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    Acoustic Trauma — Dealing with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

    You're welcome Brian! Yeah I'm seemingly all jaw related from stress. I can move my head and change the pitch/severity. I can massage my neck muscles in my hairline and calm the severity down. Been dealing with tinnitus volume levels from 1 to 5 for the past 5 days. I've already seen...
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    Acoustic Trauma — Dealing with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

    Brian, I'd like to thank you for writing this. I read it with the intention of understanding you better. I think I do. Sorry you're a major case. Someone here recently said tinnitus is a bottomless condition. I agree. I'm new here, so veterans of the condition should be listened to and their...
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    Acoustic Trauma — Dealing with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

    You make a good point. Tinnitus is like a fingerprint. If I make a recovery I'll stay here to help others and give them the mental positivity they need to keep going. Tinnitus is a very lonely condition. We all need to pull together.
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    Acoustic Trauma — Dealing with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

    This is my mindset. I've been stung once, and that's all I need to never be careless again. In another thread, the advice of having earplugs everywhere is good idea. I have a plan for recovery and continuing passions, even in a somewhat reduced level. Whenever that can happen, I'll be waiting...
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    Acoustic Trauma — Dealing with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

    The hyperacusis didn’t fully set in because I didn’t let it. I told myself that mentally I’m okay and the sounds aren’t scary. It’s helped for some sounds but not others. Wonder if it had to do with frequency. Magically, plates stopped sounding like they were coming for me. I’m not sure what...
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    Acoustic Trauma — Dealing with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

    I’m with you brother. I’m two weeks in and I work in basketball gyms. The ref whistles are a no no right now so I’m home and I’m miserable I feel fortunate that I’m starting to notice it’s getting better very slowly already. Im sitting in a room with some ambient noise (the hum of a computer...