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Jupiterman reacted to SueX's post in the thread UK Locations of Quieter MRI Machines for Tinnitus and Hyperacusis? with.
Hiya, I’m in the UK. You might want to take a look at Vista Health in London. They have an open MRI in W1 that is really not very loud at all... -
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Jupiterman reacted to Elho's post in the thread UK Locations of Quieter MRI Machines for Tinnitus and Hyperacusis? with.Apparently, it has more to do with how they are built and the software they run on, rather than how powerful they are. I think it comes down to...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Strange Sensations and Electric Flickers: 3.5 Months into Tinnitus After Acoustic Trauma.This largely depends on you. If you would like it to worsen, then continue living life as usual, take risks with noise exposure, and experiment...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread UK Locations of Quieter MRI Machines for Tinnitus and Hyperacusis?.Wouldn’t you be better off with the 1.5 T machines? Wouldn’t they be quieter than the 3 T machines?
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Frequency Therapeutics — FX-345.I thought this would have been obvious. They should have considered it from the beginning. No wonder the drug failed. Incompetent knowledge...
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Jupiterman reacted to Jammer's post in the thread Desperate for Help: My Son’s Severe Tinnitus Flare After Concert Exposure with.His description sounds like my tinnitus. I recommend that he stop using noise-cancelling headphones for a while. They made my tinnitus worse.
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Jupiterman reacted to adpolandam's post in the thread Severe Multi-Tonal, Reactive Tinnitus with TTTS and Noxacusis — Fast-Paced, Screeching Tones and Worsening Symptoms with.Tinnitus does what it wants, when it wants. Protect your ears; they are as fragile as glass. Tomorrow will be a better day.
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Work absence and ability in tinnitus patients: the role of hyperacusis and tinnitus severity
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Recommendations for Small Speakers with Built-In Balance Adjustment for Zoom Meetings?.Your ears are damaged (the cause is less important), and as a result, they’re more vulnerable to further damage from noise exposure. Simple as...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Persistent Ear Pain After Loud Noise Exposure.An MRI will almost certainly not help. It exposes you to over 100 decibels of noise. There is nothing you can do to fix this. Seeing doctors...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Recommendations for Small Speakers with Built-In Balance Adjustment for Zoom Meetings?.Is that the speakers or the tinnitus you're talking about?
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Jupiterman reacted to ploughna's post in the thread Thoughts from Veteran Tinnitus Sufferers About Ventilation Fans at Work? with.I’ve recently had to deal with this situation—I have reactive tinnitus that worsens with continuous ambient noise. For example, when I’m driving...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Thoughts from Veteran Tinnitus Sufferers About Ventilation Fans at Work?.What about wearing earplugs that slightly reduce noise levels while at work?
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Jupiterman reacted to Michael Leigh's post in the thread Struggling with Tinnitus Spike from Headset Use at Work: Any Advice? with.Hi @Jupiterman, quite a few people have told me that hearing aids made their tinnitus worse. However, there is a correct way to use them that...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Struggling with Tinnitus Spike from Headset Use at Work: Any Advice?.@Michael Leigh, in your experience coaching tinnitus sufferers, has anyone reported their tinnitus worsening with hearing aids?
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Jupiterman reacted to Michael Leigh's post in the thread Struggling with Tinnitus Spike from Headset Use at Work: Any Advice? with.Listening to audio through headphones at what you call “normal conversation levels” does not apply to most people with noise-induced tinnitus. I...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Struggling with Tinnitus Spike from Headset Use at Work: Any Advice?.Some people on this forum have reported their tinnitus worsening after hearing tests. A hearing test involves playing tones as loud as 100 dB...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Hearing Protection Advice for Construction Worker Using a Jackhammer.Even with hearing protection, sound waves still travel through your skull via bone conduction to your inner ears. You must be able to hear it when...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Hearing Protection Advice for Construction Worker Using a Jackhammer.A tinnitus sufferer and jackhammers are not an ideal match. This is certainly a risk for tinnitus worsening, especially as you age and experience...
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Jupiterman reacted to Michael Leigh's post in the thread Struggling with Tinnitus Spike from Headset Use at Work: Any Advice? with.I am sorry to hear about the difficulties you are having with your tinnitus at the moment. My advice is not to use bone-conduction headphones, as...
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Jupiterman reacted to shasta0863's post in the thread Struggling with Tinnitus Spike from Headset Use at Work: Any Advice? with.Hello all, As my tinnitus has been relatively stable for the last year or so (though I’ve had ups and downs over the past 10 years), I’m having a...
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I think licorice raises blood pressure and effects potassium levels, might explain it?
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There are two mentions on here that Locorice root tea or the extract have exacerbated tinnitus. After doing some searching, it states "Licorice...
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Haven't posted in a while but want to share this random and unfortunate effect of what I think is from licorice root extract. Started taking a...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Going to the Gym with Tinnitus: Worth It?.Has your tinnitus increased as a consequence of the noise at the gym?
