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@PortugalTheMan Both, actually. I felt better mentally after a few days on Oxy. I also think that my T was less intrusive in the morning and afternoon.

@Damocles Thanks for doing all that research. Much appreciated bro;) I visited my GP today, and she said that it's 1 in 100 that something like that would happen and given my stable heart rate, she is more inclined towards another possible explanation : adrenaline rush. This may be the case, as I had a busy week and only relaxed a little on Sunday.

Anyway, I'll take a few days off on Oxy and maybe restart the experiment in a week or so.

@Christiaan I thought I remembered that to be a pregnancy medicine. @Damocles, I haven't been single in a very long time, but it is still possible to feel alone.

Truth @twa. Truth.

@twa I'm sorry to hear your significant other isn't very mindful of your delicate situation. I wish there was a way to make people like your husband understand what T & H sufferers are going through

Is Cavani willing to give the number 7 jersey to Ronaldo? :D

@Tanni His home is at "Sporting CP" :p I believe that after a few seasons at United he will still return to "Sporting CP" to finish his career.

@PortugalTheMan Sure, but not without a fight! Cristiano Ronaldo only has to use his pinky to win an arm wrestling match with poor old Cavani.

HA! @Christiaan! I'm not going to be intimidated by Ronaldo!

No, we will see how he fares against last seasons Champions League winners, now running at 100% with their new striker.

Totally agree with you on the transfers. It's a joke.

You can very easily just buy your way to the top of the Premier League and have yourself ownership of some decent silverware, if you can find yourself a Saudi investor...

Things have got to be sorted out. We need more caps!

@Damocles I'll hope so too for you:) The Citizens were fun to watch years ago but now it's time for something fresh and Chelsea may maybe be lucky enough to proclaim the title this season. Lukaku is definitely the guy who can help with something like that

Lampard was certainly a great player! He really played better when Makalele, Damien Duff & Joe Cole were signed back in 2003. Those were the years! It's still bad though that Lampard was thrown to the lions as a manager. If he had an older, more experienced assistant, things might have looked differently for Chelsea and certainly for him too.

Isn't the Premier League trying to change the rules to increase supporters' influence in the way clubs are managed? I believe the German Bundesliga has a system in place where fans have at least 51% of the voting shares. It's one of the reasons why they have affordable tickets & chill standing places for hard core supporters.

Well, if you put it like that;) Yeah, they are still wondering around like zombies in search of their long lost football stadium XD. On the other hand, the ambiance in the stadium nowadays is more like you're watching a civil polo or field hockey game. It's only on the pitch where you can see some action;p

I wanna go to The Hague!

Although I'm calling it Christiaansville from now on!!

It has a nice ring to it @Damocles;) But I like The Hague as a name too. Did you know that the city is officially called 's-Gravenhage or Den Haag in Dutch? We are really good in making things difficult for ourselves, lol

lol. I did not know this @Christiaan, and I love it!

Alright anyway, we can keep it as The Hague... for now. But if things start getting complicated, we're switching to Christiaansville! \(^_^\)

Hoe is het met de Oxytocine? Heeft het je geholpen tot nu toe?

Dank voor je begrip, Jane. Nu gaat het wel redelijk, maar het is zeker een uitdaging om normale dingen te blijven doen. Les geven op de middelbare school zit er daarom voorlopig niet in voor mij, dus probeer ik nu bij de belastingdienst R'dam gewoon administratief werk te doen in een rustige omgeving. Ik hoop dat je ondanks T nog leuke dingen kan doen gedurende de dag

Ja, ik durf te zeggen dat Oxytocine helpt. Het heeft mijn tinnitus toch een toontje lager doen zingen. Onlangs heb ik wel een raar moment gehad met mijn hart, maar misschien ligt het niet aan Oxy maar aan stress. Ik ben wel van plan het nogmaals een weekje te proberen. Trouwens, hoe is alles verder in het mooie Amsterdam?

@PortugalTheMan Good idea! I'm still at basic level (food #1). Here it goes: Eu peço café. Leite é uma bebida;) Still got some work to do. Do you want to learn Dutch? Maybe we can learn together:)

@twa Really? I thought that mostly Spaniards took the trip to Mexico in colonial times. Do you speak Spanish fluently? And what about Portuguese?

@Christiaan I believe that some of the Spaniards who went to the Southwest and Mexico had Portuguese ancestry also. I speak Spanish, my mother's first language was Spanish. I studied for many years to become fluent and taught for 12 years in Spanish.

