Recent content by Lorenzo74

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    Swimming with Tinnitus — Can Water Inside the Ears Make Tinnitus Worse? Do I Need to Wear Earplugs?

    Hi Tharanga.. If you can spend the money for custom made earplugs, I would suggest you to go ahead with it... I had them made for myself and been very happy since... Ears stay dry and it makes me more confortable when swimming... Otherwise normal swimming plugs can also do well, but the custom...
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    I Bought a Motorcycle — Afraid of It Making My Tinnitus Worse

    I think the main problem is the wind noise on long distances, as the exhaust system can always be silenced, and 125 cc are not so loud anyway... So I think a full face helmet which fits you well and doesn't let the wind come through, with a pair of customized earplugs specifically for riding...
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    [Danny Boy Memorial Fund] In Loving Memory of Danny Boy

    Rest in Peace Danny Boy...
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    Tinnitus Reference on the Show 'F is For Family'

    I was watching an episode of "F is for Family" on Netflix, and I saw the word Tinnitus on a loud speaker in a scene... I wonder if it is some kind of sublimal message to viewers made by the creators :) What do you think?
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    Have a nice trip and enjoy ! Best of luck !

    Have a nice trip and enjoy ! Best of luck !
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    Feeling Desperate...

    Hey @Jaybeee I totally agree with Samantha's suggestions... You need to shift your focus and keep as busy as you can, mentally and physically, so you will drain the T out... You are only six weeks into it, you will be amazed to see, if you work actively towards lessening your emotional...
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    Sleep and Tinnitus — How Does Everyone Cope?

    I did a meditation technique 1 year before T onset which I believe it helped me greatly for when I was lying in bed trying to sleep... That technique gets you to just "observe" your sensations, good or bad that they may be, without "attaching" emotions to them, either good or bad... It took me...
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    19-Year-Old, Recently Got Tinnitus. What Can I Take Early on to Help?

    I read that ENT are usually not inclined to prescribe them... Don't know why but it seems to be the case.. Maybe other people which have tried it could pitch in and give you a better advise on it... Hope all works out for you mate...
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    19-Year-Old, Recently Got Tinnitus. What Can I Take Early on to Help?

    I heard that prednisone only works within 7 days from the start of your T, so I don't know if you will be able to get it prescribed in such a short notice... I only found out about it after a few months of my onset, so I do not have experience with it and I cannot really advise you... I am...
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    19-Year-Old, Recently Got Tinnitus. What Can I Take Early on to Help?

    Hey @orbiter12 and Welcome to TT.. I am sorry to hear about your T, but at your age you have better chances for it to go away or to habituate faster.. It sounds to me that it has to do with the noise exposure at the nightclub... So do protect your ears and let them rest for a while, maybe...
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    Hello!! Newbie Here :)

    Hi @Natalie18 and Welcome to TT.. You will find a lot of useful information and nice people to relate too, also around your age group... Hopefully your ENT is right and it will fade away... In the meantime try not to strees/think too much about it, as concentrating on it will make it...
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    Meditation Apps

    hey @Jaybeee I use "Insight Timer" and I find it a very nice meditation app.. All the best..
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    Poll: Where Does Everyone Live?

    Italy over here.. :) Hey @RaZaH I have a European Backgammon Tournament in Iceland next October.. I never been there so I am very interested about coming... If I decide to come maybe you can tell me some cool things to see and do besides backgammon :-) I will keep you posted !
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    Problems Pressurizing Ears and Relative Spikes...

    @Candy :-) Thought so.. Thanks for the tips ! Ciao !
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    Problems Pressurizing Ears and Relative Spikes...

    Hi @Candy I didn't really use to have problems equalising before T and since quite recently actually... Thing is, I have been taking quite a few flights the last few months and maybe my ears are not equalising as well as they used to.. And so when I have the muffle ears I hear the T more...