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What are the exact mechanisms by which muscle stiffness in the upper back/shoulder area causes tinnitus? My tinnitus seems to be 90% muscle-related. I recently experienced a very loud spike in my right ear, along with a "feeling of something blocking the ear canal" for two days. At first, I...

The concerts and regulations vary a lot. At least in Finland, if it's situated in urban area like these electronic music weekend festivals, I think the regulation is actually pretty low, like 75dB. That's doable even without plugs if you stay at the back, but I would add plugs for short volume...

If you have something like 35dB ear plugs, and you know the decibel levels and general regulations in your country well so you know where you're putting yourself, it will of course be safe. At 100dB concert/bar you would go below 70dB, that's safe to listen for hours. I think the stories about...

I think I will get myself an appointment and try to get it along with muscle relaxants. If the increased blood flow would give it tools to heal even a bit.

It's not ear pain, more of extreme irritation and stress response when even a car passing by or normal conversation situations causes the inner ear muscle to go insane and make everything distorted and crackling. I guess you could say it amplifies the sound internally to cause it to activate, I...

Has anyone tried Betaserc for hyperacusis? When I got my tinnitus in 2010 I was prescribed it, but it didn't have any effect. However now I have developed hyperacusis distorting everyday noises in the left ear, probably by a loud event with plastic boxes coming down next to me. It's been a few...

Is going to a doctor for hyperacusis as useless as with tinnitus? The best they can offer is "you're own your own" and maybe give some TRT papers to go with?

Yes, today I stretched out so it didn't act up at all - but now immediately after doing 3x 10 push-ups it's terrible again.

But why is it enabling or disabling itself with muscle tension?

Past month my left ear has become incompatible for normal louder conversations. The ear drum muscle will go insane and everything's distorted when someone talks loudly. Then I found out it is because of muscle tension, as it appeared same time I started doing push ups. When I stretch out my...

I've heard a story that goes the other way round, tinnitus was gone after being subjected to a rocket launcher blast.

Great news!

Are they still available? A game I want to buy is on humble currently, and I thought the humblebundle would be a damn nice way to raise funds. A proper campaign where you wouldn't have to search for it yourself, but it would be instantly selectable by everyone, would probably get some good...

If you can make yourself get up every morning to do a full time job I'd say you are very habituated. I can't even imagine doing that.