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I was 46 when my T came on. I was very stressed for four weeks. But after a while I realized that being stressed about my T was taking a lot of...
I run with the yellow peltor earplugs on the treadmill. When outside I don't wear plugs. My tinnitus does seem louder after running, but it's...
It might go away, it might not. But the longer you keep worrying about it going away, the longer you will take to habituate. Try accepting that...
Whatever works for a person. FWIW, one thing that helped me turn the corner was realizing some people have it much worse - dealing with terminal...
Overprotective.
Hardly judgmental. I just don't want anyone else to think its a good idea to disable a life saving device that deploys in a car accident so they...
So your airbag doesn't deploy, your head smashes against your steering wheel, and you live the rest of your days as a quadriplegic. But your T...
I just decided I had to accept it. When I first got T I didn't sleep much and I was focusing on the noise. After a few weeks I was tired and...
By loud volume I don't mean concert levels. More like a "6" on an amp that "goes to 11." I suppose that's moderate for most people. (Music...
Ever since my acoustic trauma four years ago, certain music distorts at high frequency and after moderate volume. Foo Fighters are a group that I...
Similar situation. About 4:00 PM on Saturday, March 16, 2013. .357 Magnum from a snub nose revolver in an enclosed space.
It's a sporting event. There are often 70,000+ people. Bring earplugs. Have fun. Hard to get angry about crowd noise when you are going to a...
Hopefully your T is only temporary. My wife had a bad sinus infection resulting from a plugged ear during a long flight from India. Her ear rang...
When I've had a bad sinus infection my T seems louder. Likely because I'm congested and can't hear as a result. But when that happens I don't...
Can't change the past. It happened. I got tired of blaming myself, and doing so was accomplishing nothing. Wasted thoughts, energy and time....
Not in my lifetime, and hopefully I have about 40 years left. The best thing for me when I got T was to accept I would have it for the rest of my...
There's life if you choose to live it. Yeah, T sucks, but many people have physical problems that are much, much worse. I have it 24/7, and I...
Not sure about permanent hearing loss. I had an audiogram done, and I had hearing loss starting at about 8k. Everything below 8k was normal....
Been there, done that: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/it-got-better-for-me.3150/ .357 Mag from a snub nose revolver. My hearing was...
My is due to a gunshot without hearing protection. Yea, I was mad at myself for a while, until I finally realized being mad was pointless. It...
There's lots of hope and you will be fine. It sucks at first, it really does, but it can get better....
It varies. Shower, all the time. The car - some days yes, some days no.
I had it and lost it when I blew my ears out. Yeah, it was nice, and I think I did appreciate it, but it's gone now. Can't get it back, so I...
I doubt many people in war-torn regions and that have tinnitus are very concerned about it; likely they have much bigger problems, like trying to...
My wife ending up going to a Katy Perry concert. Long story. She said it was extremely loud, and she also said that Katy Perry lip synced most...
There was only one time in my life I found the volume in a theater bothersome, and that was well before I had T. I don't wear them in the...
I'll be blunt. This is without question one of the dumbest and most irresponsible ideas I have ever heard of on this forum or any other forum....
You raise some valid points. One is far more likely to die from heart disease than from being the victim of a violent crime. And yet few take...
Not a bad plan, but only if there is a single home invader that is acting rationally, is relatively docile, and himself is unarmed. If the home...
Since my onset of T I have thought about this as well, but I would not hesitate to use a gun in self defense if my life were in danger. One...
Chances are slim, but it happens very often. Multiple people in the US use guns to thwart attackers.
Why not discuss it with your doctor? I took it for two weeks, no side effects other than some impact on my sleeping. But I'm not you, so what...
Both ears. About 11.5 kHz tones in my left ear, probably and 8 kHz square wave type tone in my right ear. Sometimes I can hear it while I'm...
A very hot .357 Magnum load out of a 2" snub nose revolver in a small enclosed space with very little acoustic damping.
I know why I have it in both - acoustic trauma. But in one ear it's worse than the other. I would not say that T is one ear means it's less...
I have T but no appreciable hearing loss. That being said, I know (or knew) people that had hearing loss and with hearing aids they functioned...
Yes, hers was after a bad flight. She had ear problems as a child, and I expect she'll have T one day. My permanent T was the result of acoustic...
It's only been several days, so don't worry too much (but see a doctor). It may go away in a few more days or even weeks. (A few years ago my...
I've doubled up since my T began a little over two years ago. In that time, I've shot about 6000 rounds, 5000 of which are .38, .357 Mag, 9mm,...
When I first got T I gave up caffeine....for about three days. I realized the caffeine had no effect on my T. For me, if the foods cause my T to...
My started about 30 seconds after the acoustic trauma. Gunshot in a small room, suddenly nearly completely deaf, then "eeeeeeeeeeee...."
No, I would keep my T over cluster headaches. Would you trade your T for $10,000,000? ;)
March. But not due to the month, but due to a gunshot.
It is. The black walnut model you linked to is one of the most expensive wood models. The ash wood model is about 400 less. And Kevin Spacy...
I would characterize myself as habituated. I have an 11.5 kHz tone in my left ear. There is a hiss in my left ear as well, but the 11.5 kHz...
And back to you Stelar. What about my post "trivialized" T? I wrote "if one fails to habituate, I understand how the long-term effects can be...
Wow. I've come to this forum to offer support for others that are new to tinnitus. I'm not going to apologize because I've habituated. I don't...
Trivialize the condition? Hardly. Read my posts. When I got tinnitus I was a wreck. I thought every aspect of enjoyment in my life was over. I...
Before my acoustic trauma I ran often on a treadmill. Typically I ran about 40 miles a week, give or take. However, after my acoustic trauma, I...
For me, no. For others, I can certainly understand how it can drastically affect one's quality of life. Been there, done that, and fortunately I...
Even if it's a .22 out of a 24 inch barrel, you should wear hearing protection! Good luck, and don't shoot without protection! Glad that your T...
Yea, it's a shame what happened in the UK. Here in the US we have a Constitutional right to keep and bear arms, and the Supreme Court has...
I shoot indoors. Before my T I just work regular earplugs, but now I double up to be extra careful (unless I'm shooting a rifle, in which case...
I'd say it was the concert. I use earplugs when I shoot, and I've shot some pretty hot loads, up to .44 mags. My ears were damaged from the one...
It wouldn't change my life much. I'd spend more time on the treadmill, I guess. I'd be $1500 richer, as I spent that much on a Waterrower to...
Relax Jake. It could be temporary. You said you were sick. Hey, about a year ago my wife got off a flight and her ears were plugged. She's...
3/1/1/0/1/1 0 - I'm not depressed or upset about it, so I chose a 0.
I know....I was just being a smartarse... :)
Oh just go have sex already! For some the T may spike, for some the T may dissipate...who cares? Sex is a terrible thing to waste!!!
Cool. So....what is that in metric?
