Taking My Tinnitus on the Road

So I am leaving tomorrow to camp out in Smoky National for a week. I've been stressed because of my tinnitus and some projects at work, and I am very curious if change in environment and de-stressing would help with tinnitus symptoms. I am going to follow up on Monday.

 

I rather be on the road and outside living life, than being in a house with nothing to do and just listening to tinnitus

 

Agreed, I take 2-3 walks a day, totally around 15K steps daily. Mostly to destress.

 

Have fun. I wouldn't be surprised if you're barely aware of your tinnitus while you're away.

 

Hope you have a wonderful trip!

I've taken a few trips this summer and it was much easier to ignore my tinnitus when I was occupied with other things. After the first trip, I was worried that it was louder until I realized that was simply because I was back in my quiet house focusing on it. Just keep that in mind if the same happens to you!

 

I am back from my trip. While camping I couldn't hear T because there were plenty of other sounds in the forest. I also didn't experience the pressure on the back of the head or dizziness that I started to develop few days before my trip. As I am back I see that my T is about at the same level before I left. First night I woke up mid-night because of it, and I used some sound masking to go back to sleep.

So some thoughts. I know my T really exists but what makes it worse (and gives me other symptoms) is possibly the type of stress I get from work. I have a ton of stress right now, and that turns into anxiety over my T and work issues. There were a couple of stressful issues during the trip but they didn't cause any T-related issues.

 

Did you find yourself trying to listen for the T while on your trip?

 

I did try to listen to it but it wouldn't work. It has to be somewhat quiet.

 

Oh my! What'd I'd give for that! I'd head bank there and live!!

 

.... head back.....

 

Yes, I completely understand you.