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My story is this... I got hearing loss and tinnitus from a loud power tool (air hammer) without hearing protection. I have no idea what made me so stupid that day. I was even looking for earmuffs, but did not have them with me at the garage (40 minutes away from home). Instead of running to...

Hi Michael I have had Tinnitus 2 times in my life. Once about 12 years ago (from loud lawn equipment) and another bout started about 8 months ago after I went to an outdoor band with dancing. The first time it was screeching loud T with pain and fullness. It took 18 months to fully fade back to...

I can relate to "putting life on hold", I feel the same. The fact that you had 3 days of near silence seems like great progress, hope it goes back to that or better.

Hello, 8 days ago (the 17th of November) my wife was pumping air into my bicycle tire while I was holding the hose when suddenly the tire exploded. This was in a small bicycle garage so the extremely high sound got even worse than it would outside. My ears were just about 15-20 cm (5-8 inches)...

Hi guys. My name is Champ and I'm from Thailand. I'm only 21 years old. I'm a dental student. I have tinnitus since October last year. At that time, I'm depressed and I don't know what my cause tinnitus, maybe sleep less, stress but I didn't listen loud music before then. Then I went to see...

Jane, does yours dart in and out with a shrill sound? Mine sort of makes a circle going from high pitch to some lower pitches and then back again. But it does always close the circle, sometimes it sears in high and then goes low and stops. There's static around it all too. I wish the movement...

Hey @Brian Newman, it's not in this post, but in another post you mentioned you keep developing new tinnitus tones and called yourself the habituation monster. Are these new tones linked to noise incidents? If so, are they at volume levels that are “safe” or only at levels that are normally...

Thank you for the comprehensive post. It sounds like you have a lot of fluctuation with your symptoms. I really do not have any pain from my issues but the loudness hyperacusis has greatly impacted my quality of life. I have also treated with Ben Thompson. He indicated that the counseling is...

This is my update too by the way: Yeah I just read it, I have read probably over 100 stories like that. Gives a lot of people hope. It really depends on how long the person has hyperacusis and what the damage is from, and where in their ear. Hyperacusis can be caused by so many different...

I emailed everybody. They completely dumped me, sadly. I had a talk with Ashley. I’ll have to go back and read it again. I’m pretty sure Oblato and Otologic Pharmaceuticals are connected. Either way, whomever was supporting the drug for compassionate use, cancelled it and backed out. That wasn’t...

If you’re organising it then it means you are in control of all aspects of the sound. Get a large room for starters with acoustic properties that aren’t overly reflective, preferably with walls that will dampen sound. Next, you could look into using a sound limiter that will cut out the...

Have they ever both been present at the same time, or would you say that the high pitch tone has replaced the idling engine sound? Check out Some more info that you might find to be useful: Playing crickets sounds works well with a high pitch tone tinnitus. The idea is not to play so loud that...

Hey bud, it's ok..you are human. We all made mistakes, i have made many and my tinnitus will never ever shut up :) Don't blame yourself bro, what is done is done. What has happened has happened. Move forward and in the future be more protective of your ears. Hopefully your spike goes down, try...

Hello everyone, I come here looking for knowledge and advice. I have never had ringing in my ears until 7 days ago when I was stupid and ignorant enough to be using q-tips in the morning to clean earwax from my right ear. Ringing in the right ear, and not my left ear, began noticeably later that...

Hello everyone! Way back in 2019 when my tinnitus first emerged, I introduced myself in a thread here. I was still deeply shaken at the time and in a state of denial, if I'm honest. The support and welcome I got in response to that post was a lifeline to me, and I'll forever be grateful for it...

@Ludvik the post below might be of some help. All the best Michael New to tinnitus what to do? The onset of loud intrusive tinnitus can be very traumatic for most people. I use the words loud and intrusive, because tinnitus comes in many forms and intensities. When it is mild, moderate or...

Neenie... If you have read any of my profile you will know that I have had tinnitus for 58 years and mostly led a brilliantly cool life. It only really became a hassle in 1980 when I was 30 (= the second increase in volume due to loud construction/demolition I was helping with). Before that I...

@Domswan HI Domswan, Please read the post below which gives information on what to do when new to tinnitus. Then click on the link below and read the article: Tinnitus, A Personal View. Please take your time and read it. Try to avoid quiet rooms especially at night, by using sound enrichment...

Hello fellow low drone folk. I have just joined the forum. I found this thread pretty quickly as it resonated (sorry about the pun) most closely with the head-noise I have been experiencing since 25th August this year. I can date it so precisely as I recorded this in my diary on that date...

