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    Significant Other Survey

    I talked to my wife and she said she'd participate if it helped others dealing with their loved ones in this matter. She does not have tinnitus although sometimes experiences fleeting T and thus knows what it must feel like and is very understanding why it scares the crap out of me. She's a...
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    Scared of Autophony, Decibels? Too Loud?

    Hello! I have been battling a cold for the last week with lots of cughing, sneezng and mucous production from my nose and throat. After I sneeze I can sometimes feel pain in my sinus area, so I think there might be some swelling going on. Now, when I sometimes swallow, one or both ears...
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    New Years Eve in Germany — Terrified

    Depending on where you live, that may not be late enough to avoid all bangs. Also, isn't a car less insulated than a house? What if someone hit the car with a firework? I think it's safer staying at home.
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    New Years Eve in Germany — Terrified

    What happened to you? And what about the walls, don't they let stuff through as well?
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    New Year Fireworks (Firecrackers)

    I live on the first floor, I don't think that someone would shoot them off that close to the house so it could be directly at my window, right? I mean only one who could is my neighbour donwstairs, and it would be quite stupid for him to do it that close to the house? there is a balcony right...
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    New Year Fireworks (Firecrackers)

    It is making me nervous. People have been throwing fireworks all day already, just some random bangs. I hate it. I hope I am safe at home.
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    Loud Tone for a Few Seconds — Fleeting / Transient Spontaneous Tinnitus

    Has anybody noticed a correlation between frequency of occuring and muscle tension in the neck and jaw? I read that one doctor believes it may be some chewing muscle which causes fleeting tinnitus. Others say its a recalibration kind of thing. It's so scary. Can you modulate it? Some say it goes...
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    Fireworks Going Off — Crazy Loud Spike

    The thing is that you actually would have to calculate even the temperature of the air and direction of wind among so many other factors to boot. I would love to know how much all kinds of phenomena affect the decrease and increase in loudness.
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    A List of Places Where You Could Be Exposed to Loud Noises. Places to Watch Out for.

    How can magnesium cause a spike? Sorry but I think that you are confusion correlation with causation here. Your body needs magnesium and to be honest, I think these days that everyone is deficient in magnesium. There's dozens of studies showing that magnesium is an important factor in health.
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    Can M84 Stun Grenade Cause Damage?

    I thought that there was a limit to what people can survive and it was around 180dB before your inner orgns start bursting?
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    Smashing a Mug Into the Sink — Needing Medication?

    Thank you for all o your replies. It has been a bit better today. Maybe most came from the shock. My T started in childhood, but it got to this anxious inducing scope after I was in a car accident which made it worse somehow (no airbag but I got messed up in my jaw and broken teeth from hitting...
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    Smashing a Mug Into the Sink — Needing Medication?

    My ringing is through the roof and that's why I am so worried. @Bill Bauer you seem to know a lot about acute impact noises and harmful levels. What would you do in such a situation?
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    Smashing a Mug Into the Sink — Needing Medication?

    I just can't seem to get any peace. I was sitting at my computer working (even though it is Christmas, I need to pay my bills!) and my partner was doing the dishes. The kitchen is in our living room (small appartment) and was like 3 metres away from me. Apparently the faucet was too hot or...
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    Do Earmuffs Cause Occlusion Effect? Hitting the Cups? Scared!

    Good evening to you, I was wondering if earmuffs cause an occlusion effect like earplugs do? After all, there is much more space between them and the actual ear canal, and I cant find an answer online? I am very scared because of something that happened to me today. I was wearing earmuffs when...
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    Trigger Point Massage & Physiotheraphy for Somatic Tinnitus

    The intensities of the tinnitus I experience can't be directly modulated by massage. When I get louder ringing and ask my partner to massage me he says, yes, you are tense again. He says it's very noticeable and it's proportional to my tense shoulders and neck. After a eprofessional massage it's...
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    Afraid of Suction Causing Any Harm

    hello! I am hopefully not bothering anyone on here by asking questions. I signed up because I have been increasingly getting worriedly by two situations that happened in the past week. I want to believe the increase is fear related but I need some honest advice. First, I hit my head hard...