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@Ed209 your description of tinnitus is mine exactly! To the t lol. When did you reach the moment you knew you’d make it through this. When life...
@Kelvin thank you for your kindness. I desperately need tinnitus talk and the support I find here. I wish I could go for walks or do anything like...
@jjflyman thank you for your support. When I read these kinda of stories I become so hopeful but then my mind tells me I am the exception and I...
@Tonny can you describe the way in which your reactive tinnitus reacted this first time for those two years? Was it a noise you hear around other...
@Ed209 it sounds like you are on good terms with your tinnitus these days. Is it severe tinnitus? I think our ability to cope and past anxiety,...
Haven’t read any replies on this thread. I’m level 3. And sometimes I get pissed that people who had tinnitus for a month share their story of...
When I lost 50 dB of hearing in my left ear I went five days without hearing out of that left ear until I googled symptoms of hearing loss, saw...
@TLion thank you for sharing the sound video with me. That shhhsshhhh sound is exactly what my reactive tinnitus sounds like. I hate it....
@TLion how do you do it? I’m on the brink of tears constantly. I think about suicide daily but then I see my beautiful daughter and couldn’t...
@Jack Straw it's a very high pitched sssssss sound as if jumper cables were hooked up to both ears. It appears when I drive my car, put on white...
@robHing how do you cope? Did you get your tinnitus in March? I did also.
Can anyone offer me hope about reactive tinnitus? I've had it almost 10 months now and I’m exhausted. If it weren’t for my daughter I’d be dead now.
Even on Ativan I have severe panic attacks. When did your panic attacks subside? Having a huge set back. At 5 months in was finally off the...
I’m worried I will never get used to this reactive high pitched tinnitus. I only get a break from it in the shower. I feel sick. I wake up and I...
@Kazue did your hearing come back?
I think my problem is that I have incredibly terrible anxiety and depression and can’t relax ever to get used to my tinnitus. Please keep this...
@Kazue this is a great story! I’m really struggling with high pitched reactive tinnitus which I can hear everywhere. I’m worried I’ll never...
@MidnightOilAudio how long did it take you to get to this point. Mine fills my whole head to and is loud in silence, and loud around other noises....
@MidnightOilAudio have you habituated?
@Jason37 I watched her video the other day. I wish I was strong like Rebecca Alexander. She is a source of hope. I totally think the noises we...
@Wolfears I very much want to habituate. I can’t imagine having this fear and anxiety inside me forever. I want to learn how to let go of the...
Thank you @Jason37! This is so encouraging. I just get so scared when I see so many people talk about suicide from tinnitus and they have been...
Can people who have habituated or gotten better at managing their tinnitus offer advice? Struggling at 9 months in.
I cast my vote as 3-6 months after onset my tinnitus was bearable in a silent room. Since my grommet surgery I have high pitched ringing from...
@JohnAdams do you mean you had a high pitches sound that lessened or is this your current tinnitus?
I don’t know why that happens sometimes but it does. I’m very worried about my tinnitus and I’m not sure if I can pull through. It’s so high...
As the title states, I’m curious about how long it took for people with LOUD tinnitus after onset to experience a lessening or even complete...
@Mystery Reader my ENT referred me to a tinnitus ENT specialist in Boston. I don’t know how long I’ll have to wait to see him but I hope he can...
@robHing my spike from flying has settles thankfully but my spike from my ear surgery 5 weeks ago has not. I am making a plan for habituation...
@Deamon22 whenever I work out it spikes my T pretty much the whole time. It settles after. Since my T spike I haven’t worked out much because I...
@Red I am so sorry you have chronic pain AND tinnitus! I am trying so hard not to let myself sink into the cycle of despair and catastrophic...
@Mark5398 thank you for the support and advice. We need to be feeding each other more positivity. It’s so hard and as I sit hear my ears sound...
@Alue thank you for the encouragement. Sometimes that’s really all someone needs.
@Deamon22 i am really happy to hear your t is low. How long have you had t for? Thank you for your support friend!
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[ATTACH] Back in the States! Called ENT to refer me to a tinnitus and hyperacusis specialist in Boston. Called a therapist who specializes in...
@Alue i was in a Boeing 757 and another larger aircraft. I actually did 9 flights altogether while traveling and feel like it will be a long time...
@Deamon22 thank you so much for the encouragement. I was also on a Boeing 757 and other large aircraft. I can’t believe how loud the plane is and...
@Michael B it’s like your speaking to my soul. I feel the same way as you. And have a great partner who genuinely cares and tries to be there for...
Wore noise canceling headphones for my flight home. No music on them of course. Don’t have anything else for ear protection. My ears are so loud....
@Bill Bauer that is what I keep telling myself. In one year things will be better. I get sad or emotional and tell myself I won’t have these same...
@Michael B thank you for your comment on the photos. Any advice you can offer me? How is your tinnitus as far as perception or noticing it Day to...
@robHing how long have you had tinnitus for? I am so sorry you aren’t able to be around noisy environments due to hyperacusis. I truly hope in...
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@robHing I am glad you enjoyed the photos ! I have better ones of the landscape I should have posted. How are you doing??
@Michael B i feel this vacation was incredibly important for me in the middle of a terrible spike I needed to get out of my house. This is such a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I’ve had tinnitus now for 6 months. It took me 4 months to be able to be in a silent environment. In silence my...
@Danny123 I needed this positive story. I’m 25 too and have exceptional hearing. I can hear the wheels of luggage rolling against the ground ten...
@TravisK this was really encouraging to me as my tinnitus came after a virus as well. Can you describe how the pure tone sounded? Right now I have...
Before my spike I would make an effort to keep my house silent because noises just made my tinnitus louder. Now it doesn't matter, I hear it with...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] ...I didn’t stop working due to the anxiety. I didn’t stop making dinner for my daughter. I didn’t stop playing with my...
@dpdx To have read your posts in the past and read this today truly makes my heart ache. I desperately hope that time will be your healer. I know...
@RoeTaKa I totally understand those questions, where I have terrible anxiety now and wondered how long I felt like this in the beginning. My...
@RoeTaKa I'm dealing with a spike right now too. My tinnitus used to be a low pitched constant tone now it’s ultra high. I’m so glad you’re...
Curious if anyone’s had piercing sharp high pitched tinnitus fade into a lesser evil? My tinnitus in right ear is so ultra high pitched I can hear...
I’ll cut to the chase. 2 weeks ago had grommets put in ears. Terrible idea. I miss my old tinnitus a lot. Can’t believe I’m saying that. I am...
Since having grommets put in my ears my tinnitus has changed 100% and I’m so worried because these new sounds are ultra high pitch. It sounds...
@Davey126 @EarHair @Mystery Reader Hey another update for you guys. Thanks so much for your support and kindness. Today my spike which made my...
Update: Although my tinnitus is still VERY loud and I have what sounds like the old AOL dial up connection running within my ears I would say I...
