Welcome Chris. Sorry to hear that you are suffering from your new T. Yes, sometimes people do get T from taking drugs. I have heard people getting T from taking just cold medicines. Go figure.
When T is new, you can become over anxious and traumatized. You can lose sleep over it and get depressed. This is the toughest phase because you are under the control of the limbic nervous system and function in fight or flight mode which seems to make things worse than they are, hence our inability to cope with the T ringing. The lack of sleep and stress are also bad for T.
But don't panic and don't worry about the bad things you read about T. The Support Forum is where many newer T sufferers or those who are still struggling post their sufferings for support. They usually sound very distressed and feeling discouraged. That is common in any support forum. For the positivity side of thing, you should read up the Success Stories forum under Knowledge Base. There it is loaded with people who have recovered or recovering. There you will find hope and comfort as well as learn the insights of how these folks get better. You can also read the Positivity Thread in the Support Forum. It is a positive thread with news of how members are still able to do meaningful and enjoyable things despite their T.
So make no mistake about it. You can get better. Your T is so new that it may just fade or disappear completely. There is a new success story posted where a member reports that his T is gone in 2 months after it started. So one will never know what a new T can be. Even if it stays, there are folks who have gone through alternative treatments like CBT, TRT, mindfullness or diet and they get better. The ringing can reduce or people just get used to or habituate to the ringing. The success stories are full of such example. So don't worry too much. Relax and remain positive.
To help with your sleep, you may want to get masking going if you are too anxious about your T. Try a sound machine or a CD player or sound pillow, or download a free sound generator 'aire freshener' to your PC. You can also search youtube with 'tinnitus masking sound' and you should find many videos for that. If you truly have trouble sleeping even with masking, then do talk to your doctor to get sleep meds. You can post or search support forum to see what people have been taking for sleep or you can ask for advice how to sleep with T. Generally, before you try strong sleeping meds, you can try doing some tiring exercise before sleep, take a warm bath, jacuzzi, drink hot drink, or take melatonin, or drink chamomile herbal tea etc.
try these first and try masking sounds to mask the T while you sleep. If this doesn't help, then talk to your doctor for sleep meds.
Good luck and take good care. God bless your recovery.
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