Recent content by MidnightOilAudio

I mean, you'll never know whether it would have appeared anyway, gym or not. But yeah, there's no way NOT to associate that new tone with the gym. To be clear, I hear mine at the gym the entire time. And like yours, mine spikes during my workout and for about a good hour afterward. But Jiu...

Jiu Jitsu and weight-lifting.

Just wanted to update. The distortion(s) have calmed down to essentially zero. The ringing is still increased over the previous nine years, though. Thankfully, the shower still masks it. Nothing else does because of its frequency (around 10-11 kHz). One day at a time...

Thank you both for your kind words. I am TRYING not to panic (keyword: trying), but it is difficult. My tinnitus was incredibly stable for the 9 years prior to this, so I’ve never really experienced a “spike” before. And I haven’t heard of people experiencing one WITH hearing loss and...

I “hear you” on that one, heh. I wear hearing protection in that room, but I only put it on when running the machine or cutting something. With the hearing protection on, I couldn’t “hear” the modulation in this air hiss. It's really, really strange. Anyway, I went back to the ER yesterday and...

Thanks for the reply. I forced myself into work right now and was confronted with another new symptom. I sometimes operate a CNC machine, and when it is switched on, it emits a compressed air “hiss.” As soon as I heard the hiss, I knew something was wrong. It sounds all modulated. If I plug my...

Update: I woke up about 30 minutes ago. I still can’t pop my ears. My hearing feels even more diminished on my right side, and the tinnitus is even louder. I am very quickly starting to lose hope here.

Hi all. I first got the dreaded tinnitus back in March of 2015. I spent the first few months suicidal and the next few years adjusting. I wouldn’t say I ever FULLY adjusted, but I certainly wasn’t suicidal anymore. Fast forward to this week. I had a sore throat with mild congestion, and then I...

To be aware of the "atypical data" is to account for the "typical data". Must be all the napping.

Interesting. Do you take this approach regarding statistics into other areas of your life as well? When purchasing a home or an automobile, do you ignore the statistics that tell you that "% of similar homes/autos in the area sold for X% more/less than the item you are interested in". When...

Ok, so let's say the calculation is wildly flawed, and half the reported deaths are inaccurate. Does the seasonal flu kill 500,000 Americans in a year?

I didn't take the vaccine, out of the fact that I have seen enough evidence of it causing/worsening tinnitus or hyperacusis, and the cost/benefit analysis just didn't make sense to me. I'm not even going to get into the political aspect of the virus response, as that is completely tangential...

This take is so ignorant, it borderlines on lunacy.

Hey, there’s a bunch of those stores around me. I’m in Santa Ana area, where are you?