Recent content by trevl

@Kam75, When you go to bed, insert foam earplugs into your ears. Cut the earplugs with scissors beforehand to make them smaller, trimming them at an angle as shown in the image. This helps them sit flush in your ears without pressing against your pillow or causing pain in your outer ear...

Hello @Kam75, Yes, I have studied biology. I have read your first post again. You described three episodes of hearing damage: 1. In 2012, at a bar in Manchester – tinnitus began. 2. Between 2012 and 2019, at parties and bars – likely further hearing damage. 3. In 2019, at a pagan metal...

You have hearing loss. Acoustic trauma, followed by tinnitus, hyperacusis, and a sensation of ear fullness, are all signs of damage to the hearing cells. A standard audiogram performed by an audiologist, which typically includes only 6 or 8 data points, is often insufficient to detect this...

This is my tinnitus, measured using technology at home. As you can see from the chart, audiologist measurements are often not useful. They rely on the decibel hearing level algorithm, fail to measure at meaningful high or low frequencies, and do not use adequate intervals to produce a...

Hello @Kam75, I am curious—due to the lack of sleep caused by your tinnitus, which of the drugs you take specifically address the following tinnitus parameters? The loudness of the tinnitus The frequencies of the tinnitus sounds you experience Do any of the drugs you take actually reduce...

There is a risk that some people will mistakenly associate the perceived dangers of online pure tone generators with hearing tests performed by audiologists. Some individuals may argue that if you have hearing loss, tinnitus, or hyperacusis—or even if you only suspect you do, or if you do not...

Earplugs or earmuffs do not worsen tinnitus. These devices reduce external sound, which then causes you to notice your internally produced sound (tinnitus) more. They do not make your tinnitus worse. Only the perception of your current tinnitus becomes stronger while you are wearing these...

I use custom-made silicone earplugs made by GN Hearing Australia. Their Sleep Plugs reduce external sounds by 40 dB. Your audiologist will make an impression of your ear canal, which is then sent to GN Australia in Brisbane. The finished product is sent back to your audiologist for you to...

I use silicone sleep earplugs that are custom made for my ear canal. GN Hearing Australia makes mine. I use their Sleep Plugs. These reduce noise by 40 dB. Because they are formed to my ear, there is no soreness over time. I use them in any indoor or outdoor environments where I expect noise...

From the graph in the first post, 34.6% and 23.7% are very specific values. I would want to see the raw data, including the sample size (n) and the actual data points. I would also want to know how the Functional Index is determined. What exactly does this FI represent? I would want to know the...

Actually, it has been found that deaf people can and do experience tinnitus. This discovery led researchers to conclude that high-volume noise-induced tinnitus is not a product of the ear but rather a condition originating in the brain. It is, in essence, a form of brain injury. In my case, the...

The plasticity of the brain-auditory system means that many, or even most, people who experience one-time or moderate tinnitus will recover, with their tinnitus decreasing or even being “cured.” This recovery is not due to exercise, pills, meditation, lifestyle changes, or a “tinnitus journey.”...

@Hammers76, the mitochondria, which are organelles within cells, have their own DNA (mtDNA). Liver cells play a key role in detoxifying chemicals introduced into a person’s system. In the presence of excess or sustained toxins, whether naturally occurring or introduced through ingestion or...

The short answer is that your chart does not suggest an origin. Only you would know what scenarios you have experienced that could have caused more hearing damage on your right side. It could have been firing a rifle, with one ear closer to the stock. It could have been driving a truck with the...

Here are several audiograms done by an audiologist, along with my own hearing test, which I conducted in greater detail using noise-cancelling headphones and computer software. This is what the chart shows: 1. My own measurements at 2000 Hz, 3000 Hz, 4000 Hz, and 6000 Hz are within 5 dB of the...