I have mild hearing loss in one ear, extremely (to the point of insanity) protective over my ears and what’s left of them.

I worry about mixing down a track, but then often think of Brian Wilson who was deaf in one ear. I think there’s somebody who I can look up to.

I’m wondering what other musicians are doing to cope.

I’ve been getting occasional tinnitus, but I haven’t been to rock concerts, night clubs and don’t work in a noisy work environment.

Alright i have tinnitus right? But all the time when my tinnitus is kicking in……I can hear air changes like when someone opens a door. It’s like a high pitched tone….then gets higher when someone walks past,opens something or sometimes when the temperature changes? is this normal to pick up very quiet sounds?

I know what causes all of those things, I just want to know, what steps are being taken to eliminate the problem, also, if there’s a reliable organization I could donate money to to support their research for it.
I just wanna know, what’s being done to help restore our hearing, and stop tinnitus?

I constantly hear a hissing sound in the right ear. (since 2 years). All other body parameters are normal. I do not suffer any other disease.

is this normal? my ears were checked and theyre fine-?

ever since I started having loud tinnitus and vertigo I’ve had trouble sleeping. I’ve been getting increasingly stressed out. what kind of conditions/symptoms can persistent lack of sleep cause? what should I watch out for? what’s the safest option to help get back to a normal sleeping routine?

I have a constent ringing in my ears I believe was caused by my excessive use of my Mp3 player. I have thrown it away and am now doing my best to avoid loud noises to prevent my tinnitus from getting worse. I was just wondering if it’ll get better after a while or if this pitch of ringing will be permanent if not lessen. (yes, I know throwing an mp3 player away is a waste, pls don’t comment on that, I want an answer to my question) And yes, I know it was stupid to listen to loud music without considering the consequences, just please, no insults. I just want an answer.