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Its been a while since I have posted on here and thought it was time I posted my story. 29th May 2016, a date I will never forget. I was exposed to a powerful external alarm sound for maybe 10 minutes at close range 125 dB. At the time I had no idea just what damage exposure to loud noise...

I have this rattle/distortion when listening to music, really annoying. Obviously I have hidden hearing loss causing tinnitus, thing is though my hearing is actually pretty good, voices are clear etc I can hear pin drop, but music sounds terrible. Any idea on what causes this or is it the...

My left ear has a chipping, pinging kinda noise, it's worse than the ringing, when it chirps I can actually feel it :( What is that?? Nerve damage?? 8 months in after acute acoustic trauma. :(

I stupidly went to see a show with the family on Boxing night, Cinderella, it was crazy loud but I used plugs, didn't help, my hearing is worse again in the left ear (always my worse ear) tinnitus much worse, balance worse. I thought it was bad before but this is a new level of hell. I had...

I know it's a crappy YouTube vid but how high can you hear?? I can't hear 14k From other tests on YouTube I seem to loose it around 13500k I'm 37 and before I was exposed too the alarm that damaged my hearing I could hear up too and beyond 18k. How high can you hear!??

Since I suffered a severe acoustic trauma in May 2016 my balance has been affected along with tinnitus and hearing loss. Is there anything that can be done for balance?? I'm not dizzy but I def have a lot more "sway" than I used too especially when going too sit down. Honestly I feel like...

I find my noise induced tinnitus to be lowest when I am in silence so thankfully it isn't bothering me when trying too sleep but when I am out walking in town or driving I can hear it fizzing and ringing away quite clearly. Also after an hour at the gym I can hear it ringing much louder when I...

Has anyone seen the Specsavers advert?? Shows a guy as part of a band who seems to lose hearing. With a hearing aid he is able to continue playing in the band "that is the best sound" he is quoted as saying. I can only speak for my own condition but it seems many of us with hearing...

5 months in with nihl and tinnitus. Balance seems to be getting worse, I constantly feel unsteady. Can this improve over time?? Seems worse yet my hearing seems slightly better than it was a month ago, Tinnitus getting slightly worse month on month.

I absolutely hate myself. I caused my tinnitus, balance problems, hyperacausis etc all by myself. I literally can't live with myself. Slowly I am destroying everything around me. relationship, business, life, family, friendships, everything. How the hell do people deal with things that...

Well, 5 months in. Music sounds broken, like a busted speaker. :( Question is, how much damage has this alarm done too my hearing??? Is there any test too tell this?? I was exposed to a very powerful alarm for several minutes and close range. I can hear speech fine, birds singing, my...

In month 5 now after acoustic trauma from a powerful burgler alarm, apart from the tinnitus and hyperacusis I have balance and vertigo issues! Does this improve over time?? I constantly feel like I have just gotten off a boat. Jason.

Does anyone use noise cancelling headphones like the Bose QC35?? https://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Wireless-Headphones-Black/dp/B01E3SNO1G/ Not being able to listen to music is killing me. Over speakers music just sounds like the speakers are broken :( With the Bose headphones I can...

was a nice day today and though as I was feeling good I should take the mrs and our daughter shopping as we would usually do before T. I realised today how broken I am. All the shops have loud music, restaurant for lunch was a loud experience. Plugs used. Most noise didn't go above...

just over 4 months in from noise induced tinnitus, hearing loss, vestibular damage, hyperacusis etc caused by 10 min exposure to 120db burglar alarm. Month on month it has been getting worst and as I sit here right now the T is screaming in my left ear and getting louder in my right ear, My...

Since acquiring tinnitus and a degree of hearing loss due to exposure to a loud siren last may, I have been doing a lot of research as one does. My hearing loss does seem mild (5 dB dip at 4 kHz) aural fullness mostly in the left ear, the tinnitus is hard to deal with and the life changes that...

Hi Well here we are... Tinnitus since 29th May 2016 after exposure to a burglar alarm that I was working on while up a ladder, and the external sounder went off, LOUD alarms 109+ DB, instead of getting out of the way I stupidly tried to shut the sounder off which left me exposed to the alarm...