Recent content by Pax

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    After Starting to Use Temple Massager, My Tinnitus Is Slightly Better

    Hi Cbush, Thank you for asking. I'm mostly OK. I've continued with the exercises but it's hard to say how much of a difference they make. I have quite large variations of how bothered I am by my tinnitus but I've had a very hard time to correlate it to anything special. How are you doing?
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    After Starting to Use Temple Massager, My Tinnitus Is Slightly Better

    I’ve stumbled upon a product called Temple Massager. It’s a simple non-electronic (no noise) gadget that allows me to ease tension in the jaw area. I’m seeing a physiotherapist that has set me up with a number of jaw exercises all aimed to relieve jaw tension. It’s hard to isolate a specific...
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    Should I Mask My Tinnitus? Can Masking Make Tinnitus Worse?

    I realise that this is an old thread but I might as well add my experience. Mine too is super-high pitched. After having had quite a good period it's much worse again (no new sound trauma). I'm scared that I'm doing something mentally wrong and my thinking follows the same lines as @Lilah's. I...
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    Do Computer Monitors Spike Your Tinnitus?

    I’m trying to understand a similar problem. When I work from home some days, not all, the high frequencies of my tinnitus goes into overdrive. Sometimes it starts during the early afternoon after more than four hours in front of the screen and some times it starts after I finish for the day. It...
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    Poll: Clarifying the Characteristics of Spikes: In Search of the Mechanism

    Thank you for setting up the poll @MattS! I agree 100% with your thought on the importance of understanding spikes. I got tinnitus 15 years ago and somehow managed to get 99% symptom free within 5 years. I don't remember that I had any spikes during that time but it's very possible that I'm just...