Recent content by Paul38

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    Otonomy OTO-413 — Treatment of Hidden Hearing Loss

    I don't think hearing aid companies should be too concerned with OTO-413 as it addresses a condition not treatable by hearing aids: hidden hearing loss. Hearing aids only work when you've lost outer hair cells which are biological amplifiers. The hearing aids simply do the amplification. I...
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    Does Safe dB Level Change After NIHL/Tinnitus?

    sorry to resurrect an old thread- but i had the same question. seeing as this was asked 4 years ago i wondered if there has been any more discovery on this subject. or if it's still the same old anecdotes and conjecture.
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    Already 6 Hours Tinnitus Free with CBD Oil

    @hans799 here’s what I got. 500mg bottle https://cbdbestoil.com/product/fullspectrum-flavored-tinctures/
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    Already 6 Hours Tinnitus Free with CBD Oil

    I picked up a 30mL bottle containing 500mg. One dose is 1mL or about 16 to 17mg. Is that too low?
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    Turmeric with Curcumin Seems to Be Helping

    Anyone know if this brand is any good? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HZRJK6K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_tIXZEbK9MCB6D
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    My Ear Ringing Is Never a Single Tone...

    i get it too sometimes.. it sort of undulates in tone. there's no rhyme or reason to the way tinnitus sounds. it's just the sound of overactive neural activity perceived as sound
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    Am I Inserting Earplugs (Howard Leight Super Leight) Correctly?

    I went shooting on Saturday and doubled up on hearing protection. I used those ear plugs as well as a set of smith and wesson shooting muffs on top of that. The rifle had a muzzle break which directs some of the gas back and is quite concussive. It gave me a delayed spike the next day and I'm...
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    Am I Inserting Earplugs (Howard Leight Super Leight) Correctly?

    I'm probably overthinking this. The earplugs I'm using are Howard Leight Super Leight (also known as MAX) shown here: https://www.earplugstore.com/holemaxuffop.html Here it is inserted as far as it will go. Does it look correct? Too deep? If I don't go as deep, it allows the flange to...
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    Can Hearing Damage Still Occur Weeks After Noise Exposure?

    yikes.. well he didn't appear to be selling anything in those posts he linked.
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    Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

    why hasn't my ENT ever suggested this? they had to have heard of it.
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    Can Hearing Damage Still Occur Weeks After Noise Exposure?

    Thanks @Michael Leigh - I will peruse the threads you have linked.
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    Can Hearing Damage Still Occur Weeks After Noise Exposure?

    What really scared me was this article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2812055/ There are so many unknowns in this area.
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    Can Hearing Damage Still Occur Weeks After Noise Exposure?

    My tinnitus appeared a few days after noise exposure. It has change a little bit since then (higher pitch, sometimes quieter, sometimes louder). The ENT prescribed prednisone when I saw them about a week after the tinnitus appeared. But I started getting racing thoughts and nausea. When I...
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    Why Advise Against Headphones?

    I've seen a lot of recommendations to not wear headphones - even at low volumes. What is the reasoning behind that? I understand the danger of having speakers right next to the ear because of the potential for them to be too loud. But if one is careful to keep the volume low, what other risks...
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    High Pitch Tinnitus Momentarily Louder When Bearing Down

    I've had a high pitch tinnitus (somewhere around 15kHz recently) for about 5 weeks. I notice that if I "bear down" it gets louder until I relax. Anyone else notice this? Some examples include lifting something heavy, biting hard into a tough piece of food, and most significantly pushing a...