Recent content by Rowan Duncan

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    Banged on Metal Garage Frame with a Mallet

    Drax trust me your tinnitus is mild, relatively, and you will be fine. Even if none of your current symptoms subside in the slightest for the rest of your life you will have learnt to manage it. My T is severe and the only symptom that's subsided is the H. The first few months I couldn't wash...
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    How Long Would It Take to Get Noise-Induced Tinnitus After a Loud Sound?

    My tinnitus was caused by a very loud, high-pitched, continuous squeal after the d***head working next to me made a mistake. I had my hands full at the time, the sound hit my ear square on, and after a few seconds I got a sharp pain in my right ear. I don't recall any hearing loss afterwards and...
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    Tinnitus and Weather

    I've never noticed a change because of the weather. However when I wake up and there's rain pattering on the window, it does cover up part of ringing and they're the times where I can get a few minutes lie-in. The same is waking up on a spring morning, with the window open and birds outside are...
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    Does Crying Spike Your Tinnitus?

    Yes mate I find it gets worse too when crying. The same goes for laughing especially, and talking for more than a minute. I don't think it is emotion that causes it (but yes it may seem even worse when you're sadder), but mostly a pressure building inside your head and face with anything you do...