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ACS make a complete block out ear plug, custom moulded to exactly fit your ear shape. They block out about 33db. You can only block out around 35db maximum, as mentioned above, any noise above 35db level reaches your ear through bone conduction. I'd find out what db the machines run at, if...

It's not that bad, I just imagine a major 3rd and a minor 7th over mine, throw a bit of rhythm in and I've got some funky James Brown going down in my head.... Hot Pants!!!

I'm sure too much alcohol will effect T on its own, even without the loud music! Alcohol puts physical stress on your body as well if you drink too much, dehydration, raised body temperature, head ache, which leads to mental stress etc - all affects T. Like anything I guess - 'in moderation' is...

The ACS moulded ear plugs are good, they have filters up to 27db reduction. I'm a musician, today I was working for around 3 - 4 hours with ear plugs in. I always find my T is louder after a day like this, even though I've protected my ears. I panicked at first but I'm beginning to believe that...

All the best Ed, and thanks also for replying to my posts :) I've only been on here a matter of days, but I really wish I had found this forum in the first few weeks that I got T as it would have helped me through those early days. same here, thanks to all associated with the forum. Staff and...

Just read the article, thanks for posting that - very interesting. I'm based in the UK and went to ACS's main office in Oxford to have my moulds done. They used the 3d scanning device to take moulds. Looking at my plugs, I presume that they just reach the 2nd corner but don't go around it...

A friend of mine who sings in a band also wears these. Might be worth giving it a try then. I'll look into it, cheers! I'm not the 80's electro geezer though.. My genre was always 70's funk, with a bit of Latin thrown in there! But yeah you could pull off any kind of look in band like that as...

Thanks for the info. How do you know that this is true? Do you know someone that it's happened to? Not having a go, just curious. I find that I can sing ok in them, without it hurting my ears, but only if I sing softly, about the same level as talking. I do have the ACS pro plugs, and they are...

I got tinnitus in Feb 2016. I'm a working musician. Took 3 weeks off freaking out, worrying, not sleeping etc. . Then had some pro musician ear plugs made up, then cracked on with it again. Singing in them is weird, but I'm slowly figuring it out. I'm no way giving my career up. No brainier...

Great post! Hit it smack on there ;) Couldn't agree more with all of this.

Hi Mitch I started an identical thread a few days ago. Please come back on and let us know if you have an update. If be intrigued to know ;)

I do have musicians plugs. The ACS pro 17 (15db) and pro 26 (25db). They are custom moulded to fit my ear canal. The oclussion is reduced but still very loud, and they do go quite deep into the canal, round the first corner, and end just before the second, if that makes sense? Im just home...

Hi Simon, I use ACS pro ear plugs. I have two pairs. 15db and 25db reduction. They are amazing for listening to loud music. The 15s are a total flat reduction across all frequencies, the 25's are 25db reduction across low and mids and up to 30+ reduction in higher frequencies. I'm a working...

Telis I also have H, which like you said is maybe why I find it so loud when singing. I totally understand the oclussion effect, but hadn't thought about that having an affect with ear plugs in, thanks for that. Robert I totally agree, I find that if I really belt it out then it's unbearably...

Go on ... Get it out! Best rant ever!!! I too screwed my hearing going to live shows and gigging. Went to see ACDC when I was 15, some 20 years ago. Had tinnitus for 3 days after, ears never really recovered after that. Hope you start to feel better soon chap ;)

Could you not use in ear monitors instead of the telephone? Like the ones singers wear?

To add another point - I think that we've screwed around with food so much, GMI, fertilisers etc that it's now taking its toll on people who may be more sensitive to what enters their body.

My tinnitus started Feb 2016 and I went gluten free 2 years ago. I was beginning to think the opposite - that maybe going gluten free made my tinnitus worse by cutting out certain foods (not wheat) but other vitamins and trace minerals in cereals and other foods etc. Wheat makes me seriously...

Thanks for your replies both :) I'll have a read of the article in a moment it sounds very interesting. Part of my concern came because I was reading about bone conductive hearing damage. Apparently you can only protect your hearing up to around 35 to 40db (hence why they don't make ear plugs...

Thanks for your reply Glynis. I presumed that would be the case. I can hardly wait for the summer.. Lol

This will be my first summer with tinnitus. I suffer quite badly in the summer with Hay Fever. Just wondering from any of the long term tinnitus sufferers - Does Hay Fever make tinnitus worse?

I just think what works for one person doesn't for another. When I started with gastro problems people would tell me what to eat and what not to eat. It's nonsense, you have to figure it out what works best for your body. The same with tinnitus I guess. At least from what I've read on here, it...

I only joined the forum yesterday.. I'll throw my bit of positivity in. I have only had tinnitus since Feb 2016. Still early days compared to some. Mine is a loud enough to hear over TV, driving a van, and is difficult to mask with white noise sometimes when it really spikes. For the first 3...

Sorry I didn't understand it was so bad. Though I do understand what you mean with the diet as I am also celiac, soya intolerant and suffer from gastro problems. I can only eat wholesome foods, no sauces, alcohol, fizzy drinks. I found it difficult at first, it just takes a while to work out a...

My tinnitus started in Feb 2016. I look like I've aged by about two months I would say. ....sorry I'll get my coat. But seriously for some reason I think I also look more handsome!

I get it when I have coffee. I bloody love coffee and just put up with the spike and ignore it and keep enjoying the buzz of caffeine! I say enjoy your cheese, otherwise you'll end up giving up everything you enjoy in life!

This thread has got me thinking. My T is predominantly in my left ear. I suffer with terrible headaches with excruciating pain down the left side of my head, affecting my left eye, temple, neck and into my left shoulder. I wonder if my T is partly related to bad posture as well?

I have been a musician playing in bands for around 20 years. Though nowadays I have given up the band work and earn a living as a workshop leader. I developed tinnitus at the start of February 2016 after a few loud workshops with no ear protection. I visited an ENT and he said that I'm fine to...