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...is to use low-level sound enrichment during the day, particularly at night, using a sound machine by the bedside. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Sound Machines and Tinnitus. Another option is seeing an audiologist specializing in tinnitus and hyperacusis management. You...

I assure you it is. Please go to my started threads, and read: Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a Positive Mindset, The Complexities of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis. Then you will begin to understand the effects tinnitus and hyperacusis can have on a person's mental and emotional...

From what I've read so far, this seems to be the most common method of recovery, and I’d like to eventually employ this strategy. Though not exactly comparable, I sleep with a fan at the lowest level for some background noise. It does not cause me any discomfort, but I’ve read reports from...

I believe it is far too soon for you to be starting TRT or CBT @withintention, as you are new to noise-induced tinnitus. Please go to my started threads and read my TRT posts. Michael

...to audio through any headphones, I advise you not to do so, even at low volume, as you risk worsening the tinnitus. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Tinnitus, A Personal View. Try not to worry too much. Hopefully with time your tinnitus will calm down. All the best, Michael...

...ENTs treat underlying medical conditions within the auditory system that cause tinnitus, and there are many. Please go to my started threads and read: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? Hearing tests using headphones do not usually last long. All one hears is a series of tones. This is...

...there is a strong possibility that your tinnitus is noise-induced. This type of tinnitus usually improves with time. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? Tinnitus, A Personal View Hyperacusis, As I See It The Habituation Process, How to...

...it will not affect noise-induced tinnitus which is what you have. In fact, it often has a beneficial effect on the tinnitus when used for medicinal purposes, as it helps to relax the mind and eases stress. Please go to my started threads and read: Food, Drink and Tinnitus. All the best, Michael

...straightforward as some people believe, especially when they have had the condition a long time and it has increased. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? This is what I think you have. Simply wearing white noise generators without...

...enrichment using wearable white noise generators and using a sound machine at night at low-level, in the near future. I have used them for many years and you might find the information helpful. Please go to my started threads and read the post: Sound Machines and Tinnitus. All the best, Michael

Hi @kyscrivens, You have asked for advice, so I will try to help you. It is based on my 28 years living with noise-induced tinnitus, which I believe you have. This type of tinnitus can be very debilitating when severe, but it can improve with time and treatment, which I briefly touched on in my...

...up or masking the tinnitus. This is not the purpose of sound enrichment. It should be set at a level where your brain can ignore it easily and is not drawing attention. Please go to my started threads and read my thread: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? I hope you start to feel better soon, Michael

...low when listening to audio through headphones, the tinnitus shouldn't get worse. I disagree with some of the above. Please go to my started threads and read The Habituation Process and How to Habituate to Tinnitus. I don't believe it's a good idea to trust sound level meters or...

...have explained the reasons in many posts on my started threads. Please click on the links below and read the posts. Please go to my started threads and read: The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a Positive Mindset, Sound Machines...

Thank you Michael for responding so quickly. I appreciate it. I see now that I could have been clearer in my former post. When I wrote noise treatment, I meant a treatment package, both a CBT therapist specialized in hearing problems, and an audiologist specialized in both tinnitus and...

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...

Oh dear, you just don't give up. Please go to my started threads, and read: What Is Severe Debilitating Tinnitus? Take your time and read it without skimming. Hopefully you will then understand. I hope your tinnitus never reaches these relentless levels. Michael

Exposure to loud noise is one of the most common causes of tinnitus and typically, it is caused by listening to audio through headphones, earbuds, AirPods and headsets at too loud a volume without realizing it, and for too long a duration without giving the ears sufficient rest. I have written...

...drops, 3 times a day to each ear for 10 days to thoroughly soften the earwax to enable easy removal. Failure to do this can cause tinnitus in some people. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Microsuction and Irrigation. Hope you start to feel better soon. All the best, Michael

I appreciate your response, Michael. You have a lot of good information. I am still curious though to see if eliminating alcohol does anything. I only drink socially so it does not bother me to eliminate it again. Since alcohol is a neurotoxin and they seem to think chronic tinnitus lies more...

...a person has habituated to noise-induced tinnitus. It is best not to use any type of headphones even at low volume. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? Tinnitus, A Personal View. The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus...

