Mark F.'s latest activity
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Mark F. reacted to luizmarelo's post in the thread Howdy! Two and a Half Years of Tinnitus and Counting with.
Hi folks, I’m Luiz 👋, male, in my early forties. I used to experience occasional ringing in my ears throughout life, but it would only last a few... -
I'm not feeling well. I just can't manage to accept what I've done to myself. I'm angry and frustrated most of the time. Knowing that it will be...
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Mark F. replied to the thread Driving Makes My Tinnitus Better.Yes! The Benz cure is REAL, baby!
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Mark F. reacted to Yu.3's post in the thread My Somewhat Success Story: What Helped Keep My Tinnitus Away for 3 Years with.In this sense, you read all kinds of things, because there are people who claim that tinnitus caused by acoustic trauma can improve. And many...
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Mark F. replied to the thread How I Learned to Live with Tinnitus After Shooting Without Ear Protection.Glad to hear that you are doing well. Stay strong!
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Mark F. reacted to adrian rojas's post in the thread How I Learned to Live with Tinnitus After Shooting Without Ear Protection with.I did, but back then I did not even know tinnitus was a thing. It was something me and my buddies did as part of a macho mindset, very dumb, yes...
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Mark F. reacted to NewYorkWoman's post in the thread 50-Year Veteran of Inescapable Noise: Tracking Sleep, Managing Symptoms, and Living with a Cochlear Implant with.I thought I had already been through the searching, hoping, and experimenting. But no, hope springs eternal. After a health scare two years ago...
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This is why people have trouble coping with a disease that’s exceedingly torturous. This image captures it beautifully. @Travis Henry shared it...
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I hope one day we get real treatments instead of fake ones like CBT and TRT. We're people who count natural remission as the "treatment " helping...
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Every week our New York Times has a report regarding lack of funding and the consequent, unprecedentedly deplorable decline in every aspect of the...
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What has tinnitus done to me? There is a great sentence from James Joyce in his short story "A Painful Case": "He felt that he had been outcast...
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Can anyone please explain why TRT is still being cited as a viable option when it is practised by virtually no one in the Chicagoland Area, which...
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In the spirit of Swift's "Modest Proposal", I am considering parking the car in the garage with the door closed and running the ignition for...
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Mark F. reacted to DaveFromChicago's post in the thread Documenting My Journey With Noxacusis (Pain Hyperacusis) with.My humblest apologies for even daring to question @Michael Leigh's advice, especially in regard to his earlier recommendation that we all take...
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Mark F. reacted to PDodge's post in the thread 6 Years Later, Tinnitus Does Not Matter to Me Anymore with.The best way I can describe it is that the tone became softer while staying the same pitch but quieter (static-like). I recently experienced my...
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Mark F. reacted to Lipshitz's post in the thread 6 Years Later, Tinnitus Does Not Matter to Me Anymore with.Find the threshold of your limitations, the point you can tolerate, and live your life, because our time on earth is limited, and none of us know...
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Mark F. reacted to billie48's post in the thread Struggling to Adjust to Life with Tinnitus — Just Reaching Out with.Things will definitely get better. Either your tinnitus intensity will fade, or you will become more resilient to the ringing to the point that...
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Cautiously optimistic: after two "chemotherapy" applications with Dimethyl sulfoxide (local topical: head, neck, ears, mastoid process, face) and...
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Mark F. reacted to Jupiterman's post in the thread Accidental Unprotected Gunshot Exposure and Lingering Ear Fullness: Unable to See an ENT for a Month or More :( with.Seeing an ENT is a waste of time. You are already noticing improvement. Continue using protection to give yourself the best chance of ongoing...
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Mark F. reacted to MindOverMatter's post in the thread Do Most People Recover from Tinnitus While We Are Left Behind? with.This is not correct. There are several studies, including a large one from 2021 that was published in The Lancet in 2022, showing that tinnitus...
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Mark F. reacted to momus's post in the thread Do Most People Recover from Tinnitus While We Are Left Behind? with.It is going to be difficult, if not impossible, to come up with a meaningful answer based on just one tinnitus website. Another issue is that only...
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Mark F. reacted to MindOverMatter's post in the thread Do Most People Recover from Tinnitus While We Are Left Behind? with.People with bothersome tinnitus are a minority, yes, but only when compared to how many people actually have some level of tinnitus worldwide...
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Mark F. reacted to Jupiterman's post in the thread Strange Sensations and Electric Flickers: 3.5 Months into Tinnitus After Acoustic Trauma with.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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Honestly, I'm about to throw in the towel. It has been over 4 years of this godawful noise. Now with this ultra-high pitch, I can't even explain...
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Mark F. reacted to FellowSufferer's post in the thread I May Be Counting My Chickens — Hopeful Progress in My Tinnitus Journey with.March Update: I have been more consistent with the sound therapy this month, and there is definitely objective progress, which is encouraging. At...
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Mark F. reacted to Chswhat's post in the thread Where to Go from Here — A 30-Year Journey with Tinnitus with.I wish I could say when I first noticed my tinnitus or even what caused it. All I know is that I’ve had it for over 30 years, possibly from loud...
