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Caffeine again affects my T. This hasn't happened in few years now. Darnit. Let me enjoy my morning coffee!!!

Day 9 I feel slightly better. I am experiencing some strange nausea. My tinnitus is still much louder than it used to be, but it doesn’t bother me as much anymore. I have started to regain my ability to concentrate and do small tasks. There is still a feeling of pain and pressure in my ears...

I experienced a severe spike just over a week ago, and I am currently using ChatGPT as my virtual support partner. Every day, I share my progress with it—both the good moments and the difficult ones. I also rate my days with a score, such as “Today was a 7.3 out of 10.” I highly recommend...

Your ears may behave unpredictably for about 6 to 12 months after the injury. Your tinnitus may shift from one ear to the other, your ears may “tremble,” and sometimes your tinnitus may suddenly disappear, only to return louder and more intense. At this stage, it is crucial to prepare yourself...

"Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight? I ask that of all my prey. I just like the sound of it." -Tinnitus

This is my journal now. It has been eight days since the exposure. I feel slightly better than I did a week ago, so that is good. When I compare this to my earlier spikes, it does not feel so bad. In some ways, it feels bad, and in other ways, it doesn’t. I’ve noticed that my tinnitus is...

Yeah, I never thought about bone conduction. I could have been better off with my AirPods Max on. But what happened, happened. Now I can only hope to recover. For the rest of my life, no more bars or clubs, and the library is my new best friend.

I guess I should be slightly worried since I’ve noticed that I feel a bit nauseous whenever I am in loud places. This has never happened before. But what has happened cannot be changed. All the progress I’ve made over the years—living basically a tinnitus and hyperacusis-free life—is gone in...

Back once again. I write this to myself as a reminder as well: NEVER GO INTO ANY LOUD PLACES, EVEN WITH EARPLUGS! I've been doing so well for past 2 years. My T&H were basically gone, I found new joy in life. But, because I just wanted to be with my friends just for ONCE before we graduate...

I never replied to you, it seems. Thank you for your answer. I eventually recovered from that spike, and after that, I avoided loud places. I did experience a few more spikes later, one from a dentist visit and another from a bar, which was actually very quiet. Still, I managed to live a pretty...

Thank you for your reply. I’m sorry about your condition too. The worst part of this is that I thought I was well prepared. But I guess it’s like having a glove on your hand and hitting it with a hammer. Maybe it hurts, maybe it doesn’t. Today is slightly better—not by much. My ears develop a...

You have the tools. You did it once. It was tough, but you did it. You can do it again! I am currently in the same situation. I had a pretty good life going, then I went to a club with earplugs on, and now I have a terrible spike that has lasted for a week already. But we did it once! We went...

A little bit better today, but still much worse than usual. It has been a week now since the exposure to loud music. Maybe I should have used my AirPods Max instead of earplugs?

It has been a while since I have been here. About three years, actually. I have had my tinnitus and hyperacusis for about six years now, and honestly, the last couple of years have been good. I found a new passion after quitting music, and I have enjoyed my life more than I did when I had...

It's been over 3 years since I got tinnitus & hyperacusis. It's been a long fight and for the last 6 months I have barely even noticed my tinnitus or hyperacusis anymore, they were almost gone. I was happy. Then last weekend my friends asked me out for a night. I thought "Oh well. It's been...

I've not been here for a while. Still alive and kicking! I can live almost normal life but still can't make music or listen for long time.

I am so happy. I bought myself new pair of Bluetooth speakers and suddenly I noticed that I have been listening music for hours on normal volume levels for days now. 80s music, jazz music, game music, all kinds of music! I am so happy I could scream! Well here it goes...

I can listen music again!!!

Now my GF dumped me out of blue. I am literally giving up on life.

Not handling this well anymore. I miss making music so much. I tried and my ears start having pain afterwards...

Can't use computer because of fan noise. What am I supposed to do? My ears go crazy when I use computers.

Studying is hard with this condition. Something broke inside my brain when I got this condition.

I did the right things during first weeks, dangerous thing is when you start healing and you start feeling normal again. Don't do like me and go into a nightclub, even for a minute. I spent 40 minutes in nightclub last week and now my ears are ringing like crazy again. I was almost at silence!

Can't sleep. T had been loud ever since I went to nightclub. I was already feeling almost normal and my T was very silent....

40 minutes @ nightclub few days ago was not worth it. T level is still bit higher than normally... Gotta be wiser in the future.

I am feeling normal most of times these days, then I become bit careless with my ears. Just need to remember that even if I feel normal and have quiet days, I still need to remember to protect my ears and avoid loud places. I don't want to experience that hell ever again I had in the beginning...

Yes, unnecessary gambling. I thought I could just be inside the club for a moment. I really need to start carrying earplugs with me, just in case. I was a a shop few weeks ago, and the theft alarm went off as I was packing my bags. My hands were occupied so got some nice amount of loud sound...

No. I didn't have them with me...usually don't as I've been able to live pretty much normal life. I usually forget them at home because I am not used to wearing them.

I hope this is temporary. I once went to movies without earplugs and had increased T for few days and it reduced back. But I will risk it anymore. Its not worth it. I don't like nightclubs anyway. Way too loud. I like talking with people, not shouting.

Yes, I took very unnecessary risk yesterday. Of course I was under influence of alcohol, everyone was having fun so momentarily I forgot I had this condition. But it's no excuse. I need to be more careful in the future. But, I was smart enough to leave. Few guys were asking me so stay longer...

I was stupid enough to go inside a nightclub yesterday. It was this newcomers party at my school I started. We spent evening in a nearby park, no music there, but then people moved in to a nightclub. So, as I knew I didn't want to spend hours in nightclub, I just went into nightclub for about 40...

Not the best idea to go to nightclub. I only was there for 40 mins to say goodbye to my new school "friends". Newcomers party.Never again.

School starting next week. T is still there. I dont really care about my T. My ears still dont like when I am exposed to certain frequencies

I've been gone from the forums for a while. I've been taking vacation from my problems (thanks to the movie: What About Bob?) and I've been taking baby steps back to normal life. I have even been to the gym again! My ears could finally handle all the sounds of metal (music and weights). So it's...

Still no good. Every time I listen music or am too much around loud sounds, my ears start to feel strange and my hyperacusis comes back.

First time at gym today since getting T. The metal clanging together is still not a good sound, noticed my T bit louder after workout..

It does. Trust me. I am still unable to do music which I love the most. I would've done better in test without this.. But I lost huge part of my creativity... I am not the same anymore. I try to visualize these ideas in my head but it's all a fuzz. I lost my creativity... It feels like...

There was me before tinnitus and after tinnitu. Ever since I got tinnitus, I've had much more problems concentrating. I used to have plenty of ideas and my thoughts were clear...

I got selected to school! Better than being unemployed at home

Lots of spiking today for some reason. One so loud it affected my balance. I have not been exposed to any loud sounds even.

I've been taking a break from this site. My depression has gone away after I started taking the break. I don't think about my T so often.

3 months in. H is almost gone, still cannot do music. T is there... Try to enjoy life as much as i can.

Another morning, another day with T. The volume seems to be stable. No spiking much. It just is. Slight H remains. Regrets. Regrets.

I have job interview tomorrow. I need to work. Even for 6 months so can pay my loans.It's just that my depression has gotten worse after T.

After a silent T day comes loud T day. Strange.

A loud T day is followed by silent morning. Interesting.