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    Spikes happen routinely and 99% of the time your back to baseline in hours or days. You really need to believe that. Fear and worrying about what...
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    @Moni97 thanks! The phonophobia is also calming down as I’m doing sound therapy it seems to also be calming my startle reflex of everyday sound...
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    It’s quite sad to see that nobody has taken this seriously and people are even cracking jokes! This is a support forum; what the hell happened to...
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    You have no idea the damage you’ve done to some people. I was pulled back here out of compassion for others via email notifications and can...
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    had like 4-5 weeks that i "didnt stress out" about sounds making my TT worse. Now i for some reason get stressed out and freaking out all over...
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    I would go about your day as normal and when you think about hyperacusis and misophobia just think they are two new things you have learnt about...
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    Thanks, I appreciate that. A year later, I have not been on any support groups in a while. I’m getting a lot of low-pain days, as long as I...
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    How are your ears now? I remember you were pretty severe. I hope you’ve been getting at least a little better! Do you play without sound?
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    Sodlin commented on Kain's profile post.
    I exaactly know the feelingf and i do the same "mistake" aswell. With time you will notice tho that it is your own mind that makes u feel most of...
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    Anxiety has been killing me. T doesn’t even seem that much worse. More bothersome than usual? Sure. But the way that my ears FEEL is getting to...
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    Sodlin commented on Kain's profile post.
    if u focus on something hard enough u WILL feel every sensation around that area so that is normal. Of course ur thinking alot about ur ears which...
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    Been doing pretty decent for a couple of weeks! Didnt get any spike from below accident with the grinder. Today i sat next to someone that had a...
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    Today i was outside in the "factory" where i work and i needed to get past someone that was using an angle grinder. Was like 1 metre away from him...
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    Had a meeting today at my work. I use jabra speaker for teamcalls. I thought it was very "annoying to my ears" and double checked the volume after...
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    yeah it definitely is something like that I've realized, somewhat similar at least. I think the brain remembers the trauma :/
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    i wouldnt say that sounds makes me "PANIC" the way they used to. I still spike ALOT tho and some seems to be permanent. I mostly get angry or...
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    @Sodlin Thank you for the encouragement and yes I know sleep is extremely important or even the most important thing. Stress still hits like a...
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    Sodlin commented on Sodlin's profile post.
    Yes. I think its some kind of PTSD that just "send us back" to where we been when we had problems
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    This has been 2 weeks tho :/
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    Ive been stretching my neck and jaw alot trying to release my tension i got everywhere. Also been taking walks. My tinnitus has got from 5/10 to...
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    Yes, I completely agree with the idea that many cases transition over time from being ear-based to more centralized, including my own after the...
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    After been a stressball the entire week i went for a walk unprotected, i live in a very quiet area. there was a garden with a dog so i was force...
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    Sodlin commented on Sodlin's profile post.
    Exactly my feeling! What cant they not say "oh hello Daniel" like a normal person. Why do the need to scream and shout around them... Must be a...
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    What is it with these people that have this weird urgue to shout or scream out of nowhere. We are on a meeting... Someone comes in and the person...
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    Search for “somatic tinnitus” and read a lot about the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle. Try gently stretching your neck in a quiet room and see...
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    My heart breaks for everyone experiencing this terrible condition. I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. I simply want to give others...
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    What level of decibel protection do you use in church? That’s my next step, to try ear protection during the music and louder parts of the...
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    Thanks for sharing your story @jhammi20. There is definitely a need for stories like yours in the community. And yes, there is ALWAYS hope. If...
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    WOW! Thanks for sharing. Did you also experience tinnitus spikes after certain sounds when you were afraid of them? I would love to see a second...
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    I had to log back in here because for the first time ever I barely hear my tinnitus. I just got over a fever a few days ago, and during the fever...
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    Really hate that alot of my coworkers got their "hands full" and put calls on speaker phone on max volume next to where i sit and talk. I always...
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    Sodlin commented on henkess's profile post.
    Im really sorry about your loss :( What a idiot boyfriend tho. Hope the police gets to him beating harmless animals.
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    Sodlin commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    I lived like that also for 6 months BUT it gets better. i was sure i was doomed but its amazing how live can get better even though you have no...
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    I'm so excited for the Oct 13 Q&A. I've been rereading the second study, and to me it looks incredibly positive. I mean, the crossover didn't work...
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    Sodlin commented on PennyCat's profile post.
    Try focus on calming ur anxiety thats prolly why ur TT and everything else is off the charts
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    Sodlin commented on henkess's profile post.
    How come so soon?!
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    i 100 % agree with ur last sentence. Seems like somethings just make it spikes even tho the sound itself isnt that loud (or sometimes not even...
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    @kingsfan most (if any) people are unable to produce sounds over 8000Hz i can almost promise you that. If you take your lips and make really harsh...
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    @MindOverMatter i dont even get superanxious anymore im just getting tired and irritated when the spikes comes more like "man what did i do this...
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    Sodlin commented on orenge01's profile post.
    See i told you it would go back to baseline! :) sorry to hear about that, life isnt easy sometimes but u will come out from that one aswell...
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    @MindOverMatter its so sick tho because it wasnt "that loud" and the tinnitus has been BLARING in one of my ears for a week now. So tiring and it...
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    Sodlin commented on orenge01's profile post.
    Spike still spiking? :)
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    Hi everyone, I was a very active user a few years ago on Tinnitus Talk. Nowadays I still visit it from time to time and try to support those who...
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    kingsfan Do you know where ur tinnitus originate from? Is it from sound trauma?
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    In my experience hearing protection doesn't stop spikes. It just takes the spike down a notch from where it would have been with no protection. So...
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    Intressting. Most people say you can do "loud stuff" just for aslong as you protect yourself as ur suppose to (and 20-25 DBshould have been enough...
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    Still spike from below incident. Cant really understand why it spiked so huge. wore earplugs and everything so makes no sense....
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    Somehow i did get a HUGE spike from that kids birthday even tho i wore earplugs thru the entire 3 hours... stil very tired and felling abit "off"...
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    Everytime i feel more "normal" i go to a kids birthday and realize im still VERY senstitive to noise. Im sitting thru kids crying, screaming...
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    Sodlin commented on orenge01's profile post.
    Glad to hear the spike is going down! We must live our lives! I was at a kids birthday today. 3 hours of kids screaming and crying and 2 ballons...