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You need to insert them pretty good with the thingy that comes with it. It gets softer after a while. You'll probably get used to them in a while. You can find different sizes and brands, but it's soft so you're probably just not used to it. About the breathing, you're overthinking here. if you...

How long did it take before your tinnitus started reducing in volume?

Well in that sense it's nt completely gone. I can kind of hear it if I wear earplugs in a 30dB room, but if I'm not wearing earplugs, then I can't.

Hello! To be honest, while first 5-6 months I wore only a hat and a hood while being outside and didn't wore anything at work and while being at home. And still I got a major improvement (I think 70% for sure). I decided to wear earplugs month ago. I thought that it would make things better and...

You are brand new to this and you are feeling traumatized by it. Do not let it affect your college plans. Go to college. Whatever you're feeling about it now, you will be less bothered by it in six months. Yes, you have a very low level tinnitus if you really only hear it when it's quiet. But...

You used earplugs when you were moderate? That I couldn’t do... but I greatly appreciate your Lenire feedback.

Yes it fluctuates in volume for me, but not from/during other sounds that just depends on the day and how and how bad it is. For me and what I’ve read in most posts is that the hum is literally interrupted/stopped by external sound (that has some bass). I have seen a few people who just have...

Where there you go, he barely even hears it and doesn't experience hyperacusis... Of course it doesn't bother him. If one couldn't handle tinnitus at that level than I'm not sure how they could handle life, as at that level, it is less intrusive than the sound of a ceiling fan on low.

This is incorrect. Earplugs with a rating of 32 will decrease noise by about 12dB. There is a formula to figure this out and just because they are rated at 30dB doesn't mean they will reduce noise by as much.

My existing tinnitus tones went back to baseline after about 6 months. The new secondary tones (wind chime effects) I added after the first exposure have remained constant, unlike my main tones I only hear them in a quiet room. Between 6 months and a year, the hyperacusis began slowly fading...

No idea if something helped or if it got better on its own. Osteopathic treatment 2 weeks ago, trapezius, facial muscles ecc. Nasal spray because i have some kind of allergy. Lots of cardio, walking, weightlifting and healthy eating (did that also before T) Supplements are Vitamin D3, Omega 3...

It is good to hear Daedalus, that you got used to your tinnitus sound so well even though it is loud and you said you are a person that is easily annoyed by noise. I have a little problem getting used to my increased T. During the day I'm fine but just the nights are a bit problematic. I...

I have tinnitus and pain hyperacusis, the pain was mostly from an MRI and I think it might only be slightly reactive now. I've been taking Nortriptyline for about 2 months. It takes one month to work fully. It hasn't reduced my tinnitus at all and it didn't help the pain either although it's...

My sympathies - I just moved into a hotel room for the sole reason of being somewhere more quiet than my home, so I feel you on reactivity. 2 months in and things like chewing pretzels, typing on a keyboard, and a million other things cause micro spikes... I don't have pain hyperacusis but right...

My initial tinnitus completely resolved. It was bilateral ringing caused by an AC/DC concert without earplugs. People ask me about the timeframe. I usually say about two years but the thing could’ve resolved sooner. I just stopped caring about it. It was also easily masked so I wasn’t as aware...

I went to a concert last Monday, the 16th, and another one on Tuesday, the 17th. But I didn't notice anything until Saturday, the 21st. The first show was pretty loud, Parquet Courts was the band. The second show wasn't very loud at all, Snarky Puppy was the band. I did some more reading...

Wow it's great to hear how quiet your T has gotten! :)

Thanks for all the responses guys, I can see why this might be a controversial topic, we don't seem to have a straight-forward answer for anything regarding T it seems! Part of me thinks staying in quiet environments is the way to go, whereas the other part of me thinks isolating myself and...

I know it isn't easy @vermillion but try and get out of the mindset of thinking your tinnitus will get worse over time, as this doesn't have to be the case. However, if you believe that then it will become a reality. Please read my "positivity" articles and read the positivity posts from forum...

Hey guys. My main problem used to be dysacusis which has decreased immensely a few days after discontinuing Flonase but still waxes and wanes and is generally pretty distressing. However, I have some new symptoms. I went to a hospital today for the first time since onset, to get a CT scan. My...

An update for those in early onset in complete panic mode... At this point I don't remember timelines and whatnot, but my life is now back to "normal" for the most part sans playing in loud bands. I'm now mowing the lawn and running chainsaws with double hearing protection (custom earplugs and...

