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cyberspace

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  • cyberspace
    Are noise-cancelling headphones safe to use at a low volume, for extended periods of time?
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    kingsfan
    There's been debate here about that. Is a decibel just a decibel, or is there something inherently different about sound in such close proximity to the ear canal? I believe it should be fine in theory, but I'm too chicken to try it out.
    kingsfan
    I'd really like to get some custom molded IEMs (in ear monitors). They act as solid earplugs but then I could pipe some masking sounds through them. Protection + some masking would be really nice.
    cyberspace
    @BrOKeN_1 Whats the best option for people with loud apartment neighbors trying to drown out the noise?
    cyberspace
    Was walking down the street and assholes with modified harley exhausts revved+sped next to me. Had Peltor X5As on. Enough or am I screwed?
    cyberspace
    How risky is a plane ride 1-10?
    _Shoto_
    Without the double protection the risk is pretty high, with double protection the risk is minimal. Yes, it can get pretty noisy inside but it's very rare above 90 decibels. Earmuffs on top of earplugs will help tremendously. Airport is also a pretty noisy place. I would wear ear protection during all stages of travel
    cyberspace
    @_Shoto_ I thought you shouldn't use regular earplugs in a plane due to the barometric pressure issue
    Yellowblue44
    cyberspace
    What would you guys take for ADHD if stimulants spike you but you need something to function?
    cullenbohannon
    I use Strattera, its a non-stimulant adhd medication. Talk to your doctor about it and see what they think. I have had some issues with it in past but never tinnitus related, and not enough to make me not take it. Good luck!
    cyberspace
    Are you guys leaving for a hotel away from fireworks for Fourth of July? Or what's the plan to avoid the firework noise
    gameover
    You can go to the desert.
    Thizzle
    Are you still bedbound and do you still use hearing protection at home?
    cyberspace
    whenever I try to do something to live life I get thoughts like "what's the point of anything if you can just get something like severe T"
    cyberspace
    (1) My tinnitus has improved to where it's not catastrophic anymore, spikes here and there, and I thank god everyday, but I feel traumatized
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    cyberspace
    @Thizzle I'd say September was the first, and then after that it was bad again until December/January, developed POTS which made me bedbound and then it improved
    Thizzle
    What do you hear mainly like just a ring or something else? And have you ever had tones disappear
    4Grace
    This is some really good news! Wow
    Thizzle
    Hey hope you're doing alright and have healing of everything. Our stories are kind of similar I've been Reading your story for a while now
    cyberspace
    It has been exactly one year since my tinnitus worsening after microsuction procedure. I can't believe I've survived. I'm grateful.
    cyberspace
    been suffering with severe dysautonomia (HR spikes to 180+ when stand) since I got covid in Dec. Being bedridden has made my T better though
    cyberspace
    Asshole with modified Harley revving in neighborhood. Came up as 110 decibels from inside….
    just1morething
    That was me. No actually I have quiet Kawasaki motorcycles. I'm refurbishing one and started it today.
    cyberspace
    Have to sit while I'm taking a shower due to POTS. Water was hitting the ground of the shower near me and it caused a massive spike.
    Joshua Macleod
    I used to sit in the shower with my, thankfully, removable shower head and ensure the water hit either me or the wall at a quieter angle. Now I have a bath, which is a game changer.
    cyberspace
    Got a random fleeting high pitched T in my left ear this morning, hasn't gone away. Tinnitus can randomly permanently worsen at any time.
    Tryn2BHopeful
    Every time I get fleeting T I cringe. Hope it goes down.
    cyberspace
    @Tryn2BHopeful It seems to have gone down but the background tone from it is still there
    cyberspace
    I've been having more and more frequent fleeting T, doesn't seem like a good sign
    cyberspace
    Anyone else so fed up with doctors that they'd rather kill themselves before talking to a doctor? I don't mean just for T but other issues 2
    Juliane
    Doctors have helped me when in need of acute treatment, surgery or antibiotics. Nothing else. They are not miracle workers or healers.
    Tryn2BHopeful
    I agree Doctor's have helped me. I needed help and they said I was crazy and now have irreversibly damaged me. I need them to help me with this and they want to drug me more or shove me to the next. They are just as flawed as everyone else.
    4Grace
    @cyberspace - I feel as if sometimes we go just for hope but know that most of the time there is nothing they can do.
    cyberspace
    Why is life so painful?
