Sodlin

Sodlin

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    Today we drove past a construction site when i was talking to my mom in the car. I held my fingers in my ear while we drove past the site since they were using jackhammer right next to the car and responded to her question. I was like "wow that was loud talking with the fingers in the ears" i know that occulision effect can make it louder but there is no way that can actually be damaging right?
    Sodlin
    I am not as anxious about the incident anymore but im very irritated since its very hard to not hear it and im also for some weird reason im very sleepy.
    imagine doing something so silly that running into a wardrobe could ruin ur entire week... -.-
    Sodlin
    Well the spike from last incident is here and very loudly, trying to stay calm but very hard. Funny how life was doing really good for 2 weeks and then a idiot incident running into a wardrobe door sets me back to having panic and high anxiety again. Always feels like 1 step forward and 2 steps back with this condition.... Just hoping the spike wont be permanent.
    MindOverMatter
    This the nature of tinnitus @Sodlin Ups and downs. Dont let the downs get to you too much (easier said than done, I know), and they will usually be way more shortlived. That has been my experience.

    Hypervigilance and overfocusing on the spikes make them tenfolds worse.

    Remember, this too shall pass.
    Sodlin
    Thanks for the uplifting spirit. Been 3 days now and its still roaring in one of the ear :/ I seem to never manage to "keep calm" during these spikes and somehow subconcius get anxiety ridden over them. Think i should have learned after all these years!

    Yes overfocusing sure makes them worse!
    Sodlin
    Havent been in here much since ive been having some really great weeks. Today it was a loud sound. I had 2 wardrobe doors open next to eachother and by accident when going in smacked one of them with my shoulder so they banged against eachother making a very loud sound. Measured to 109-111 DB and it was right next to my ear :/ Hope i wont spike.
    kingsfan
    It seems like you spike easily but haven't had any permanent increases, is that right?
    Sodlin
    Yes i do spike easily i also can "change" the TT alot with neck, jaw etc. (if i bend over to pick something up with earplugs for example i get a very loud HUMMMMMMMM). ive had some some increases but those have been PROPER loud sound like concert without earplugs, muffler explosion etc. Its hard to say if it gets louder or not alot of the times from these "normal loud sounds" but most tend to get back to baseline.
    Sodlin
    Last weeks have been goin pretty good. Only like 1 "loud sound" incident each week. Focusing on relaxing and just getting my mental state together. Feels good when u got some energy to actually do something :) Feeling positive.
    Sodlin
    Had a conversation with a coworker that is VERY loud when she talks. I thought my Hyperacusis was better so i just took 2-3 steps back and had the conversation for around 1 hour without earplugs. Was so proud that i managed handle it decent! Today im paying with a pretty huge spike tho :/
    Sodlin
    Had an extremly important meeting and my coworker had borrowed my "portable speaker microphone" and hadnt return it so had to sit in a room with 5 coworkers with the laptop speakers on max trying to have a meeting. Man those laptopspeakers is like a drill in the ear, i handled it for 5 minutes then i had to go back and get earplugs to continue the meeting. Having a spike hope i didnt screw up.
    MindOverMatter
    No, you didnt screw up man. You need to stop the circle of worry. I know 100% where you are coming from. Those sounds are not good to me either with their thinny, high frequent soundscape. But honestly, the worst thing that will happen with this, is ear fatigue and a shortlived spike (if that). Your pattern of reaction makes more damages to your nervous system than this sound.
    D
    I can feel that. It was some truly good times that there were no piercing sounds for the ears, back with no T/H...
    Sodlin
    The spike ended very quickly. (i got a very huge spike from something else tho that i cant really pinpoint but i think its from sitting and something muscle related). After the speaker incident spike subsided i actually been doin pretty good. Tinnitus still roars as loud as possible but for some reason my mind dont seems to "care" so much.
    Sodlin
    PART 2
    *rotating my head from side to side=SPIKES
    *turning my neck to bring your ear to your shoulder=SPIKES
    *bending my neck forward to bring your chin to your chest=SPIKES
    *Ive always been able to make me ear scream by pressing right behind my ear on the "bony part". Just a coincidence that the SCM attaches right there? Might be a eartrauma combined with muscles in my case maybe?
    Very intressting
    Sodlin
    PART 1 Today i found a very intressting article. I read this article and EVERY movement from the SCM spike my tinnitus while im doing it. I do have an old whiplash injury and i sit ALOT at the computer. This might explain why i get 2-3 weeeks of a spike when i try stretch my neck.
    www.healthline.com