Thank you again, I did not know that I shall buy a masking machine , know of any good ones? Also , so you think I should be fine with going to the cinema like everyone else has said?

Driving spikes me as well (although pretty much everything does at this point). I drive 2 hours each way to work so have no choice but to do it. How? I wear in-ear foam earplugs PLUS earmuffs. The good news is that it means I get get to work without a spike (usually). The bad news is that I...

My Tinnitus lessened considerably to the point where I didn't hear it, would only hear it in a quiet room. I got to optimistic and too excited to be back to "normal" went to the mall and didn't wear earplugs, walked around and shopped for Xmas presents, walked next to a small orchestra of four...

Well yeah my normal tinnitus basically would go away if I was careful for about 6 months with no loud noise. Years would go on with me getting it back from loud noise, then resting. I had no recorded hearing loss. Now my ears are worse than ever, I was deadlifting 455 lbs and when I got home my...

Hi, I recently developed severe noxacusis. Looking for support and advice. Here is my story: For about 10 years, I have had problems with crackling in my ears when I swallow or yawn. Every time I swallow or yawn, my ears crackle. In November 2018, I woke up one day with tinnitus after...

@aura, I wouldn’t be here chatting you up if I had protected myself outside... well you would find me only in a success story thread! I would leave it dead same day to not jinx myself! Since you have a car I suggest earmuffs. Use them when you leave the apartment, take them off in the car...

I'm pretty new at this, 11 months since the trauma that took my mild and intermittent tinnitus up to loud and constant, then developed hyperacusis later (overprotecting may have contributed). I normally work in a fairly quiet environment but occasionally have to go into noisy parts of the...

Sorry you're feeling like this. I went through the same thing when I first got tinnitus. I developed it at 17 as well (I've had it before, but I think it may have become permanent half a year ago.) You're feeling very scared now because this is all new to you, but it'll get easier. Eventually...

I used to sleep with earplugs and it seemed to help help back then. However thing worsened and I cannot fall asleep without masking. I set a masking track on Spotify to a Sonos One speaker with a sleep timer of 1 hour so it isn't running too long after I fall asleep. I usually have a fan running...

Thanks. Perhaps but I can’t figure out what it is reacting to. It has been quiet all day. Right now I’m just sitting down in a quiet living room and it is blaring away. I have not assaulted my ears in the past few years. As a matter fact I’ve been very careful. I wear earplugs in loud...

I've been reluctant to post on this site until I was somewhat certain that the changes I've made were having a long-term impact. That being said, I figured now was the right time to share my story in hopes of helping others navigate their challenges with tinnitus. First, a bit of background...

TTTS usually goes away on its own in about 12 months. Are you using headphones? Do you wear them around loud/moderate noises (or where there could be a potential to exposure to noise), or do you just wear them 24/7? Looks like your T is fading fast. If you are able to avoid secondary...

You said your hearing was normal and now your ears worse then ever... What does it mean? Did you get hearing loss after continued exposure to loud noises? And could you tell me: my tinnitus fluctuates in loudness and pitch - is that bad? I have different days: some days are quiet and some...

I have bilateral tinnitus, but it’s not a classic high pitched eee. I have lots of sounds with the most prominent being a loud hum in my left ear that’s continuous, similar to the sound of a vacuum cleaner or a finger on the rim of a wine glass sound (only in my left ear), a buzzing in my right...

Thank you everyone who replied. I can't tell you how much that means to be. Anyone who does not have tinnitus just has no idea just how exhausting it is. Update - I got hearing aids fitted yesterday. They have programmed white noise into them so right now I am sitting listening to this noise...

I'm positive it will go away. It has faded a lot since i got it. Now the pitch is almost gone, can't even hear it when I plug my ears with fingers, it has to be on a quiet room with foam earplugs. Your first time, did it fade to zero as well?

I am sorry that you ended up getting a tinnitus spike. Most tinnitus spikes are temporary. Temporary spikes can last for over three months. If you make sure to learn from your mistake and to not expose yourself to the kind of noise that gives you tinnitus spikes, chances are that eventually...

The double protection isn't doing you any favors. IMO, putting earphones over earplugs creates a kind of echo chamber and concentrates the sound inside the cups more. I'm not sure how it works but I've experienced it when at the shooting range.

Thanks for your reply. Feels good to know I'm not alone with this condition. I really hope for an improvement over time. I would be happy if I can just leave the house with earplugs without pain and to be able to talk without pain. When I have my earmuffs on, I slide on the floor rather than...

