thank you! I honestly just ordered in sushi and had dessert/spent time with family :)
        May 10, 2020
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      5. Steph1710
        Steph1710
        Sound pretty perfect to me. Glad you had fun :)
        May 10, 2020
    15. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Had a wonderful birthday, barely thought about t
      May 7, 2020
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      3. aot
        aot
        Happy Birthday!
        May 7, 2020
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      4. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        May 7, 2020
      5. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        May 7, 2020
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    16. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Dropped a glass of sesame seed oil on tiled floor didn't shatter. But made Loud noise. Sometimes I feel like I can't win.
      May 4, 2020
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      2. Bill Bauer
        Bill Bauer
        This kind of a thing happens to everyone. Every person who got better had experienced multiple incidences like that. Goes without saying that to the extent that you can it makes sense to avoid those incidents. But there is no reason to worry too much about the accidents that do end up taking place.
        May 5, 2020
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    17. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      I could kick myself for my own clumsiness these days. Any drop of anything upsets me.
      May 4, 2020
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    18. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Is there hope for me that my tinnitus will settle down again in volume?
      May 2, 2020
      2. Auron
        Auron
        Yes.People report spike's ranging from days to months to settle.There is always hope.
        May 2, 2020
      3. Bill Bauer
        Bill Bauer
        If it doesn't start fading after 4-6 weeks, then there would be a reason to worry. For now it is reasonable to assume that eventually you will end up being ok.
        May 2, 2020
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    19. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Back to beginning t days for me where I slept with sound enrichment. Maybe I'll be able to sleep with out it again sometime soon.
      May 2, 2020
    20. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      People don't understand t or the way we suffer. They can't even fathom it. Then when they make mistakes all they say is "sorry".
      May 1, 2020
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      3. Steph1710
        Steph1710
        I keep telling my other half this.So far he's shouted in my ear twice. I said this is literally the difference between me getting better or continuing to suffer... Saying sorry just isn't enough.
        May 2, 2020
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      4. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        @Tweedleman i wouldn't wish it on anyone . It's my own personal hell I can't detach from and always have to rise above. There's good days, but I miss the me without t.
        May 2, 2020
      5. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        @Steph1710 exactly! I try to explain the sleepless nights and the anxiety. I can't afford to keep having louder t because of stupid mistakes, it's US who get stuck with the consequences. We're already struggling with a situation we can't control. It just makes me feel even LESS in control.
        May 2, 2020
    21. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      I'm having a good tinnitus day too.... I can hardly hear it. Back to its old level.
      May 1, 2020
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    22. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      My mom just screamed by my ear. Seriously so upset, I just started to feel better with my tinnitus too
      May 1, 2020
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      3. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        @Bill Bauer i try but at this point I may have to seriously rethink the way I interact with certain people unfortunately
        May 2, 2020
      4. Bill Bauer
        Bill Bauer
        You could wear earplugs when you are around her...
        May 2, 2020
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      5. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        @Bill Bauer I ordered some muffs to wear in case I need quick access
        May 2, 2020
    23. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      How long do your spikes last? Hoping mine resolves :(
      Apr 30, 2020
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      3. Kriszti
        Kriszti
        After the MRI, mine was spiking for about or a bit more than a week, but sometimes it can take months to subside. :(
        Apr 30, 2020
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      4. Flyingsheep
        Flyingsheep
        Around a week, just keep telling yourself it WILL return to baseline.
        May 1, 2020
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      5. Eloy Resendez Jr
        Eloy Resendez Jr
        @Shelby, Yes, turns out I've got some kind of autoimmune issue, where my body attacks itself and turns out my hearing in my left ear was attacked. First time was in 2015, Second time was December of 2019. That's when my ENT discovered the issue. Really sucks because I'd adapted to it the first time and then I had this damn spike.
        May 2, 2020
    24. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Do any of you read? I have a harder time concentrating, thinking about playing fan or rain noises in background to help
      Apr 30, 2020
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      3. aot
        aot
        Reading was tough when my T worsened, but I made it work again. Sound enrichment works well. I actually spent a fortune in milkshakes because every other day I would vist a local ice cream place, and sit on the bench outside and read while my T was masked by night traffic and people walking about. Now I use a mixture of rain sounds and crickets when I need it.
