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Well I haven't spent $6000 on sound generators, which is just the first of many the examples of how you don't know what you are talking about and...

People like you are toxic to this community and keep people in hell. You should feel bad. Other people on this forum, stop listening to these...

I followed up with my audiologist on the noise therapy level with respect to tinnitus levels. The doctor said to make sure the volume level was...

Well I'm going to trust my doctor because so far following her advice has basically saved my life. I'm just sharing my experience and hoping...

I agree that the exact regime I'm following might not work for everyone but I would strongly suggest everybody seek out an audiologist who has...

I asked my doctor about the pain caused by sound and she said there is a bunch of muscles and tendons in your ear that are all controlled...

Companies might be able to work with you if you use voice to text software during video chats. You can just say you are hearing impaired and I'm...

Welcome Dan. I would stay away from fireworks and all other similar loud noises, and also avoid events like concerts and professional sports, and...

I would go with 3M brand in the highest possible NRR rating. You can see on their data sheets than the Peltor X5 which is 31 NRR only reduces...

NAC up beforehand and explain to the doctor ahead of time your situation. Don't be afraid to ask to take breaks. I had a crown done one time and...

Absolutely stress can make your ears ring more. Even people without tinnitus talk about "being so mad their ears would ring". If your ears are...

Maybe try some heavy duty earmuffs instead of the "cheap" ones? If I'm reading your decibel meter right, most of the noise is low frequency which...

It's counter-intuitive, but putting MORE water in can often help those stubborn drops make their way free. Kinda like how single drops of water...

Still considering the custom earplugs but thanks to some suggestions I bought a handful of different kinds of foam earplugs the other day. So...

You can use a decibel distance calculator to get a good idea. If the blower reaches 115 dB measured at one foot away (estimating this distance)...

Thanks, maybe I'll give those brands you mentioned a go before dropping the coin on the fancy custom ones. It blows me away that the custom ones...

When I wear hearing protection, I can hear the tinnitus much more clearly because there's nothing to mask it. But if I don't wear hearing...

If you managed to be ok through the drilling to get the crown, a root canal should be ok too. If they do a root canal without removing the crown,...

No, I had not heard of that happening. My ears usually react immediately, though I do remember my first spike happened a few days after the loud...

That is interesting how different people have different reactions. I've been taking Magnesium ever since I first visited an audiologist and they...

Thanks everyone for your kind words and advice. I agree I need to move heaven and earth to move out of my current place. Some things are falling...

In my experience, yes fireworks outside can definitely be loud enough to cause spikes even if you're inside. It depends on how big they were and...

I can't imagine having those symptoms at 14.. 6 weeks in I was still in the depths of the worst of it.. it took 3 or more months to really start...

I was worried the first time I went to the dentist after developing tinnitus but it's not a big deal. I've had a filling and cleaning. I did ask...

I would strongly recommend against this activity if you have any form of hearing damage.. even with perfect ears I would recommend against it!...

Yeah, Bill was the first person to reply to me on here, gave me some terrible advice to quit my job which sent me into a suicidal tail-spin. I...

Hell yes it is that terrible.. if going to a concert or a bar even with protection mean a week+ of poor sleep, ear pain, anxiety and constant...

I hate vacuuming now even with ear muffs.. last time I got a multi-day spike, so I use a broom at my house a lot more. I also am not a big fan of...

Right there with ya bud.. got bad tinnitus and hyperacusis in Nov 2017.. even the sound of qtips in my ears was too loud at one point. Couldn't...

Yeah if that was all it took! What's a few more right? The silence was short lived so I guess I still have my brain cells though.. vacuumed my...

I get hissing a lot too.. and amplified music and voices definitely can make it worse.. I'd consider trying ear plugs or muffs in classes with...

The second audiologist I went to has tinnitus herself and also helps facilitate a tinnitus support group.. I don't know why she didn't tell me...

I would talk to your doctor about quitting cold turkey, especially from an SSRI. Anything which causes stress seems to increase tinnitus so going...

if your LDLs are in the normal range then you probably don't have hyperacusis.. when mine were checked a few months ago they were like 70db

Metal like a piercing or like an implant or similar? I doubt if you have any steel anywhere in your body that you can do an MRI but I'm not an...

Hi, please seek some professional help if at all possible. Your loving and caring family will be devastated if they lose you.

Yes I believe there is a relationship.. TTTS is caused by the muscles in your ear becoming overworked, because your brain thinks everything is too...

I have some musicians ear plugs which i have not tried mostly because they don't really reduce the volume very much. But regardless of what ear...

Yes I have hyperacusis too.. if I don't wear hearing protection, any prolonged sounds around 70db+ will cause both the hyperacusis and the...

Fluorescent lights can give off a hum at 60hz, perhaps that is what is causing the problem. Many people don't notice it but if you are sensitive...

Thankfully I have been able to watch TV again.. I found the key was not so much reducing the high end but making sure the bass was removed. At...

Every day is different for me, usually if it's worse I can trace it back to certain loud sounds I was exposed to in the last 24 hours or so but...

I had a metal filling drilled out and replaced at the dentist and noticed no increase in tinnitus. I was very worried it was going to make things...

I kind of hit a wall at a certain point and stopped seeing major improvements unfortunately, though some of that may be due to the fact that as I...

I ride my bike with earmuffs.. once you get used to using your eyes more it's not really a problem. The advantage muffs have is that you can take...

along the same lines, CBD (one of the active ingredients in pot besides THC) is legal everywhere the US and can be used as a sleep aid...

Do you sleep with background noise going? Try using some noise like rain or fireplace, or run a fan or similar, whatever noises work for you. I...

Hey Barry.. I got my tinnitus from noise in November, at least partially from my loud work environment. I ended up taking the entire month of...

this happens to me too.. If I sleep at my normal time I wake up and usually the tinnitus is super low, but if I fall asleep at any other time an...

All foam ear plugs take time to expand in your ear canal to get a proper fit.. it's much faster to just throw on the muffs. I ride my bike and...

I wore plugs for a month and they started to become really irritating in my ear canal. Plus the foam ones are a pain to insert properly and so...