Recent content by RamblingMan86

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    How Long Before I Know This Isn't Going Away?

    Pretty sure this spike has been stressed related. Don't necessarily think it's gotten much louder or if I've just been focusing on it more as a result of other stress.
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    How Long Before I Know This Isn't Going Away?

    Its been 6 years here and I'm still waiting. :/ How did you get it if you don't mind me asking? In my personal experience the first 3 or so months were the worst. Trying to come to terms with the whole thing. After a while it just seemed to become a part of my life and I have been able to...
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    Can Tinnitus Be Cured? What Is Going to End Up Being the Cure?

    I've recently read an article that stated more than 40% of combat veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from noise induced tinnitus and it is one of the main problems that our veterans suffer from. The pentagon puts in more than a billion dollars worth of research each year to...
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    Noise Induced Tinnitus

    I have always been against taking pills and I am well aware what Xanax can do to people, seen some friends get addicted. I do not like to take pills and am only taking a small dose. I have t been exposed to any loud noises lately except for the regular day to day noise at work. I'm almost...
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    Marijuana / Cannabis and Tinnitus

    I won't say it helps, if anything it makes me notice it more if I'm already worrying about it. I also read somewhere that cannabis is one of the things you should avoid if you have tinnitus as it can make it worse. Hasn't stopped me from smoking however, I just cut back when its noisy.
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    Noise Induced Tinnitus

    Hi, im new here. Nearly 7 years ago I had given myself noise induced tinnitus from a firearm while not wearing hearing protection. The ringing began that day when I was 21 and now I am 27 and it has never stopped. I went to multiple audiologists throughout the years just to get fed the same...