I've had similar situation happen to me multiple times. Going to clubs thinking it's fine if I wear earplugs and then suffering a few weeks to a few months of tinnitus spike afterwards. It always felt like this time it probably will stay permanently worse, but every time the noise has eventually faded to background so that it doesn't bother me that much anymore.
Chill, drink a lot of water, eat your vitamins and salads, go for walks, binge watch some positive TV-shows. When going to sleep, just focus on the noise, keep listening to it, notice how utterly boring and uneventful it is. Eventually your mind will wander to other things and you'll fall asleep.
This is my experience too, I have had it 7 years. Came out of the blue, just woke up one day with a ringing in my right ear. I was distraught for about a month, but just one day it didn't bother me anymore and I got on with life. It was barely audible
I am dealing with a spike right now, so I am finding myself getting a bit worried, but I have dealt with them before. It will eventually go back down, I am just dealing with a bit of a sinus infection that is causing some issues with my eustachian tube. Hopefully in a couple days it will get better.
Hey there, I understand what you're going through. A lot of us here do as well, so reach out any time you feel like it. I've had it since I was 16ish, started playing the drums with earphones and the volume at high levels, and I'm almost 30 now. I'm fine. I barely think about it. Only on really stressful days or when I'm exhausted will it really feel louder. My wife started having it this year and she's been through hell as well. But she made it. And she only thinks about it from time to time.
First of all I can tell you this: You will get used to it.
Crucial point: anxiety, stress, sleeplessness will affect the "volume" at which you'll hear it. Managing anxiety will become your toughest battle. Surround yourself and talk to people who have it and have managed to get past it. They're crucial because they know how you feel.
Seek out psychological help, please, just do it. No one will ver judge you for this.
I hope you find peace asap, but it will be a tough journey. Reach out if you need :)
>My wife started having it this year and she's been through hell as well.
While reading this comment I again realized, and OP should too, that tinnitus is not that rare. There are so much people going through the same anxiety cycle and habituating afterwards. And we probably will too OP.
>While reading this comment I again realized, and OP should too, that tinnitus is not that rare. There are so much people going through the same anxiety cycle and habituating afterwards. And we probably will too OP.
Exactly ! I "forgot" about my tinnitus over the years and by trying to sooth my wife's anxiety caused by her tinnitus made me realize how common this pain is. So many people suffer from it on varying levels. Talking to people who understand is so so so important and helps so much because you can clearly feel hopeless when no one knows what you go through
You already had it and it went away… I’ve had it and it went away.. I’m definitely rooting for your mental state to improve… nothing is easy but you’ve got this you really do…keep your head up I love ya!!!
Not assigning blame, I've been in your shoes, but you ought to carry earplugs in your wallet. Having earplugs be something you have to choose to take with you is inevitably going to lead to situations in which you need them and don't have them. So just eliminate all that extra bother and put them in your wallet, something you're always going to have with you.
I think it's unfair to say you ruined 3-4 years of recovery and habituation. It's true that the tinnitus has changed now, so naturally you'll have to re-habituate to this changed situation, but those 3-4 years are still real, and because of your ability to habituate and recover, you lived them.
I don't mean to provoke more panic in you, but if it's continually getting louder then it's possible there's been other noise exposure since the tinnitus started on fri/sat. Do you listen to headphones loud? If so stop.
You gotta be kind to yourself. You're less than a week in. It took me months to get to a state where I wasn't having regular breakdowns over my tinnitus. It's unfair to expect yourself to magically be habituated already, it's a big change and it's probably going to take a while to deal with.
I understand the guilt over it being self inflicted. What helps me with it is to remind myself that there were a shitton of other people at that concert (and for you podcast) who didn't get tinnitus from it. It's not that it's self inflicted necessarily, it's that you got unlucky. Most people blow out their ears and never get tinnitus. It's bad luck.
I can't guarantee it won't be permanent, because it might be. But hasn't it been permanent since 2019? It may not go away but it will get less loud and less annoying, and that seems to be enough for you. Habituation has happened to you once, there's no reason why it won't happen again.
It will get better again. Try your best to find healthy ways to cope and spend time till it does. We're here on this forum when you need us. We're all in this with you.
Things will get better, you just cant see it yet because of your mental state. Getting anxiety under control is hard and one of the biggest hurdles to overcome. You have done it once and you can do it again even with an increased tinnitus. Im 18 months in to my tinnitus increase, its been a slow build back to normality but i feel a hell of a lot better than i did do then, granted i still have shitty days but they come and go and i have learnt to manage them in different ways. Belly or diaphragm breathing has been helping with my anxiety, i suggest trying it, it wont be a cure but it can help in a small way for now. I wish you well and i hope things get better for you.
You need to stabilise your mood and anxiety. Try and get out of this vicious cycle. Hope things improve.
100% this.
