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@Hazel, @Markku, and the entire Tinnitus Quest team, amazing work! Thank you. To everyone else, please repost and retweet. Interestingly, just yesterday while reminiscing about my nu-metal fascination from my twenties, around 25 years ago, I came across some recent footage of Limp Bizkit...

Do you happen to remember the brand? GE or Siemens? Was it regular or research protocol? If indeed ZTE and/or Looping Star are becoming the gold standard, then yeah, it seems silent fMRI is possible. I found a fresh article that summarizes the state of silent MRI well and have some good...

Was it noiseless with or without hearing protection? It depends on the definition of "silent." I can read in some places that "Looping Star is a near-silent, multi-echo, 3D functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique. It reduces acoustic noise by at least 25dBA, with respect to...

I don't think there ever was expectation that fMRI + Neurofeedback would be any good solution anyway. MRI is loud and expensive. I think the point was that there's something that can be done at all and objectively measure tinnitus and its changes (improvements?), and later be used to conduct...

FYI, I just came across this one. This is some great progress, even if it took years (2017-2021). Of course if you read what Neurofeedback is, and if I got it right, it still relies on individual adjusting her/his response to tinnitus distress, so it is some improved CBT with visual feedback...

Hi @Juliane and @gameover. I am doing fine these days. Thank you so much for asking! During last few years I managed to detach my emotions from my (our) condition, and currently the only medications I use on regular basis are NAC a.k.a. ACC (European name) - every time I spend my day outside in...

Hi all. On this article Clas Linnman is photographed with a pair of $100 Howard Leight Impact Sport headphones, that have essentially similar features except radio communications as $500 3M Peltor TacticalPro mentioned earlier in this thread. Since they're widely available in Switzerland (aka...

@Andy02, I can relate to you. My 2nd (and permanent) tinnitus onset happened when I blasted for a few seconds studio headphones connected to iMac that had headphone volume set to 100%. Later I measured it at it was something around 105 dB. Previously in my life I was attending few loud concerts...

If I understand it right, FDA banned NAC use in dietary supplements, but I guess it can be still sold as a standalone drug: CRN petition requests FDA reverse position on NAC FDA changes in usage of NAC & it’s impact on Baseline+ It is still kind of a bummer, since there's more and more...

Ok, music is a vast subject. But here's one of my all time (non-controversial and listenable) favorite:

I get "temporary" floaters worsening day after I strain my eyes, e.g. spending too much time in the front of the computer. But I figured it has something to do with the perception mechanism that is not functioning well rather than increase of the floaters. When I get good rest I don't really...

That sucks, but maybe they enjoy staying in their little own clique or they're just a...holes. I used to think that there's something wrong with me that some people don't like me or worse - ignore me, but then when I change my environment I find some other folks that I enjoy working with or...

Thanks! I just hope people get my message... you know, according to Urban dictionary "When F1 driver Lewis Hamilton drives as fast as he can.". Btw. I wish I had a t-shirt with "SALE" on it. You can see plenty of them in malls, but how to buy one is kind of a mystery to me.

Hi Steph, Just out of curiosity and reciprocity to liking my last profile status, wanted to ask if your profile status is still up to date or the work stuff got better then?

So we've spent couple of days on Mallorca recently, despite pandemic and stuff. We are vaccinated so we felt safe, and while the 2nd shot had some nasty one-day effects on myself, nothing long-term. Mallorca was great, not crowded at all, but sometimes loud. In restaurants there were chairs...

A lightning just hit 50m behind the building I was looking at with a window open. Covered my ears. It was pretty loud. NAC+magnesium pop :)

Some of us coping better, some worse. Nevertheless this cursed condition is transforming all of us. I don't have suicidal ideations, not anymore. But it made me really sad person inside, so f... sad, despite my "funny guy" mask I wear everyday. I miss former myself so much.

Hi Vicki, It is great to read you are doing better. Many thanks for ‘if tinnitus is killing you, let it. More specifically, the part of you that cares’. At first glance, this looks like horrible advice, but it is not, and it actually works, at least it worked for me too. Unfortunately tinnitus...

I know that. It is good that Catholic church tries to follow the teachings of Jesus, as it is something that it should do in the first place. But if you look at the numbers, 2.382 billion of Christians, you realize that those who are actively involved in helping others is just a tiny fraction of...

