Hey all,
My name is Tim and I've been a victim of tinnitus since 2015. I suspect it's because of loud music (a J. Cole concert specifically) but I'm not sure, hence the Unknown on my profile.
I only recently learned of this forum and decided to join, because talking to like-minded (or rather, fellow patients) people has proven to be helpful to me before.
About my tinnitus: it's in my right ear only, and as of late I've learned to appreciate that. I used to think one-sided tinnitus unbalanced me as a person: sometimes I feel as though the right side of my head is heavier than the other, more often than not I find myself sitting with my head tilted. Only recently I discovered the flip-side of this lopsidedness: if I focus, I'm able to 'listen' through my left, more silent ear. It's a temporary solution and usually brings but a moment of calmness, yet I feel like it's worth it.
There are other problems that I experience, I'm sure are nothing new here, but I'll talk about anyway. I feel a need for sound constantly, I never leave home without my headphones and when I can't find them I lowkey freak out. Sleeping is an issue, I can't lay still listening to evening sounds or the road that passes by my house because of this intrusive sound that seems to be able to shift gears whenever it pleases, whenever there's nothing to "outperform" it.
I feel like tinnitus makes me more sensitive, not just towards all sounds, but also elevation and pressure. I can't sleep well on my right ear, I can't touch the bottom of a pool, a vacuum cleaner ruins my mood and I have to chew all the gum available to me when in a plane. Whenever a new tone layers itself over my tinnitus I have to ask people if they "hear that too?"
Do any of you experience the same thing?
I should be forthcoming, tho. The reason I suddenly joined this forum is not completely because I didn't know about this forum. It's also for research. I'm a student at an art-academy in the Netherlands and this year I'll graduate (hopefully). The study I'm doing is called 'Creative Writing', but calling myself a writer is not a habit yet. For my thesis I want to research tinnitus and its effect on my writing/creating process and that of others. I hope to find stories of other artists who feel tinnitus intervenes with their creative process and takes up a space in their final work, invited or uninvited. If anyone reading this recognizes this feeling, or phenomenon, whatever is the right term, feel free to message me. I'd love to talk to you.
My name is Tim and I've been a victim of tinnitus since 2015. I suspect it's because of loud music (a J. Cole concert specifically) but I'm not sure, hence the Unknown on my profile.
I only recently learned of this forum and decided to join, because talking to like-minded (or rather, fellow patients) people has proven to be helpful to me before.
About my tinnitus: it's in my right ear only, and as of late I've learned to appreciate that. I used to think one-sided tinnitus unbalanced me as a person: sometimes I feel as though the right side of my head is heavier than the other, more often than not I find myself sitting with my head tilted. Only recently I discovered the flip-side of this lopsidedness: if I focus, I'm able to 'listen' through my left, more silent ear. It's a temporary solution and usually brings but a moment of calmness, yet I feel like it's worth it.
There are other problems that I experience, I'm sure are nothing new here, but I'll talk about anyway. I feel a need for sound constantly, I never leave home without my headphones and when I can't find them I lowkey freak out. Sleeping is an issue, I can't lay still listening to evening sounds or the road that passes by my house because of this intrusive sound that seems to be able to shift gears whenever it pleases, whenever there's nothing to "outperform" it.
I feel like tinnitus makes me more sensitive, not just towards all sounds, but also elevation and pressure. I can't sleep well on my right ear, I can't touch the bottom of a pool, a vacuum cleaner ruins my mood and I have to chew all the gum available to me when in a plane. Whenever a new tone layers itself over my tinnitus I have to ask people if they "hear that too?"
Do any of you experience the same thing?
I should be forthcoming, tho. The reason I suddenly joined this forum is not completely because I didn't know about this forum. It's also for research. I'm a student at an art-academy in the Netherlands and this year I'll graduate (hopefully). The study I'm doing is called 'Creative Writing', but calling myself a writer is not a habit yet. For my thesis I want to research tinnitus and its effect on my writing/creating process and that of others. I hope to find stories of other artists who feel tinnitus intervenes with their creative process and takes up a space in their final work, invited or uninvited. If anyone reading this recognizes this feeling, or phenomenon, whatever is the right term, feel free to message me. I'd love to talk to you.
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