How to Be with Someone Having Tinnitus?

Discussion in 'Support' started by Christophe_85, Sep 2, 2017.

    1. coffee_girl
      Innocent

      coffee_girl Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      All my life, but got worse 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise induced / Concert
      ONE MISTAKE I TELL YOU!!! ONE MISTAKE and now I am never going to live it down. :cry:
       
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    2. coffee_girl
      Innocent

      coffee_girl Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      All my life, but got worse 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise induced / Concert
      We are all losers anyway, nobody would wanna touch us. Might as well all move into a building together and spend the days bickering at one another over whose T is more severe than others...have a massive blowout between the "real sufferers" and the "mild sufferers" and then at the end of the day realize it really doesn't matter we are all screwed anyway...and just go to our rooms and watch adult films until we pass out.
       
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    3. AZeurotuner

      AZeurotuner Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Tucson, AZ
      Tinnitus Since:
      2010
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic Trauma
      I have it set so anyone can, but some people can't get through for whatever reason, must be a technical issue. I'll try sending you a message right now.
       
    4. just1morething
      Benevolent

      just1morething Member Podcast Patron Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Location:
      U.S.
      Tinnitus Since:
      2008
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      TMJ disorder, airplane barotrauma, noise exposure.
      Just a joke. Sense of humor? My noise is bad and sometimes I have a poor taste of humor. Sorry. I hope you are having a low or no tinnitus day.
       
    5. SugarMagnolia
      Jaded

      SugarMagnolia Member Benefactor

      Location:
      USA
      Tinnitus Since:
      02/2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic Trauma
      I'm sick of people. I'd like to go and live among the rabbits. They're cute, they're quiet, they're vegetarians.
       
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    6. Striveon

      Striveon Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      08/2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Unknown
      LMFAOOOOOO!!! :ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:
       
    7. coffee_girl
      Innocent

      coffee_girl Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      All my life, but got worse 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise induced / Concert
      I know I was just messing with you, <3...hope you're doing well too!
       
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    8. just1morething
      Benevolent

      just1morething Member Podcast Patron Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Location:
      U.S.
      Tinnitus Since:
      2008
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      TMJ disorder, airplane barotrauma, noise exposure.
      I tease my neighbor farmer that he is gay. He said it is so damn natural ( I could have made that up) I wonder why he hangs up on me lately? He has tinnitus but not like mine. I have a solid hissing sound atm.
       
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    9. GlennS

      GlennS Member Podcast Patron Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      1992
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Loud music
      Speaking as an ex-rabbit owner, I am with you on this.

      BTW, those who want some stress relief, sub to these calming youtube channels.

      Pipkin
      Bini
      Lennon
       
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    10. coffee_girl
      Innocent

      coffee_girl Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      All my life, but got worse 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise induced / Concert
      I love rabbit meat, i wouldn't mind living with a bunch of rabbits too <3
       
    11. PDodge
      Cowboy

      PDodge Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Woods of Alberta
      Tinnitus Since:
      01/2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Bear ate my Cochlea
      Free food since they are constantly getting busy
       
    12. SugarMagnolia
      Jaded

      SugarMagnolia Member Benefactor

      Location:
      USA
      Tinnitus Since:
      02/2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic Trauma
      How nice! To want to eat someone else's beloved pet. Have you eaten your dog yet? Maybe you should eat yourselves.
       
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    13. SugarMagnolia
      Jaded

      SugarMagnolia Member Benefactor

      Location:
      USA
      Tinnitus Since:
      02/2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic Trauma
      I'm in love with Bini the Bunny. :love: Thanks for posting these.
       
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    14. GlennS

      GlennS Member Podcast Patron Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      1992
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Loud music
      Some of us are socially isolated and could benefit from more friendly free-flowing chit-chat but the way this thread is going demonstrates a hard truth of the internet:

      When you join a group due to one thing in common it doesn't mean you'll have anything else in common with them. As long as the discussion focuses on that one thing then these differences won't crop up as often.
       
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    15. just1morething
      Benevolent

      just1morething Member Podcast Patron Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Location:
      U.S.
      Tinnitus Since:
      2008
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      TMJ disorder, airplane barotrauma, noise exposure.
      Rabbits stay "busy" much like prostitutes do. It is a bit ironic that you love rabbit meat.;) I couldn't believe how much money they make per year at the bunny ranch. We had some people at our door a few days ago wanting to hunt rabbits in our yard. We are finally seeing more rabbits as I think coyotes prey on them. I didn't want anyone hunting here. Got an iPad, meds, jewelry etc. stolen recently so don't trust many people, especially strangers in our yard.

