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That’s true. As much as I want to be there with my family members, I probably would not have been at ease.

I didn’t go myself. I did have my kids wear Peltors and my wife wear foam earplugs.

I really hope it gets better with time for you. I have an air purifier in all of the main areas of my house. The extra noise really helps me....

I no longer wear noise generators, but when I did wear the generators, here is something I did. Rather than using the built-in masking function,...

Personally, I think there is no difference between in-ear maskers and earbuds. Noise is noise, and if both devices are playing at the same...

I definitely wish everyone here the best; wish I had some advice. I do still notice my tinnitus a reasonable amount, but not when I'm doing any...

I'm mostly doing better these days, as of ~1 year ago I stopped using my hearing aids (which played white noise). I do still mask in quiet spaces...

Honestly, I would use foam earplugs anywhere with loud, amplified music. It doesn’t sound as good, but much lower risk IMO.

@GBB, hope you’re getting by with at least some improvement these days.

Update at 26 months. Still doing fine except for a recent spike, which was caused by going to a birthday party at a lounge with a DJ playing. I...

I was using white noise, and still do so every night (though I no longer feel the need to mask during the day). I use the myNoise app for iPhone...

I was actually able to mask right away (never had reactivity).

Yes, I’m pretty much doing fine these days in all respects. 2 months in is still very early, and I totally know what you’re going through. With...

22 month update. I'm now doing mostly fine, even without hearing aids (which I used to wear). One thing that' s helped is going back into work,...

How noticeable depends on the day (there is some natural fluctuation), if I’m having a spike (in which case, definitely yes, though I’ve not had...

At least in my case, the noise has not made my tinnitus worse. The amount of white noise and amplification I use is reasonably mild, nowhere near...

20 month update; my tinnitus continues to be mild enough as to not really bother me. I do still wear hearing aids (which play white noise and...

Yes, the earplugs are EarPeace, available on Amazon.

Good news, it seems like the spike has gone down.

The earplugs I have accept different filters. Not all of the filters fully seal the ear opening (some of them leave a tiny opening).

I had a single cavity drilled last Tuesday, and ever since then, my tinnitus seems to have spiked up. The spike is not beyond other spikes I’ve...

It’s hard to tell whether I’m seeing actual improvement or getting used to it more. But I do think I’m doing better overall now than a few months...

I decided I like the hearing aids better, so I switched back to those.

I'm using Phonak hearing aids.

Update at 18 months. Over the past month, my tinnitus has actually been pretty mild, such that it's not detracting from my quality of life much...

I flew a 6.5 hour flight yesterday. I wore both foam plugs and also Peltor X4A's. Even with double protection, the ride was louder than I would...

@tinmandan, did you try the patches? If so, how did they work for you?

It’s been 17 months for me, so honestly I’m not counting on more improvement. I’ll take it if it comes though.

Water masks mine also. Though I can’t live my life sitting in the bathroom with the faucet on, lol.

I’m beginning to think my high frequency tinnitus must be pretty loud, else I wouldn’t hear it in almost all environments. All of my other tones...

I guess I'm trying to quantify the benefit of an additional $X research dollars. I thought that "the speed with which the $X will accelerate the...

An update here: I decided I will tell my parents, because I am visiting them soon and I want to wear my hearing aids during the visit. However, I...

Since my initial acoustic trauma, I've had 3 small incidents of loud noise. One was when my son popped a small balloon near me. This set off a...

I was not suggesting to cover up my tinnitus completely. I was more characterizing the effectiveness of water sounds as a sound enrichment, by...

What is meant by “static”? In my case, I have mid frequency sounds which are clearly tonal, and a high frequency sound which could be described...

I made the decision to donate because Tinnitus Talk has helped me more than any other resource. Specifically: It's been invaluable having a place...

I think I've determined the same. In my case, if I try to mask the high-frequency tinnitus with a high-frequency white noise, it seems like it...

I’ve noticed this also, specifically during and after meetings where there is a lot of back and forth: Tinnitus Level Is Reduced After Work Meetings

FWIW, I am still trying to figure out which of the best masking programs is best for my high-frequency tinnitus: (1) No masking at all (2) In-ear...

Is yours fully masked in most restaurants and malls? In my case, I can typically hear my high-frequency tinnitus in these environments, which is...

I originally started wearing hearing aids simply as in-ear masking devices. However, I then decided to use a little bit of amplification as well,...

When you are habituated, what % of your conscious energy are you supposed to spend “not paying attention to the sound?” I feel like I’m at 50%...

Anyone else try Lidocaine in the past 1.5 years?

Lately I’ve felt like I’m in a state of suspended animation. I am technically alive, things happen to me and I respond to them. But I am no longer...

Yes, this is me.

@Michael Leigh, I actually use earplugs quite sparingly, e.g. typically for 2 hours a week or less.

Very interesting that some people get no spike at all from earplugs. When I wear earplugs, my tinnitus is extremely loud while the plugs are...

One other challenge I have is: I feel like I still have some PTSD following the acoustic trauma incident. The event was a show by a live...

I haven’t tried any medications. As for the COVID-19 vaccine, it had no effect, positive or negative.

Has anyone here done a direct comparison between in-ear maskers and bone-conduction headphones, to see which you like better? I am trying to do...

@kingsfan, thanks for your note. Unfortunately these days, I can hear my tinnitus much of the time in outdoor environments. I originally wrote "I...

@drivera2592, how are you doing these days?

@Simon85, thanks for your note. For what it's worth, I have gotten past the stage where I am monitoring my tinnitus continuously. For example,...

I think fluctuation does make it harder to habituate. However, if we could choose between "always loud" and "sometimes loud, sometimes quiet," I...