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I tried all sorts of sounds when I first got tinnitus but I do not think they worked for me - after many months I did start to sleep again...

I was a bit sceptical about 'habituation' when I first got tinnitus 2 years ago and thought I would just be stuck in a hell like situation for...

My tinnitus was super reactive for the first few months and it was hell in places with certain high pitched noises like supermarkets, coffee shops...

i much prefer quiet environments since I got tinnitus - noise almost always seems to make my tinnitus louder.

I found that the first 5 months the tinnitus was having a bad effect on my sleep (some nights having zero sleep) but the last 3 months it has not...

My doctor prescribed Mirtazapine as I was having a lot of sleep related issues in September. It got me to sleep fine but the next day I had this...

Just noticed I'm almost at 8 months since it all started, and I would say that the overall 'trend' is gradual improvement but with some days when...

The thing I have learnt with tinnitus is that the early days are very stressful - I'm now 8 months in and only really in the last couple of months...

This book really seems to have helped me https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31577137-the-sleep-solution - the book highlights the fact that...

Normal everyday sounds should be safe, just avoid anything too loud like noisy bars, clubs, power tools etc.

She did talk about types of therapy but I said I'd wait for the time being to see if it got better on its own - she was very helpful and said...

i have got Sennheiser HD590 - had them a good 20 years and work well, I think they have been replaced with a new model now though.

Had my audiology appointment today and luckily no tests! I thought it would be a short appointment but it actually lasted 90 minutes - she seemed...

I work in an office and when it gets noisy I put on my earmuffs - the thing I like about this is that if someone needs to speak to me I can...

I seem to have 'tonal' pitches of about 440 Hz in right ear and 880 Hz in left ear as well as a high pitched 'hiss' in each ear - the odd thing is...

Mine has been the annoying 'reactive' type of tinnitus - I remember the shower made a nasty 'glassy' sound and rain at night sounded really odd in...

I'm sort of at a similar stage, now at 7 months in, with the initial high pitched tone having become more of a high pitched hiss - still pretty...

Lots of people have tinnitus but otherwise normal hearing and lots of people have hearing loss but no tinnitus - the main reason for losing...

I'm at the 6 month point now with tinnitus and there is definitely now more 'hiss' than 'ring' to what I'm hearing, and the hiss has a slightly...

Classical guitar sounds like a good idea - I always thought the violin must be a bad instrument to play when you consider that you have to hold it...

You can get allergy issues connected with fungal spores - I have heard that allergy related inflammation can sometimes affect hearing and tinnitus.

It's probably because often it's such a long and gradual process, often with partial relapses that there is no point in time when people suddenly...

Mine changes constantly - there are times when it sounds like it's in my head rather than in ears and this is more unpleasant - My tinnitus is...

I think the central line is supposed to be the worst, especially the city centre sections - my sister rides this line most days and says she has...

I have been having baths every evening for the last few days and it certainly seems to be helping me (I normally just have showers) - I have a big...

Tinnitus is not always permanent - If you don't go to loud things a lot then you have probably got a better chance of recovery than someone who...

Surely a lot of 'no' answers will be because many people simply don't want kids regardless of tinnitus - I have never had the remotest desire for...

I sometimes get this if I bend right down and touch my toes then suddenly stand up, like the sound of blood rushing for a few seconds.

I've had quite a few problems with sleep - currently reading this excellent book about sleep problems...

I have recently started taking tablets that contain Ginkgo biloba, French maritime pine bark and magnesium, and my tinnitus seems a bit less...

I think that stress can almost certainly bring on tinnitus - what then happens is a vicious circle of more stress, poor sleep and more tinnitus.

When you put your fingers in your ears you will generate quite a lot of noise in your ears due to the noise of muscles in your hand being...

Looks like a handy herbal supplement to take - I've been taking lemon balm for a couple of weeks to help with sleep and st john's wort for about a...

My tinnitus is 'reactive' so I'm happiest in quiet environments when the tinnitus is also fairly quiet - when there is a TV/radio or other...

I'm normally trying to get my blood pressure down rather than up, but it looks like being sure to stay well hydrated and possibly increasing the...

Acoustic Neuroma is a pretty rare condition, something like 1 in 100,000 people per year - it often causes hearing loss in one ear and vertigo...

i sometimes get a sound a bit like a gas hob (on top of cooker) which is not too bad, but any sort of 'chirping' like crickets to me is not so...

When you say 'plugging ears' does this mean with fingers or earplugs? Certainly using fingers to plug ears adds a lot of extra noise due to...

I'm pretty sure I lost some hearing at a Motorhead concert about 11 years ago in Exeter - The sound level was insane and I kept having to leave...

I think most sleep aids have the potential to cause side effects - for example Valerian helped me get to sleep but it caused anxiety - I'm now...

Last night I tried some 'Melissa Dream' sleep aid from my local health food store which contains Lemon Balm, L-Theanine & Magnesium and it seemed...

I have got an ENT appointment booked for mid December (the earliest I could get) and also need to beware of anything that could make tinnitus...

I have always enjoyed photography, but the last couple of years have put a bit of a dampener on it as last year I broke my elbow which meant 2...

My tinnitus is 'reactive' like this where some sounds create a high pitched noise in my ears - it is really annoying - my left ear seems to get...

Having tinnitus certainly highlights the need to avoid loud noise (clubs, loud bars, loud concerts etc) and a lot of people who never get tinnitus...

As your tinnitus is still quite new (less than a year) I would probably delay the dental treatment for now unless it is causing you pain. It's...

One month is very 'new' for tinnitus and it will often change a lot in the early stages - the main thing is to avoid any particularly loud places...

My BP is normally 115/65 but I have noticed it goes up sometimes on days when my tinnitus is bad - it normally tends to go back down in the...

I think a lot depends on personality type.

I tried going to sleep using 'play thunderstorm' on Alexa in my second month of tinnitus and remember waking up with really loud tinnitus - It did...

Agree with others that a bath can help - I had a really bad day on Saturday and I got my partner to run me a bath (the running water was sounding...

When my tinnitus gets louder it ramps up my anxiety levels which causes my blood pressure to rise - raised anxiety & blood pressure seems to then...

My tinnitus has been in head at times and ears at others (it has changed a lot in the 3 months I have had it) and ears to me seems much better...

For me sleep quality has a huge effect - when I sleep badly I can almost guarantee my tinnitus (& hyperacusis) will be worse the next day - I use...

Just got myself some X5A and they seem much nicer than the Optime II - I might send the Optimes back as the quality is nothing like the X5A.

I tried going to sleep with 'white noise' a couple of months ago when my tinnitus was quite new and woke up with really loud tinnitus which calmed...

Thanks for the suggestions - I managed to pick up a pair of Optime II on Amazon which seem to work quite well - I noticed one of my work...

I would use the muffs if it gets noisy but take them off if things quieten down - my office is fairly quiet but there are a couple of staff with...