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    Few Tinnitus Talk Members with a DEFINITE Diagnosis for Their Symptoms

    I may be wrong but I have noticed that there aren't huge numbers of people on this site with a DEFINITE diagnosis for their symptoms (very few acoustic neuromas/cholesteatomas/Meniere's/post chemo etc). I wonder if it is the unexplained aspects to our conditions that drive us to a place like...
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    Stopping Antidepressants — Worried About Falling Back Into a Pit of Despair

    I thinking about stopping mine, but of course am worried I may fall back into a pit of despair. Does anyone have any wise words or experience of stopping ADs once they felt more normal again? Obviously I will be stopping with guidance from my doctor if I do. P.S. I'm not asking with regard to...
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    Is Anyone Playing Fortnite?

    I'm hooked and it's a good tinnitus buster!
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    What Are Your Favourite Types of Posts on This Site?

    I'm curious... Habituation stories? Tinnitus gone away stories? Research news? The arguments?! Others?
  5. brownbear

    Almost a Year

    Coming up on a year for me now. It's a mixed bag. I genuinely couldn't care less about my tinnitus about 80% of the time but am still aware of it almost always which is frustrating. I went driving with my roof down and music high the other day and could still easily hear my T. It's a joke how...
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    Should All Doctors Undertake Medical Research?

    There is a question often asked at interviews for senior medical positions: Should all doctors undertake research? I am interested to know what non medics think of this question......
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    Tinnitus Caused by Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss — Update at 7 Months

    Recap - I developed sudden sensorineural hearing loss in my left ear on the 27th July 2016. I have had severe tinnitus since then. I have multiple new sounds now. The main noise I hear is a loud high pitched hiss in my left ear which is in time with my pulse. I am not able to mask this sound at...
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    Cicadas/Crickets...

    I have a constant tone tinnitus which is a loud hissing in my left ear. When it gets very intense however it sounds very much like crickets/cicadas. I notice that a lot of people describe the same. However I have become aware that the reason mine sounds like that is because it is fluctuating...
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    Aural Fullness Eases My Tinnitus

    I have a strange pattern to my tinnitus. Almost every time I get an increase in the feeling of fullness in my left ear this is followed by many hours of a reduction in my tinnitus. I'm curious to know if anyone else has noticed this? The cause of my tinnitus is a sudden sensorineural hearing...
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    Duration of Tinnitus After Sudden Hearing Loss?

    I am interested to know from people who developed a sudden sensorineural hearing loss how long their tinnitus was a problem for: A month? 3 months? 6 months? Never improved?
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    Tinnitus from Caffeine Withdrawal?

    I stopped drinking caffeine from the moment I developed my hearing loss and tinnitus. I used to drink A LOT of coffee. It occurred to me today that my tinnitus might be worse because of caffeine withdrawal. I am too nervous to start drinking coffee again to test this. So I am interested to know...
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    An ENT Doctor with Tinnitus

    I developed a sudden hearing loss in my left ear 9 weeks ago. The working diagnosis is cochlear hydrops. I had oral and intratympanic steroids early and tried HBOT but it seemed to make things worse. The steroids definitely seemed to help my hearing which has thankfully improved. However the...