I Admit, It's Killing Me

I mean it's not just how loud the sound exposure is but how long it goes on.

There are OSHA charts that show maximum exposure and duration. Unfortunately they are designed to only protect the majority of people and not the smaller percentage that us more susceptible to noise trauma. In addition, they are based on the risk of permanent threshold shifts (hearing loss) and not temporary ones, which still result in permanent damage to synapses.

 

So true. I would literally give my left arm for this madness to be removed.

 

I was in that place and it feels hopeless and pointless, i was there and believe me that I can feel what you are going through my friend, everyone on this forum can .

But today my tinnitus is still with me and it spikes and does it's own thing but I don't care , most of the time I do not even hear it and when I do I simply don't care in well , 95% of the time, I have a life to live . But it took a long time before I got used to it .

Wojtek is correct, you need to try and change your attitude towards it , give your life new meaning, make positive changes in your life , hang in there man, it will get better , never stop believing .