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I've had mild tinnitus my whole life. It definitely got worse in college from being reckless at shows + constant booze & drugs. But recently I went to a bass-heavy show (with proper hearing protection) and now it's so so much worse. I'd honestly give anything for it to just go back to the level it was.
I've already tried some medication that just made it worse, and now i have mild hyperacusis on top of it. Meaning now along with my tinnitus, every sound is extremely loud. I can barely listen to music, i can barely drive my car, i feel like i can barely function.
What am i supposed to do about shows?
What am i supposed to do about DJing in general?
And to top it off, I'm essentially jobless again. So now any medical work I get done to try and fight this is looming over me when tax season rolls around again and I lose my coverage.
I know at it's core that tinnitus is a mental issue first and foremost, but idk how i'm supposed to be okay with any of this.
i can't hear normally anymore
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muskog
that sucks :¬(
i dont know if it will work for you, but the method i use to get rid of it is this:
put your thumbs in your ears, then lightly tap on the back of your head with your fingers. it should make a specific sorta... 'underwater' kind of noise. do this maybe 5 or 6 times, then remove your thumbs. i dont know how it works, but its always worked for me.
also you probably need to seriously take some time away from it all.
yknow, like if you tear a muscle, you cant keep lifting or itll just get worse and youll fuck up your ability to lift forever. you have to let yourself heal, and then ease your way back into it.
hope it gets better soon x