Not gonna lie @Christiaan, I've often wanted to go back and "split a KitKat" with her since we broke up... even if she does have a husband now.... well, especially because she has a husband now, if I'm being honest :I

@Damocles Oh boy, sorry for opening that old wound, Damocles. If only Marty McFly and Doc Brown were to make a pit-stop at our place with the DeLoreon, it would have been grand to go back in time to make things right.

And maybe as a nice bonus tell our stupid younger selves to wear those damn earplugs to football matches & concerts from the get-go. But in the meantime, we're playing the waiting game for someone like Elon Musk to cook up something like that *impatiently looking out of the window in hopes of spotting the DeLorean*

Hi @Mehmet . I'm unfortunately not familiar with neuromodulation therapy. Is it also specific for tinnitus? Personally, I would stick to one kind of therapy, just to be sure if it works or not. Otherwise, you don't exactly know which treatment does precisely what for your tinnitus.

Hi

For the last days I ve been listening to notched white noise on iOS Tinnitus Play app.Relaxing. Apple gave the academic background behind the notch therapy and its very easy to use. You can easily determine the frequency of your tinnitus. If the tinnitus frequency is below 8000 Hz. , there is no restriction in terms of hours you listen to notched music. Do you confirm ?

That app sounds quite good. If you think it helps with your tinnitus, I'd say: go for it! Could you let me know after some time if it helps? I hope it works:) About the amount of exposure time: I read somewhere that 2 hours a day is more than enough. Don't overdo it btw! There's something called hearing fatigue and if you listen to music for far too long, it could work negatively for your hearing.

I can definitely hook you up on some grumpy octopuses. Whatever you like! Just give me your address and I'll send my guy to your place;)

HA HA!! Brilliant!!

It's going smoothly, thank you @Mehmet ;) My tinnitus is lower than a few months ago. Hopefully it will continue to improve. About your other question: I've only used Adobe Audition. You can download it from the Adobe website. Let me know how if you have any questions

@Damocles Some of those Irish shows does seem unique and yet somehow old-fashioned in some ways. If you've seen Mrs. Brown's Boys, you'd probably think that they're stuck in the past. I mean, is it really a novelty to see a man dressed as a flamboyant granny + with all that slapstick humour. We've already survived the 90's by watching those kind of shows:)

Most Irish comedians are great. You'd probably like Jason Byrne , Dylan Moran & Chris O'Dowd as much as I do. I also love Dara O'Briain, but his accent is so thick, I always use subtitles to help me understand this guy XD

You mean THE Greg Davies? That magnificent beast is going to present Taskmaster? He would certainly be a nice addition to the squad. The problem is that I can't receive Channel 4 in the Netherlands, but I try to get a glimpse of the show on Youtube. Another thanks for this tip btw!

Oh yeah, sure @Lurius ;) What's the story? I only heard of Drescher's husband (who also happened to be the producer of The Nanny!) coming out as gay during their marriage. That sounds like an unbelievable Hollywood plot, but it's true to a T.

Unfortunately, Fran Drescher experienced a nightmare when burglars broke into her home, tied up her husband and raped her at gunpoint. It's one of the absolutely worst things I've ever heard happen to a celebrity like that. The only other thing I can think of that compares is the thing that happened to Jodi Foster (guy tried to murder President Reagan to impress Foster).

@Lurius this is indeed downright horrible. I still can't belief that someone goes through something like that.I've just read her story and it seems she has kept it for more than 30 years from the public.It's quite an incredible effort that she has channelised her horrific experience into something meaningful by going into comedy. And it's truly admirable that she remains resilient despite this horrific experience.

Thanks for your kind words @Mehmet . To be honest, I'm not much of a religious person, but I will certainly check your site and perhaps learn a thing or two about your religion. There's a lot I don't know about the Islamic religion and this is certainly a great way to get in touch with it:)

You'll definitely find what you re looking for regarding religion. By relİgion I mean blief in single Allah.

@Tanni well, the unique traits of certain children are often key in how much you can handle kids. I once had a class of about 16 pupils, of whom there were 7 with neurodiverse qualities like ADHD & ASD, and it was quite some work, haha. My government wants to resume regular education in September, so online teaching is probably no option. Maybe if Covid calms down next year, things might look better.

