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sirhand

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Best thing I ever did to habituate was give up on trying to reduce the tinnitus. Aug 31, 2020

sirhand was last seen:: Dec 1, 2020 at 7:33 PM

1. sirhand
  Best thing I ever did to habituate was give up on trying to reduce the tinnitus.
  
  Aug 31, 2020
2. sirhand
  I just realized I've developed some mild trichotillomania since getting tinnitus. Now that I'm conscious of it, I should be able to stop.
  
  Jun 18, 2020
  2. Zugzug
    NAC may actually help trichotillomania.
    
    Jun 18, 2020
    
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3. sirhand
  Let's have a moment of silence for my ears please, thanks.
  
  Apr 20, 2020
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4. sirhand
  I just spend 10 minutes drafting a success post and then decided against it.
  
  Dec 20, 2019
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  3. Hazel
    Why did you decide against?
    
    Dec 20, 2019
  4. Fifth Business
    I'm assuming it's easier to just move on than to engage in hackneyed arguments with... You know... The regular squad. (Still: let's read the post, man)
    
    Dec 20, 2019
  5. all to gain
    Well done on getting to where you have. Hope your success continues,
    
    Dec 21, 2019
5. sirhand
  Why poop at home when you get paid to poop at work?
  
  Oct 11, 2019
6. sirhand
  Sudden ear fullness. It will go either away or I'll get used to it. I'll never know which one it is.
  
  Sep 4, 2019
7. sirhand
  Be careful putting in foam ear plugs, I think I just poked my eardrum. Ouch!
  
  Jul 3, 2019
8. sirhand
  If only there were some way to shut out all this noise in my head. Oh wait there already is, it's called McCafferty's Bib.
  
  Mar 12, 2019
  2. Bill Bauer
    I just watched a YouTube video with the song. What IS "McCafferty's Bib", though?! Why would a bib shut off the noise in the wearer's head? Is it a slang word for a bullet?
    
    Mar 12, 2019
    
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9. sirhand
  When it's loud I can't remember the quiet times. When it's quiet I can' t remember the loud times.
  
  Jan 14, 2019
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10. sirhand
  There comes a time every afternoon where the ears ring louder than usual. This is the story of one such time. Welcome to tinnitustalk
  
  Jan 11, 2019
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11. sirhand
  My 2018 was defined by tinnitus. My 2019 will not.
  
  Jan 2, 2019
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  2. New Guy
    That's the attitude! Show us how.
    
    Jan 3, 2019
    
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12. sirhand
  I had to cover my walls with blankets, wear ear protection and ask my drummer to chill but I was able to jam with my friends with no spike.
  
  Dec 10, 2018
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  3. AZeurotuner
    Good way to look at it, live your life, just be reasonable with it. I feel the same way.
    
    Dec 10, 2018
  4. Bill Bauer
    You can ignore reality, but you (Literally!) won't be able to ignore the consequences (T) of you ignoring reality. I guess some people need an ever-present reminder to not do dumb stuff.
    
    Dec 10, 2018
  5. AZeurotuner
    I'd rather life a fulfilling life of tinnitus than be noise free and living in isolation, unable to do what I love. You're an introvert so it doesn't matter for you, but most of us aren't Mr. Bauer. Try to remember that.
    
    Dec 10, 2018
    
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13. sirhand
  Making progress on T levels. Time to raise my expectations so I can be disappointed again.
  
  Nov 9, 2018
14. sirhand
  Ringing... I like to do it to my towels to dry them out. I don't like my ears to do it to me.
  
  Oct 22, 2018
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15. sirhand
  I never thought silence would be something I would bask in but here we are.
  
  Oct 8, 2018
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16. sirhand
  It's a mEARacle!
  
  Sep 26, 2018
17. sirhand
  "Science"
  
  Sep 14, 2018
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18. sirhand
  about to take augmentin, wish me luck or talk me out of it.
  
  Aug 31, 2018
  2. Jay M
    Did you take the Augmentin? What was the dosage and for how many days? Did you have any issues w/ T taking it?
    
    Mar 18, 2019
19. sirhand
  All the stress from tinnitus seems to have triggered some bipolar tendencies in me.
  
  Aug 30, 2018
20. sirhand
  So much worse today... maybe because I slept with the AC on? too loud AC? it is pretty loud.
  
  Aug 23, 2018
21. sirhand
  Low tone in my left ear instead of my right this morning... peculiar.
  
  Aug 23, 2018
22. sirhand
  It's so sad that the idea of playing classical or jazz instead of rock or country is out of the question.
  
  Aug 16, 2018
23. sirhand
  Every day I'm forced to choose between torturing my ADD with no entertainment and possibly damaging my ears with headphones.
  
  Aug 9, 2018
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24. sirhand
  Maybe it's not tinnitus and I'm just a crazy person hearing things that aren't real.
  
  Aug 8, 2018
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25. sirhand
  it's not getting better
  
  Aug 6, 2018
26. sirhand
  tinnitus so nice, i snoozed the alarm twice
  
  Aug 2, 2018
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27. sirhand
  I always think it's night time, because I have tonightus.
  
  Jul 23, 2018
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28. sirhand
  I'm mostly habituated. The only problem is when I think rationally I get super upset about it.
  
  Jul 16, 2018
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29. sirhand
  Low pass filters make my T rear it's ugly head big time.
  
  Jul 13, 2018
30. sirhand
  Offices should have the same rules as libraries. No talking, no music. To think otherwise is crazy.
  
  Jul 12, 2018
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  3. TheDanishGirl
    @sirhand I agree that one shouldnt force others to listen to their music. I would never play music at my office desk if my co workers had something against it. Lucky for me, they don't .
    
    Jul 13, 2018
    
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  4. TheDanishGirl
    If I could use headphones I would. But I have noise induced T and it is advised that one does not use them, even at low volume when you have noise induced T, because it can make the T worse. So I only have the option of listening to music through speakers now.
    
    Jul 13, 2018
    
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  5. Shera
    Mine was a head injury and jaw, so I kept using my headphones. Never bothered it. Even after the T went crazy I still use them. I quit for about 4 months because I thought the new loudness and spikes were due to them.
    
    Makes no difference. Even the few quieter T periods I was using headphones. I just do like I always do and never listen to them too loud. I have a certain level that I never let them go over.
    
    Jul 13, 2018
    
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Mar 10, 1990 (Age: 30)

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Bethlehem, PA

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Draftsman

Tinnitus Since:

4/20/2018 4:30 pm

Cause of Tinnitus:

4 hour (apparently too loud) headphone session
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