A Guy Who I Met on Kik Has Very Loud Tinnitus

I don't know why I am posting this here.

I met a guy on Kik. He told me that he has loud tinnitus. I started chatting with him and he told me that he got his tinnitus when he was 6-years-old from a car crash. He then told me he listens to music with headphones. I immediately said he should stop, because it is just making it worse. Further he explained that he uses headphones all the time even when he is sleeping.

He is in a really bad position please help me what can I say?

 

He reminds me of the protagonist in the movie Baby Driver.

 

It's cool your talking with someone who also has T. And just tell him your concerns about it

 

If he's had it that long, then maybe headphones don't worry him as his existing tinnitus goes. If its from a head injury/accident (I presume head injury, not airbag deployment or other sound) then his tinnitus would most likely be Central, not auditory in origin. Of course if he'd like to add auditory-sourced tinnitus to his central-sourced tinnitus then he's going the right way about it.

 

Yes, I told him this. He hasn't seen the movie.