Long-Time Tinnitus Sufferer

Well, my tinnitus started about 15 years ago. Back during my military career I was exposed to countless explosions and rounds of ammunition, loud machinery and other sources of loud noise. I didn’t always wear hearing protection when I should have... sometimes out of necessity others out of my own disregard. Hindsight eh?

Well I now have hearing loss and wear hearing aids. I’ve also had a ringing in my ears 24/7 for well over a decade. I no longer remember what quiet is supposed to sound like.

I’ve tried masking it, background noise and night and other things. Nothing seems to cover it up. I’m often exhausted and irritable, have trouble falling asleep... at times I feel like I’m going mad. Anyway, I’m tired of being told there is nothing that can be done. I stumbled across this group after googling tonight trying to get tired enough to fall asleep

 

Welcome to TinnitusTalk. I think you will find a lot of great info here and a lot of support to get you thru things. I think my years with tinnitus would have been a lot harder without TinnitusTalk. Glad you finally made it

 

@Sgt_Dubie ,
Welcome to Tinnitus Talk.
I have just read your story and I can only imagine the sounds your ears had to cope with and the aftermath now having tinnitus.
You will get lot's of support on here and make friends along the way.

Sleep can be a big problem but it's finding what helps you sleep better.

Sound therapy, meditation,medication, bed routine can help .
I take a low antidepressant just 25mg and sleep ok most nights.

love glynis

 

You are utterly one of the bravest people, thank you for your services and welcome to the forums

 

Thank you for your service and glad you were able to come here and share your story

 

A clinical trial for the restoration of hearing is happening by scientist in Massachusetts hopefully this will restore natural hearing and significantly reduce tinnitus in about 5 years.

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03616223
www.frequencytx.com/



I hope this will help many of us in the near future.

 

Honestly, I’d gladly give up 100% of the hearing on my left side(my worst ear and where the tinnitus seems to be) if that damned ringing would go with it lol

 

How do you know it's in about 5 years??

 

Hey, some people have found some relief with prednisolone, circumin, and or zinc. It's all anecdotal and not proven but may be worth a shot. There's a ton of research going on at the moment and I'm confident we will get some relief in a couple years or even sooner