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  1. Amy

    Can't sleep, can't mask - what to do?

    I keep going through up and down periods with my T. For a long time this spring/summer, I felt like I had, if not fully habituated, then definitely adjusted to the T and found ways to deal. Since July, though, I've found myself having horrible spikes every few weeks. The spikes then take a week...
  2. Amy

    Bad Spike. Feeling Hopeless.

    I'm currently experiencing a really bad spike, the worst since I started noticing the T back on January. I can't sleep, even with white noise and medication (trazodone to take as needed for sleep); the ringing has become so loud and so high-pitched that it's just impossible to sleep. I know I...
  3. Amy

    Really bad days, feeling low

    Apologies in advance for the whine. But the past few days have been as close to unbearable as my T has been since this recent spike happened. I'm not 100% sure what happened; maybe it was having a few glasses of wine on Friday, or not sleeping very well (thanks to the wine), or being too...
  4. Amy

    Did I just make this even worse?

    My T was actually doing a little bit better over the weekend - either I was getting used to it or the meds I was on were maybe working their magic, but either way, it had become a little less noticeable. Then, last night, I went to a concert; normally I wouldn't have, but I got the tickets in...
  5. Amy

    Best Headphones?

    Not a treatment question per se, but since my latest flare up I haven't been listening to music much since the only headphones I have are the ear buds that came with my iPhone. Does anyone have recommendations for good headphones that won't disturb the T too much? Missing having that extra bit...
  6. Amy

    Changes in tone/pitch?

    Has anyone else noticed a change in the tone, volume or pitch of their tinnitus over time? Mine went from being a fairly low-volume, somewhat high pitched whistle (kinda like a kettle, I guess), to, in the past week, constant high volume and pitch. And it's getting worse!! I never used to notice...
  7. Amy

    New here, but tinnitus for a while/now worse

    Hi there, Glad I found this forum. I'm sort of at a loss for what to do. I've had tinnitus for some time now (since 2005), most likely due to spending my teen years at concerts without earplugs, and listening to headphones at the highest volume setting. While the tinnitus was pretty bad at...