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    Cannabis E-Joint UK

    I’ve been using something similar from a local smoke shop. I believe it’s a national chain called Mr. Smoke here in the U.S. That name is good enough for me. :>} Everyone needs to find their brain’s sweet spot, but what works really, really well for me is something with Delta 8 in it called...
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    Curious About Nerve Surgery: If It Works for Hands and Feet, Why Not Ears?

    I live in a senior building, and many of my neighbors suffer from peripheral neuropathy. That made me curious because I’m an older guy and don’t have those issues, just a light tingling in my palms from decades of bike and eBike riding. The Cleveland Clinic website says: “Surgery (for...
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    Considering Legal Action After Store Alarm Caused My Tinnitus to Get Worse

    Yes, of course, the store does have maximum noise regulations that set limits on what people can be exposed to under OSHA. I used to work for a company that did a lot of business with them when I lived in Washington, D.C. Just give them a call or send an email. Noise at high levels is no...
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    2024 US Presidential Election

    I shouldn't complain. Trump's second presidency has lit a fire under me to move to Corpus Christi for some sun, water, and Spanish lessons. Later, I made my connections and lived as an ex-patriot in Costa Rica. I grew up on the Gulf Coast, so hot and humid weather is always a perfect reason to...
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    Supplements & Tinnitus — What Do You Take? What Should I Take?

    I take supplements but there is no substitute for the real thing. A recent injury to my ankle, caused by two pit bulls attacking me while I was on my eBike, taught me the power of antibiotics and proper healthcare. They almost pulled me off my bike, and if I had gone down, they would have killed...
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    Reversing Aging

    There was a doctor who specialized in rejuvenating old tissue. I believe his name was Frankenstein. His results were somewhat less than ideal.
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    Did Cannabis or Loud Music Through Headphones Cause My Tinnitus?

    Sadly, weed is a powerful drug when it comes to tinnitus. The research supports this, and it certainly aggravates mine. However, Delta 9 vapes do not—or at least, not in the same way. If I indulge lightly, all is well, but past a certain point, it does worsen my tinnitus, though nothing like...
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    Seeking Help: Unusual High-Pitched, Reactive Tinnitus After Postpartum & Klonopin Withdrawal

    I know what you’re going through. For the first few years, my tinnitus was incredibly loud and constant. It got to the point where I seriously considered ending my life. But one day, I was walking over a bridge above a running stream, and the sound completely drowned out my tinnitus. That moment...
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    Clogged Ears, Muffled Hearing, Static Noise

    The tinnitus journey is long and doesn’t always make sense. But the good news is that tinnitus is variable. It will go up, down, and sideways all on its own. Sometimes it’s very loud and bothersome; other times, I can barely hear it. One day, it’s easy to drown out with a fan; other times, that...
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    Can Yokukansan Make Tinnitus Better?

    That gap may have had something to do with it, or it might not—there’s no way to know. Labs rigorously test carefully selected patients to determine whether their product is safe and effective. But if you’re like me, our version of rigorous control might be just making sure we get the date...
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    Psychiatrist with Tinnitus: My Goal Is to Try TMS or the Susan Shore Device

    Sounds like my tinnitus. I sometimes forget about it, but it’s mostly there 24/7. I would suggest moving to a place with weather that allows you to be outside as much as possible, where ambient noise can help drown it out. That might sound extreme, but I would live almost anywhere for a chance...
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    Alien Noises, Not Ringing: Does Anyone Else Experience This Kind of Tinnitus?

    If your tinnitus is similar to mine, you can count on it changing — you just won’t know when. In a way, that’s actually good news because it means it will change at some point. Hopefully, you can cover it up now with some different sounds. The small sound machines with multiple sound options are...
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    Tinnitus Caused by 4 Weeks on Wellbutrin

    I did a web search for Wellbutrin and tinnitus. Right away, I found something that said it’s rare but possible. That’s what it says, but if you keep going from page to page on Google, you start to see it mentioned more frequently. Ultimately, it doesn’t really matter — each individual is going...
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    Plugging Nose and Blowing Temporarily Improved My Hearing: Can I Restore Eardrum Function and High-Frequency Hearing?

    I’m not sure how to rejuvenate eardrums, but as a music lover who understands how you must feel, I wanted to ask—have you tried a good equalizer? That way, you can boost the frequencies you have trouble with and reduce the others to match. Or just play around with it; they can make a big...
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    Amlodipine and Tinnitus

    I asked my doctor not to prescribe anything that might increase my tinnitus (like he would know, LOL), and he gave me a prescription for 90 tablets of 2.5 mg Amlodipine. Within two hours of taking it, my tinnitus became louder. It would have taken him one minute to do a web search and find this...