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BBill_ reacted to jjflyman's post in the thread It Gets Better — I No Longer Obsess Over or Notice My Tinnitus Most of the Time with.
Thank you for coming back to share your story. I experienced acoustic trauma about 20 years ago, and my tinnitus and hyperacusis were at a 10 out... -
BBill_ reacted to Omar_M's post in the thread It Gets Better — I No Longer Obsess Over or Notice My Tinnitus Most of the Time with.I think it’s been close to three years now since my noise-induced tinnitus began. I won’t go into the specifics of how it happened, but basically...
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BBill_ replied to the thread Can Wearing Earplugs Make the Brain More Aware of Tinnitus and Cause Spikes?.That is definitely possible.
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BBill_ replied to the thread My Tinnitus Started to Flare Up This Past February from Slamming an Old Mailbox — Need Hope.I always have earplugs with me, but I do not wear them constantly. It is a tradeoff—I take precautions, but I also want to live a somewhat normal...
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BBill_ reacted to boneman's post in the thread My Tinnitus Started to Flare Up This Past February from Slamming an Old Mailbox — Need Hope with.I feel your pain, man. I posted about this in another thread, but mine was caused by a slamming toilet seat. I was used to soft-close ones, didn’t...
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BBill_ replied to the thread My Tinnitus Started to Flare Up This Past February from Slamming an Old Mailbox — Need Hope.I’ve had tinnitus for almost 30 years now. The first onset was in 1998 after a very loud concert. I habituated, and life went on. Then, in 2016, I...
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BBill_ replied to the thread Passed by an Ambulance with Sirens On — Now My Tinnitus Is Spiking.That’s how it goes for people like us, unfortunately. Today, I accidentally slammed a swing door against a tiled wall right next to my ear. It...
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BBill_ reacted to Bill Arsenault's post in the thread My Dream Is to Get a Motorcycle License — Can Driving a Motorcycle Make Tinnitus Worse? with.I bought a very quiet 2024 Honda CRF 450 RL dual sport street legal dirt bike in April and riding it has been the most positive experience I have...
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BBill_ replied to the thread Passed by an Ambulance with Sirens On — Now My Tinnitus Is Spiking.Yes, it did. It took quite a while—several weeks—but it finally returned to baseline.