This is great. Unfortunately in my case most of the Christians (Catholic) I know only care about themselves and their families, go every Sunday to the church trying to do all the sacraments. Definitely not thinking about the poor, or anything bad that happens around the world. I am not saying...

I think calling tinnitus a symptom is what downplays severity of this condition. This creates IMHO false impression that tinnitus is an effect of some large number of underlying causes, where in most of the cases it is damage to the inner ear. (Excluding cases of pulsatile tinnitus which is a...

My guess is that since prayer has become accepted alternative to physical help/support. It is far easier to do, takes little time, no need to spend money or give away your goods, brings instant complacency you did something good for others.

Oh, I had no intention to be preaching. I've read this thread before posting and I am all with you as well. I wanted to trigger some good discussion as I was really curious, if you would praise god if you knew it existed. Because myself I am not sure what I'd do. True. I am always amazed to so...

I agree. But there are good arguments that gods of major religions do not exist, I think this article provides quite nice summary: Top 10 Reasons God Doesn't Exist And this: Would you then praise him/her/it if you knew it existed? In my opinion if prayer/praising was effective that would...

Back then the music used to be authentic and more organic, at least this is how I perceived grunge. Today's music is too synthetic. Btw. I cannot believe that I jump into this thread and I discover you people talking about my favorite bands when I was kid/teenager. Well they still are. I...

Can you provide some references in this subject? I always wondered why the heck so many of my colleagues that abused their ears the same or even worse do not suffer from tinnitus, but I do.

Yeah, this awful condition always finds a way to tighten the screws. Once I found some stability and started enjoying life a little bit (more) in 2019, then I got worsening from some stupid unpredictable series loud events despite my great efforts to protect myself. It is like... "oh you thought...

Hi Ciara, Many here will tell you that global lows is what matters. If you had almost full day of silence, you have very high chance to recover. This is great. There will be another day like that one, and another. Keep this thought. I know it is hard but stay calm, but try to find some way to...

Sometimes. I try, really. Like I wrote few times in the other threads, the constant fight to prevent worsening often sucks all the enjoyment from the activities that should normally bring me joy and relax. I find the threat of the potential worsening because of stupid mishap worse than this...

Besides Magnesium, you can try NAC as a dietary supplement that has anti-inflammatory properties. You can also ask your doctor for course of steroids (e.g. Dexaven), as it is known to help with lot of acute cases. Also unless you had extended audiogram done, don't take "your hearing is perfect"...

Gee, if only we had such a treatment that works as on this pretty illustration, I'd be crying of joy.

Really happy to hear that. This brings some hope for everyone of us. Just out of the curiosity, do you take any supplements or pharmaceuticals? Or was you improvement completely natural?

Thanks for sharing. I am also a victim of some bad decisions and naïve thinking and bad doctors telling me to "suck it up" or "what do I expect from them". So I think we have many things in common. So, welcome to Tinnitus Talk. My story can be found in the other thread (or threads), but just to...

Fresh picture from today - 1st workday after a 2-week holiday break, so I am not extremely cheerful :ROFL: Here's a happy me, when I used to practice more playing guitar. And here's some of my gear that I occasionally play with: As I have revealed myself at high resolution here, I...

I am very sorry to see you joining the infamous club of tinnitus triggered by few seconds of loud blast from headphones. This is how I triggered my tinnitus back in 2013. It really makes me sad and angry to see your post and others'...

First of all, I am happy to hear about your success. I wish your new silence state will be permanent. And I can relate to your experience. My parents were not very forgiving when I was kid and then young adult. I was expected (for some reason) to get best grades at school and at university and...

@dan, according to your message you had a phone conversation with Mr Di Meola. Is this something that could potentially help us on the way of getting a famous person to help us to raise awareness of tinnitus?

I am sorry to hear that and I know what you feel. I am 41 and I spent majority of my childhood fighting with scoliosis - exercising, wearing full-time brace, sacrificing normal childhood for sake of having a normal life when I am an adult. And I went through that and then had a good life for...

From what I read here and elsewhere, most of the people habituate to the sound of their tinnitus or their tinnitus fades away. Since it is all subjective it is hard to distinguish whether it is loudness that changes or perception. From my experience after a while you will no longer perceive...