I do not think that my t. is reactive, it's just "loud" enough to be heard while speaking (if I pay attention it). Anyway I wanted to reciprocate wishes and compliments: I really hope you'll be able to get back to teaching soon, and I am sure that you will succeed in that. Keep up the fight, and sursum corda! (Btw my father's aunt lives in Den Haag :) )

Sorry for the misunderstanding @convolution and also thanks for your kind-hearted words.It's nice that your aunt lives here. Maybe a good reason for you to visit her some day (and me!) if your busy schedule as a soon-to-be renowned mathematician allows that, haha. Our cuisine may not be as good as that of La bella Italia, but our treats like poffertjes & stroopwafels may be worth your while. Anyway, omnia fausta :)

@Tanni It's indeed a shame that Labour has not shown effective opposition so far. It is actually quite telling that a famous footballer managed to convince the Tories to keep providing free school meals to children living in poverty or that Neville gained relatively more news coverage for his sharp remarks about BoJo's culture wars (e.g. ''taking the knee'')

than anyone from Labour. With the recent shake-up in Starmer's office, time will tell if they have learned their mistakes after the fall of the Red Wall. I don't know if you share the same idea, but I think it's a huge loss that they've sacrificed Angela Rayner after the Hartlepool loss. She seems to be more aligned to the (former)

traditional working class heartlands in England and has personal qualities that would make her a great leader some day. But for now, it seems that Blairite, London-centric centrists have won the war within the party

Yes, it's heartbreaking @Lurius Of course if this doctor came down with what we have, he highly probably wouldnt find it too "experimental"

It sure is @TheDanishGirl . I wish we had more of those medical professionals who have empathy and some capacity to imagine what we're going through.

We have lots of bikers in the Summer. I think the beach is a very noisy place during the season. Isn't the beach a place where you go to show yourself (or how you say overcompensate) and to look at others in the first place? You are complaining but why do you live there then?

@Vassili . Yeah, every place has it's pros and cons. But the thing is, I love this place for the most part of the year. The ambiance is very relaxing and the people who live there are nice to each other. People also go to the beach to enjoy the sun, relax and enjoy each others company. But to me, it's a different ballgame when some people (especially young people from other parts of the country)

go there to make a lot of noise, show behavior like catcalling (which happens quite often) and just simply not being mindful of other people who are annoyed by they behaviour. Call me old fashioned, but I have a bit of a problem with people who fuck up the neighborhoud. Luckily, it only lasts a Summer. So that counts at least for something:)

Germania Inferior - is it something like weaker Germany? I may be wrong. You see, I don't drink Coke every day but I do drink 2-3 cups of coffee and I'm so glad that my T is not affected. So yeah, I'm a living legend, son. :D

You're the man @Vassili;) And yep, that's one way of looking at it. It literary means weak, but in a more historical sense, the Romans used the term as an indicator for low lands where Germanic tribes lived (parts of Belgium & the Netherlands) as opposed to Germania Superior (the mountainous areas of Germany, France and Switzerland). Pjuh, that's enough history for today, don't you agree:)

You've wrote an awesome post. I like history. I had a thought that it could indicate low lands but I looked again at your previous post and wrote what I wrote. Knowledge is power. Superior power ahahhahahah. :P

He was also one of the few players who played professionally, if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, Russia is ok-ish. Physically strong, but they lack the players who are technically good. Andrej Arsjavin is one of those few players who is still greatly missed

I can see that you're a true soccer fan. You have lots of knowledge on the subject. That's great. When I was a kid I always played soccer with my pals but I never was a true fan. Now I just keep an eye on some sports news time after time.

@Vassili Even more so, I actually was a hardcore fan for a local football team and went to tons of matches. Since having moderate T, I watch the game on TV but still miss the sweet smell of ambiance in the local stadium. Anyway, are Estonians more ice hockey minded? I thought Baltic states are big players in that area of sports

btw, don't stress about it having done any harm though. Two ambulances driving by in the open air certainly doesn't sound like enough to have caused any permanent damage.
Pretty sure in the unlikely event you develop a spike, it'll be very temporary.

@Lurius Thanks for the encouraging words. I'll try to live as normally as possible despite this setback. Glad to hear that you've managed to get rid of H. Some people are not that lucky.

@Damocles I hope you're right. I actually wore hearing aids during this recent incident and that is in hindsight not a smart move if you go to a busy place. I hope you don't live in a very crowded place. In The Hague, it can be extremely noisy at times. Especially when tourist arrive in late Spring/early Summer to visit the local Scheveningen beach, f. e.