still feeling terrible.....i have had sounds of jet engines, waterfalls and electrical transformers in my head all afternoon and continuing on as i write this. What a terrible condition ..... i live like im in a never waking bad dream. If only the noise would be gone....i would have my life back and live normal again with dreams. I cannot see past the moment. Oh painful day of mine.

All I can say is I truly feel your suffering, i was there for soooooooo long. I have finally, after five years, started to "learn to live with it". I'm sorry for all of us who have this awful condition. Hang in there maybe tomorrow will be better.

How long have you had your T? One thing I can only say for sure...IT WILL get better with time...just keep yourself busy....This group of people here in DS got me through my first few months...

Muscle...I see we had T about the same time in 2012...just hang in there...maybe it's just a spike...it'll calm down...

So sorry, Muscle! Don't give up trying new things. You have to hang onto hope. But I do completely understand that "life like this isn't worth living" feeling. Are you on any ADs or anti-anxiety meds? Sometimes they can really take the edge off so you don't feel quite so hopeless... :(

Hi MuscleBoy8. I'm so sorry, I have days like that. My sounds number 4 now, crickets, whistle, hum, squeal. When i put on the maskers i have 5!
I find its a day to day, sometimes minute to minute coping with T. I am seeing a therapist weekly who is guiding me through cognitive behavior therapy. When that does not work i take an anti-anxiety med which does not reduce the sound but does reduce my anxiety around it. Coming to this site helps a lot too. You will cope better day by day. Sounds like you have a wonderful family. Stay STRONG.

Hang in there, I have had it for 4 months now and its driving me crazy as well. I too have problems working, I am in Real Estate Sale, Keep praying . I pray over and over .....saying about the same thing.
God Bless :)

I have been having this buzzing/ringing sound on and off for 2 years now. have noticed that whenever i am stressed / tired it tends to spike up.. it gets really embarrassing when my boss speaks and i am unable to hear him clearly. i have to get up and go near him to hear him or just ask my colleagues for help. was frustrated for too long.. whereas 2 doctors suggested me to opt for surgery here in Dubai recently a doc back home in pakistan suggested instead to opt for widex zen aid. he said that 75% of the surgeries resulted in irreversible deafness.. though its too soon to say, i do feel it does help me divert myself from all this continuous buzzing and beeping in my ear. hopefully it should go away in the long run.. fingers crossed....

Sierra, I am so glad to see you so positive! It is hard to habitat to T.

I am also having a bad spike the last few days. It started with a cold, then I mowed my lawn without my earplugs. :(
So I am praying too Volfan that it will go away and I have not damaged myself more. I am going with the cold.

I have used distraction as a means of being able to handle spikes.
It really is the only thing that works for me.

God bless us all,
Kasandra

I want to thank all of you kind people for your kind and thoughtful words. I am still here and intend to continue being here for my family, myself for you and for god.

The suffering continues and it rips my heart continuously. But i fight on.

Muscle.

Thanks MuscleBoy, we all understand. We cannot let T win. Today I didn't have my earbud ( I listen to white noise 24/7) and I thought I'd go insane. We are all so close to the brink all the time, it's not easy. I'm grateful for others who understand.

Not having a good day myself. It seems like any negative emotion tends to make it spike. But its not case the other way. If it starts spiking there is no relaxing and helping it. God Bless everyone and I pray for us all every day :)

Good to hear you sound a little more positive. This is not a punishment. Everyone has their cross to bear.

I have one ear ringing for 38 years and the other for 8 years (much louder). You do adjust in time. I focus on other things and sometimes realize I didn't "hear" my ears for hours.

I wish you well.

I am sorry "muscle" and for everyone that suffers with this curse.

During any real difficult time, I give myself a time-out. Water sounds from an MP3 player really helps to disguise the noise as well even a turned on faucet in the bathroom. Anything to offset the intrusive internal noises. You may even catch me at a shopping mall enjoying a fountain. Sometimes there is another individual
Just sitting there and I wonder to myself if that person has tinnitus.

A good method to alleviate spikes would be doctor recommended anti anxiety meds. A good night sleep certainly increases the odds of a better day. May I pray that you begin to feel better.

ATTester is exactly right about water noises. Here's a great place for water noises. You can use the sliders to adjust it and you can also use the links ("Rany Season" and "White Noise") on the page to go to other water noise pages:

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Tinnitus/forum/20134341-letter-t-sufferer