Recent content by KK82

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    The Sleepless Finn

    Everyday so far has been different, so I can truly believe these words. I found that my stress levels & initial shock dropped significantly after locking in on a good "treatment plan" (vitamins, habits, masking etc). My T hasn't reduced, but anxiety has. Well... to a degree ;) At least now I...
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    The Sleepless Finn

    Thanks Lorenzo74 for the encouragement :) Tinnitus seems to be one of those things that everyone knows, but only sufferers really understand. So getting support from this forum really helps the loneliness one goes through with this whole thing.
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    The Sleepless Finn

    Hi all, I've been lurking here for a few weeks now, but I already feel like I know many of you. That's my way of saying I think this is a great forum :) Here's my story. About two weeks ago I suffered acoustic trauma while recording guitar. My mic picked up the sound from the headphones and...
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    Exposed to Loud Noise for a Few Seconds. When Will the Noise Go?

    Ok I caved in and started the meds this morning :) I'll report if any changes happen. At the moment T level is the same. Hardly noticable until going to bed. Haven't tried masking or anything like that.
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    Exposed to Loud Noise for a Few Seconds. When Will the Noise Go?

    just small update here: after a lousy night I still decided not to start predisone. I think this will resolve itself and actually at the moment I feel it's gotten lots better. I tried matching my T on http://generalfuzz.net/acrn/ , and it's somewhere in the 11k range, but even listening at...
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    Exposed to Loud Noise for a Few Seconds. When Will the Noise Go?

    Had similar experience 3 days ago; recording guitar when accidentally put mic volume to full, resulting in an extremely loud high pitch noise through my headphones. Two seconds exposure. After that T started immediately. Went to doctor; hearing ok, eardrums ok, but T remains. After a long...