Tinnitus Permanently Worsening After Phone Call?

[Zora]

hi Guys,

So I had a phone call today. Not from a mobile phone but from the phone at home. It was a normal chat for about 1 minute. I held the phone to my right ear (the ear where the T is not so loud).
After the call my T went from a 2/10 to a 4/10. but just temporarily. After 10 minutes it was back to normal.

Now I am thinking. If a 1 minute chat can increase my T for 10 minutes, what happens if I call someone lets say 30 minutes?! And that every day? Will it be cumulative and make my T permanently worse?

I was offered a job where I have to make A LOT of phone calls per day, but I dont want to make my T permanently worse

I feel like I am doomed to worry for the rest of my life. Cant even take a phone call without fear

 

[glynis]

For some people with tinnitus phones can cause problems if on them a long time like a job and mobile phones are best used on hands free away from your ear if on the phone a while.....lots of love glynis

 

[linearb]

I don't hold phones to my face for a variety of reasons -- using speakerphone mode mostly -- but if I needed to take a job where I was on the phone again, I'd just get a headset and keep the volume set to the minimum it needs to be heard.

I use headphone for music and video games sometimes; does not seem to cause me any issues.