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Yeah absolutely Louise. Emotional suppression is like a pressure cooker ;-) And as strange as it may sound, sometimes i really enjoy sadness, sorrow, anger ..etc. (like in art form for example..films , music ...visual art ..etc) I guess i was focusing on those "negative loops" that we can...

Hey Terry I know this post is about mourning the loss of silence, but I gotta say man.... you are doing great! When we first spoke about a month or so ago you seemed to really be in a tough place without a hopeful plan to move forward and now look at you. Getting things done .. eating well...

Haha! Same thing happened to me last week. Walked into a club and realized my earplugs were missing after I was already in ..had to endure a 30 minute set from a band with a talented, but wailer of a singer .. The only thing that was helpful was knowing that I can recover from this. I think...

Thanks Erik! YEah I've learned to get a better seal now by twisting them in a little. They seem to be doing their job. I guess i really need to stand in front of my Amp with an SPL meter to see exactly how load my normal stage volume is. Then if the 15's can bring down the DBs to below 80 I...

Hey Erik did you get the 25db inserts or the 15's? I just got mine (from a different company) and got the 15's ... it doesn't feel like much protection at all and I'm a little worried to get in front of an amplifier with them (the doc was out when i picked them up so i could not get more info)...

Thx again Calin!

Man this is exactly how I felt in the beginning! Fortunately I'm getting better at living with this every day so I'm able to mix and make music again. Thanks for posting this Calin!

Glad you like!

I am enjoying this one at work right now but this channel/poster has a ton of great nature masking videos (1hr or more each)

Thx Emma!! I guess i am trying to figure out if I am habituating or if the supplements are calming things down. Ultimately it doesn't matter as long as things are getting a little better. I will probably keep taking the supplements anyway. Extra Zinc and Ginseng are still pretty useful...

Thx Mario. Just doing the best i can really. I was really thrown off though for a couple of months. Not used to being that upset for a such an extended period like that. I just wonder that if I discontinue the use of the supplements I'm taking, if that would effect my "progress"

I've had a false alarms before (ringing subsided only to come back) but for the last week or so things seemed to have calmed down a little. I still have the ring for sure, but its much more in the background and I am no longer having hyperacusis attacks every day (only once this week...

Hey Jim. Thx for everything!

Yeah I totally do this now. I was online reading some news about how our city mayor (New York city) was going to spend $250k on a new awareness campaign to educate teenagers on the dangers of using earbuds/headphones too loud. ALL of the comments we rants on how it was such a waste of money ...

I was shape shifter .. musicians, jocks, the smokers/leather jacket crew, nerds, band nerds, rednecks, gangstas ... etc. I hung out with em all. I was so into music at the time and played in bands all throughout high school so my gtr got me into many social circles ;)

For me I can literally outrun panic and anxiety. Maybe you can out swim it? Also some kind of meditative exercise to engage the mind as well... I'm an avid martial artist. Consistent training really does balance you out and can help with T anxiety. Even a low impact art like Tai Chi ...

No worries Terry .. there have been a few times where i thought I was done with it because it got so quiet only to be slammed the next day with the "siren" I am starting to learn what my best "distractions" are though .. for me it's best to exercise, play music (quietly) or listen to tunes...

Man i hope my plan works. I love playing loud music :) When ever the hyperacusis kicks in I am trying to push myself a little more to ignore it. As long as the noise is not at a dangerous level 70-80 db max Am I making things worse you think?

Yeah for sure. I doubt I would go anywhere near an amp or sound system without the plugs. I don't even step outside without noise isolation earbuds (not playing music through them) Thx Fish!

WOW .. I don't think I will ever touch that stuff after reading this. RaZaH, sorry if this is a little off topic. (I can start a new thread if you want) Have you had to make any adjustments to the way you mix? I also have some loss in the 4k - 6k range (left ear) and was starting to ask...

I would take the money and live on the beach so the waves would mask my T Correction: a WINDY beach .. double masking protection ;-)

I just had the molding done last week for my custom plugs. The only difference on mine though is that I have the option to put in a 25 db filter rather than a 20db. I also ordered a 15db filter (apparently the filters pop in and out easily so you can swap) for when I am playing with acoustic...

I know how you feel Larry. I wake up like I'm some kid anxiously waiting for a college acceptance letter (silence) only to find another denial letter in the mailbox (good ole' 8400 Hz ringing away). I think the key for me is to fight disappointment. I'm not saying I am a master at that...

Thx Aurelientt. Yeah I kind of wish I used the gum to ween off instead of those e-cigs. I probably wouldn't be in this situation if I had done so. Ah well. I can't say that is has been a totally negative experience. The constant ringing actually inspired me to use a similar sound in an audio...

Thanks Erik. Really looking forward to digging into all of the amazing info on here.

Thanks for organizing this forum! (whoever you are ;-) I've only had tinnitus for about 2 months now, but it's been quite a ride so far. Mine is a high pitch ringing mostly. (around 8400 hz) I'm not 100% sure how it all started, but my best guess is that it started because of nicotine...