Hi all, I would love to pick your collective brains on a few things. Thanks in advance! I suffered an acoustic trauma about 2 months ago (Nov. 10) when exposed very briefly to super-high volume on small headphones (the old kind, not earbuds). My ears hurt afterward, but were better by the...

This is really uplifting to hear your success story. It helps a lot to new folks with this like myself. I seem to be pretty good during the day, but sleeping at night is my challenge. On meds right now, hoping that will change in time. Have a great day.

Hello, I said I would post a success story when I was recovered. My tinnitus came out of nowhere 2 months ago at the end of August. Just to add a backstory - I was working for a large finance firm. I had finished my contract so I went travelling around America for 5 weeks. I didn't take much of...

i guess questions are here for people to answer and it´s Xmas.... @Ilija I have some questions which some of you may be able to answer. 1.) Is your T reactive for me when I hear stuff like the bad breaks of a car or a copy machine,or my CPU cooler,or the static sound my TV produces it seems to...

Thanks for sharing your story and I’m truly sorry to hear your tinnitus has worsened recently. I can imagine how upsetting it must be for you after getting used to it and then having this happen. Thank you for the reminder to protect from loud noises - I’ve recently in the past couple of years...

So, I recently changed to a new field with software engineering. Specifically web dev. It is a better field than before, but the issue is that since I don't have a lot of experience, I want to make a good impression with my company. I've been in my job a little under a year now. However, I have...

Yeah 2 months is the average for a spike. Till then it's likely it will subside or even disappear. No more loud noises or headphones in the meantime.

Thank you for your kind comments @Bill Bauer I feel confident that you will benefit from using a sound oasis sound machine at night and recommend the S-650. If you want the best then buy the S-5000. Many people do not realize the benefit of using sound enrichment at night and are quick to say...

Hi, I just created this profile tonight to hopefully have a place to talk about this without getting eye rolls from my wife. I would like to give a bit of backstory and then ask a couple questions to you guys here. I was never worried about hearing loss and tinnitus as a younger adult, so i...

I was in the studio with my band in the December 2014. I play guitar. Music is my life, I would say. The most important thing in my life, that has safed me from many miseries. We were recording our second album and it took altogether five days. Our setup was to record in sort of “live” set up...

Hi there, my name is Daniel Zuccarelli and I live in NJ just outside of Philadelphia. Interesting post for me to write. I've had Tinnitus for about 20 years now. First showed signs at about 18 after a particularly loud concert. At the time I had to jam my fingers in my ears and find a quiet...

Hi Everyone, I've been reading this forum a bit over the last few weeks and thought it was finally time to introduce myself. I'm a 35 year old audio engineer, and while i've had tinnitus for as long as I can remember, it has become much more bothersome over the last 10 days or so. I played...

Okay, so here's the story. I'm a 20 year old girl (woman?). I developed tinnitus August of last summer for no apparent reason. I was sitting in my room during one of my sister's loud sleepovers, and decided to plug my ears to try to get some sleep. I put the earplugs in, and I heard it--a faint...

Hi everyone, I want to spread more positivity about this condition on Tinnitus Talk and on my specific case of hyperacusis and tinnitus, which continues to IMPROVE. I am 7 months into this journey and have been treating with sound therapy for almost five. My tolerance is wayyyy better. I did...

Yes, many people experience fading. Not too many of those people get to hear silence again, but most are able to get to the "can hear it only in quiet rooms" stage. Ears take forever to heal, so the healing process can take months or even years. You will want to be easy on your ears during that...

First of all, I'm so sorry for how severe your condition got. I had no idea this condition existed until July this year. My GP thought I had an ear infection for god's sake! It is such a nightmare scenario that many people on earth will never experience. I hope with silence you are making some...

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A VERY DEPRESSING STORY WITH THOUGHTS/ACTS OF SELF-HARM. Hello, I wanted to make a post, and although it may be a bit pre-mature, which I will explain in a bit more detail below, I feel as if it's a good idea to give an update and a ray of hope to people who may be...

I don’t know why Hough Ear Institute sold the drug to Otologic Pharmaceuticals/Oblato if they were never going to continue with the trials. They should have added a clause that if they did not start a Phase 2 in a year, they would have to give back the rights to Hough Ear Institute. What was...

I feel for you. It's hard when you get punished so severely for misjudging a situation. But such is life. I have had an interest in buddhism for years and since having this higher level of tinnitus I've had many insights about life dawning on me. Tinnitus has been a good teacher to me, even if...

