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Hello everyone! After six years, habituation has finally happened because my symptoms have dramatically reduced over time. I still have quiet tinnitus in my right ear, but I only hear it when I go to sleep. Vertigo is completely gone. Hyperacusis is basically gone as well, although it can still...

In my personal opinion, the only real treatment that truly does anything is time, along with avoiding anything that feels too loud. Everything else is simply a distraction, and as it turns out, that is exactly what you need while you wait for time to do its work. Do whatever keeps you calm and...

I am nearly ten months in myself, and I can tell you that I have improved since Month 7. The intensity is dropping little by little. It is an outdated belief that once you have tinnitus, it is permanent. The fact is that most people do recover, either fully or to the point where they only notice...

When someone tells you something is "statistically unlikely", please ignore them, especially an ENT. They are not great at advising on tinnitus. In fact, they are downright awful and offer outdated advice, if any at all. Mine shrugged his shoulders when I asked him if I could recover. I didn't...

I’m sure he’ll be able to go to the cinema again at some point, as long as he uses hearing protection.

I’m happy to help and offer support wherever I can. This is a horrendous experience, and you’ll see a lot of hopelessness on these boards, but I think it’s important to emphasize that more people recover than don’t, especially after limited sound exposure. You can recover, no matter what anyone...

Well noted, Sonia. Thank you for the update. I appreciate you, and thank you again for your kindness in responding. It is rather cold and windy today here in Pennsylvania, but I braved the weather to go shopping at Target and pick up my buds. I have them charging now and plan on using them in...

I believe so, but I have an Android, so definitely confirm before buying. If you use them, be very careful with your volume. I kept mine at volume levels 1 to 3. Now that my symptoms have improved, I have stopped using them because even volume 1 seems too loud. You do not want to accidentally...

Thanks for the feedback. It has now been eight weeks, and the ENT keeps telling me to give it time. I can deal with the tinnitus, but everyone’s voice sounds like a broken speaker. My ears are very sensitive to loud noises. What frustrates me the most is that it was my own stupid mistake. I am...

I had an incident 9 days ago. I went to a gun range and shot firearms for the first time. I was provided with over-the-ear protection. Clearly, the protection was inadequate because as soon as I took the earmuffs off, my right ear felt wrong. I thought it would improve and go away on its own...

First, a huge thank you, Sonia and Scruffiey, for your kindness in replying. I appreciate you more than you can imagine. From everything I have read so far, if you have reactive tinnitus and hyperacusis, they say to stay away from light masking to ease daily distress. They also say that sound...

I first got tinnitus in 2012, but over the years it basically went away. I am not saying I habituated to it, but after around 2018 it was essentially gone. It would flare up a couple of times a year, then settle again. I was living a normal life. Last Saturday, eight days ago, my linked smoke...

Hello @ndhtdb, I have read your account of what may have happened. You have noise-induced tinnitus from headphone use. It is also what is called somatic, meaning you can change it through certain body movements. This is very common in noise-induced tinnitus and happens because other nerves...

right ear is feeling more sensitive and thumping a lot more in response to noises and it's starting to agitate me

Hi, I am wondering if there is any new information about the Japanese product called TJ-54 (Yoku-Kan-San). It sounded promising, but has anyone actually used it and had it help with their tinnitus? I am eager to hear from people. Thanks.

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@Nes, you've become more active again, which is good. I believe you being more bothered by tinnitus now is most likely due to two reasons: 1. Since your hyperacusis has gotten better, your perception and awareness of tinnitus are heightened. It does not necessarily mean your tinnitus has...

Funnily enough, the band I saw a week ago was Oasis. Manchester, right? It is frustrating, since both Liam and Noel Gallagher have tinnitus, yet the gig still averaged around 103 dB. You would think these rock stars would know or care. My earplugs were rated at 17 dB. Even if they did not...

It does use radiation. It is basically a series of X-rays, similar to what you would get at the dentist, but taken as many images in a row. There is a very small increase in cancer risk, but I decided I would much rather face that than risk my ears getting worse. Besides, these scans are used...

