Hello & Thanks

Thanks for starting and keeping up this forum site.
On the one hand, it's a bit frightening is that this is such a bad problem that there exists such a forum- I was surprised. However, on the other hand all your posts are very encouraging and helpful.

I have had it for as long as I can remember. I don't know why. my earliest memory was at nine and I remember thinking that was the "sound of silence," having not yet fully understood the Simon and Garfunkel song lol

As I grew, I realized not everyone has that sound, & I guess I naturally habituated. it does come and go and I had a period in my life when an ENT dx'd me with auditory tube disorder because of a very low roaring symptom I experienced. at the time, I was studying audiology so I feared I was going deaf. Thankfully that roaring left me. I have not since experienced it.

Recently though, I was taking a bath like some of you here water must have stuck in my ears and since then I had what I see is called a "spike." it's only been a few days and I have been able to mask it for the most part but I still feel somewhat stuffed up. your encouraging words have made me feel that I can cope with it, and have also made me feel that I am NOT exaggerating its stressful mental effect.

it is a bizarre thing. Because I think to myself, what is this really? It's not a pain, it's not disfiguring, but it IS maddening. it was reassuring actually to see from someone's post hear that there is even such a thing as sound torture- so again, I don't feel like a baby about it. because part of me is critically feeling I should just be able to deal with it and not complain because people suffer much worse things in their lives. Thankfully I don't think it's what would be considered severe. And my empathy goes out to those of you that suffer the H and severe T and other things as well.

So just a thank you very much here and my good wishes to everyone and positive thoughts and energy to everyone here.

 

Oh, by the way, the "Don't Panic" button doesn't show up.

 

Hey @Late Hippy and Welcome to TT !

Thank you for your positive and encouraging post.. I really wish for your spike to go away soon..

It is a great community this Forum, I am always looking up to the new research threads and waiting for some breakthrough to come around... And in the meantime support and get supported as much as I can..

Love your nickname...

Take care !!