Tinnitus

>tinnitus

>never had tinnitus

how bad is it?
i have it a bit on my left one, i think because my soundcard broke when i was hearing headphones and did a sound from hell, it was so loud, i throw my headphones 2 meters away and had to walk around the house to calm down

fortunately its not insane inducing

i only have tinnitus in dead silence
thankfully i always have a fan or tv on in the background so i havent noticed it in months

If it cropped up recently then try Flonaze. Allergies can induce temporary tinnitus.

Mine sounds almost identical to the slight high pitched noise that some AC adapters make when they are plugged in but not in use, it's not too bad I guess but when you have nothing else to focus on it's quite irritating

Don't give up man. I have tinnitus too. Was so bad at one point I thought I was going to go insane. It gets better as time goes on. Your brain is very good at ignoring stuff like this. You just have to get over the fear that it brings out and truly believe that it can get better. Soon you will start to ignore it and notice it less and less.

I thought I had tinnitus for a year or so but it turned out I had what an ENT described as "significant wax buildup". Went in with one of those large hooks and excavated two deathly black boulders. Felt like I had super human hearing for the next week or so. Ringing went away completely.

I gotta sleep with a fan on. I also drink (moderately) every night, though I'd probably be an alcoholic regardless.

I don't get near drums without earplugs in anymore. I spent a shitload of time in high school jamming loud with drums in my buddy's basement and playing/attending house shows, never wearing ear protection.

Also sucks (for my hearing) that I became an auto technician. Air tools can be VERY loud and are never more than arm's length away. I try to use earpro, but I'm often rushing and it's like, oh it'll only be for a few seconds...

I've been meaning to go get checked for this shit for a long while now, everyone who goes tells me it's unbelievable the amount of shit they carve out of your ears even if you have great personal hygiene and that your hearing really improves