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Thanks Michael. I won’t be in silence. I forgot to mention I have slight ear ache and when I lie down at night and the ringing starts to happen it’s like the pain has been released a bit, do you have any idea about that? I have been told I have a head cold.

You have the right attitude to be positive with tinnitus @LostSpartan, I believe it's one of the best ways of moving forward with this condition and getting on with your life. However, being able to do this takes time so try not to be too hard on yourself, because you are in the early stages...

...still here. At times life hasn't been easy but I'm going to try my best to live it. If you need any help please ask. Please go to my started threads and read my articles that I hope will be of some help. I see on your Avatar, that your tinnitus was noise induced. My advice is not to use...

...just something that happened. She was having none of it and of course she was one hundred percent right as always. Please go to my started threads and read the posts that I have mentioned. They will give you information on how to take more care of your ears and guide you through the...

...but if you think you have that's okay. I do believe in hyperacusis and it can be treated if self help doesn't work. 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. What is...

...the background. At night try not to sleep in a quiet room. Use a sound machine by your bedside for sound enrichment. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: New to Tinnitus, What to Do? Tinnitus, A Personal View. Please click on the links below and read my articles that...

It’s the rule I know. I speak for myself when I say there are times when my tinnitus is calm and low, then factor in a good mood and I want to forget I have tinnitus so I just go on about my day. I end up paying lol. Yesterday and so far today my tinnitus has been decent. It fluctuates quite a...

What does not work for you, may work for someone else. Just like how you mentioned jogging and computers can hurt T but will not for everyone. If we can agree that T is very 'your mileage may vary' then I think we can agree that it might be worth exploring these avenues. The above poster...

...it can affect a person's mental and emotional wellbeing and thus be able to give high quality tinnitus counselling. Please go to my started threads and read my post: What is TRT and when should it be started? There I explain in detail how an audiologist/hearing therapist administers...

Q. When you received TRT, did you only use one type of sound pattern for the whole time under treatment? i.e. static pink noise. Q. Are you recommending that the pink noise I listen to should be below both my tonal and non tonal tinnitus perception levels? If that's the case, then what is...

HI @Barry33 Many things can cause tinnitus even the conditions you've mentioned in your list. Exposure to loud noise is the most common cause of it. Stress can be responsible too. If you have been listening to music through headphones/earphones/earbuds regularly, this is the likely cause of the...

@japongus I am not here to defend TRT to non believers and the same applies for any other treatment. My purpose here is to help and advise people on tinnitus if possible. I have had TRT twice and know it works. I have never said my tinntius went away or was cured. I said my tinnitus reduced to a...

...There is a good reason for this which is explained in my article Tinnitus, A Personal View, in the the link below. Please go to my started threads and read: The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, As I See It. Try to avoid quiet rooms and surroundings by using...

@Tessie It is likely that your tinnitus and oversensitivity to sound will reduce and go completely away in time. I say this because you've said your tinnitus was caused by a sudden acoustic shock? If you hadn't experienced tinnitus before and not a regular user of headphones/earbuds, then I'm...

...struggle to hear outside sounds and therefore, will lower its internal gain and thus the tinnitus will reduce too. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts: The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Can I Habituate to Variable Tinnitus? New to Tinnitus, What...

HI @acute You are new to tinnitus and in many cases people will make a good recovery in time. The tinnitus can go completely away or reduce to a low level where you habituate. Now, if you want to give yourself the best chance possible of recovering from tinnitus and for it not to return with a...

@Zuzanna HI Zuanna The ear is a very delicate and sophisticated organ. The best treatment for tinnitus especially in the very early stages as you are in, is to do nothing at all. By all means take the medication that your doctor has given you to clear up your ear infection. Tinnitus can...

...the tinnitus worse. The same applies to earbuds, AirPods, headsets, noise cancelling and bone conduction headphones. Please go to my started threads and read: Tinnitus, a Personal View Hyperacusis, As I See It Will My Tinnitus Get Worse? The Habituation Process How to Habituate to Tinnitus...

Thank you. I want to make sure you know I appreciate your input.

Hi @Ravera Many things can cause tinnitus although exposure to loud noise is the most common. Typically, it is headphone use and going to places where loud music is played that causes it. In the early stages of tinnitus which you are in, the best treatment for it is to do nothing. If you just...

Please go to my "started threads" and there you will see a list of posts, that I think will help you to learn more about tinnitus and how it can affect us. There is information on coping methods. There are some very experienced people in this forum to and I suggest you read their posts. I don't...

