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    New to This — Tinnitus Sucks!

    Update I have had a nasty cold since last Saturday. It is now getting better. The worst days were last Monday and Tuesday. Starting on Wednesday, the ringing got quieter and was quietest on Friday and Saturday. During those days, my ears never crackled, popped when swallowing. My ears felt...
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    New to This — Tinnitus Sucks!

    Thanks for the info. I will read up about it. I should have mentioned that the clicking/popping in my ears was whenever I swallowed. Ever since I have had this nasty cold, the clicking/popping has gone away. Isn't it usually more common for the clicking/popping to occur when you are stuffed up...
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    New to This — Tinnitus Sucks!

    No I haven't taken any medication lately. The last medication I would have taken would have been some Aleve and Voltaren for a few days in September for a sore shoulder. I don't think I pushed the plugs in too far and nothing felt out of the ordinary when using them. They were foam plugs if that...
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    New to This — Tinnitus Sucks!

    Hello All, After lurking on here for a month, I thought I would introduce myself and tell my tinnitus story. My tinnitus started on the evening of March 1/17. At roughly 3:00 am I woke up and heard beeping in my ear(s). It sounded like a back up alarm on machinery so I looked out my bedroom...