...using it for a while. Low frequency bass can irritate tinnitus. Please click on the links below and read my posts. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Hyperacusis, As I See It. Take care, Michael New to Tinnitus, What to Do? | Tinnitus Talk Support Forum Tinnitus, A Personal...

...people are able to habituate but this doesn't apply to everyone. More about this is explained in the links below. Please go to my started threads and read: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus, My Experience with Tinnitus. All the best, Michael The Habituation Process | Tinnitus Talk...

Thank you, Michael. I have Oticon hearing aids with an ocean sound feature installed, but nothing I listen to can mask the terrible head noise I constantly experience. Now that the weather is nice, I walk outside, but even all the outdoor noise does not drown out the head noise. I watch TV, but...

...within a few weeks or months and you might think about using your headphones. I strongly advise that you don't even at low volume. I explain the reasons in my articles. Please go to my started threads and read: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? Take care and wishing you all the best, Michael

...management. Please click the link below and read my thread: I Have Noise-Induced Tinnitus, What Should I Do? Please go to my started threads, print, and read all the posts mentioned in the list, particularly Hyperacusis, As I See It. I advise you to start using low-level sound enrichment...

...tinnitus more intrusive, so it's a good idea to be examined by an ENT doctor and Orthodontist to check your jaw. Please go to my started threads and read: Positivity and Tinnitus, Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, How to Acquire a Positive Mindset, Tinnitus and Mental Health, Keeping Things...

...headphones in 26 years. I still enjoy my music but listening to speakers through a very high quality audio setup. Please go to my started threads and read: Does Your HI-FI Sing? If you decide not to use headphones again, please don't think you can't enjoy music in high quality because you...

...form of noise-induced tinnitus. I have it and have counselled people with it. I have written about it at length in my thread: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? It can be ruthless and very unforgiving when severe. Please go to my started threads and read it. Wishing you all the best, Michael

You are welcome Robin. Please go to my started threads and read the following articles: The Habituation Process, Hyperacusis, As I See It, New to Tinnitus, What to Do, From Darkness to Light.

Hi @pants. You are in the very early stages of noise-induced tinnitus. This type of tinnitus usually improves with time, so try not to worry too much. Unless you are experiencing dizziness, problems with your balance, deafness, or acute pain in your ears, it's best to leave your ears alone and...

...read my post to @ConfusedRicky. Click on the links and read the articles. Your oversensitivity to sound could indicate that you have hyperacusis, which is another indication of noise induced tinnitus. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Hyperacusis, As I See It. Take care, Michael

...background. You may also have an underlying medical problem within your auditory system that is causing the tinnitus. Tests at ENT will reveal if there is a medical condition causing the tinnitus. Please go to my started threads and read my post: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? All the best...

...headsets, noise cancelling or bone conduction headphones even at low volume, as you risk making the tinnitus worse. Please go to my started threads and read the articles I am going to mention below. Please print them and refer to them often. They are a form of counselling. You will absorb...

...doing this themselves or under the care of an audiologist that specialises in tinnitus and hyperacusis management. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: New to Tinnitus, What to Do?, The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, As I See It...

I am sorry to know of the difficulties that you are going through @J96. If I were in your situation, I would try to calm things right down, because if you're not careful, your symptoms could become a lot worse. Sorry to sound so sobering but the reality is, you have had noise-induced tinnitus...

@aura, please. This isn't news. Even @Michael Leigh knew I had an entourage of sidekicks. And this is @Michael Leigh we're talking about. A guy who spends 99.9% of his time on Tinnitus Talk plugging his own threads. But yes, if you didn't already know @ZFire is my disciple. But that's got...

Hi @DeanD, thank you for your enquiry. I will try to help you in the best way that I can. I understand your reasons for seeking private treatment for your tinnitus but please don't go to anymore private audiologists or ENT doctors. You will get the best help and long term aftercare for tinnitus...

...with an audiologist that specializes in tinnitus and hyperacusis management, although self-help may suffice. Please go to my started threads and print, then take your time and read the posts below: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus...

...Try to focus on the positive things in your life. I know this is difficult right now but to help you get there, please go to my started threads and print the posts mentioned below and read them when you're able to. Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a Positive Mindset, The...