HI @Louis.m I have written extensively in this forum and others, regarding the use of headphones for people that have "noise induced tinnitus". Please believe me it is not a good idea to use them even at low volume. It is true, some people with Noise induced tinnitus, use headphones without any...

Hi @neliath. I am sorry to know you are still having difficulty with the tinnitus. There is always hope so try not to give up. The doctors you have seen have said your ears are fine which is good to know. Masking your tinnitus so it can't be heard is not a good idea, because your brain will...

I suspected all along that the increase in your tinnitus and the spikes you have been experiencing are the result of listening to audio through headphones, or being exposed to some type of loud sounds. A similar thing happened to me after a long habituation period, although it was caused by...

@nerdvegas This is obviously troubling you and I suggest that you go back to ENT for tests on your auditory system. If they say there is no underlying medical problem then ask to be referred to a Hearing Therapist or Audiologist who's trained in the management and treatment of tinnitus. There...

HI @Craigyboy11111 Tinnitus can appear for no reason but usually something causes it and many things can. The most common is exposure to loud noise. Before the tinnitus onset, did you frequently listened to music through headphones, earbuds, or regularly used a headset? Listened to loud...

With respect @Nick47, please speak for yourself whether sound therapy is helpful or not. Although you are entitled to your opinion about me, I assure you TRT with counselling and wearing sound generators for sound therapy, helped to reduce my tinnitus to such very low levels that for the...

Hi @martap. Many things can cause tinnitus including stress. It can also appear for no apparent reason and gradually go away all by itself which can add more mystery to this strange anomaly. The fact that you have been examined by three ENT doctors, had hearing tests and an MRI scan, should...

Steph, please don't confuse me for @Damiancunt123. I'm sure that guy's doing better than any of us right now; with mild tinnitus and his half pint of neat whisky knocking him out before bed every night. Think all of us here would trade for his circumstances, liver in 5 years or not. What a...

...into an arcade on Brighton Palace Pier, where the sound levels reached 100 dB and I used no hearing protection! Please go to my started threads and read my posts. I think you will see that I try to promote positivity, not fear. At the same time, I advise people that have noise-induced...

HI @LindaS I am sorry to know of the difficulties that you have been going through with tinnitus and hyperacusis over the last seven months. You have always been polite and respectful towards me. When a person is this way it shows a lot about their character and it's something I take special...

...make it so know how you feel. Try to focus on the positive things in your life whenever the tinnitus gets too much. Please go to my started threads and read the following articles, that I hope will give you some inspiration: From Darkness Into Light, The Habituation Process, Inspiration, A...

Hello Everyone. I have been reading Tinnitus Talk threads for a couple of days so this is my first post. The first time I started hearing T so prominently and non stop was around a week ago. The first 2 days I thought it would just go away cause I had some similar experience roughly a year ago...

...use any type of headphones, earbuds or headset even at low volume, as there's the risk of making the tinnitus worse. Please go to my started threads and read the posts mentioned below. If you are able to print them I suggest that you do, as it's a lot to read and better to refer to them...

Hi @microo. I am sorry to hear that you are going through a difficult time at the moment with tinnitu. I have some suggestions that you might find helpful. Since you have been a regular user of headphones, I suspect the tinnitus was present for quite a while but operating at a very low level...

Maybe up your melatonin to 3mg, or even 5mg. You can message Bill for the pill suggestion/sleep aid, because I forgot the name of it. Maybe look in his started threads for the info. How does it feel. Stuffy, full? I have to go to work... Please do not do anything. Just try to hold onto the fact...

Michael, Thank you. I am only 3 weeks in. At this stage what is your advice on how to determine when to use hearing protection so as to not cause further damage but also stay exposed to healthy sound levels and not induce further sensitivity out of fear? I am finding that some noise, say around...

...about medications that can affect tinnitus. This often causes more harm than good by reinforcing negative thinking. Please go to my started threads and read the following articles: Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset. Acquiring a Positive Mindset. How to Habituate to Tinnitus. The Habituation...

Hi Spchpsrhngb. You have noise induced tinnitus, which is one of the most common causes of this condition. Typically it is caused by listening to audio at too high a volume through headphones, earbuds, AirPods, headsets, noise cancelling and bone conduction headphones without realizing it...

@Zimichael I was not here during that time but enjoyed reading your recent threads. I understand how it feels when you exit and no one says anything. It is important to set your own boundary lines with support. I know it isn't easy but like you in the past one gets too dragged into so many...