      175px-Moonlite_BunnyRanch_warning_sign.jpg
       
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    16. coffee_girl
      Innocent

      coffee_girl Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      All my life, but got worse 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise induced / Concert
      I never said i wanted to eat your pet, i just said i love rabbit meat. Do you eat beef? Chicken? lamb? Tofu? Rabbit is very sustainable, clean, and easy to raise. Plus you know where your food is coming from.

      As for my dog, I am half Asian after all...I'll eat anything. I've been to Africa, pretty sure i've eaten human while I was there.
       
    17. another sean
      Studious

      another sean Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Los Angeles
      Tinnitus Since:
      2015
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Long duration of low audio
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      :ROFL:
       
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    18. SugarMagnolia
      Jaded

      SugarMagnolia Member Benefactor

      Location:
      USA
      Tinnitus Since:
      02/2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic Trauma
      No, no and no. And no to any other animal you could mention.

      Yes. Soybeans are not animals.
       
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    19. coffee_girl
      Innocent

      coffee_girl Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      All my life, but got worse 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise induced / Concert
      yes i am aware that tofu is not an animal (I eat them every day) :ROFL:...it was a joke. Oh dear.
       
    20. PanM
      Smoking joe

      PanM Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      12/2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Musician
      Loud events are for one night stands not relationships.

      You can literally talk with someone on the street, in the club you don't very much.

      Oh god I miss one night stands :beeranimation:
       
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    21. another sean
      Studious

      another sean Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Los Angeles
      Tinnitus Since:
      2015
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Long duration of low audio
      Even when I have a first date planned, sometimes I will cancel it days before because I'll begin to feel bad for the girl after running through the limitation of tinnitus in my mind and imagining what it will be like for her to deal with that because I still remember what its like to not have tinnitus and, I dunno, just feel guilty limiting anyones life. Even though I've totally explained my tinnitus to them and what I can't do and they are still totally up for a first date. I think thats one benefit of finding someone who also has tinnitus comes in to play because they will just get it which can avoid a lot of frustration on both sides as you endure this noisy world together. So instead of "hey, why are you crying in a fetal position in the bath tub, it's only thunder" it would be like "fuck! thunder! get our ear muffs!!" But there are obviously pros and cons.
       
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    22. Starthrower
      Wtf

      Starthrower Member Benefactor Ambassador Hall of Fame

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      January 2002
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      Dental Surgery
      I am now traumatized about people eating bunnies...o_O @SugarMagnolia @glynis
       
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    23. coffee_girl
      Innocent

      coffee_girl Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      All my life, but got worse 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise induced / Concert
      I am more shocked that people eat deer and eel and sea cucumbers ick!
       
    24. PanM
      Smoking joe

      PanM Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      12/2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Musician
      Can't you go almost anywhere with earplugs?
       
    25. another sean
      Studious

      another sean Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Los Angeles
      Tinnitus Since:
      2015
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Long duration of low audio
      I cant go anywhere where there is music. so that includes a lot of restaurants. But its beyond the first date as well like when watching a movie at home and I have to have it on mute with captions turned on while they would need to wear headphones.
       
    26. PanM
      Smoking joe

      PanM Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      12/2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Musician
      Due to H and TTTS?
       
    27. just1morething
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      just1morething Member Podcast Patron Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Location:
      U.S.
      Tinnitus Since:
      2008
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      TMJ disorder, airplane barotrauma, noise exposure.
      Jeffrey Dahmer ate a variety of different animals. I think he liked squirrels the best.

      It is quite common for people to eat pigeons and wild rabbit. Our indoor/outdoor cats kill baby rabbits at times.
       
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    28. Bill Bauer
      No Mood

      Bill Bauer Member Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      February, 2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic Trauma
      I love threads like that. People reveal who they really are, and I get to populate my Ignore list.
       
    29. coffee_girl
      Innocent

      coffee_girl Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      All my life, but got worse 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise induced / Concert
      You don't seem like the type to ignore people, i have zero on my ignore list...i just like to bug people as much as possible...it's fun =]
       
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    30. GlennS

      GlennS Member Podcast Patron Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      1992
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Loud music
      Not just night clubs I'm afraid. There have been articles explaining how the average sound level at sit-down restaurants is dangerously high. What happens, especially on Friday and Saturday nights when people pack in and start drinking is they all raise their voice to compensate for the collective din and it is a vicious cycle. The drunker they get the more boisterous they get as well. I've experienced this first-hand when I show up at a place before it gets busy and it gets louder and louder and louder, not just as a function of how many people but how they progressively raise their voice more and more.
       
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