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I mean, it sounds like anxiety. You're saying it became an issue as soon as your anxiety got out of control. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to put that together. You are obsessing so much over sounds and your hearing that you've developed a negative emotional response to all sounds. Which I...

Could one develop tinnitus by straining to hear voices in a somewhat loud environment that would be otherwise non-damaging? For example, if I was in the weight room with music playing and I was straining to hear what people were saying, could that straining to hear in itself be damaging? Or is...

Let me make sure I am understanding this right, because I think it may be relevant to my case. For over a year now I've been noticing that my hearing feels muffled, that music doesn't sound as crisp, and in particular I've had trouble hearing people over conversation more than what I remember...

@Samantha R Right now, the tinnitus is loud enough that I can hear it no matter what, even without checking. I am on the east cost of the US, so as you can see from the hour that I am posting (nearly 4:30 am) it's keeping me up! It wasn't this bad in the beginning. I think at it's current...

@Samantha R Thanks for your response. I agree, our cases do sound a bit similar. The obsession over the general hearing/ear area precipitated the tinnitus itself. I do also wonder how much of the tinnitus has always been there (and is just me noticing it) and how much of it is "new". It's...

Hi, I am a new member too, and I don't know how much I can offer in the way of anything supportive, but i figured I would comment since nobody else has (nobody's commented on mine either). I'm not sure what brought it on for you. I mean, given the fact that you became dizzy and had ringing at...

I've been lurking here for a while, and I am making this thread both to introduce myself and to get people's thoughts on what exactly is going on with me, and what I should expect. First off, I should probably say that I am probably a bit of a weird case. I have voluntary control over my...