Kriszti

Hey Kriszti,

Just wondering if you currently still have the low-frequency hum?
I'm nearing 3 months of it being here pretty much 24/7, unilaterally (left ear).
Also dealing with aural fullness and hyperacusis but it's the humming tinnitus that worries me most.
I pray every day that it will subside.

Cheers!

After all this time it is still incredibly difficult to live with tinnitus. Still not sure it is worth it.

Hello. Just wanting to see if you still have like the air pressure sound when you chew?

Hi Kriszti did u have reactive tinnitus and did it improve? Mine is also centralized/head tinnitus that’s high frequency (14-15khz) and I am looking for any sound therapy that will work

@Charburchar I'd personally avoid acoustic reflex test, loudness discomfort test, MRIs. On the fence about tympano, but probs safe.

I'm constantly vigilant to the point of paranoia and still got exposed to a car alarm. Spiking, despite the earmuffs, but it's bearable atm.

Every time I start to hear something similar to the on/off low frequency sound, I get into panic mode.

Life's just getting shittier unrelated to tinnitus. T is just the cherry on top.

Got a new vacuum cleaner which is pretty quiet and I'm so happy about it. #highlife

I really struggle with finding meaning in my life. That goes beyond tinnitus, but tinnitus just makes everything worse.

Non-severe T sufferers, would you give up chance of improvement for a guaranteed no-worsening? No spikes ever, no reactivity? Just curious.

I miss silence, I really do, but more than anything I miss being able to shut the world out with music. Never gonna get used to this.

F*ing air parade and fireworks. What we need during a pandemic is definitely the "biggest festival ever" for our national holiday...

Should we maybe have a designated thread for "sub-suicidal venting" (for lack of a better word) or any kind of non-specific T struggles?

Seeing members once with manageable tinnitus worsening years later is heartbreaking and quite frightening.

Neighbor got an extremely loud motorbike. Another reason why I'm dreading leaving the house. I can't get used to living in constant fear.

T is somewhat behaving, but life's been shitty and I'm getting more and more depressed.

Low tinnitus day, but my left ear hurts so much. I hope I'm not developing an ear infection. I used earplugs a lot the last couple of days.

Surprisingly quiet day, seems to correlate with better sleep. Trying to enjoy it as long as it lasts.

I am particularly frustrated today, but why cant my family avoid slamming the freaking doors?! A "sorry" does not really help me.

I know that the world cannot revolve around my ears, but I wish my neighbours finally stopped re‐building their house. I could go outside.

Trying my best to study with the screeching in my head, but it's so hard. I feel doomed and still don't see a chance to be able to graduate.

Can't cope with the sleep deprivation, the memory loss, the concentration issues all due to this lovely condition.

The beauty of having more than one tone: if one happens to be better, you can always count on the others acting up.

I hate that tinnitus made me unable to feel excited about or long for anything. Each day sucks, some less than others.

No way my left ear is as fine as ENTs claim it to be. It does the weirdest stuff and hurts quite often.

I was a daredevil today. For a little while, I took off my earmuffs in the car. Highlife.

Thank God for rainy nights and skylight windows.

I would cope much better if I could listen to music through earbuds/headphones without having to worry about worsening.

Everyone I know offline with T is dealing with it just fine, yet it makes me go crazy and not wanting to live like this.