grime

In any case, being on here is not making it easier to deal with. I will try to limit my time on Tinnitus Talk more.

it can be and I agree...

Nah - it’s okay here. Especially when you and your fluffy dog show up. :)

@Damocles why do you keep it a secret? I let every fucker know that I have it. I love telling people about how horrific it is lol. I’m constantly walking around the museum saying - “my ears are ringing eeeeeeee!” I literally tell people about it within 5 minutes of meeting them. I tell them to not be loud or drop anything because they will hurt me.

Steph, I partially covered my reasons for doing so in this post: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/can-you-habituate-to-reactive-tinnitus.11543/page-2#post-607656

But to further elaborate, it's also just to avoid the boring routine of: "I have tinnitus", "what?", "tinnitus", "what's that?", "a ringing in both my ears/head", "oh", "so I can't do noisy things", "okay... hey let's go sit at that bar with the really loud music playing", "I just said... never mind".

100% agree

I’ve had a spike for two days now. :( Hope yours settles soon.

@Steph1710 hang in there man, hope yours improves as well! if it does improve it will SLOWLY so dont lose hope

Thanks grime. T is such a bitch. I've only had it 6 weeks and since life has become a constant battle of trying to protect my ears. I really hope it gets easier... Btw I'm loving that dog in your profile pic! :D

Agreed..