Recent content by Ben Johnson

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    Long-Term Tinnitus Recently Worse (Or Am I Imagining Things?)

    Used q-tips in ear and accidentally impacted some wax in my tinnitus ear. I've had success with the kit sold at CVS - can't think of the name. But that was before tinnitus... Does anyone have advice for what I should do to help this issue? Unfortunately, it's my first day of vacation so...
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    Everything you said falls at the feet of elected officials and unelected bureaucrats. Big business can't buy anything if it's not for sale... The DC swamp needs a nuke dropped on it.
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    How has the ownership class passed law and policy to destroy the poor? Our lawmakers have done this. Sadly, it's been calculated and purposely done.
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    It's completely out of control. 98% of the gun crimes come from the type of areas you just described. Those areas are 3rd world and I wonder if the European countries deal with the same level of hood that we do in the US. Our government has purposely and systematically destroyed the family...
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    @Ed209, there is no question that something needs to be done. One idea would be for the gun dealer to require that another person essentially vouch for certain individuals purchasing and/or certain guns being purchased. Basically, requiring a co-signer. So, if the dealer has a seemingly...
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    @Ed209, I admire your passion on wanting to end this type of tragedy. I really do. All decent people share that same passion. I disagree on how to stop it. You mention how well other countries have done at stopping this type of crime. If what you're saying is accurate and as simple as just...
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    Mass shootings have very little, if anything, to do with who the president happens to be at the time. Liberals think that passing laws will make criminals stop committing the crime of murder. Conservatives know that you can't legislate people to stop being evil. I wish guns would have never...
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    These "mass shootings" you continually refer to are not what you or the media like to portray them as. I viewed the list. I am familiar with many of the areas where they are occurring. It's in areas that are extremely rough 3rd world type areas and are riddled with gangs and violence. The people...
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    It's about solving a problem, not what you are able to run from. Again, apply common sense.
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    None of what you said is accurate. To get a gun, you have to produce an ID, get a background check and then buy the gun. I've purchased several guns recently. It's the same routine every time. And no, there haven't been 215 massacres this year. People die from alcohol impaired drivers every...
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    The amount of guns in the population is irrelevant. There are literally hundreds of millions of guns in the USA. Out of that hundreds of millions of guns, 3 of them caused the last 3 tragedies. The logic limiting of production and sales of guns is akin to saying that if we had less cigarettes...
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    Can Listening to Tinnitus in Silence Help Me Come to Terms with It?

    My theory on this is that it depends on why your mind is tuning into the tinnitus to begin with. Running from something that you are afraid of ALWAYS makes it worse. To me, that's what sound enrichment is to a degree. But, I also put a lot of stock in the professionals say, which is to use white...
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    @Paul1980, from your point of view, why have large American cities run by Democrats turned into hellholes full of crime, homelessness, drugs, and poverty that people are fleeing from (Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, etc.)? And please don't blame it on Trump.
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    2020 US Presidential Election

    It is very interesting to hear different points of view on this stuff. As long as it stays respectful, I think we can all learn a little from each other.
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    Clonazepam (Klonopin, Rivotril)

    I've been wondering about that, too. I don't think a 0.5 mg has ever lasted 96 hours for me but I do get 18-24 hours of benefit from Klonopin. I try to take no more than 1 mg per week. I don't think that amount can make me dependent but I do worry about the positive effects wearing off over...