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Got exposed to 90-100db for several minutes before I could get my earplugs in at a work event in a "Barn"... Praying no damage was done... but I never really know for 2-4 days until after exposure if something happened for some reason.

I recently faced this scenario, except I got lucky because the ceremony was held outside and the class was about half the size. It was stressful, especially when my wife disappeared into the crowd to find my son among them. My tinnitus was screaming, and I had a headache, but I got through it...

Need to get a crown on one of my top molars... any recommendations? Should I be worried? NAC?

Missing another one of my kids school events. Breaks my heart.

Think I got a new "pure tone" in my left ear... its relatively low atm, I don't hear it all the time and is maskable unlike all the others but is definitely new... ugh... Even avoiding everything and protecting my ears... Trying to not feel doomed. My right ear on the other hand seems to be...

T is very loud today. Trying to deal with it and not break down. Seems like the same pattern every week. M-OK, T-Moderate, W - Severe, T- Moderate, F-OK, Sat -OK, Sun - Severe. OK is not great but livable. Its the humming, hissing, ear sensations... ugh... Sometimes I just don't understand the...

I am really trying... but I am not sure I can "recover" from this more than once. I should of been more careful. Water under the bridge as they say. Every time it seems like things are going in a positive direction, T smacks me down again. Life can be cruel. 😢

I take 25 mg. My tinnitus actually seems better when I take it... I don't know.

I take Mirtazapine for sleep. I haven't taken anything else. I was told it was impossible for the medication to cause tinnitus. Yet here I am. I hope you find something that helps. CBT was a bust for me, but it did help to talk to someone in the beginning, when I felt like I was about to go...

Interesting thought - Is Anxiety and Stress a possible precursor to T? As our brain undergoes whatever changes that ultimately causes T, do we experience it as a result? There seems to be a link, but I wonder which is the result of the other.

In my opinion, when people habituate or reach a point where they can function, they usually do not come back here. This site can be a difficult place, and understandably so. It can be hard to process and may leave some people feeling even more desperate. I left this site for a while, and I have...

@kgolive, your story is similar to mine when it comes to SSRIs. You are still very early in this, and it is clearly disruptive to your life. Things do get easier, but you need to be careful with your ears and avoid becoming complacent when things start to feel okay. That is advice I wish I had...

My tinnitus started after taking two doses of Escitalopram (Lexapro) two years ago. I seemed to develop issues with Eustachian tube dysfunction much later. Pressure builds up easily in my ears. It seems like Eustachian tube dysfunction can occur along with tinnitus, especially the reactive kind...

Ear sensitivity... guessing Hyperacusis isn't improving like it did before.. maybe I am not giving it long enough.... Seems like I am in for another 2 year wait and see, after spending the last 2 years getting to a good point. Stupid... and could of been avoided... but.. it seemed safe... Not...

I cant go out anymore... I don't do anything. I am scared to go to my kids graduation in a couple of months. Despite some of the positive messages I have received on this site, I just feel like I am spiraling. T is worse then the first time I got it, maybe even catastrophic... I have always...

I always considered my T moderate... but I think its severe now...trying to hold a job, raise kids, do everything that one needs to do to live is exhausting wit h T... Nobody seems to notice or care that I am struggling... After almost 2 years you would think I would simply know that. Its the...

Thinking about my future is depressing... Will I make it 1, 2, 5 years? I am still feeling the latest set back more than ever, persistent humming, higher hissing, ear discomfort and sensitivity... Guess I am cooked....

Why is T so fricken variable?... one day its ok, the next is pure hell. Ugh... what did we do to deserve this?!

When I first got tinnitus and described the low drone, I went to three different audiologists. The first one said it must be energy building up in my ear and releasing as sound. The second one admitted they had no idea, which I honestly respect. The third one told me I was imagining it.

I first experienced this about a month after developing tinnitus in my right ear. At the time, it was mostly intermittent, occurring after car rides, loud events, or at night. It felt like an 80 kHz drone moving back and forth in my head, eventually fading out like the idle of a distant car...

Well it seems that I recovered some, but not back to where I was prior... I never thought I would find myself wishing for my old T back. I always wondered how I would be able to deal with worse... I guess I am finding out... You just do, because there is no choice. Still hoping it improves with...

Feb 3rd Texas Roadhouse is donating all profits for Dine In and Out orders to the ATA. I told my wife this, and she said... What is the ATA?... I am thinking where have you been the last almost 2 years. :banghead:

When I got tinnitus I didn't even know what it was. Now it alters everything in my life. Awareness is lacking!

My daughter was born the year this thread started. I pray we see this come out before she goes to college...

Sadly I knew I would be back here some day. That it would get worse eventually, but I hoped it wouldn't. A simple thing I thought, a middle school orchestra concert, it shouldn't be to bad, and it wasn't until 4 days later. I still don't know if this is a spike or the new normal. Somewhat milder...

Well a positive if there is one to pull from this... The distortion or sound when I speak has gone away about 95%. T is still more reactive and piercing than before and its been humming in silence like crazy (that is an ongoing off and on thing), hopefully that's temporary as well... only time...

Yesterday was ok. Today is horrible, just loud and sensitive, happy birthday to me 😞

I am going through the same thing right now. About four days after my daughter’s orchestra concert, I started noticing it again with certain words or volumes. Now my ears are sensitive to some sounds. I have always had reactive tinnitus but was making progress, though it seems to have been set...

Had a good run and was doing well... but this disorder seems to always get you. Ears are sensitive again and new sound in my right ear when I speak. My fault I got complacent. I hope this is just a spike and will improve.

1 year ago today this started. A journey to hell, hope I can make it back. Wishing everyone the best.

Still alive. T still sucks most of the time. Hope everyone is doing as well as they can.

This site is to much. My T sucks but I don't wish to die. I understand the pain here but positivity and hope is all I got going for me.

Need to exercise again, but I am so beaten down by T most days of the week I just cant get motivated to do it.