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Hi all, Hope everyone is well! I haven't been on this forum for a long time. It really did save me at my worst times. I am at a point now that...

I'm going to my first concert tomorrow since T and I've had a bit of pain in my left ear which is worse when I lean down making me think it might...

My favourite band are coming all the way from Japan for a tour in April. I've been offered tickets cheap and tempted to give it a go with HEAROS...

Hi all, I appear to have jinxed my self with the success story. Last night I got in so much pain from the man areas so I went to A&E. I've been...

I will try to keep this as brief as possible as I'm now about to go out, but thought I'd let people know how things have gone on a year on......

Hi All, Although I am pretty much habituated to T - my life is pretty much back to normal (touch wood), I am very scared for the future. I will...

went out with my friends last night, trying to have a good night despite this T. Went into a club with ear plugs in and several people laughed at...

is doing the above manoeuvre wise when descending if the ears can't equalise? I just thought that if the blocked ear is causing pain and pressure,...

Hi all, Went to the doctor today for a final check up before my flight. Inspected my ears as I've had a little bit of pain on and off and said...

I fly Thursday, my cold is clearing up but still crackling in my ears and they pop if I blow my nose which is hopefully a good sign. But still...

Hi all, Seen a lot about avoiding flying with a cold. I think I have one coming on. My ears are blocked, my T has increased and I have a bit of a...

Hi all, Haven't been on for a while! Yesterday I went out drinking in my local town, went to pubs and bars, something I thought I wouldn't be...

Hi All, Hope everyone is well!? I am thinking about visiting Japan. As I'm sure you all know, this is in a major earthquake zone. When googling...

Hi all, Hope everyone's well? Really nervous about tomorrow. Going to a car show tomorrow which will have lots of modified cars so noisy! There...

Hi all, Just out of interest, can wind noise cause damage to hearing? I just biked 12 miles / 1 hour and the wind noise was quite bad at times,...

Something annoying keeps happening - if I lay on my right ear or wear plugs in that ear, it keeps fluttering, I don't know how to explain it. It's...

I may be going to an event called 'JapFest' in two weeks time, celebrating Japanese sports cars. I've always wanted to go, weird how it's only...

Thanks for any info, not very well but would usually take that, scared to since T.

Hi all. I was just in the car park talking to a friend. A Mitsubishi Evo turns up and started revving, spitting flames, it was like gun shots....

Hi all, I know I'm probably just over thinking. But in theory, touch wood, as I'm young I have many years of life left (I hope). I'm bound to get...

This just makes it so much harder :( Any noise I play, my T just plays above it, no rest at all! Could this be temporary?! I've noticed it for a...

I'm just going to have a you only live once attitude from now. I'm scared as shit for the future so determined to enjoy life whilst I can. That...

As I'm sure many are aware now, and I'm sorry for ranting so much, but I lost my girlfriend of 2 and a half years, the person who I thought would...

Hi all, There's an outdoor "music in the park" thing in my town every weekend. It's fast approaching and wondering if I should go. Literally...

Got tinnitius and now lost my girlfriend who saved my life and got me through the initial few months. But now I'm just thinking F@@@ her and F@@@...

This may sound bizarre, but from what I gather, most tinnitus is caused by shock to the auditory system. For example, this is why people with...

It may sound like I'm over reacting but I'm being serious. I love thunderstorms but now this has ruined me. My window was open too. It was way too...

There's lots written about it and how it can be dangerous, but I've never heard of any experiences of people having an increase in tinnitus...

The noise is something I'm getting used to after 6 months. Sometimes it does still bother me like the other night but on a whole I'm not too...

I keep getting invited by my friends but too paranoid. I assume the levels are easily 90db sustained, and with ear plugs the occlusion effect...

As so many seem to be ototoxic. I think I may have one, I'll go to the doctor tomorrow but want to make sure I get the right ones. Thanks!

It's been like this for a while now, getting louder and louder, when I block it off it goes 10X louder, never experienced this before and it's...

I was doing so well. The only person who was giving meaning to my life and getting me through it all has now ended it with me. I don't want to...

Hi all, This may sound crazy and it probably is. But...from the limited information I've gathered, T seems to be from an auditory shock rather...

Hi all, Off to Florida soon as it's like my happy place. Since I got T I booked it to help me get through this awful noise and give me something...

I even slept with no masking last night. Then, I went to my dads birthday party. People randomly started setting off party poppers, not sure if...

This may sound stupid, but is T mostly from a shock to the auditory system, like sudden hearing loss for example? As I see people say that a lot...

I'll try to keep this short, but basically, one of the only things left that I enjoy in life is football. With home matches, I sit in the quieter...

Felt fantastic, until I had to use a phone today. It was really odd. In my old job, I could use the phone fine, but for some reason, whenever I...

Have been invited to go, but can't find anything on the web about the volumes from the karts. I guess It'd be fine with plugs?

Hi all, I had been coping really well over the past two weeks, and I start my new job on Monday so I thought everything was getting better. But...

Also, how has your tinnitus progressed?

I was shopping so my hands were full, and a car alarm went off next to where I was parked. I was exposed for about 15 seconds. I could feel the...

Something really strange just happened. My partner kissed me near my ear, right next to it. It sounded VERY loud, and my ear now feels very full....

Hi all, A bit confused by ear plug ratings. I have ear plugs which say 33db NRR. But then I look at the back and it has a list of frequencies...

Hi all, It seems after today my T is louder and I seem to have H back too. I'm worried I've made it permanently worse and would appreciate your...

Hi All, Not sure if it's a coincidence, but I've had apple juice 3 times, about a pint each time. Each time my T has got much lower. It may just...

For example, many people I've seen has got worse because of one or more of the following reasons: Further noise exposure Ototoxic medication...

I think that's what it's called. The little flap on your ear? As I read this can cause pressure on the ear drum. I usually do this when I hear...

I've had colds before and it hasn't affected it, only got quieter if anything. This time it's gone through the roof. Really worried it will stay...

The occlusion effect worries me. I never knew much about it before until someone mentioned it on here. I did always wonder when wearing ear plugs...

Hi all, Trying to get my life back on track so just met up with some friends at the pub. There was music playing and people speaking loudly. I...

Well it seems to be that way. I have a slight sore throat but that's it. I don't understand why my ears keep getting clogged. The T gets worse...

Interested to see how much people protect their ears and how their T has progressed/regressed over the years. Personally, the only situations I...

Hi all, Basically to keep it short so far, I've had T about 4 months after a loud gig combined with taking antibiotics. It was extremely loud. I...

It sounds silly, but I had a sinus infection before a gig and was given anti biotics, which end with the mycin. I told him I was going to a gig...

I got it 3 months after T from noise exposure. Do I hope it goes away? Or do I need to get medical attention now? It seems to be very up and...

What is the procedure using things like these? I put my decibel app next to the headphones and it says 50db. Would it be the same - no going over...

I struggle enough as it is after 3 and a half months. I keep talking to my girlfriend who I'm in a long term relationship with, about growing old...

Hi all, Seen a few times that people have had manageable T, then have had to take an antibiotic which has made it 10X worse. My question is: say...