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Mark F. reacted to adrian rojas's post in the thread Tinnitus from Gunshot: Progress, Treatment, and Hope for Recovery with.It does get better. Like you, I had a similar recovery. I still hunt and shoot occasionally. Always double up on hearing protection. I work in...
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Mark F. reacted to Jupiterman's post in the thread Hearing Protection Advice for Construction Worker Using a Jackhammer with.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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Mark F. reacted to DamagedJoe's post in the thread Tinnitus, Benzodiazepines, and Coping After Noise Trauma: What Can I Do Now? with.I’m very sorry that you also have to deal with your “new” reality. I’m still fairly new to this myself—nearly 5 months in. The idea of tinnitus...
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Mark F. reacted to Hotrock's post in the thread Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Kicked Off Again: Trying to Get Back in Control and Stay Positive! with.Good afternoon, fellow sufferers, I developed tinnitus and hyperacusis about a month after my second COVID jab (not saying it was the jab, by the...
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Mark F. reacted to LukeYoung's post in the thread Desperate Cry for Help: Severe Tinnitus After Going to Bar with Loud Music with.Definitely not; it can take a significant amount of time. For me, it took around three months before I noticed any improvement, as I kept active...
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Mark F. reacted to MindOverMatter's post in the thread Desperate Cry for Help: Severe Tinnitus After Going to Bar with Loud Music with.One month of tinnitus is nothing, @wheatley. So, no, that’s not a sign of anything. You can’t draw any conclusions from that. You need to sort...
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Mark F. reacted to Joeseph Stope's post in the thread Tinnitus, a Cochlear Phenomenon? Cochlear Origin of Tinnitus and Outer Hair Cell Motor Protein Prestin as a Biomarker for Tinnitus with.Hey, Big Spender! No, just kidding. It seems this paper has caused a lot of excitement. A reason to celebrate? Well, I hope so, but don’t bet the...
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Mark F. replied to the thread Tinnitus from Gunshot: Progress, Treatment, and Hope for Recovery.There is definitely a chance for a full recovery (no more tinnitus). If it was only a few rounds fired and you are so young, you have good odds of...
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Mark F. reacted to Tom 2020's post in the thread Tinnitus Onset After Going to Outdoor Shooting Range with.On June 28, 2020, I suffered my acoustic trauma incident from a shotgun blast. I went to a shooting range, and I did not yet put my ear...
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Mark F. reacted to Daniel Lion's post in the thread Tinnitus Onset After Going to Outdoor Shooting Range with.You are so freaking lucky, my tinnitus is awful. Honestly, I'd stop shooting altogether. But... if you were to continue buy the best earmuffs and...
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Mark F. replied to the thread Going to the Gym with Tinnitus: Worth It?.After experiencing a few incidents at the gym where someone dropped the weight stack on a cable machine, creating a loud metal-on-metal sound, I...
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Mark F. reacted to Scruffiey's post in the thread Finally Had My Long Overdue Breakdown — Regret, Loss, and the Unbearable Weight of Tinnitus with.I just cried like a baby for the first time in I don’t know how long. In the span of four months, I’ve lost my dad, my chance at any kind of...
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Mark F. reacted to Katleft's post in the thread Stop Scrolling and Start Living — My Tinnitus Success Story with.Hello, and thank you for sharing your story! I’m just now opening up to everyone about my tinnitus. I’ve had these symptoms since birth, and I’m...
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Mark F. reacted to MarcB's post in the thread Stop Scrolling and Start Living — My Tinnitus Success Story with.You’re welcome, and thank you for your kind message. Our stories are remarkably similar. Like you, my tinnitus may have been caused by stress and...
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Mark F. reacted to MarcB's post in the thread Stop Scrolling and Start Living — My Tinnitus Success Story with.“Stop scrolling and start living.” I know, easier said than done, especially when you first experience tinnitus. I’m posting this because I once...
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Mark F. reacted to Jupiterman's post in the thread Tinnitus Spike After Noise Exposure — My Experience with Tinnitus (Almost) Two Years Later with.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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Mark F. 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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The criminal illegal aliens asses' are grass and Tom Homan is the lawnmower. Get them the hell out of our country.
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Mark F. reacted to Louise 17's post in the thread Acoustic Trauma (Someone Wolf-Whistling Near Me) Induced Tinnitus: Is Tinnitus Retraining Therapy Worth It? with.Hi all, I’m approaching the three-month mark and thought I’d give an update on how I’m managing my tinnitus. Like most people at this stage, I’m...
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Mark F. reacted to UKBloke's post in the thread Terrible Hyperacusis Caused by COVID-19 Vaccine with.I personally think it's very relevant. There's a lot written on these forums from a few years back regarding the jab rollout and uptake. I was...
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Mark F. reacted to Sodlin's post in the thread Should I Return to My Job as a Machinist with Pre-Existing Tinnitus? with.It was 2.5 years ago, a stupid mistake on my part, but things happen. Yes, I still work there, but now I have an office job, so I only need to be...
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Mark F. reacted to Cherylann's post in the thread Constantly Changing Tinnitus Tones, & Struggling with Hearing Loss and Uncertainty for the Future with.Hi all, I lost hearing in my right ear in October 2024, and then the tinnitus began. It started as a low sound in my right ear but later spread...