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Jupiterman replied to the thread 2024 US Presidential Election.What about the possibility of Russians interpreting America's stance with Ukraine as weakness and them forming a pact with China? The Kremlin is...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread 2024 US Presidential Election.Aren't you Americans worried that Russia will, in turn, come for you?
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Jupiterman reacted to urtica's post in the thread A Simple Trick to Improve Earplug Effectiveness at Loud Events with.Hi fellow tinnitus sufferers, I haven’t checked in here for quite a while, but I have some exciting news I want to share with you. I have very...
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Jupiterman reacted to Scruffiey's post in the thread A Simple Trick to Improve Earplug Effectiveness at Loud Events with.While it may work for some reason, the added warmth, moisture, and lack of air make me concerned about an increased risk of ear infection. Doing...
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Jupiterman reacted to withintention's post in the thread A Cautionary Tale Regarding Bone Conduction Headphones (Aftershokz OpenComm) with.I damaged my left ear in Oct '24 from a concert, which gave me unilateral tinnitus. Since then, I've diligently protected my hearing, and my...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Tinnitus Spike After Noise Exposure — My Experience with Tinnitus (Almost) Two Years Later.You had mild tinnitus. Now, due to loud noise exposure, it has progressed to moderate. If you continue to expose yourself to loud noise, expect...
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Jupiterman reacted to Jambo's post in the thread Tinnitus Worse After Intratympanic Steroid Injection with.I had a noise trauma in my other ear about four months earlier and had some leftover Prednisone. I developed a new tone in my left ear, a deep...
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Jupiterman reacted to withintention's post in the thread Tinnitus Worse After Intratympanic Steroid Injection with.@Jambo, may I ask why you decided to take oral steroids and get a steroid injection if you had no acoustic trauma and relatively stable tinnitus...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread 2024 US Presidential Election.I wonder what Zelenskyy would do differently if he could go back three years in time?
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Jupiterman reacted to nebolium's post in the thread Tinnitus No Longer an Issue After About 6 Months with.Miiiiiiiiild.
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Jupiterman reacted to vilebubbles's post in the thread Should I Be in Silence or Expose Myself to Sound? (Reactive Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Sound Distortions) with.Do not push through the reactive beeping. I tried this, and it got so much worse.
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Jupiterman reacted to Bill_'s post in the thread My Tinnitus Started to Flare Up This Past February from Slamming an Old Mailbox — Need Hope with.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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Jupiterman replied to the thread My Tinnitus Started to Flare Up This Past February from Slamming an Old Mailbox — Need Hope.This intrigues me; you habituated to reactive tinnitus? That is tinnitus that continually changes in response to sound. Sorry to hear this. Do...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Intermittent High-Frequency Tinnitus with Fluctuating Intensity and Sleep Disruption.It’s commendable that you recognize this as a mild-to-moderate case. I’d actually say it’s more on the mild side since it’s monotonal (a single...
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Jupiterman reacted to BuzzyBee's post in the thread Confused About Reactive Tinnitus: Where's the Expert Advice? with.So true! Up until about two years ago, audiologists dismissed it as if it did not exist, assuming we just had regular maskable tinnitus. Now, at...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Confused About Reactive Tinnitus: Where's the Expert Advice?.I am amazed your audiologist acknowledged your reactive tinnitus condition. Reactive tinnitus essentially means that you are allergic to sound...
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Jupiterman reacted to Arnaudswiss's post in the thread Confused About Reactive Tinnitus: Where's the Expert Advice? with.Hello, I’ve been struggling with reactive tinnitus for a year now. At first, I listened to all kinds of so-called therapeutic sounds, including...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Psychiatrist with Tinnitus: My Goal Is to Try TMS or the Susan Shore Device.I doubt sleep deprivation caused your tinnitus.
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Don't Despair, You Can Get Past This — My Journey with Tinnitus and Adaptation.Could you please describe your tinnitus, @NickJones48?
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Stop Scrolling and Start Living — My Tinnitus Success Story.Yet another “success” story without any previous “before” posts. Not reading it. Not convinced. There seems to be a trend now—people posting...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Reactive Morse Code Tinnitus and Sound Sensitivity: My Experience and Questions.Reactive tinnitus can cause your baseline tinnitus to become louder in response to external sounds. What it’s called is less important than how...
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Jupiterman replied to the thread Acoustic Shock from MRI: Ear Pain, Fullness, Fluid Buildup, Ringing, and Extreme Sensitivity to Sounds.Be cautious with hearing tests—many people on the forum have reported their tinnitus worsening because of them. I wouldn’t recommend it...
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Jupiterman reacted to keepthefaith's post in the thread Multi-Toned Tinnitus with a Rhythmic Beat: How to Cope? with.@Resin, before tinnitus, I listened to music constantly on noise canceling headphones for hours every day, but I stopped completely after...
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Jupiterman reacted to Resin's post in the thread Multi-Toned Tinnitus with a Rhythmic Beat: How to Cope? with.With this type of unstable tinnitus that fluctuates, the brain sometimes tries to interpret the noise as something more structured. It searches...