It is exactly how I got my tinnitus back in 2013. About 1-2 seconds of blasting Sennheiser over-ear headphones connected to iMac. That was about 105 dB. I had no idea what permanent tinnitus is back then and that such mishap that can happen to anyone can make such a damage. If only I knew back...

It is almost the same what triggered my tinnitus. But you still have good chances for recovery. Consider taking NAC (anything below 2000mg/day should be safe), it does not need prescription in most of the countries, search about it on the forums. Magnesium and vitamin Bs can also help with...

Dave, I am truly sorry for your loss. I hope this is not the end and the time will come, when you will be together again.

No you are not. It depends on one's character whether knowing more will bring you down or actually help with maintaining sanity. I am actually same as you, wanting to know more about this condition and I also believe that "Knowledge is power" even that often knowledge makes the world look more...

This sucks so much. Thanks for sharing your story. I was also always the person who cherished silence (and good music), but now I don't even remember how silence sounds. Everything you wrote is so true, and explains why this forum has only 30 thousand members while the majority of the population...

All I try to emphasize is that in many if not most of the cases it is not our fault we are suffering, despite what many try to convince. If we pay for something we should have full right to expect it is safe or expect we will get a clear warning if it is not. But instead we get small letter...

Just some proof that musicians are not indifferent to hearing damage. Dave Mustaine of Megadeth (and ex-Metallica) discussing hearing damage on Twitter. Worth a read the whole thread. What's shocking is that despite obvious hearing loss problems in Megadeth they still cause hearing loss to...

Yeah I can understand that without personal introduction, any attempts to contact celebrities using internet channels have a low chance of success. But still there's a chance. Can we at least try? Otherwise I have read that many folks here were in the music production, so does anyone here have...

Just reviving this old thread, that I wish was boiling with numerous posts expressing anger and desire to change the current status quo, but in reality I just got few responses. This makes me really sad realizing that our community is so passive and quiet, only looking for a cure or some miracle...

Indifferent? Well they use custom molds for concerts, which is obviously to save their hearing. Lars was mentioning tinnitus in the interviews. So it is not entirely true this is NOT on their radar. I'd agree that it wasn't their fault in the beginning of their careerl somewhere in the 1980s...

@BrStan@ please hang in there. I completely understand how you feel, but please don't end it yet. There is hope and there is some purpose in this torment i.e. to save others from this horrific condition. I completely agree with you that we need to shout in order to be heard, and I am upset that...

Also consider taking NAC. You can buy it without prescription. I have read it is used by American Navy after acoustic trauma, see: https://leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/leader.FTR1.09032004.1

OMG, thanks @Bambam0. This is what happens if you have a website which shows no data whatsoever next to posted articles/news. I think I am going to send an email to ATA asking them to fix their website as this is really misleading. But good thing is that we are 2 years fast-forward to what was...

Looking there I read "In the fall, her team will begin the next phase of research, with the goal of replicating earlier results and gaining Food and Drug Administration approval for commercialization of the technique". There's a transcript here: https://www.ata.org/sites/default/files/Podcast...

Certainly, but then how else you could explain that some people don't get tinnitus after acoustic trauma, while some other get tinnitus after moderate acoustic shock (not really a trauma), like myself. I think stress plays a pivotal role here, see other post with some recent article explaining...

Sorry for digging this up, but it is a very informative thread and I really value @Ed209's posts here. Yes it can, tinnitus is one of the statistically significant symptoms in depression AFAIK. I have a friend that had tinnitus from depression, it went away after proper treatment. Nevertheless...

No it is not, I was ironic or even sarcastic. The most annoying component of my tinnitus is high-pitched screeching that I believe sits somewhere around 11kHz, I wish at least that this one can diminish with FX-322 help.

Okay if they start to advertise it like that then they're crossing the line they shouldn't cross. I am willing to eat my words and take @Jazzer's side. I think we should contact them and ask to provide evidence both for their "tinnitus-positive" testimonials and for the effectiveness of their...

Well if this can give you some hope and strength, I can reveal that my tinnitus has hit me when I was in the middle of my PhD studies, my son was 1 year old and I was running my own business on top of that. I was under lot of stress and this with a combination of headphones and prior exposure to...