Recent content by Tex

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    Desperate for Help with Severe Reactive Tinnitus and Life Impact

    I think @Jupiterman is mostly right. I’ve come and gone from this forum several times over many years simply because I know what I have, and I know there isn’t a cure. Everyone else should come to terms with that as well. I fall into the “when things get tough, the tough get going” way of...
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    Does Anyone Else Have Chronic Music Distortion?

    The term “chronic music distortion” is new to me, but yes, I suppose I have it. I often feel like I’m the only one who doesn’t understand the lyrics in most of the newer music these days. I don’t really consider much of it to be music, but that’s just my opinion. For me, it isn’t just music...
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    Finger Drumming Technique / Reddit Cure

    I thought about trying this on the guy with the Harley at the gas station who fired it up right next to me. If I had done it, the noise might not have happened again.
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    Austin, Texas: Cost of Living

    I have lived in Texas for almost 70 years, and Austin ranks near the bottom of the list of places I would want to visit, let alone live in. It has too many similarities to San Francisco for my taste.
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    Colonoscopy Prep Options for Tinnitus Sufferers

    I just took a Gas-X so I would not fart so loudly that it would hurt my ears.
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    Stop Scrolling and Start Living — My Tinnitus Success Story

    I only read the original post, but it sounded like the message was to make yourself accept it and move on. If that’s the case, I agree completely. I have dealt with both very loud tinnitus and hyperacusis for about fifteen years now. I believe that keeping as much full-time distraction as...
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    2024 US Presidential Election

    Land values are up, but if history is any guide, they could decline tomorrow. Real estate moves in cycles. I remember the real estate crash of the 1980s very clearly. However, the John Deere tractor that now costs twice as much as it did years ago likely will not drop in price. The mechanic who...
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    2024 US Presidential Election

    I wonder if we are supporting Costa Rica along with every other place on Earth? They could be one of the line items on the exhaustive list of cuts we made, particularly if we were paying for their parades in the streets celebrating the sexually challenged that can't simply look in their pants to...
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    2024 US Presidential Election

    Lol...
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    NeuroMed Tinnitus Program — Founded by Dr. Hamid Djalilian

    The doctor still has no recommendations and says there is no cure or effective therapy yet. I’ve been seeing him for 16 years and trust him. Some people ask why I continue to go. The hearing exam is very advanced—each year, I receive a detailed graph showing all the ranges and any changes. Since...
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    2024 US Presidential Election

    People experience enough inflation every single day that the debate last night will be forgotten before the election. The Biden/Harris cluster**** sent inflation through the roof.
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    NeuroMed Tinnitus Program — Founded by Dr. Hamid Djalilian

    I haven't been on here in a while. I still go annually to see a neuro-otolaryngologist who is highly regarded in his field. My next appointment is next month. I imagine that if I wanted to try Nortriptyline, he would prescribe it. However, I would never take such a medication. If you take that...
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    Poll: By How Much Does Tinnitus Affect Your Ability to Work?

    Yes, you are correct that Tinnitus Talk seems to have more chronic sufferers. A poll will be lopsided. Tinnitus ruined the type of work I was in and made me change lines of work. I have always been self-employed and more or less made a lateral movement withing my line of work that got me away...
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    Effects of Long-Term Cardio Exercise vs. Short-Term Exercise on Tinnitus?

    You should try a cross country ski machine, like the old original Nordic Track. I still use one regularly. You can find them on eBay or on Craigslist. It is a very vigorous workout with no impact.
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    Going to Bars/Clubs/Concerts with Hearing Protection — Wise or Not?

    Heavy metal? Are you trolling this forum? Unbelievable question if you have read this forum at all. You have tinnitus. Concerts are a thing of the past.