my tinnitus is worsening. especially upsetting is it happened after sitting along at a relatively low-volume karaoke for two hours — now my right ear has worsened. i had grown accustomed to how it was the last decade or so since i had sat in an orchestra, then played some electrical instruments with various people, then had sat around on bad fucking conference talks with obnoxious speakers.
now in this one fucking moment of weakness i join a karaoke and it seems okay then i wake up next day hearing such an awful loud pitched screeching constantly in my ear.
i am literally dissociating and losing track in conversations because of this: i have been everywhere in my answers.
i am so fucking hard of thinking now. it’s like a constant distraction from living and thinking and relaxing. please send help
I’m in my 50’s and have had severe tinnitus in my left ear since I was 18 due to a military accident. It can be upsetting, for sure.
The best advice I can give is to try to find low background noise and to try finding ways to occupy your mind. If you can, go see a hearing specialist. While there really is no cure, there are ways to somewhat “treat” it and find ways to live with it and enjoy life.
Hearing specialists will charge you money but they will do nothing practical.
As mentioned in my and other posts here, background white noise can help it somewhat. Hearing aids can now produce those types of noises to mask the ring. Unfortunately, you’ll likely need to work with a hearing specialist to dial that feature in, should that be a valid option individually.