Another Year With Tinnitus — Forgot Today Was My Anniversary!

Well, another year with T. One year ago I posted this: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/one-year-tinnitus-anniversary-life-is-normal.3975/ Details of my acoustic trauma and initial dealings with T are in that thread.

I was working this morning and I realized I had completely forgotten about March 16. It was also the first time I thought about my T for the day - perhaps around 11:00 AM.

It gets better. If you are new to T, hang in the there. It will take your mind some time to adjust, but you can make it happen. I hear my T right now as I type - maybe about 11.5 kHz fundamental hiss in my left ear, and a nice, soothing 6 - 8k Hz square wave in my right ear. I do think about my T every night when I go to sleep, because in the silence I do notice it, but it does not keep me from falling asleep. Some nights it does seem louder than others and I am not sure what causes it to seemingly fluctuate in volume.

I still am very diligent about protecting my hearing - I don't listen to loud music any more, I plug my ears when I will be around very loud noises. Also, I have not given up shooting - still shooting .357 Mags and .44 Mags, among many other guns, will no ill effects (I wear both ear plugs and ear muffs).

Hang in there everyone!

 

Are you as happy as you were before T?

 

Pretty much. Would be nice if I didn't have it, but in the grand scheme of things there's nothing I can do about it....so might as well occupy my mind with something else.