...headsets and AirPods even at low volume. The third is stress. If any of the things mentioned resonate with you, please go to my started threads and read the following posts mentioned below as I think they will be helpful. If you are able to print them my advice is to do so. This will help you...

...a lot. Try not to be too alarmed as this is normal. Carry on using the sound machine at night keeping the volume low. Please go to my started threads and read the posts below. If you are able to print them please do so rather than reading on a screen. You will absorb and retrain the...

@MikeB1996 It is important to avoid quiet rooms and surroundings especially at night. When the brain hears silence it will focus on the tinnitus more and it will appear to be louder and more intrusive. Please read my article: Tinnitus, A Personal View, for more information on this. Click on my...

...earwax. When you are seen at ENT and had tests then hopefully you'll get a diagnoses and be recommended treatment. Please go to my started threads and read the following posts that you might find helpful: New to tinnitus what to do. Tinnitus, A Personal View. The habituation process...

You haven't said how many months you have had tinnitus? Have you been tested at ENT? Or being referred to a Hearing Therapist for tinnitus treatment and management? A lot can be done to help you cope. If you have only been seen at ENT and not being referred to a Hearing Therapist then I suggest...

Thank you Michael. I very much appreciate your reply. I will look up the posts now.

Thanks for responding! The tinnitus is definitely the lesser problem at the moment, I'm finding it pretty tolerable. Interesting that you think it's still noise-induced hyperacusis. In recent months I've not been listening to music above very low volume as I've been bedbound so if it's a...

It’s almost as if you heard the conversation between me and mom lmao. She also mentioned that the years of “abuse” of listening to music all the time and at high volumes was just the start of it and the syringing was the icing on the cake. I was definitely a music listener with headphones...

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 last August. I hear it when I go to sleep; however, it’s never kept me awake. I sleep well, which I feel very lucky to be able to do. Thank you for your...

Hi @TrevorSanders. I am sorry to know of the difficulties that you are going through with tinnitus at the moment. I have a few suggestions that might be helpful. I have taken a brief look at some of your post history and note, that you haven't mentioned whether you have had tests at ENT or been...

I do understand where you are coming from but I must speak the truth as I see it and based my my experience with tinnitus. Again, I agree that a balanced healthy diet is essential in keeping a person fit and healthy. Unfortunately in the case of tinnitus one is unlikely to notice any significant...

HI @cviechec Tinnitus and headphones/headsets don't go well together and your tinnitus is likely to get worse. If you have been using headphones regularly before the onset of your tinnitus, then I suspect it was headphones that caused your tinnitus and not the Ibuprofen. Although the Ibuproften...

Hi Michael, I put away my headphones and earbuds, thinking that they might be the reason why I got tinnitus... They are lucky I didn't throw them in the garbage. If I understood your thread on the topic, reactive tinnitus is a form of hyperacusis and should be treated accordingly. For example...

...alongside counselling with an Audiologist or Hearing Therapist that's trained in tinnitus and hyperacusis management. Please go to my started threads and read my posts on TRT. As a veteran you may not need counselling so if you decide to go ahead the following procedure is what I advise...

Thanks for your reply Michael, I've had a read of your post and taken note of your advice. It's disappointing to hear that there isn't a way round it, but I've managed this far without headphones. Do you know what the mechanism is that makes headphones cause tinnitus to return? Is it being...

Hi Michael. I have read many of your responses. When you say no headphones, earbuds etc, where do hearing aids fit into this? Essentially they are in-ear speakers still? Regards, Nick

...noise cancelling and bone conduction headphones even at low volume, as there's a risk of making your tinnitus worse. Please go to my started threads and print and read: The Habituation Process, How to Habituate to Tinnitus, Will My Tinnitus Get Worse, Sound Machines and Tinnitus. Tinnitus...

Thanks Michael, I know it takes time its the most frustrating thing about it all. I am often way to hard on myself, constantly blaming myself which I know I need to stop. I have my air con on during the night just below my tinnitus that seems to help. I live in a very quiet area in the bush so...

It's hard for me to know what caused mine. I''ve had TMJ problems since last May, been listening to LOUD music daily for past 6 years, A LOT of ear wax (using olive oil currently) and it also started when I was extremely stressed and depressed. Also, I have terrible posture and my neck and jaw...

...of headphones including earbuds or headsets, even at low volumes, as there's the risk of making the tinnitus worse. Please go to my started threads and the posts: New to Tinnitus, What to Do. Tinnitus, a Personal View, The Habituation Process, Tinnitus and the Negative Mindset, Acquiring a...