Recent content by Jupiterman

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    Desperate for Help with Severe Reactive Tinnitus and Life Impact

    If you find a way, please let me know how. Thanks.
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    Ear Pressure and Pain After a Restroom Hand Dryer and Child Screaming

    @kingsfan, what do you mean by a 'rural nightmare'? Isn't that better than an urban nightmare?
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    Desperate for Help with Severe Reactive Tinnitus and Life Impact

    I don't think you have a psychological problem, you have a severe tinnitus problem. You have physical damage in your ear, which has caused hearing loss and consequently tinnitus. You are a severe case because your tinnitus easily (potentially permanently) worsens from normal noise exposure and...
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    Car Honked Close to Me: Tinnitus Spike and Hearing Loss Concerns

    Have you considered wearing earplugs or earmuffs when there is a risk of that kind of exposure?
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    Seeking Advice for Reactive Tinnitus and Sound Distortion: What's the Best Way to Proceed?

    Visiting an ENT is a waste of time; they cannot help and may even make things worse. A hearing test could also worsen your condition. It is up to you how much you want to engage with sound, or avoid it. You will have to live with the consequences of any worsening of your tinnitus.
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    Tinnitus Worsening Despite Hearing Protection and Quiet Environment

    This seems very simple. If you want to avoid continuous worsening, then you’ll need to consider avoiding all the noise that clearly makes it worse. Even with ear protection, sound still travels through the skull—this is called bone conduction—to the inner ear.
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    WiFi and Tinnitus

    Everyone assumes that hair cells only respond to frequencies within the audible range. But I think there is a real possibility that hair cells also respond to other frequencies, such as those emitted by Wi-Fi or electromagnetic fields from electrical appliances. Perhaps tinnitus sufferers...
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    Earplug Recommendations for Outdoor Traffic Noise?

    @timsmith, were you not wearing earplugs when next to traffic?
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    Best Wind Noise Protection for Tinnitus Sufferers?

    @Regis, your 2) "Wind noise reduction headphones" are EARMUFFS, not headphones. Please read this if you are unsure of the difference.
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    Tinnitus Spike After Loud Home Party: Supplement and Recovery Advice?

    @Ralphie, same question, do you think earplugs and earmuffs would help reduce the chances of tinnitus spikes in those settings you frequent?
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    Tinnitus Spike After Loud Home Party: Supplement and Recovery Advice?

    @Strife_84, do you think it would have helped if you had worn both earplugs and earmuffs during your visit to the bar and club?
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    Psychiatrist with Tinnitus: My Goal Is to Try TMS or the Susan Shore Device

    There is definitely an irony here. I thought you were leading up to encouraging the original poster (the psychiatrist) to tell others in their profession that the standard treatments are not only unsuitable but also patronizing. As it turns out, you have essentially asked them to take a dose...
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    Don't Despair, You Can Get Past This — My Journey with Tinnitus and Adaptation

    If your tinnitus continually changes, won't that make it more difficult for the brain to habituate and ignore it?
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    Headphones and Earmuffs — What's the Difference?

    Some users have reported that their tinnitus worsens when using the ANC mode on ANC headphones. This issue has been debated in another thread. Essentially, if you see the term “phones,” it indicates that the device produces noise, so caution should be exercised. From a technical perspective...