The thing that concerns me is that even though my tinnitus does seem to be getting marginally lower, my reactivity seems higher. For example, I drove myself to the doctor’s office one month ago without any hearing protection, sat in the waiting room etc, as my tinnitus was blaring the whole...

My personal experience is that balance is the key. Constant masking led to an increase in my awareness of tinnitus, my anxiety at and because of the tinnitus, and a tendency to have VERY bad spikes if I got caught in a quiet room without masking sounds. I felt that I was exhausting my ears and...

It has been 6 months since my tinnitus onset so I thought it’s time for an update. My tinnitus remained a mild, unilateral (left) sound until last month when it unfortunately spiked permanently (I think) after I was driving on the highway for 3 straight days in a pretty loud car during my...

Yea, that sucks. But at least you get some relief in quiet rooms. Does the same thing happen if you wear earplugs? I think with time the reactivness will fade...

Do you find being at home a threat? How about travelling to work? What about cooking or watching TV, etc? If you honestly think a professional recording studio is inherently dangerous then you’ve either never been in one as a producer or you have no idea what you’re talking about. In fact, in...

Have you considered a ponytail? Seriously, just go to a nice quiet salon. That's what I do.

Wow, you described EXACTLY what my hyperacusis is like (both the trigger and symptoms). Mine was caused by sitting too close to my guitar amp while playing with distortion at a very low volume (quiet enough to not wake my kids in the next room). And the pain I experience is the rawness /...

I was speaking from my own experience doing trainings like this. OP's experience may certainly be different. I don't find that the created distortion matters much for music/podcasts in the case of using silicone plugs under headphones on planes, nor can I think of a better way to accomplish my...

The above reminded me of the song about the things the popular 1970s Soviet singer you can see below Doesn't want/like (a rare song of his that I dislike):

Funny you say that, I often speak with both my uncle and cousin and whenever the subject of tinnitus comes up, they contact me shortly after to say they now have ringing in their ears. Before my tinnitus worsening, I used to be able to tune in if I wanted to and then tune out again. It just...

Thank you for the advice. I will not wear earplugs to school, but will buy some for graduation (which will be held outside).

At one point, I tried forcing myself to get used to tinnitus by wearing ear plugs 24/7. My logic was that I found T to be the most disturbing when I would be shocked by it when trying to sleep in a quiet room. I thought that if I were to listen to it throughout the day, it would not be so...

@Tommi_boi FYI, I’m only 7 weeks in About 7 weeks ago, I became ill with a sinus infection. One night I recall my ears being full and clogged but I also remember being in a loud environment but I had earplugs. That night, the light hissing started. Next thing I know, it became constant. In a...

Michael but how can i develop H on the healthy ear? How is that possible. I should have listened to you to leave the ears alone. I was doing amazingly well in December, could only hear Tinnitus when i was in a quiet room, now i can can hear it. I also have H on both ears, left ear muffled, etc :(

Damn, I should probably follow your example. I loved socializing in bars. I might test my luck in a year or two and leave as soon as the music gets bumped up. Looking fly with my earplugs. My T is currently fading and I hope to god I can get to “can only hear it faintly in a quiet room” in a...

Before my acoustic trauma, I would spend every night in my super-quiet room, wearing earplugs, actively listening for sounds and not hearing anything. I used to love the sound of complete silence. I doubt I would hear anything in that soundproof chamber, but even if I did, it would not change...

I'm pretty sure the sound I hear has no external source. Which makes it all so much weirder, since when it's quiet my T is very quiet, if even there at all. But as soon as external sounds get mixed in I start hearing this whissling sound. I hope it's some kind of healing process or something...

My opinon on this is as follows @Melike but ulimately the choice is yours: If I were you Iwould never use earphones, earbuds or headphones, sleephones etc even at low volume. Use a portable sound machine or music player for sound enrichment instead. As I've previosly explained, tinnitus should...

@Na_M Na_M. I think you have made the right decision by keeping quiet about your tinntius. I was medically retired from my job many years ago because the tinnitus can be quite severe. It ranges from complete silence to mild, moderate, severe and extremely severe to the point I have to take...

7 week update: So I have got very mixed feelings. In the past weeks, I have been doing pretty well tinnitus-wise. I could only hear the sound when I went to sleep or in a completely quiet environment. It changed into a hiss and the ringing was pretty much away the past week. I had difficulty...