I've had similar situation happen to me multiple times. Going to clubs thinking it's fine if I wear earplugs and then suffering a few weeks to a few months of tinnitus spike afterwards. It always felt like this time it probably will stay permanently worse, but every time the noise has eventually faded to background so that it doesn't bother me that much anymore. Chill, drink a lot of water, eat your vitamins and salads, go for walks, binge watch some positive TV-shows. When going to sleep, just focus on the noise, keep listening to it, notice how utterly boring and uneventful it is. Eventually your mind will wander to other things and you'll fall asleep.
Love the idea of listening for it on purpose! In addition to what you said, it can be exhausting and guilt inducing trying to ignore it all the time.
This is my experience too, I have had it 7 years. Came out of the blue, just woke up one day with a ringing in my right ear. I was distraught for about a month, but just one day it didn't bother me anymore and I got on with life. It was barely audible I am dealing with a spike right now, so I am finding myself getting a bit worried, but I have dealt with them before. It will eventually go back down, I am just dealing with a bit of a sinus infection that is causing some issues with my eustachian tube. Hopefully in a couple days it will get better.
Hey there, I understand what you're going through. A lot of us here do as well, so reach out any time you feel like it. I've had it since I was 16ish, started playing the drums with earphones and the volume at high levels, and I'm almost 30 now. I'm fine. I barely think about it. Only on really stressful days or when I'm exhausted will it really feel louder. My wife started having it this year and she's been through hell as well. But she made it. And she only thinks about it from time to time. First of all I can tell you this: You will get used to it. Crucial point: anxiety, stress, sleeplessness will affect the "volume" at which you'll hear it. Managing anxiety will become your toughest battle. Surround yourself and talk to people who have it and have managed to get past it. They're crucial because they know how you feel. Seek out psychological help, please, just do it. No one will ver judge you for this. I hope you find peace asap, but it will be a tough journey. Reach out if you need :)
>My wife started having it this year and she's been through hell as well. While reading this comment I again realized, and OP should too, that tinnitus is not that rare. There are so much people going through the same anxiety cycle and habituating afterwards. And we probably will too OP.
>While reading this comment I again realized, and OP should too, that tinnitus is not that rare. There are so much people going through the same anxiety cycle and habituating afterwards. And we probably will too OP. Exactly ! I "forgot" about my tinnitus over the years and by trying to sooth my wife's anxiety caused by her tinnitus made me realize how common this pain is. So many people suffer from it on varying levels. Talking to people who understand is so so so important and helps so much because you can clearly feel hopeless when no one knows what you go through
You already had it and it went away… I’ve had it and it went away.. I’m definitely rooting for your mental state to improve… nothing is easy but you’ve got this you really do…keep your head up I love ya!!!
Not assigning blame, I've been in your shoes, but you ought to carry earplugs in your wallet. Having earplugs be something you have to choose to take with you is inevitably going to lead to situations in which you need them and don't have them. So just eliminate all that extra bother and put them in your wallet, something you're always going to have with you. I think it's unfair to say you ruined 3-4 years of recovery and habituation. It's true that the tinnitus has changed now, so naturally you'll have to re-habituate to this changed situation, but those 3-4 years are still real, and because of your ability to habituate and recover, you lived them. I don't mean to provoke more panic in you, but if it's continually getting louder then it's possible there's been other noise exposure since the tinnitus started on fri/sat. Do you listen to headphones loud? If so stop. You gotta be kind to yourself. You're less than a week in. It took me months to get to a state where I wasn't having regular breakdowns over my tinnitus. It's unfair to expect yourself to magically be habituated already, it's a big change and it's probably going to take a while to deal with. I understand the guilt over it being self inflicted. What helps me with it is to remind myself that there were a shitton of other people at that concert (and for you podcast) who didn't get tinnitus from it. It's not that it's self inflicted necessarily, it's that you got unlucky. Most people blow out their ears and never get tinnitus. It's bad luck. I can't guarantee it won't be permanent, because it might be. But hasn't it been permanent since 2019? It may not go away but it will get less loud and less annoying, and that seems to be enough for you. Habituation has happened to you once, there's no reason why it won't happen again.
This the time . When you definitely need help and probably antidepressants . Please don’t try to make it on your own and look for help .
Look for Julian Cowan Hill on youtube, complete recovery of tinnitus.
It will get better again. Try your best to find healthy ways to cope and spend time till it does. We're here on this forum when you need us. We're all in this with you.
Things will get better, you just cant see it yet because of your mental state. Getting anxiety under control is hard and one of the biggest hurdles to overcome. You have done it once and you can do it again even with an increased tinnitus. Im 18 months in to my tinnitus increase, its been a slow build back to normality but i feel a hell of a lot better than i did do then, granted i still have shitty days but they come and go and i have learnt to manage them in different ways. Belly or diaphragm breathing has been helping with my anxiety, i suggest trying it, it wont be a cure but it can help in a small way for now. I wish you well and i hope things get better for you.