kingsfan

Thank you. Glad I can help.

Ouch. I figured it would be in the 90s. Maybe you could buy a sink mat from Amazon so the next time you drop something, the noise will be muffled? I haven't had a sink mat in years (because it's one more annoying object in the kitchen to clean and sanitize), but at this point, I'm considering it. I am soooo careful, but I still drop things.

@ECP Yea I've thought about it. I had a sink mat when I had my own apartment, but I was dumping the water out in the bathroom sink attached to my room. I had been trying to wear my earplugs less in the house but I've gone back to wearing them when doing anything with dishes or cleaning.

I go through phases wear I wear protection in the kitchen and bathroom, and phases where I don't (and then I regret it). And I just noticed that there aren't any sink mats on Amazon for bathrooms, only kitchens, because nobody but T and H sufferers would be interested, LOL. People like us will have to get creative and make our own, or trim the kitchen mats to size. I hope you're feeling better today.

@gameover Winter is much safer. I was completely unprepared. I guess now I know. My preparations are like OSHA rules, written in blood.

I sadly live near rednecks that who addicted to creting noise. Harelys, pickup trucks, garbage muscle cars, all modified. Plus exurban losers who have nothing else do to but cut 1 inch grass. Just because riding lawn mower is fun. Human race is despicable.

@gameover Grass lawns.. don't get me started. We can thank Thomas Jefferson for bringing that European concept of showing off wealth to the US. What a waste of time, petroleum, and hair cells.

@Thizzle that is exactly what i told my audiologist. i know what is going to happen when i expose myself to certain noise. it is not an irrational fear.
WeLL hoW do YoU kNoW? they say. because i’ve been living with this long enough to figure it out.

@Thizzle That's how it started, but now I have to have protection on just to open a door for fear any squeaking will worsen me. I believe I have H from overprotection. Many of my spikes may be from H now.

@cjbhab I'm starting to think earplugs don't do much but worsen H over time. My T has only gotten worse over time despite wearing protection religiously and so has my sound sensitivity. Nothing spiked my T when I first had it except rigorous physical activity, and I didn't wear hearing protection for the first month or two. Now every little things spikes it.

Sounds like H

I always hear SSDI is very difficult to get for a condition like this. Even for mental health, you have to show a history of treatment and documentation from your dr that you aren't able to work, then usually need a lawyer and still maybe wait for 2 years. It's an injustice to those people. I know it's been discussed in a thread on Tinnitus Talk.

@RunningMan I'm able to work. I want to work. I'm tired of rotting.

@kingsfan I understand completely. You should be working, using your skills and talents. Not working as a groundskeeper!

Yeah, I wish I could win $50M in the lottery. But I don't even play the lottery... ever. Anyway, hoping something works out for you.

@kingsfan - you are a very strong. My heart goes out to everyone on here. Such heart breaking stories.

I hope @kingsfan wins the lottery

Well it rained today, so exposing myself was all for nothing.

Damn it

@Juliane ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Sorry to hear that :-( Sounds like how my life has been for the past few months

If you're able to leave home, you can try using a Roomba to vacuum while you're gone. I believe the new ones can be turned on/off remotely.

Vacuums are the worst. Thank god for my cleaning lady.

@cjbhab If I ever get a job again that's what I want to do. I've racked up a lot of debt being unemployed though so who knows if I'll ever be in that stable position again.

Do not like

@Juliane Ended up with a major headache so maybe the T spike was a precursor

Yea I have a couple pair of custom molds. Having the molds taken is painless and only takes a minute or two. Feels like shaving cream or whipped cream in your ears.

That’s great. So nothing really to worry about. Thanks appreciate it

It gave me new temporary tones that would wake me in the middle of the night. They stopped as soon as I switched to Magnesium L-Threonate. It doesn't help the screeching, but it helps me sleep.

@Pinhead Yea I've taken L-threonate without any issue

I miss playing my Guitar so much

When I worsen ALL sounds scare the shit out of me. Then a few day go by, I'm still alive, my nerves calm some. But while I'm in that state I do overprotect. After that my ears crack and flutter adjusting back to no plugs. Its better than damage on top of damage.

@JeffToob Yea I have ups and downs with it, but it's always 2 steps, 1 step forward with my tinnitus. So I'll get better, but never back to the previous level.

It's always been up and down with TTTS as well. It will get better. I'll stop protecting for every little thing, then eventually it comes back and I'll begin overprotecting again until it settles. Rinse and repeat.

Stop using hand dryers. Honestly. Not worth it. How about a towel?

@Juliane I didn't use it. Some teenager turned it on right as I walked in the door.

Oh :-(

Thank you so much. Can you recommend the best ones to get from them?

@snizzleberry They are having a 15% off sale today and tomorrow. I caught the email they sent me a little late, the sale started last week.

I personally like the Pro-20 and Pro-27 as they don't attenuate low frequencies as much and sound better in every day situations.

The Pro-17 and Pro-26 have more low freq attenuation and probably sound better for concerts with large subwoofers.

Thanks brother, appreciate you @kingsfan

Same here brother hang in there. The last 6 months of my life has been a total wreck.

Yep 18 months of this crap. When will the suffering end

I've been dealing with this particular health problem for about a year now. It's extremely painful, I slowly rehabilitate, only to re-injure and continue the cycle. I feel like it's just going to continue and never really fully heal.

@4Grace No I only took it the one time

It’s not too late to start living again. We only live once.

@snizzleberry I've been trying. Being unemployed and unable to snag a tinnitus-safe job for almost 3 years has really hindered me. I did get to witness the total solar eclipse a month ago though, so that's something. Saw it alone though.

@Juliane What is EHS?

Electromagnetic hypersensitivity:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32289567/

I worry I might have that condition myself. It would be very difficult to escape

I keep hearing about more tech layoffs. Two family members have lost IT jobs in the last year. Neither has found a new one.

How about unemployment benefits?

@kingsfan / this is insane. So sorry. Just no words. Last year you had mentioned mirt. Did it help? Gabapentin - help? Any medication that helped? I have Nox and need something.

One of my cats passed away. I regret every decision and my indecisiveness while he was in the ER, and now he is gone.

@kingsfan I am lost for words :-(

❤️

They've been really beneficial for me, I think.

@Joshua Macleod I think I'm just going to get custom solids. Filtered don't seem to be enough, and I use the strongest filters available for my customs (ACS Pro26).

I’ve gotten worse from wearing them. That’s why I stopped pretty much.

It wont save me either :(

Need to combine it with XEN-1101