I am sorry to know of the discomfort that you are going through with tinnitus and hyperacusis @Audigo. I am fairly confident the onset of these conditions was caused by the regular use of headphones. You were probably listening to your podcasts at too high a volume without realizing it. One of...

HI @rhiannon. Some people believe there is condition called reactive tinnitus but I do not. Tinnitus can react to sound but there is usually a reason for this which I will mention below. There is no recognised medical condition called reactive tinnitus so please try to relax, although I know...

...to mask or cover up your tinnitus with a sound so it can't be heard. If you do this, your brain will find it more difficult to habituate to the tinnitus. Please go to my started threads and read: The Habituation Process and How to Habituate to Tinnitus, for more information. All the best...

You have noise-induced tinnitus and this often improves with time with or without specialist treatment. For some people the noise can reduce to such a low level that it's only heard in quiet surroundings. This can give the false belief that the tinnitus will eventually be cured, and one might...

Thank you for the additional information @Jibran. Please note, the advice I am about to give you is not absolute because we are all different. On the advice of my GP, I tried 3 different statin medications that included Atorvastatin. Unfortunately they all increased my tinnitus and caused...

...of what tinnitus is and how it can be treated. For more in-depth information on tinnitus and hyperacusis, and how to treat them, please go to my started threads and read my posts. If you are able to print them I suggest you do, this way you will absorb and retrain the information better. Michael

I believe your tinnitus will improve with time and will possibly reduce to such a low level that you will rarely hear it. This can happen so give it time. Although the outdoor heavy metal music festival you went to is probably responsible for you experiencing intrusive tinnitus for 5 weeks, I...

...or other medication. I am not using my regular PC at the moment otherwise I'd paste the links to my articles here. Please go to my started threads and peruse the list. Speak to your GP. I strongly advise you not to start any long term treatment at the moment. A Hearing therapsist can help...

It is not unusual to feel the way you do in the early stages of noise induced tinnitus @Matildasweden, but you will begin to feel better, so try not to worry too much because this type of tinnitus usually improves with time. For this to happen it's important that you don't do anything that could...

...term aftercare for tinnitus under the NHS, that no private practice can match in the UK. I do have experience with TRT. Please go to my started threads and read: What Is TRT and When Should It Be Started? Take care and all the best, Michael Food, Drink and Tinnitus | Tinnitus Talk Support...

...of noise-induced tinnitus. It can be ruthless and very unforgiving when severe and can be difficult to habituate to. Please go to my started threads and read my post: Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? From personal experience and people that I have counselled with noise-induced tinnitus...

Hi MaxRabbit, Stress can cause the onset of tinnitus but if your ears are oversensitive to sound, or you are experiencing pain in your ears when exposed to certain sounds, this could be hyperacusis. If this is the case, these symptoms are usually caused by exposure to loud noise and not...

You have the right attitude Jake. Please go to my "started threads" and read my article: Tinnitus, A Personal View and my post: Hyperacusis, As I see it. I wish you well Michael

...written many posts on how to cope with tinnitus and hyperacusis when they are severe, so rather than repeat myself, please go to my started threads and print the articles mentioned below. Take your time and read them without skimming. They will help to reinforce positive thinking which is one...

...Darkness Into Light. It explains what Jason went through and his recovery. His name was changed at time of posting. Please go to my started threads and read: The Habituation Process, How To Habituate To Tinnitus, Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? Hyperacusis, As I See It, Tinnitus And The...

...TRT which lasted two years. I continued wearing them for a further two years. I was not experiencing any hyperacusis. Please go to my started threads and read my posts: My Experience with Tinnitus, Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? Both go into more detail about variable tinnitus and how...

Thank you for your kind response. I read that post early on when my taper first crashed, and it’s a great success story. I’ve had severe tinnitus since 2008, and I’m devastated by how getting stuck in withdrawal has affected my tinnitus and hearing loss. Thank you for your kind response. I...

Hi @WildJello. I am sorry to know about the difficulties that you are going through with tinnitus at the moment. One of the most common causes of tinnitus is exposure to loud noise. Regularly listening to audio through headphones, earbuds and headsets, at too high a volume without realizing it...