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I also feel that thinking of celebrities and especially musicians with T has helped me with my T. It doesn't need to be a celebrity, but of course...

Thanks a lot for your support and taken the time to answer me. Reading your answers makes me already feel a bit better. I will read them again...

Ben, I don't think an incident like that can change your tinnitus for good. Maybe you have just a "bad ear day" for whatever reason and now you...

Those are really amazing photographs! I especially like the photos of New York, as it's the last place I visited on holiday. It is true, you never...

Hi Catarina, T can be very tiring sometimes. It seems you are trying everything you possible could, seeing a doctor, going to acupuncture. It's...

Same here. I also like louder environments because then I can't hear the T anymore. But too loud environments (riding on the bus, malls, walking...

That's quite interesting, my experience is quite the contrary. For me, with the earplugs in my T seems to amplify, as there are no outside noises...

For me the evenings before going to bed are the worst part of T, as I have a hard time relaxing and falling asleep. I would also like to sleep...

I didn't know that high blood pressure could also cause T. Now I know, why I got T, as I experienced many of those possible causes at the same...

I also used to have a much more quiet T and it increased in volume in the summer. It's definitely not a nice experience, but little by little you...

I still can't say I don't notice it. Ok, when I'm busy or somewhere in the city centre, I don't notice it. Or also during sports I don't really...

Hi! I'm sorry you didn't enjoy yourself at the party. Like everyone else, I understand that it's very difficult to attend noisy events. I still...

When a cure for this condition is found or at least something that makes it more bearable, we definitely have to meet and celebrate! For that...

On my bad days I can understand what this guy was going through. It is sad that doctor's and also other people don't often take tinnitus or...

I can relate to some of the things you are mentioning, I notice some of those things you mentioned in myself. I feel I'm having a hard time just...

Before my T increased a used to meditate each afternoon and I often took a short nap during my meditation. Now that my T increased I feel I...

No, my relatives don't have a PhD in medicines or biology. That might give them some excuse. Other than that I think it's more a case of believing...

You have had T quite a long already, thanks for sharing your advice. I agree that it is important to protect the ears from further damage, I carry...

I quit going to salsa dancing after my T got worse this summer, as they are usually in clubs with quite loud music. I'm too scared of that now. I...

Thank you Per. Good to get some advice here how to handle the stress better :).

It sounds very nice that some people are able to completely tune out the tinnitus sound. I have a quite high ringing sound too, even though I'm...

I tried Cipralex for a while. It was working ok in the sense that it does help you to not feel as depressed/bad/anxious. I was grateful for that...

I heard from my doctor that after using earplugs for sleeping for a while you become used to that even more quiet environment and more sensitive...

Sometimes, more often in the morning or in the early evening I feel my T is better and I don't need the masking. But usually after a busy/noisy...

Hello, thanks for posting this. It does feel helpful for me at the moment(other than for the tinnitus), as I am currently looking for a new job...

I'm sorry object16 you're feeling bad today. Sleeping with tinnitus can be a difficult thing. You seem to feel a bit bad about needing the nature...

You all have quite interesting sounding jobs. I'm a mechanical engineer, at the moment I am looking for a new job here in Finland.

I would like to go to some bar on New Years eve, but I guess I will leave quite early when noise levels aren't that high yet. And yes, I will be...

I enjoyed reading your post, thank you! You have given me some new things to think about. I agree with you that " you only really suffer when you...

Enya sounds like something I could try too. When my tinnitus started I met an ENT practitioner who told me about music therapy. He said that many...

Hello Neenie, yes, tinnitus can be terrible and I also have bad days and moments when I feel depressed and wish life with all its troubles would...

Hello Patty, in the beginning before getting used to the tinnitus sound it can be quite challenging to sleep. Also the anxiety reaction towards...

Hello Tom, welcome to the forum. It is good to hear your are doing well now after an initial difficult time. My tinnitus also doesn't seem to be...

Hello, it is good to hear you are doing better. My tinnitus also started to spike about 3 months ago and the first months I had a very difficult...

Yes, you should definitely go out again. You can still enjoy going to restaurant, cinemas and pubs. It is just annoying to always have to be so...

Epin, that's sounds like a difficult situation and decision. But fortunately your workplace seems quite supportive, that's good. I also might have...

I think there is nothing wrong with visiting this forum often, even though many doctors don't recommend it. Some might say that when visiting this...

Hello Demi, I understand your situation because that is exactly what happened to me, although my tinnitus wasn't initially cause by noise damage....

It is good to hear Daedalus, that you got used to your tinnitus sound so well even though it is loud and you said you are a person that is easily...

It is just so hard to know what kind of noise level your ears can take. In the beginning of the year I was at loud gig with earplugs and my...

When my tinnitus was as it's worst I tried to have a beer or a glass of wine in the evening to help me relax. It does help me feel more relaxed,...

Thanks Matti-Pekka, I really liked you shared those thoughts of yours with as. I have been dealing with those same issues in the past months. I...

It is a bit surreal that he starred in movies about street car races and he himself died in a racing car. Apparently fast cars where his hobby,...

I also have Elacin 25 db earplugs and for me they are totally worth their cost. With my elacins I'm still able to go to restaurants, theatre,...

When the tinnitus sound is very loud, it does seem at first impossible to habituate to it, to be able to concentrate again and sleep well. I have...

Unfortunately it is not really possible to avoid everything that causes stress and can increase the tinnitus, like the cold weather :( Well, at...

I think swimming should be really fine. I also go swimming quite a lot (i try to avoid thinking what is in the water) and at least it doesn't have...

I just changed my avatar to this photo of myself horse riding. It is something I like to do whenever I have the possibility. This picture was...

It's interesting to hear about your experience. I also didn't know that not everyone's tinnitus fluctuates during the day or reacts to noise, as...

I understand you. One good thing is though, that we got tinnitus now and not for example 100 years ago. At least now we have sound machines and...

I felt that the volume of my tinnitus increased. I was at a gig and I felt the bass was quite strong there. I can not say for sure though, which...

I'm not sure what the scientific view is about this. From the experience I had though, bass sounds definitely can damage the hearing, at least...

It was very interesting to read your posts. In some way, I feel happier than before I got tinnitus. Tinnitus reminded me that all kind of bad...

Power outage sounds like my nightmare as well! I feel really dependent on listening to music or having some white noise or other sounds in the...

Hello Melissa, I'm sorry your feeling bad at the moment. Tinnitus is quite an upsetting thing in the beginning. It makes you really stressed and...

Hello! Jes and Relic Hunter already gave some good advices to you. I don't have experience with pulsatile tinnitus myself, but there are some...