    SCM Pain and What You Can Do

    If you have a literal pain in the neck, there are things you can do to help identify, manage, and improve muscle pain. If you think or know you have sternocleidomastoid (SCM) pain, we explain some ways to recognize it and what to do about it.
    www.healthline.com www.healthline.com
    Sodlin
    PART 2 (see part 1 below) Was only for like 0,5-1 second but it was like someone stabbed my ear. Pretty sure i got an instant spike because of it.
    MindOverMatter
    I think you are doing yourself a big favour, not in a positive way, to assume instant spikes and thinking "worst case" with every incident. Its the constant fight of flight loop you need to break. Thats the first step to "healing" and moving forward.
    Sodlin
    Normally i can handle "medium high" sounds and brush them of or forget about them in like 1-2 hours but this sound instantly sent me into panic mode (which dosent happen THAT much anymore, maybe once each month). It was more the frequency and the pain in my ear that made this more then the Decibel. If it was 90-95 DB of a normal random sound i would probably not have bothered that much. I do agree with you tho.
    Sodlin
    PART 1 Was watching a video about sound treatment in a room and i went into a calculator to see what HZ are being generated with certain room sizes. Didnt knew it actually played the sound when the mouse pointer howered over the Hertz icons so my computer speaker that generally are 50- 60 DB Screached out around 90-95 DB of the most unbearable sound ive ever heard.
    Sodlin
    This day atleast i wasnt the clumsy one..... My coworker fell over 4 chairs stacked on each other right next to me. Loud bam when all the chair feel to the floor and i didnt see it since they were behind me, everyone started to applause and laughing, it was very loud. Trying to stay calm.
    Sodlin
    Also to mention my Hyperacusis is WAAAAAAAY worse after stretching for some weird reason.
    Sodlin
    ive always wondered if my TT is bc of muscle from just anxiety/OCD. I have been stretching for 2 days since i got a quite nasty spike that i had for 2 months. After i stretched my TT is like 8-9/10 instead of 6-7/10 and its been staying for days. Maybe my muscles are just messed up from all the stress from this condition after all these years???? Should ill keep stretching or just let it be is the question.
    Sodlin
    Seems like the tinnitus is really flaring up now and mostly on the ear i hit with the rake. Im feeling very low at the moment and sad, im really struggling to find the tools how to make progress with both H and T that keeps spiking and i would say in the last 2 months it got like 20 % louder. :(
    Maruashen
    How did this work out for you? It seems like those clumsy incidents are impossible to avoid, I do them to :(
    Sodlin
    It worked out fine. I did have some serious panic about the incident tho lol
    Sodlin
    Urk im so clumsy. Was out in the shed with earmuffs to remove all the leafs that blow in during the winter. Stepped on a rake that went up with full force and hit my earmuff... Little bit panicky now since it was very loud on the plastic but hope it will not make a spike.
    Maruashen
    Again im very interested in this because I feel like these things keep happening.
    How often do you use earmuffs? do you use earplugs as well?
    Sodlin
    @Maruashen i use earplugs the most since they make the best "dampening effect", i use earmuffs if im gonna do small stuff and just wanna put something on "incase". It somehow didnt spike me more then a day even tho it was VERY loud. Its important you insert the plugs right
    Sodlin
    Man im so frustrated. We got these old doors at my work that are "hard to close". You need to close it and then push very hard for it to stay closed. My IDIOT college was closing the door right next to me but instead of doing it the right way he takes and close it by just smashing it shut super hard creating a superloud BAM, i wasnt looking since i was talking to someone else. Anxiety is thru the roof!
    kingsfan
    Yeah no one bothers to accommodate me with anything despite constantly reminding them to just be quieter around me.
    Sodlin
    My tinnitus has been elavated for like 3-4 weeks now and i cant really find why it got louder. Ive had some misshapps happening but nothing extreme. i also feel a little bit "clogged" in my right ear where the spike is happening. Im getting less and less anxiety over "loud stuff" thats happening so thats good!
    Sodlin
    When i was digging without earplugs i hit a stone extremly hard with my shovel and it made a superloud KLING sound... Im trying to just "go with the flow" more now and not go into panicmode everytime i hear something loud, i also try to not overprotect when i do normal not loud stuff (under 70 DB). Hope i dont spike, just wanted to do some relaxing gardening. -.-
    Sodlin
    Its hard to do stuff in the garden atm. Need to cut stones with a grinder so i have had my dad come to cut them for me since its to loud for me. Tried drill and use a chisel but got around 110DB so i didnt dare to challenge it. Third time my dad is here now to help me cut for like 2-3 minutes each time... Man he most think im supersilly.
    Sodlin
    Ive actually had 2 days of VERY calm and good tinnitus. Ive even manage to hammer down conrete stuff that you walk on with a rubber hammer (ofc with earplugs) and no spike! So nice being outside in the warmth and do "labour" and just be able to be to good use for once! :)
    Sodlin
    Urk. I was outside walking with a coworker and they saw someone on the other side of the street so the one next to me litterally yelled STRAIGHT INTO my ear at the top of hes lugns for the other person to come join us. I reminded him to not do like that and he just brushed it off with "oh i forgot". Think i got a spike from it. Was wearing my 35 DB earplugs luckily enough. Anyone experience something similair?
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    MindOverMatter
