JurgenG

Enjoy! And take care of your ears. :) Keep us updated!

Have fun!

I'll be super-safe, just hope I can enjoy myself without worying too much!

Now I wonder if the pain was there in real life, or just in my dream..

Recent spike hasn't gone down yet? :(

Now after a few nights its a bit better yeah, but still it kinda feeds my fear of sound. Like it's actually useful fear..

Yeah, fear protects us but too much of it can also be bad. Striking a balance is such a challenge though!

Does the Sound Pillow help a lot?

It saved me in the worst days and I still feel like I depend on it.

I wish someone could tell me.. I plan to be extra safe this year and next year attend them with the proper protection.

If they will still give you these opportunities next year it sounds like a good idea.

Yeah, everyone is really ubderstanding. guess our ears need a long time to gain some durability again, so next year should be fine..

I use plus on my daily commute for this reason...

Everyone should... People who live in the city get hearing loss at one point.

Yeah I had this experience today also; buses and their letting out of pressure from the air brakes is a newly appreciated annoying noise also.

Awww, that sucks, but your health matters more! But so frustrating that a lot of fun things are loud. :(

I hope to just leave it at that this year. But next year I might try to do it though. Very well protected.

I couldn't go to the final round of a case competition organized by one of the FMCG giants.I was choosen for a team of 4 in TR and we were going to fly to Europe for the final part. It could provide me some really amazing opportunities in the future but I don't give a fuck now.I fucked my brain chemistry for those kind of things at a very young age and I don't want to activate even 1 more neuron to complain about it.

Most of the long-term, noise-induced success stories that I came across report erratic progress over the recovery period. I'm holding on to this hope as I approach the six-month mark. I've had a few quieter days here and there, but the bad days are still with me.

@Casper out of curiosity, what is the longest term noise induced "success story" that you have come across? I'm still holding out hope well over a year in...

@SilverSpiral, I think there are a few posts in the Success Stories where the OP recovered after two years. I've also spoken to another member here who is aware of two people who recovered after three years and four years, respectively (all noise-induced).

Bah huge spike

I often wonder : what impact do my ears have on my stress ?

Ears? probably none. It impacts your brain causing gray matter volume loss, which causes T (Josef Rauschecker model). Everybody with T has a loss of gray matter.

I concur. Out of sight out of mind.

I need to get off this site too. I just can't stop coming back.

I come back when I feel really good to help who I can, and when I need help myself.

Cause T is the most obnoxious bitch.

Mine have come and go so much the past 2 days that i dont even nothice when its gone and then i do 5 minuts
Later it comes back

Don't think it would be the bar. Maybe wind noise from the running? Or just a random spike?

Not a lot of wind noise luckely. I hope it's random, I tend to click my ears and blow ear through them sometimes. (Without pinching my nose ofcourse.) Hopefully that didn't do any damage..

I haven't gone for a run since T started for the same reason you mentioned. I frequently play tennis though and haven't found that it has an effect. Please update us on how the run goes!

So I got scared again and stopped after 10,5. Didn't notice anything afterwards but my T was quiet bad this night. No idea if it was related.

Thanks for the update. I hope it calms down again.

If it's linked to your sneezing I don't think it has anything to do with damage.

Never panic; if need to, try Dymista nasal spray (think you might need a prescription). I'm sure it'll pass. All the best!

My ears always feel full after sneezing, it doesn't last long these days (grateful for that). I think you'll be fine.

Start contacting Elon and other people around Neuralink, this is the research and technology we need!

If most of the tinnitus talk members would bombard him, you know the message would at least be somewhat received. I really think there is something to this technology.

Could be. Is there a neuromuscular dentist you can see?

I never heard about such a doctor, guess I can ask my GP for a name, thanks!

@JurgenG they specifically check out jaws and head posture

Hearing damage.

no one knows, unfortunately. Hold in there, you can do it!

I know that feeling; my hearing therapist is currently building up my tolerance to sound for that exact reason. I was scared of the sound of the pipes in my house when the heating was on! We'll get better buddy in time!

Had to film a football match which can be loud, protected myself with headphone, did had my in-ear-phones in with intercom which was quite silent.

I feel the same. Work is loud and my tinnitus is always the loudest at the end of the work week. If I go to a busy restaurant my tinnitus will spike and take a day or two to settle down. It's no way to live.

The iPhone 6 has max 105.4 dBA. How long were you on the phone? How close were you to it?

About 1,5 metres.

Don't beat yourself up over it. What's done is done.

@Lex yeah i know, but its always harder to deal with it if it gets (hopefully temporary worse).

I'm not sure if the disappearing is a new thing or not, I've only noticed it recently. If the reason I wake up is because of a bad dream, then the T is usually there right away, though.

Same here!

My T doesn't kick in for a bit after waking up..

Or maybe I just don't notice because I'm tired... hmm