Hi George, The onset of tinnitus can be quite daunting so I know how you feel. Your auditory system has suffered an acoustic trauma and it will take time to recover. Providing you're not experiencing deafness or problems with balance, I don't think your ears have suffered any long term damage...

Hi there. First of all, I'm not a native English speaker so pardon me if I make some mistakes or use plenty of simple constructions. I hope you understand everything, I will try to do my best! My tinnitus started at the beginning of May 2021, during the night while I was sleeping. I'm a...

All I can say is that you must have had extremely good filtering in the part of your brain that processes sound because no sensory organ is perfect including the cochlear and "noise" is always generated as part of the signal that goes to your brain. That can in most people with normal hearing be...

I'm definitely thinking about seeing an ENT doctor sooner than the doctor recommended, it would be good to get an expert's opinion and they would be able to do more extensive inspection of the ear. I'll look into that tomorrow. Do you happen to know if any ear spray products such as Audispray...

Folks, My March 30, 2018 launch to the planet Hearing Loss has been a one-way ticket with some carry-on baggage labeled Tinnitus, Hyperacusis and Diplicusis. The trip has taken me to some places many of you recognize: - HearUSA, a place where an Audiologist administers an Audiogram as a...

Hello everyone! I have collected and translated some noise induced success stories that I have found online on Swedish forums. Hopefully it will bring some hope to someone out there! :) “I got noise induced tinnitus when I was 16 and it was really loud. I could easily hear it over a normal...

I went through the exact same feelings 7 months ago and did the same stupid things (Googling it). I am now out of that constant panic but still in the depressive stage, my life is slowly getting back to normal. Just don't stay in quiet rooms focusing on it, when you start feeling stressed get...

I don't know if this would work but what about a note from a doctor that you need to avoid loud noise and you are sensitive to loud noise thus you need to be excluded from non-work related events if you suspect that they will be loud? That way you can avoid the lunch meetings or at least the...

Ear plugs have been known to provide a false sense of security. Check out the posts I quoted in the first post of the thread below. https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/learn-from-others-mistakes.29437/ Also, check out Make sure you don't overdo it with the earplugs. Specifically, you don't...

Thank's for your reply, it is not certain sounds hurting my ears which is the primary issue, what I am discussing is that I hear additional tones in sound, which are louder than the source sound, and are not part of that sound. Masking is not ideal, as first of all some of my constant T tones...

Thank you for this, I'm waiting for my day to come when I give someone else some encouraging words on how I got over this.

Hey everyone. Ive been perusing around these forums for awhile now and figured its time to join and introduce myself. I guess ive always had some minor tinnitus ever since i can remember. I started playing music in my teens and played throughout middle school, high school and beyond. I...

Hello everyone, just wanted to share my experience. I apologize for the long story in advance, but I am just trying to put every detail in it. My journey with tinnitus started in October 2021. One evening a loud ringing (5 out of 10) appeared in my left ear with no apparent reason. I visited an...

Thank you so much for sharing all of that in such detail. It is truly appreciated. I have to be honest—when the intake coordinator sent me the article with the medication algorithm (attached below), my heart sank a little when I saw "Nortriptyline" as the first recommended medication. I...

Hi, I've been a long time lurker and decided I would like to be a part of it... First of all, thank you Tinnitus Talk community for all your advice and stories that has helped me through this unbelievable condition. I decided to say hi because I always find it very helpful when someone shares...

Could a steroid taper help? Might be worth trying along with taking nac and magnesium. can you access hbot and/or stems? i havent personally tried hbot so read the threads. i did receive adipose derived stems in may and have noticed my hyperacusis has significantly improved along with my...

Vicki and Sentinel, Although I am dealing with a spike/onset of new more intrusive tinnitus myself; take it from my 14 years of tinnitus experience... It can and DOES fade. My initial tinnitus from 2007 faded to a sound so faint I could only hear it when my head was on a pillow. It was always...

Hello there! My name is Justin, pleasure to meet all of you. To cut a long story short, I've been struggling with noise-induced tinnitus for the last three or so weeks. I've been a drummer for many years, mostly using some form of ear protection, and never had tinnitus apart from for a night or...

HI @Abby Hawk Please read the post below. All the best Michael New to tinnitus what to do? The onset of tinnitus can be difficult for a lot of people to cope with. It comes in many forms and intensities and no two people experience it the same. When it is mild, moderate or occasionally...

HI @KleerTone Welcome to the forum. Please read the post below and click on the links at the bottom of the page and read the posts, which you might find helpful. Hope you start to feel better soon. Michael New to tinnitus what to do? The onset of tinnitus can be difficult for a lot of people...