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I had my 1st Pfizer shot on March 29th, after 2 weeks I haven’t had any noticeable effects on tinnitus. I have a slight spike right now from a...

So sorry to hear. May her beautiful soul Rest In Peace.

Ah I’ve been getting worsening TMJ symptoms lately

So sorry this happened to you. I know it’s really hard to get used to chronic tinnitus at first and it’s certainly exacerbated by the stress of...

Randomly started hearing a super high pitched tone ew :/ here’s hoping it goes away after some sleep

I found out someone I know has Ménière’s & severe tinnitus today; he’s also mostly deaf. Hearing problems are just the worst, wow

Hey! The only fire alarm I’ve experienced that has given me any issue is with my initial trauma in which I was exposed for 2-4 minutes. Since then...

My acoustic trauma related tinnitus increase improved drastically after about 4 months. My tinnitus is more reactive than it once was and I am...

I’ll be thinking of you and hoping you can get some relief.

Somatic elements of tinnitus are really common, jaw/neck issues can influence it and I’ve heard of cases like yours also where popping your ears...

Maybe. Tinnitus is fickle, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned is that it won’t always make sense. I’ve gotten a spike from 5 minutes of...

I think it’ll be temporary, though many say you’ll need to wait 1-3 months to say for sure. Take great care of your ears for now, don’t listen to...

Hello everyone! I’m back again after several good months. Back in November I was exposed to a fire alarm for 2-4 min which gave me a horrible...

Sorry that you had to do so. In the end though I think it’ll lessen some of your symptoms and help your ears to heal, and hopefully give you some...

Today, someone dropped a pallet next to me. It immediately lowered my T. What the hell?

Hey! So sorry that this happened to you. Sirens and other noises like it are some of the worst to have to look out for, for sure. But I really do...

I embrace it

Fuck fire alarms I’m sorry! How long were you exposed for?

Tinnitus is so crazy! I’m sorry. I’d imagine it shouldn’t last longer than a week or two once you stop the medication.

My ear ringing is so low :)

I am cross faded right now and I don’t care about my ear ringing at al”

So glad you are doing better!!! Tinnitus is so crazy, I’m glad that its been improving for you!

Yes that seems to happen a lot! I’ll always care about tinnitus and this community, in fact once I can get back to college I want to become...

I’m sorry you’re dealing with this! I’m of the opinion that hyperacusis is worse than tinnitus and both together can be a real hellscape. How has...

[ATTACH] The app says that it’s best with any Apple earphones or Beats headphones, other ones can still be estimated but not as accurately I guess.

So it’s been 4 months since I set off a fire alarm at my job, and I have to say that while my tinnitus has definitely remained louder and while I...

The new iPhones have a feature in the health app where it tells you exactly how many dB your music is at. I’m listening right now at about 30%...

I'm not sure if this is what he was referring to, but I was told by a friend that they can lower volumes/reduce bass level so perhaps that?

Personally I wouldn’t risk it but I also have a bias, as seeing a movie about a month after initial tinnitus onset a few years ago caused me to...

I’m so sorry tinnitus has affected you this badly. Does anything you can do help give it relief at all? Like for example I find drinking a lot of...

I also eat a lot of spicy food and I haven’t ever really noticed it affecting my tinnitus. I do think excessive salt can affect it badly though.

This is a nice thread. It’s awesome to see you guys! My avatar is my face so I won’t post, I just wanted to say that.

Hey, I’ve seen your posts lately and I just wanted to say I’m so sorry you’ve been having such a terrible time with coping with this horror....

I’m actually on the bus right now, not wearing ear plugs. I am wearing a tight hat though that helps with noise a little. It’s a bit loud for me...

Shit sucks, but I am getting back to my life

Man I feel this... it’s been 3 months since my tinnitus got worse from a fire alarm and ive still not really been able to smoke, i think it may be...

My boyfriend (though admittedly doesn’t have tinnitus) got his out yesterday. He said there was about 5 seconds of drilling in total which...

Hey- I’m 22 as well. Tinnitus definitely sucks and I’m sorry you’re dealing with it! It definitely impacts my life a lot, but I have a lot of...

I saw this on Tumblr the other day and it really makes me think of stupid tinnitus and how it makes you feel. I really can’t imagine what else...

I get it. I’m sworn off movies and concerts and anything else crazy loud, but man, if Radiohead ever came to my city or I had an easy opportunity...

Hello, I just wanted to check in and see how you’re doing, I hope you are well.

Thank you. It was definitely unfortunate - I just wish I had the same reaction as I did the first time the fire alarm went off.. I definitely...

What an absolute nightmare to be involved in, I’m so sorry! You’re not wrong, alarms and sirens are definitely awful, I believe some of the worst...

Thank you, I’m hopeful that this one won’t be as bad as the last, though I’m sure I’ve incurred some damage at least as 9 hours later I still have...

@pinklights98 how are you faring? I was really upset to hear that Lenire didn’t help you and made it worse. I’m thinking of you and wishing you...

Thank you. It’s definitely not as bad as the last fire alarm exposure, but I’m also sure my ears are still way weakened from that. I’m just...

So I had a worsening of tinnitus about 3 months ago-Nov. 4th- when a fire alarm went off at my work. I was dumb and just sat there while it went...

Fire alarm again!!!

Is your tinnitus unilateral? I’ve heard of a lot of people getting their tinnitus much worse from MRIs.

Man, you've really had a rough go with tinnitus so far, I am so sorry. Spikes from ototoxic things should go down when it gets out of your...

Before my tinnitus worsened a few months ago and I developed some hyperacusis again, i didn’t give a second thought to my tinnitus 99% of the time...

So sorry you’re dealing with this! Has it always been like that for you? For me my tinnitus always feels a little better after a shower.

I think it could definitely be the cause, I had an exposure to a fire alarm for a few min about 2.5 months ago and it fucked me up for quite...

Well, drinking seems to lower my T a bit. How fun