kingsfan

Yea I have a couple pair of custom molds. Having the molds taken is painless and only takes a minute or two. Feels like shaving cream or whipped cream in your ears.

That’s great. So nothing really to worry about. Thanks appreciate it

It gave me new temporary tones that would wake me in the middle of the night. They stopped as soon as I switched to Magnesium L-Threonate. It doesn't help the screeching, but it helps me sleep.

@Pinhead Yea I've taken L-threonate without any issue

I miss playing my Guitar so much

When I worsen ALL sounds scare the shit out of me. Then a few day go by, I'm still alive, my nerves calm some. But while I'm in that state I do overprotect. After that my ears crack and flutter adjusting back to no plugs. Its better than damage on top of damage.

@JeffToob Yea I have ups and downs with it, but it's always 2 steps, 1 step forward with my tinnitus. So I'll get better, but never back to the previous level.

It's always been up and down with TTTS as well. It will get better. I'll stop protecting for every little thing, then eventually it comes back and I'll begin overprotecting again until it settles. Rinse and repeat.

Stop using hand dryers. Honestly. Not worth it. How about a towel?

@Juliane I didn't use it. Some teenager turned it on right as I walked in the door.

Oh :-(

Thank you so much. Can you recommend the best ones to get from them?

@snizzleberry They are having a 15% off sale today and tomorrow. I caught the email they sent me a little late, the sale started last week.

I personally like the Pro-20 and Pro-27 as they don't attenuate low frequencies as much and sound better in every day situations.

The Pro-17 and Pro-26 have more low freq attenuation and probably sound better for concerts with large subwoofers.

Thanks brother, appreciate you @kingsfan

Same here brother hang in there. The last 6 months of my life has been a total wreck.

Yep 18 months of this crap. When will the suffering end

I've been dealing with this particular health problem for about a year now. It's extremely painful, I slowly rehabilitate, only to re-injure and continue the cycle. I feel like it's just going to continue and never really fully heal.

@4Grace No I only took it the one time

It’s not too late to start living again. We only live once.

@snizzleberry I've been trying. Being unemployed and unable to snag a tinnitus-safe job for almost 3 years has really hindered me. I did get to witness the total solar eclipse a month ago though, so that's something. Saw it alone though.

@Juliane What is EHS?

Electromagnetic hypersensitivity:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32289567/

I worry I might have that condition myself. It would be very difficult to escape

I keep hearing about more tech layoffs. Two family members have lost IT jobs in the last year. Neither has found a new one.

How about unemployment benefits?

@kingsfan / this is insane. So sorry. Just no words. Last year you had mentioned mirt. Did it help? Gabapentin - help? Any medication that helped? I have Nox and need something.

One of my cats passed away. I regret every decision and my indecisiveness while he was in the ER, and now he is gone.

@kingsfan I am lost for words :-(

❤️

They've been really beneficial for me, I think.

@Joshua Macleod I think I'm just going to get custom solids. Filtered don't seem to be enough, and I use the strongest filters available for my customs (ACS Pro26).

I’ve gotten worse from wearing them. That’s why I stopped pretty much.

It wont save me either :(

Need to combine it with XEN-1101

But how can I with this much adversity? It's a struggle to function. If I owned a gun I'd have used it already.

@kingsfan Don't say that. I know life feels unbearable. It does for me too. We have to believe in better days. I have hope for you

We have to believe these hardships will end for us

the gabapentin.

Sorry to hear this. Really am. Hopefully with time it goes back down. I feel like it’s like trying to avoid air when we go out. Stressful and impossible.

@4Grace I'm surprised anyone could read my rambling. I was on my phone in the parking lot just having a mental breakdown.

Too many mistakes on my part. I should have been just doing curbside orders instead of going into stores these past 3 years. I probably would have avoided a lot of misfortune. Feels too late to bother now.

My ears have that pressure like they need to pop again, but my eustachian tubes are completely clear. Worrying. I can't believe I forgot there was a security tag on my stuff. I'm never careful enough. I really think I have ADHD and it's a terrible combination with Tinnitus.

Give me Nov 2023 or give me death :(

:(

Same here…mine is seriously pissed off about something!

Suffering is interesting. I have had pain in my ear. Kinda went away. Now massive soar throat for months. Swollen lymph node. If the pain goes away I feel like this blasting T won’t be so bad. The pain is unbearable. I would appreciate just T. A least for a short while.

Human beings have really made a point out of making this planet inhabitable. In so many ways

@Juliane Our purpose is to fulfill the ultra wealthy. That whole "a nice recession will [solve the return to office dilemma]" that mega-wealthy CEO said and Bob Iger saying that actors losing their homes will force them to end the strike is messed up.

@RunningMan And the AI bootlickers solution is to "transfer to new roles specializing in prompt-writing" is ridiculous. Artists, designers, engineers don't want to sit around and write prompts. They want to create hands-on.

I'm about to just let my tinnitus worsen and get a job at a factory or construction or something, anything to get out of this shame

Widening your net is probably a good idea. Good luck in your search. Sucks about the tech layoffs.

@Tryn2BHopeful maybe 2 inches of a thin, stretchy, elastic string. I have read it can entangle around the intestines and kill the tissue. I just don't know if it's long enough for that to happen.

hrm.... you would think if it was on a cats toy it would be safe! I get what your saying though.

@Tryn2BHopeful I already had to take him before because he ate a toy. That one was like a fluffy worm. I usually put everything away when unsupervised, but I guess I forgot this one time.

@ZFire @Barry098 I bought the watch specifically for that a couple weeks into my tinnitus nightmare.

It was mainly bc I was so accustomed to loud sound I had no idea of what healthy volumes were.

Seems really useful!

I might get one. I’m constantly wondering about SPL’s in my environment

I asked my wife as she was about to start vacuuming right next to me what she was doing and I got a disgusted response that she was going to vacuum. I said we'll can I leave the room? She doesn't get it.

I don't want to be this way, but a little empathy and understanding would go a long way.

@Tryn2BHopeful I am sorry. I cannot imagine such a reaction from a partner.

Happens to me too. New rings come and go. Also the heartbeat in my left ear comes and goes. What a strange condition.

@BellaMia I've had the heartbeat thing on and off many times. Seems to always appear when my tinnitus has permanently worsened and then goes away after a couple months. Still waiting for it disappear again this time.