Thank you so very much, Sonia, for the information. I appreciate you being so kind and offering it. It is helping me support myself, because I am quite lost with this new daily trauma and unsure what to do. I may not get the MRI or CT scan, although my ENT said they will not make any more...

Do you know what a CT scan or MRI might show besides a neuroma? Is there any reason to get one after sound trauma? I saw your profile post asking about when to begin counting your recovery and asking about hyperacusis, but profile responses are limited to 800 characters, so I figured I post...

I got the report from the CT scan I had on Tuesday. It was similar to the report I got last March. Apparently I have a hole in the bone above my left middle ear from what I understand.

The fact that the tinnitus stopped for months at a time is very positive. If it happened once, it can happen again. It also means that at some point it may stop for good. I believe you are currently experiencing a setback, but you are still moving in a positive and forward direction. Keep...

I do not know your specific case, but I can make some recommendations based on my past experience. First, if you are using earplugs in environments that are not loud, I would stop doing that. When I first developed tinnitus, I used earplugs because noises would trigger it, and it made things...

I developed tinnitus in January 2012 at the age of 35. I am not sure how exactly. It happened after I had been playing video games for several hours, although the volume was not loud. My doctor said I had a Eustachian tube blockage because my eardrums were “sucked inward.” For years after that...

Thank you for sharing, Sonia. I may just invest in a pair. Will they work with an iPhone?

Thank you so much for your reply, Scruffiey. I appreciate your advice and the workaround you suggested. My brother said there may be an added health risk with the CT scan. Do you have any thoughts on that? Thanks again. Yes, just a hearing test. It seems that is all they offer, a hearing test...

Hello. Please, if you see this, take a moment to read it. I need help. I'll share my entire tinnitus story here. I'm 20M, and it feels incredibly unfair to deal with this so early in life. I developed tinnitus at the start of April. I was an avid user of ANC headphones and listened to music a...

Can't get enough of that Big Beautiful Bill!

Agree to meet them halfway by suggesting a CT scan with contrast. It is much quieter, while still providing a usable, although not as detailed, image. If they push back, explain firmly that you will find an MRI unbearably loud and that you are concerned about prolonging your symptoms or causing...

I had an acoustic trauma event where I was exposed to a hammer striking metal for about 5 minutes. This put me into a medium tinnitus and hyperacusis situation for about 1 month, after that, my tinnitus was mild enough to be able to cope with. THEN, only 1 day later, I was fixing a 250 watt...

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Is tinnitus common?

Hi @Paulie87, your situation is similar to mine (not exactly in every way, but it reminds me of my own story). You can find my testimony here. I first developed tinnitus in 2012, at the age of twenty-one, in a pub in Manchester. I was wearing earplugs at the event, but I removed them for a few...

I have only just seen this post, @DimLeb, and I hope you have improved. I am currently in a setback and have experienced multiple small sound traumas since the middle of September. I am pretty much homebound with hyperacusis and reactive tinnitus that has become very unstable again. It reacts...

I have never experienced this with any of the three hearing aid brands I have used over the years.

I'm realizing broadband sounds are harder to habituate to than narrowband sounds, at least for me

After hundreds and hundreds of hours of research my unwavering opinion is that tinnitus is NOT caused by hearing damage; it's underlying cause is a neural gating deficit. Hearing damage (amongst other things) may result in lower upstream voltages consequently exposing the deficient gate...

It all makes sense now:

Is it just a hearing test you are getting done? My parents have been encouraging me to go back to the doctor, but I have been refusing because I just do not see what they can do that would be helpful. It seems to be a waiting game. Fortunately, I do not have hyperacusis. I have heard it does...

It’s hard to believe the holiday season is just around the corner and the year is coming to an end…

These are the two I bought...

Thank you, that was very inspiring!

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Can you explain this contradiction? Are you sure it wasn't going out and being exposed to sound that made your tinnitus worse?