    I've noticed from your comments that you seem very alert. I don't blame you. Ive been there. But with the "guard up" all the time, it makes it quite difficult to navigate through this. An auditory system thats is on the alert constantly, will also tune in pretty much any sound and consider it a threat.
    Sodlin
    @MindOverMatter it seemed to "spike down" fast back to baseline. I 100% agree that im on the "alertness" more or less all the time. Its hard because everytime i havent been on "alert" ive done something stupid and ended up with a louder baseline of tinnitus :/
    MindOverMatter
    I get you @Sodlin I get you, as I know how it is, but there is a difference between hypervigilance and being "smart" around soundscapes that might upset you. Being hypervigilant around sound usually make our reaction to the sound worse.
    Sodlin
    Was putting out the trash. Had one glass bottle and placed it carefully on a plastic bag, when i dropped it feel thru the plasticbag like 50-70 cm and hit a glass bottle that was lying down in the trashcan. Could feel the loud "KLING" in my right ear....Must have been a 120 DB im just hope nothing will happen. Man this shit really takes a tool on you, glass sounds are the worst.....
    Sodlin
    Had a drawer out and somehow managed to get my knee into it on full force. Was proper loud and i got a slight fullness in the ear from the sound. Took NAC and Magnesium instantly. Hope i wont spike.
    orenge01
    Same has happened to me many times, it's weird how I manage to bump myself into thing so much. Just know you're not alone :LOL:
    Sodlin
    @orenge01 Just hate when stuff like that happens -.- My tinnitus is superloud atm but i think that is because im sick. Got a very large "lump" on my neck thats hurts alot
    orenge01
    Yeah tinnitus can definitely fluctuate when sick :/ , hopefully you get well soon.
    Sodlin
    The thing i struggle with the most are meetings lately. Today i hade a 3 hour meeting with 4 persons in a small room of like 3X3 metres. One person talked SO loudly (was 82 DB on the phone when he was talking). I endured 1 hour before i just had to ask for a bathroom break and came back with earplugs inserted. Should have inserted them straight away but had no clue it was that loud.
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    MindOverMatter
    @orenge01 So Finland has a bad/difficult job market these days? In Norway, at the time, Id say its very good with extremely low unemployment rate.
    orenge01
    @MindOverMatter Yeah Norway is probably a different story. When I said this though, I kinda meant the job market in general in the world hasn't been the greatest at the moment. I mean that the requirements of skills/skill ceiling for jobs has been quite high of recent, not to mention the multiple phases now in the recruitment process.
    Sodlin
    @MindOverMatter the problem is tho WHAT work to get into. Office job seems like the most quiet job i can find :/
    Sodlin
    Today there was a "heated meeting" for like 20-30 min where ppl where raising their voices alot talking about some issues at my workplace. i sat there like an idiot without earplugs and got stressed in this 4X4 metre room with like 10 people. Should just have put my earplugs in. Got a spike. Hopefully just because of the stress of being in that enviroment. Just use ur normal indoor voice god damit....
    Sodlin
    Been a really hard week with a loud spike that seems like it came after the change of wheelbearing on my car. Im also very tensed and i feel abit more sensitive to sounds. Im also VERY tired. on saturday its childbirthday...... Hate those birthdays with 7 hours of intense screaming children running around me......
    Juliane
    Cancel the birthday. With tinnitus there are things we cannot do anymore
    Sodlin
    Went to the birthday and it went suprisingly good! :)
    Sodlin
    Had no "spike" after doing all that work on the car yesterday but today its a little bit elevated (more hissy). Think i have been abit stressed under the night and tensed myself. Will see how it goes.
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    Sodlin
    Yes. It so hard to be trying to live your life and not get tinnitus get in your way or just stop doing everything becuase of the tinnitus. its a very hard life to navigate in. My main issue is that always freak out over these thing that it "might have been to loud" then i get nervous and stressed out.
    MindOverMatter
    It is difficult to navigate through, no doubt about that. The "might have" and "what ifs" is pure fuel for this condition. They are like reminders for the brain. Reminding about the trauma many of us had after getting this, or getting worse at one point. Therefore I think positive affirmations is an important tool to use to navigate life with this, and not give the fear too much space.
    orenge01
    @MindOverMatter Exactly those thoughts it's just feeding this condition, the key is to not even let it get that power. Don't let it have any bit of it and stand your ground. It's definitely so much easier said than done though.
    Sodlin
    Any car mechanics in the group? I hade to change wheelbearing in my old car and i was force to use alot of "hammering" to get it out. I was wearing both Earplugs 35 DB AND Peltor 35 DB. Just looking for some reasurance because it was abit uncomfortable when there was metal on metal hit. I also manage to drop a giant ironbar when i remove the earmuffts (still earplugs in tho thank god........
    ZFire
    You're good. You took great precaution (double protection) beforehand
    Sodlin
    @ZFire The thing i dont understand is that i got in from the garage and the tinnitus actually felt more silent then normal and i had no earfullness after that event. The day after i woke up (after being very worried earlier after what ive done) to a bit more "hissy" tone. and today after 2 days of worrying its very "hissy" in my ears. It must be a spike from worrying or am i wrong?
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