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    4Grace
    Not for everyone. Most people I know seem to be very grateful and happy. If it was not for chronic illness we would be just like most other people.
    cyberspace
    @BB23 there's good things in life that make it worth living for, but that almost makes it worse, because those good things in life are gatekept from us by the same things making us suffer
    Juliane
    We must be cursed
    cyberspace
    Anyone else have a fear of developing ear infections?
    BB23
    In fear of having to take other drugs...
    cyberspace
    @BB23 that's the dilemma I'm in right now too, my POTS from long covid disabled me, but drugs to try and save my functionality and life could worsen T permanently
    4Grace
    @cyberspace what you said above. 100 percent. Had my first night of not sleeping in a long time. I'm not at peace. May need to take a benzo for a nights rest.
    cyberspace
    I have long covid POTS, should I try meds to try and get relief from my symptoms (fatigue, brain fog, etc) or not due to risk of worsening T
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    4Grace
    My stubborn attitude towards meds is what is going to be the death of me. I feel that meds help you for the short term but screw you in the long term. I know many saved by meds.
    cyberspace
    @4Grace for tinnitus there isn't anything really worthwhile on the market
    cyberspace
    For POTS there's at least ivabradine and midodrine that I could try
    cyberspace
    daily life: tinnitus, barking dogs in neighborhood+loud neighbors, brain fog/dissociation, vertigo, POTS, long covid, insomnia, more noise
    4Grace
    @cyberspace - so sorry for all your suffering. I really am. T would have been more than enough. Anytime I get something in addition to T I fall apart.
    cyberspace
    @4Grace honestly I'd be okay with just having T if my POTS would go away
    cyberspace
    What aversion do people have against being quiet? Why are they so obsessed with creating and living in noise pollution?
    Juliane
    Because they are idiots with no inner life and therefore scared of silence
    cyberspace
    One of the worst things about tinnitus is not being able to wear earplugs to sleep, but also not being able to use white noise due to spikes
    cyberspace
    If Covid didn't give me a perma tone increase yet, what are chances that due to long covid I'll one day randomly get a new tone/perm worsen?
    BrOKeN_1
    Pessimism and Whatifs seems to be your biggest roadblocks at times I believe. Habituation almost demands a more positive outlook. I know that seems impossible but it's really kind of all we got at the moment. This is an ugly truth.
    HearingHell
    I don't see it happening many months later. Plus you already had a COVID spike and it already subsided. You're probably good.
    cyberspace
    SWAT raid at an apartment across the street, loud flashbangs going off at 12am (couldn't protect), street racing all night, etc…
    cyberspace
    I literally have more trouble sleeping due to excessive noise in my neighborhood than I do due to tinnitus.
    cyberspace
    Is TV volume at 75 decibels risky?
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    HearingHell
    @Anomalous Take a look at cyberspace's profile and scroll through a few pages. He spikes very easily. Many of his spikes are from sounds that are far less than 75 dB TV. He also mentioned that he gets spikes from iPhone audio at the lowest volume, but not from showers.

    I'm not trying to scare him, or be a doom and gloomer. But with how unstable his T currently is, I think he should be cautious.
    HearingHell
    @Anomalous As for my artifical audio comment, I had a terrible worsening from listening to TV in the 65-75 dB range, and that worsening never fully healed. And there are other people on this site who have worsened from less. Artificial audio sensitivity is a real thing (especially to phone/laptop speakers). Check out some threads about this stuff.
    kingsfan
    I wouldn't do it, myself.
    cyberspace
    Anyone ever get random fleeting T then a hissing tone that lasts?
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    cyberspace
    @Nadia231 In the middle of the night could be brain zaps/exploding head syndrome, Ive been having it
    Nadia231
    @cyberspace it's literally a new tone that appears in the night, it wakes me up and stays for a few minutes sometimes hours. Some of those tones have stayed with me, permanently.
    Supersix
    I have a loud hissing sound that starts at night and lasts all day until bedtime.It tapers a little in the evening, but the next day it will be very little noise. I have been experiencing this cycle for years. Occasionally, I get one or two good days with very little noise during the week.its crazy.
    cyberspace
    I had a brain zap while drifting to sleep and it spiked my tinnitus a lot, have a new electric tone. Anyone else had this issue? Is it LC
    4Grace
    :(
    Supersix
    I have experienced this many times and I hate it. I will doze off for a second and then wake up to listen if there is any hissing sound that gradually gets louder by the second. At that point, I know I'm going to have a terrible night. I developed insomnia because I was afraid to fall asleep.
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