What Sounds Can You No Longer Stand? For Me, the Aluminum Foil Is the Devil Incarnate

Discussion in 'Support' started by MattS, Oct 21, 2019.

    1. MattS
      Balanced

      MattS Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      06/2019
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Power Tools
      For me, the use of aluminum foil to wrap or unwrap my food is like fingernails on a chalkboard.

      What sounds can you simply not stand, now that you've developed tinnitus?
       
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    2. simb999

      simb999 Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      nov 2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      noise exposure
      Crisp packets, cutlery, plastic bags amongst other things. What a royal pain in the arse this condition is!
       
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    3. Mister Muso
      No Mood

      Mister Muso Member

      Location:
      Scotland
      Tinnitus Since:
      2011 / April 2019
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Loud music
      Guitar solos in some of my favourite songs :(
       
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    4. Elmer B Fuddled

      Elmer B Fuddled Member Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      plugged nasal eustachian tube
      My wife's voice when it gets loud. By then I'm out to the shop 12 pack of beer sharpening things.
       
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    5. DaveFromChicago

      DaveFromChicago Member Podcast Patron Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      01/2014
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Headcold/Flu
      A high pitched tea kettle
      High pitched static on the radio
      A dentist's drill
      A fire engine / ambulance siren
       
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    6. Sybelle
      Mellow

      Sybelle Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      9/2010
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Genetic predisposition/ compounded acoustic trauma/Antibioti
      I've recently developed low pitched tinnitus that fluctuates rapidly like the inflection of a voice in the next room...Safe to say, I now find murmuring, whispering, and low pitched radio/TV indistinct sounds very perturbing.
       
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    7. Tex

      Tex Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      08/2008
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise Exposure
      Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, AOC, Kamala Harris.
       
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    8. Lulu187

      Lulu187 Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      1 week ago
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Unknown
      The dishes when they are being clunked together when they are being washed
       
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    9. Lilah
      Mellow

      Lilah Member Benefactor

      Location:
      USA
      Tinnitus Since:
      12/2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Unknown
      Loud voices, voices on the intercom...
       
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    10. Michael B
      No Mood

      Michael B Member Benefactor

      Location:
      San Diego
      Tinnitus Since:
      '11
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise Induced
      Agreed.
       
    11. AUTHOR
      AUTHOR
      MattS
      Balanced

      MattS Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      06/2019
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Power Tools
      Grocery checkout beeps.
      Shopping carts banging together.
       
    12. Digital Doc

      Digital Doc Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      noise induced
      Leaf blowers and weed wackers.
       
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    13. Flamingo1

      Flamingo1 Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Orlando, FL
      Tinnitus Since:
      4-15-2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic trauma
      High-pitched, shrill voices, beeps and loud male voices.
       
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