        Apr 30, 2020
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      4. aot
        aot
        If you find prose difficult, try reading comics. That's what I did. The illustrations made it easier to concentrate, and I worked my way back to prose slowly.
        Apr 30, 2020
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      5. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        Thanks @Steph1710 ! I will look it up and try that. I'm fine reading forums/messages/texts/news. It's more technical and complex reading that has a lot of conceptual stuff I struggle with. Which is my favorite reading! Lol
        Apr 30, 2020
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    25. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      The worst thing about tinnitus for me is that it's constantly aggravating my anxiety. Accidents keep happpening, I can't prevent a spike
      Apr 30, 2020
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      2. Michael Leigh
        Michael Leigh
        Do you know what caused your tinnitus? Was it caused by headphones or other forms of noise exposure?
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        Shelbylynn
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        Michael Leigh
        Apr 30, 2020
    26. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Pinged a mug on the microwave glass platter. The loudest PIIING. Ugh the sound of glass on glass KILLS me
      Apr 30, 2020
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      2. Steph1710
        Steph1710
        Oh yeah same! Gives me a sharp pain down the ear canal:(
        Apr 30, 2020
    27. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      I swear from the evening to the morning someone turns the volume of my t up. And in the afternoon I'm fine
      Apr 29, 2020
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      2. aot
        aot
        Does your T sound changes in the morning? Some mornings it sounds like I'm in a spaceship.
        Apr 29, 2020
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      3. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        @aot my sound is generally the same and consistent it's either the actual volume or my perception of it
        Apr 30, 2020
    28. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      Ugh I just shouted a family member for their stupidity for a bit, I don't normally lose my temper. And when I do shout I regret it bc my t.
      Apr 29, 2020
    29. Daniel Lion
      Daniel Lion
      don’t take either is an option.
      Apr 28, 2020
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      2. Shelbylynn
        Shelbylynn
        I ended up avoiding the vicodan but I was in pain
        Apr 30, 2020
    30. Shelbylynn
      Shelbylynn
      I know hydrocodone&ibuprofen are both Ototoxic but those were the pain meds I was given. Any 1 worse than the other? I've been on ibuprofen
      Apr 27, 2020
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      2. aot
        aot
        I don't think ibuprofen is especially damaging, unless taken in high doses.
        Apr 28, 2020
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      3. Tweedleman
        Tweedleman
        not sure but ibuprofen is an NSAID and I've encountered alot more warnings of their ototoxicity than opioids online. I'd take the hydrocodone, probably better at killing pain and at least it'll feel good. But I'm a bit of a junkie so don't mind me lol
        Apr 28, 2020
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      4. Steph1710
        Steph1710
        I’ve been using ibuprofen and haven’t noticed a different in my T. X
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    Gender:
    Female
    Birthday:
    May 6, 1995 (Age: 28)
    Location:
    Fresno, California
    Occupation:
    Vintage clothing dealer
    Tinnitus Since:
    1/2019
    Cause of Tinnitus:
    Concert/lifelong music abuse
    :cyclops:Why hello there, and welcome....
    To the house of cicadas that never shut up and to the Television set to static which resides in my head and never turns off.
    I'm writing this "about me" in a moment of sustained anxiety and over whether I'll spike so that should already tell you a lot about the struggles of tinnitus and me. Sometimes it's hard to tell who is more important in this equation the t or me?
    I hope it is me.
    26 years old and as of June 8 at 1am (the time I am writing this to you dear reader) my tinnitus is moderate. Subject to change. Indefinitely.
    I hope that in some ways we can foster a sense of community here and in the least have a support group for a symptom that many don't understand just how debilitating and isolating and it can be.
    I wasn't always this scared or this doom and gloom, in fact here is a real life pic of me before getting tinnitus ->:rockingbanana:. Yep. That idiotic going to concerts, clubs, you name it. If it was loud- I was there. Never wearing or knowing how important war protection is. Young and reckless and thinking tinnitus was for older people.
    If you ever need me shoot me a message I will try to respond in a timely manner. I may forget that I opened it though and will respond months later when it's no longer any use to you. But I will try! :p

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