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Hi all, I took a fall two weeks ago and hurt my back. The muscles became tense and sore, and it was very difficult to move for the first few days. I’m now mostly recovered, but I still have a lot of stiffness and tension that I’m working through. On the first day, I took 2400 mg of Advil...

@gracepixie, the article did say how soon the intervention was done for hearing loss. Within 30 days.

I’m disappointed to report that the tDCS protocol didn’t help me, so I’m returning the device. Methodology: I tracked my tinnitus distress using the scoring system above for about four months without tDCS, then followed the tDCS protocol from the study for about one month. The only variation...

Are there any theories about why a large minority of subjects in the trial did not experience relief?

It has just come to my attention that there is a place in Los Angeles offering this service as well. Has anyone tried TMS? https://tmslosangeles.com/contact-information/

Thanks for that. I guess I had completely misunderstood it. So Active Noise Cancellation is actually physically canceling the incoming sound wave, and it is not just a perceptual trick as I had believed. That is good to know. So in theory, ANC should be safe for people with ear damage. My...

I believe Active Noise Cancellation is dangerous for people with sensitive hearing. It works by generating an inverse sound wave that mirrors the incoming sound wave, aiming to cancel it out. Both waves are then sent into your ear. While your brain may interpret this as silence, your ears are...

I forgot to mention this earlier, but the Lenire representative actually told me that the increase in my tinnitus after my acoustic trauma two years ago was psychosomatic, simply because I had very mild tinnitus before it. This, despite the fact that I could barely hear it in a quiet room back...

I just tried to establish care with a new audiologist. Two audiologists greeted me and then introduced a representative from Lenire. The three of them spent the next hour delivering a highly scripted, high-pressure sales pitch for Lenire. It felt like a timeshare presentation. I have...

I have a theory on why Auricle is delayed. I recently visited a new audiologist to establish care and discuss hearing aids for masking. Two audiologists greeted me and introduced me to a representative from Lenire. The three of them then spent an hour delivering what felt like a scripted hard...

I use Westone custom earplugs with 9 dB filters, which I wear for extended periods when I am around people who might be speaking loudly — basically any group of more than three people. They are very comfortable in my ears and seem to reduce the incoming volume evenly across all frequencies.

Likewise, @Strife_84. I can be working an 80-hour stressful week or meditating for ten days, and neither has any impact on the constant whine in my head. That’s what made me realize this is truly a physical injury in my case, caused by acoustic trauma.

That is exciting. It sounds like there was an anecdotal case of someone whose hearing was improved while on a drug that had a similar mechanism of action.

I have been looking into the solid plugs. How much better are they compared to the ER-25s? Solid plugs combined with construction grade earmuffs might be enough. It is going to be around 100 dB, right? That should bring the level down below 80 dB.

I had no problems with Propofol. The prep was difficult only because it put strain on my body, and I did not get enough sleep. As a result, my tinnitus was worse for a while because of that, but it was no different than what happens when traveling and experiencing jet lag, for example. It was...