Living with Tinnitus...

[guy healy]

Greetings All and thankyou for being here during this difficult period of adjusting to T. My heart goes out to the people struggling, and identify with them sometimes. The T is now at a level i wouldnt have thought tolerable from the quiet whooshing level of a few years ago. I have had to give up indoor latin dancing which i love, and i am worried that now i will have to give up cycling to work? I commute daily for an hour, parts of it along a highway, and have been loving the freedom and weight loss. But am worried now that it may be aggravating my T? I wear those high Db orange ear plugs to protect my overly sensitive ears from further damage, and have started to limit the number of days i ride. But I am gutted that the worry of increasing the T volume is limiting my freedom. I am trying to do something like riding to work thats positive, but am pissed that T is upsetting that. Anybody got any solid advice or data on highway noise and cycling? Oh, and the big question, how soon is a cure away?
cheers, G

 

[MikeL1972]

Hi Guy,

You should not let tinnitus usurp your life, but at the same time you should be cautious about protecting your ears from noise pollution.

Regarding a 100% cure for tinnitus, I am not sure. I read recently however that there is a project underway to map the entire human brain! You can only imagine what this endeavor could unlock for a multitude of maladies, among them tinnitus.

 

[Lorac]

Hello @guy healy ! Welcome to the forum!
You may have to modify your lifestyle because of T but you can still do some of things you enjoy. You might be able to bike on your days off from work on a quieter route, maybe a more scenic route. Maybe you can still enjoy Latin dancing in the privacy of your own home with the music lowered some.
You say you have had some level of T for three years. Have you been to an audiologist or ENT?