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    Tinnitus and Work

    I wear my Starkey Xeno hearing aid for 8 hours a day. Monday to Friday. I want to get use to the hissing sound until it becomes background noise. And it's starting to do that. It sounds like my mother's hissing radiators in the winter. I feel all the schools have steam radiators! I went to...
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    Have Any of You Warned People About Tinnitus?

    I tell school kids who have their iPods. If I can hear them through their earbuds I will mention the dangers of getting tinnitus. I even take my masking hearing aid out and let them listen to the white noise. I tell them that's what they will be hearing 7/24 if they don't take care of their ears...
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    No Music for a While — I Have Tinnitus :(

    I went to my audiologist today. The ear plugs were too large for my ear canal. He recommended these for small ear canals. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0044DEESS/?tag=tinntalk-20
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    Some Cars Increase Tinnitus, Why?

    I drive a 945 Volvo. My tinnitus is masked by the car noise.
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    Tinnitus and Work

    I have trouble at school when I sub. The tinnitus is more pronounced and it's a great distraction trying to deal with kids when I have to hear out of one ear. The acoustics in the room sounds strange. I got a masking hearing aid that filters white noise and that seems to balance out the sounds.
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    Enjoying Live Music. Responsibly.

    They should have campaigns. Most people are just plain ignorant over hearing lost and tinnitus. When I sub for a music class I try to educate school kids about their hearing. I let them hear my hearing aid that mask tinintus. I tell them that's what they will hear 24/7/365 if they don't protect...
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    No Music for a While — I Have Tinnitus :(

    I tried the musician earplugs and I didn't like them. My son was playing his drums and I felt they didn't do anything. I could hear him. Is this normal?
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    Hearing Aids

    I don't have a hearing aid feature. VA gets their contracted hearing aid at cost. They don't get the market price. I might have a co-pay since my status is non service connected but I haven't recieved a bill yet.
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    Hearing Aids

    I'm using Starkey Xeno hearing aid. It streams out white noise. I wear it to school. It really helps me to concentrate better in class. They cost $2,000. If your a veteran you can get these hearing aids with a co-pay if you are non-service connected status.
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    Military Corner

    Update: I've been using my Starkey tinnitus masking hearing aid (Starkey RIC 10) for a week. It sounds like an old hissing radiator. It works well in the classroom. I'm able to concentrate better without the distraction of the tinnitus. I have hearing lost in my left ear and it's very...
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    How to Forgive Myself?

    I'm trying to forgive myself for getting tinnitus. I was in a deep depression for two years and the loud noises from my son's drum set didn't phased me. I didn't think nothing would happen to me. He was playing Jazz.
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    Warning others about tinnitus

    I do it all the time. When I sub for a music class I warned students about tinnitus and how it's caused. I got learning material from American Tinnitus Association to give it to the kids.
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    Anyone Travelling Somewhere Fun Soon? (On Topic)

    We are going to Dominican Republic for a wedding in June. We take trips to Massachusetts in July and October to see my mother and brother & sister in law. Traveling hasn't interfered with my traveling. I'm not missing out having fun!
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    Did You Experience Any of These Conditions Before You Noticed Tinnitus?

    I was having problems with depression for two years. Medication was used to mend the problems but many drugs didn't work. I just layed around the house and it was hard to get out bed to get motivated. It was nearly impossible to go to work but I went anyway. The loud noises from my son's drums...
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    Poll: Did You Know What Tinnitus Was Before You Acquired It?

    My husband has tinnitus without hearing lost. He has had it since his childhood. So I thought your born with it. I thought harming your hearing with loud noises will just cause deafness. I thought you would just not hear anything like silence. I did not think ringing result. We need to educate...
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    Help...

    Markko, I'm trying to forgive myself for getting tinnitus. I blame myself many times. I have bipolar disorder since I was a teenager but it wasn't diagnosed until I was in my thirties. When I was in my mixed state I would crank up the music. I also worked in noisy work environment. Just recently...
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    NuEar SDS Tinnitus?

    I went over to the VA today and I recieved my Starkey hearing aid for tinnitus. They program the sound at the doctor's office. I don't know if I like it or not. It will take a while to get used to but it will be great for the classroom. I can't concentrate with the ringing going on,:) Have a...
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    Post Your Favorite Quote(s)!

    "If you think you can do it, you can. If you believe you can do it, you will. If you trust you can do it, you will make a difference" - Catherine Ellis
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    Military Corner

    They say 40% of the veterans have tinnitus from WWII to present. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans have it real bad with IEP explosions. I just went over to the VA and got my special hearing aid (Starkey RIC 10) to mask tinnitus. I'm in the VA system to get medical care with co-pay. I don't know...
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    Ears ringing permanantly, but I still love playing music, argh!

    Louise, My son wears hearing protection at all times while on the drums. I warned him to protect his ears. When I left the service they told me my left ear was weaker than the right but I didn't think anything about it. I'm trying my best not to get myself down. There's so much to live for and I...
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    Military Corner

    Did you develop tinnitus while serving in the Armed Forces? How and when?
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    Musician Corner

    Tell how your coping with your tinnitus.
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    Hello, Musician with Tinnitus

    I'm taking vitamin A, C, E, Magnesium, Folic Acid and Ginkgo Biloba. I want to perserve my perfect hearing on my right ear as I get older. Ginkgo Biloba is trial and error. I'm waiting to see in six months to see if it works. I worry about listening to music now. I'm afraid to crank it up. I...
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    Ears ringing permanantly, but I still love playing music, argh!

    Can I joined the musican club? My tinnitus started on July 17th, 2012. I'm 56 years old and I support music by allowing my son to play the drum set. My son plays the drums for about four years. I thought his closed door would damper the sounds but I made a bad decision and didn't wear any...
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    Do You Have a Family Member or Relative Who's Also Got Tinnitus?

    My husband has tinnitus since he was a kid with no hearing lost.
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    Hello, Everyone!

    My tinnitus started on July 17th, 2012. I served in the Navy from 1980-1986. I was around noisy equipment. I am bipolar so I listen to very loud music during my mixced episodes during my younger years plus I had to listen to my son's drumming for four years. I don't think that help. My husband...
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    Hello, Everyone!

    My tinnitus started July 17th 2012.