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Hi, I've had tinnitus since July 2022. I sneezed one night and my ears started to ring. It was mainly in the left ear and it was a static sound....
Hello everyone. I am new here and would love some help. I have had tinnitus for four years in just the right ear, possibly quick onset after an...
When I was 15, I was sitting in my room watching videos with headphones, when suddenly I was hit with a piercing ringing. I literally threw off my...
@cris, welcome on board! It could be tensor tympani syndrome (TTTS). This is often stress-related and is often set off by stress. Speaking of my...
Hi, I'm Amy, 30. I've had tinnitus my whole life and thought it was normal for so long! In July, it got worse, like a second tinnitus on top of...
Hey guys, I’m in a world of hell at the moment. Here’s my story for those who care to read. At the start of January I got sick with some sort of...
Would doing a Tympanometry with vibration be enough to diagnose ETD? And also, do you think Tympanometry with vibration only is safe in terms of...
Hi @Casey J and welcome to Tinnitus Talk. I am sorry to know of the difficulties that you are experiencing at the moment with tinnitus. You are...
Hello, tinnitus sufferers. I'm going crazy with anxiety at the moment, and I'd appreciate any input on my situation. Can anyone relate to this...
Hello. First time posting on the board but long time lurker. Little bit of a background on me. I've had permanent tinnitus for 25+ years, noise...
I was pumping gas at a gas station in Brownsville California on my way back to work. I heard a loud motorcycle approaching the station and looked...
When I originally had reactive tinnitus (hearing all kinds of weird additional sounds set off by the fridge, CD player, etc.), I also had very...
I do have slight hyperacusis from it, but nothing like the first 2 traumas from years past. I also have slight pain. The scream only lasted about...
I often hear what sounds like a radio station that’s trying to be tuned. My tinnitus is about a 7-8, and it’s been nonstop since the incident...
I haven't taken a flight in over 40 years @DeanD, long before I got tinnitus and have no plans to in the future. The longest car journey I take is...
Hello Everyone, I’m a 69-year-old Welshman who is lucky enough to live in small village in the Italian Alps. I’m overweight and suffer from Type...
When you speak of each of these events, are you saying the reactivity came back, and then went away? Also, it sounds like you correlate...
80-85 dB is extremely low for an injury. It may have been louder than that. Have your traumas always resulted in immediate tinnitus, or have you...
Thanks for your comments and advice. I will certainly print out the posts that you mentioned. I haven’t used headphones since my initial mild...
Well, I'm not sure if your biggest obstacle at the moment is TTTS or hyperacusis (sensitivity to noise)? What I refered to in my post was mainly...
I’m sorry to hear that. Mine is still the same. It’s like a vibration that stops with any incoming sound. But as soon as the sound stops and...
Hello @Baggs, I'm sorry that this happened to you. I'm in the same situation. Last night I went to a concert (open air space), and all of a...
Then Tympanometry can be done with vibration, without the beeps. There is a beep, but it does not increase in volume. In the Acoustic Reflex Test...
Hello. I’ve had ear problems my whole life, from frequent infections as a kid to occasional tinnitus since I was a teenager. In my mid 20’s I was...
Hi all, I've been lurking here for a bit, but as of two days ago I've officially been diagnosed with tinnitus. I've never heard anyone...
Hi all, I have quite an extensive history but I will try and keep to the point. Please read and skip to the end if you have to :sour: May 2020...
Hi. I am 22 years old. Before starting, I must say that I actually have some hearing damage from my younger years from using earphones a lot. I...
Hi @Arne7. I believe I have experienced this as well. My tinnitus used to sort of "hang off of" other sounds. Sometimes air conditioning, other...
After having my right ear acoustic neuroma diagnosed 7 years ago, this year I had Gamma Knife treatment as the tumour had grown and outstayed its...
Hi everyone, sorry you're here, sorry I'm here too! I've been coming to Tinnitus Talk since 2019 when my tinnitus began and since it's gotten...
Hi Amy, I have the same thing you describe. It’s been 2 years now. It actually went away for 10 weeks and now it’s back. It’s very temperamental...
Hello! I just read your thread and your story is the same as mine! I'm 2 months into the tinnitus club after taking a quarter of the lowest dose...
Hello hello! I'm Beau! :) A brief background on me and my tinnitus journey! I've had it for... a long time haha. I remember thinking that...
Hello everyone, I hope you’re all ok today. I was just hoping for some advice but more importantly some understanding. I’ve tried to explain my...
First of all, I appreciate all of your posts here helping others over the years. Based off what I know about your story, I do not think that you...
Michael, while I'm sure you have good intentions, your comments on headphones that I keep seeing everywhere the word is mentioned border on...
I got TTTS too, within a month after my (mild-moderate) tinnitus onset, which is way more annoying than the tinnitus itself. All the same for me,...
Careful with HBOT. You never know whether it's going to help or actually make it way worse. I wouldn't consider HBOT in your situation. As to...
Hi there @CrazyBison, just wanted to say welcome to the forum. I'm not sure whether the low-frequency vibration you're experiencing is tinnitus,...
I have been too scared to take any drugs. My experience of them is that they're more dangerous than what they're trying to cure - but that's just...
Hi @Michael Leigh, you mention the arcades in Brighton reaching 100 dB, which I can well imagine, having been there myself. Have you since...
Hi billie48, I hope you are having a good day. I know I have to give it time for my ears to heal, but I just wanted to ask you about what I have...
Hi everyone, I’ve been on Tinnitus Talk for a few weeks and decided to post my story. Before I do, I’d like to thank everyone who shares their...
Hi, My name is Lisa. I've had tinnitus since 2006 and it took me about a year to get used to it. Fast forward to a few years ago, when I came...
Hi all, I will try to be brief here - I have a long tinnitus history that I may share in my bio someday. I could really use some advice and...
Hello everyone, ------ My tinnitus began in the summer of 2011 after a visit to a music festival. In those 12 years leading up to now, my...
Maybe you’ll have to wait a year or so to see improvements, people do improve whether it be ototoxic meds or noise trauma. I have talked to a lot...
Hey, just wanted to see how you have been doing lately? Has any of the symptoms lessened? I had Gamma Knife 2 years ago and only had tinnitus up...
I've had tinnitus for about 10 years. I think taking Aspirin did it. I have it in both ears and it emits a high pitch sound in both ears....
Hiya! I am so glad I have found this group. I just got off the phone with the doctor who was not very helpful at all. I have the low hum...
Something akin to being tortured with electrical current that made your whole head vibrate. I heard an incredibly loud buzzing sound which...
They found a papillary edema in my right eye and to rule out different illnesses, they did a lumbar puncture on me. I asked for potential side...
Well as I see it, after my research into self healing and power of the mind for many years recently - your doctors don't seem to be getting...
I have it the same way, even stupidly low-level sound like ripping toilet paper seems to trigger muscle spasms sometimes. Also, people talking...
What were the hearing levels at the audiogram (if you mind sharing)? If you have elevated thresholds, it's unlikely that the concert was the...
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...
This is word for word what I've been dealing with. I'm so devastated because I know it isn't an easy fix. Have you looked into MEM/TTTS? Are you...
Hello Amy. Sorry to hear about this. Did you tell your doctor about you passing out? It may get you an urgent referral to the ENT. I assume you...
Welcome to the forum. I have similar tinnitus. One is ultra high pitched tinnitus from the right ear. The other is from my left ear which has lost...
@Slambonie - sometimes I think my left ear is getting better, and then I'll go somewhere quiet and it feels like my whole head vibrates with the...