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My favorite part about this article is he basically explains that it causes him immense pain, he can't spend time at gatherings of family and...

I used it HEAVILY (both medical and recreational) while at college, and I WILL say that it makes the tinnitus 2x louder, due to the blood vessel...

What if you can FEEL it? Like, your left ear and left side of your face feel completely numb and tingly 24/7, because you have 10dB loss in that...

Dude. You gotta try Dungeons and Dragons. If you have imaginative friends, this quiet hobby will have you occupied for HOURS at a time. When...

@Candy @GregCA I am ignorant of nothing. I appreciate your sentiment, but the very instant I developed my first floater (the giant brown...

@JasonP @Alue @Candy I can no longer trust drugs because of the solely destructive effect they've all had upon me. Psych drugs simply mask...

Mine is only in my ears. It makes me feel extremely off-balance, and the left side of my face (including my mouth and the left half of my tongue)...

I took Wellbutrin against my will in a psych ward 7 months back. It spiked my T for a while, but when I went off it, it went back to baseline levels.

Thanks, bro, I find that certain types of noise reduce my T for a while, I'll give it a try

I don't have H or ear pain, just one-sided numbness

Aight, first off, things are extremely bad. If you were a psychiatrist, you'd rank my depression as "extreme" and label me "treatment resistant."...

Well, duh. It's been like, a year since my last loud event. Everything in moderation...

@hoper @linearb Eh, my T doesn't react to noise either... never has; only air pressure (right ear) and somatic movements (left ear) I quite...

Read about this, RIGHT now. It might help you a lot. SSCD (Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence) is a condition where the bone over the...

I was always a laid-back, jaded kind of guy. I still am. In real life (not on forums) my emotions never come into play when it comes to dealing...

I saw this world famous retinal specialist there about the disabling floaters in my left eye. He agreed that due to their size and position, they...

Here's another thought; the negative emotions simply would not exist without the pain and noise, and you wouldn't have to waste time and energy...

Put simply, the lack of awareness is because: A: The vast majority of people never develop tinnitus despite their choice of lifestyle. B: The...

Since someone changed the title of the post against my will, I want to state that yes, I know that loud noise causes tinnitus. I'm not pretending...

As long as this gets people's attention, I'm OK with a little white lie.

Yeah. It is cumulative. However, while I did listen to music fairly often, it was always at a safe volume (a volume that most other people listen...

This is the one fact about T that completely prevents me from habituation. My own genetic father abuses the shit out of his ears regularly. He has...

I guess it's my trigeminal nerve causing my issues with weird, one-sided facial sensations. It must still be in the early stages, because I don't...

Keep in mind I said BARELY. It still cuts through quite clearly sometimes. Also, I think you know by now that my main gripe with T is the bizarre...

I can't possibly imagine a standard cleanroom air purifier being ANY louder than 80dB. My personal AC is 65dB (which barely drowns out my...

Where do you work? What do you do?

Well, I had to quit college (which was the only path I could ever allow myself to take, I've always loved learning) 2 years ago because I could no...

This is true. Try to find a way to make it visible. My family and friends didn't really comprehend how bad my eyes were until I figured out how to...

The flashing blue/white dots are totally normal, as are small eye floaters. The dots are white blood cells moving through the capillaries in your...

I mean I get so angry and uncomfortable that it is worthless to do it. It's blind, meaningless, incomprehensible rage, purely about the unfairness...

Seems to me like a lot of the things that are touted to provide relief from tinnitus almost always also cause it... Also, meditating for even a...

Change what, linearb. Change... what? What part of this situation can I change, to get a life that I really enjoy, rather than a life that I...

First off, I'm not trying to speak like I'm deaf. I do have next to perfect hearing (or so I'm told) and I don't know if you noticed, but I did...

(Disclaimer, this is just for Sebastians and is not directed at anyone in particular lol) [MEDIA]

Can't accept that, man. Never will. My father, who has the same personality type as me (high-strung, very literal, problem-solver) has exposed...

I don't know how long I've had my current level of tinnitus. All I know is that I woke up with it at the age of 19 once I abandoned...

For me, antidepressants caused a ton of diarrhea and posibly contributed to my tinnitus. I would recommend older antidepressants like Remeron if...

Additionally, I would like to clarify that despite the negativity that I am posting here in The Negativity Thread, I am not attacking any...

I just wish I was dumb enough to be happy rather than smart enough to be sad. This post and the accompanying quote come to mind: "Religion is...

I'm glad that you have the ability to do that. Before continuing, I want you to know that I do not use the verb "brainwash" as an insult. I use it...

Of course you can't.

I don't factor in feelings to this kind of thought. I just said If I choose to end my life, it will be to stop pain that doctors and my family...

Seems like the reasons against suicide in cases of chronic illness always come down to "but your family will be upset!" Like, it doesn't matter...

How? I can't function as it is. I already spend 50% of my day sleeping, and the other 50% being tired, in pain, or laying in bed. If I took...

Benzos don't "help" anyone. They sedate you, knock you out, and make you stupid. You can't function while taking them. They aren't a viable...

I had mild, "normal" T until I was 19 - then, I woke up with screeching hellish noise one day with no preceding trauma.

Every day, I am closer than the last. I can feel what little there is of my personality and brainpower rotting away as I try to escape the pain....

Sedatives - no effect, immune Remeron - no effect, i'm immune to sedatives Vicodin - no effect, i'm immune to sedatives SSRIs/SNRIs - zombify me...

Your posts are always a pleasure to read, and seem like things I would say, if I still had a decent short-term memory.

I'd be lying if I said I knew. I can guess, though. I can suspect that they didn't survive very long. Just like today, the disabled back then...

First off, habituation is just a fancy word for accepting tinnitus. You will be in pain until you die. The tinnitus will not magically stop when...

I have intense grinding on one side of my jaw when I move it sideways. This side of the jaw has 10dB NIHL. If I made the motion on the other side...

No hearing loss as in 0dB on audiogram? Or no hearing loss as in "normal hearing?" (<25dB hearing loss)

There it is; the "someone else has it worse" card. This discussion we have had is simply a more eloquent version of a discussion I have had...

I'm glad you've been able to brainwash yourself into accepting your shitty quality of life as "normal" for you. I'm young enough to still remember...

I CAN'T ENJOY READING A BOOK. I CAN'T IMMERSE MYSELF IN IT, MAKING THE EXPERIENCE WORTHLESS. AM PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF READING, BUT THE EXPERIENCE...

I know myself better than anyone. I don't like to sit down and let life rape me in the ass. That's what acceptance is. The agony NEVER STOPS, but...

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