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    orenge01 commented on L along the way's profile post.
    Keep that hope up, I'm sure the time will come some day :)
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    Man.. I would give so much for natural wellbeing. That is such a precious gift of life. My only hope, is hope, that it can be so one day.. these...
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    orenge01 commented on Sodlin's profile post.
    Sounds like you are better off without that group I think :LOL:
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    Haha yeah thats weird! Only them who have the most trouble are welcome 😅 All i got was the intruduction day with some people and a tinnitus...
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    Today there was a "heated meeting" for like 20-30 min where ppl where raising their voices alot talking about some issues at my workplace. i sat...
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    I´m also from Sweden, have you got checked up at Akademiska hospital? They have a tinnitus group, but my tinnitus was not "bad" enough back then...
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    orenge01 commented on Sodlin's profile post.
    @henkess what the hell, not "bad" enough to be with the group. What kind of gatekeeping is that? :LOL:
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    orenge01 commented on orenge01's profile post.
    @Scruffiey I feel like its been ok, and I barely listen to music or audio as much as I used to anymore through headphones. That's why I use a...
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    @orenge01 Well, it's really your call... can you cope with a worsening of your tinnitus? Was it originally caused by noise damage? Me, this...
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    orenge01 commented on orenge01's profile post.
    @adpolandam Yeah sorry if it came off a bit ignorant. That's good that you can give up using headphones. I wish I geniunely could but at the...
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    orenge01 commented on orenge01's profile post.
    @Scruffiey I don't really know what to do instead, like for specific situations its not like I can listen through a speaker for all situations...
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    orenge01 commented on Sodlin's profile post.
    @MindOverMatter Exactly those thoughts it's just feeding this condition, the key is to not even let it get that power. Don't let it have any bit...
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    It is difficult to navigate through, no doubt about that. The "might have" and "what ifs" is pure fuel for this condition. They are like reminders...
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    Been a really hard week with a loud spike that seems like it came after the change of wheelbearing on my car. Im also very tensed and i feel abit...
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    I'm skeptical of the idea of making tinnitus worse at very low volume from headphones, especially if you take frequent breaks and such.
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    orenge01 commented on Sodlin's profile post.
    That's awesome man, hope the good mood continues! :)
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    I actually "forgot" about the incident below and i didnt spike... Weird. Last 2 days i been feeling energetic and in a good mood! :)
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    orenge01 commented on delta784's profile post.
    Yeah, not saying I have ideal protection though being outside but yeah...
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    orenge01 commented on orenge01's profile post.
    @Sodlin it did actually get a bit better, thanks. Trying to keep the hope up. :)
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    Sounds like my average day aswell... :P It will get better! :)
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    orenge01 updated their status.
    Damn it, it's worse now. Three spikes in one day. How is this even possible. :(
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    I just want to say that I understand what you're going through. I also have a toddler, and I'm desperately trying to hang on for her. I'm over 10...
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    I lost all hearing on the left ear even after all the standard treatments such as steroid injection and hyperbolic oxygen treatment.
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    Hey all. Hope everyone's hanging in there. Thought I'd pop in and say I'm having more anxiety with my T, which happens every few months but...
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    The constant invisible pressure to do certain things is so exhausting.
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    I'm not sure. I experience a lot of fleeting tinnitus (deafening episodes), usually for no clear reason. However, I've noticed a slight increase...
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    orenge01 commented on SumGuy's profile post.
    Yeah I get what you mean, I get that noise when I put my teeth together really hard for example. Geicer counter sounds awful. :/ I hope your T...
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    its like that one muscle in your ears that make this very loud rumbling noise I really dont know how to explain it, and I got this geiger counter...
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    My “therapy” was a complete joke. It cost $175 for a 50-minute session, and all she basically said was, “Think positive thoughts.” She was...
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    Yes. I will never forget that first week. I lost all sleep, 5 lbs, and could not stop shaking and crying. This whole thing has been very...
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    orenge01 commented on SumGuy's profile post.
    What rumbling exactly? Personally I can hear like rumbling like humming, when I try to strain my jaw. But I think I have always had that.
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    this dang ear rumbling is getting concerning
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    *knock on wood* having alot of good days lately. Pain and noise tolerance is up. Anxiety and depression are at a low ebb. T is still loud and all...
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    Well. It was nice while it lasted. Nothing like a good spike to remind you how obnoxiously relentless this condition is.
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    orenge01 commented on kaymath's profile post.
    for me its high pitched ee, but it also started with a fire alarm sound which was really loud in my head, that first night with tinnitus was...
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    orenge01 updated their status.
    "Oh but, but you are completely normal there is nothing wrong with you, you have no issues, you have no problem with doing your tasks, you are not...
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    Well a positive if there is one to pull from this... The distortion or sound when I speak has gone away about 95%. T is still more reactive and...
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    Sadly I knew I would be back here some day. That it would get worse eventually, but I hoped it wouldn't. A simple thing I thought, a middle school...
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    When I got tinnitus I didn't even know what it was. Now it alters everything in my life. Awareness is lacking!
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    orenge01 updated their status.
    Also funny how you are almost expected to function normally/unstressed with all this added pressure from external unchangeable factors and other...
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    Im still in this UBERspike. I start to think more that its my reaction + tension from the incidents that spikes me, makes no sense that dropping a...
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    Terrible night, intensive fireworks for over 1 hour. I'm a wreck. T raging, earpain and migraine. Happy New Year.
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    Lovely how unfair things can feel and you're just supposed to pretend everything is fine. I'm tired of pretending.
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    @Sven, high-frequency sounds, like chalk on a chalkboard, can be incredibly irritating. It is not just subjective; it is how our ears are likely...
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    That’s interesting. I thought people said wearing earplugs at the dentist was a bad idea because of the occlusion effect, so I didn’t wear them...
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    I have a feeling that's how it produces results for some people. They are relieved not to listen to Tinnitus Mix anymore and hear their regular...
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    Fun fact: this song's squealing (?) noise is from a pitch-shifted dentist drill.
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    Tinnitus Mix sounds like music from Silent Hill's final boss.
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    Okay, sorry about that. My bad. I only read the first page of this thread and made assumptions.
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    Apparently, this guy was a complete scumbag, essentially selling snake oil. So, probably not.