Recent content by racedy

I had primarily loudness hyperacusis, but the high pitched screaming from my nieces hurt. Like jets flying over. Crazy enough, I just learned I have glossopharyngeal neuralgia affecting the left ear, which causes a stabbing and burning feeling in the ear (and other areas connected to the same...

Diagnosed with glossopharyngeal neuralgia -- so I've never had a middle ear infection, but this rare disorder! Not sure it affects tinnitus.

Covid, vax, & tinnitus in the news: https://www.npr.org/2021/12/27/1065750796/new-york-city-musician-covid-vaccine-mandate-omicron-tinnitus

Mine started when I was 39, improved after a year to the point I stopped carrying ear pro with me everywhere (although will still wear at places I know have the potential to be loud). I'm about 2.5 years out and it's pretty good except for loud sounds at certain frequencies. Things still sounds...

Oh jeez. I revise my recommendation to @JMD201, maybe consult a doctor before boostering. My ENT assured me it wasn't ototoxic, because I was getting an earache checked out @ Kaiser right before I got my Moderna booster. I was more afraid of myocarditis to be honest, or possibly getting infected...

mRNA vaccines are not ototoxic... any spike might be due to inflammation, which should subside shortly. Coronavirus can cause tinnitus, so I would definitely get a booster. Pfizer has the lowest dose (30 mcg of mRNA), so you might want to try that. Moderna's booster is 50 mcg mRNA. I've had 2...

Great episode. I thought it was fascinating that higher frequencies are cut out of recorded music these days, so we're missing those inputs if we listen on a device (rather than live). @Johan001, I think there have been studies about habituation difficulties in folks with ASD. It likely feels...

I tried earplugs and Bose NC headphones. Both sounded the same -- I actually felt things were louder with the NC headphones. In the end, it was less loud or less scary without any ear protection (who really want to hear thru headphones the concert of their teeth getting drilled?) -- the sound...

Agreed. Even De Ridder says that psychoactives are not solution alone, that there's a whole sequence of things that need to happen in addition to using psychedelics. Also, there are anecdotes here where it has worsened people's tinnitus. Would be great if folks like De Ridder could do more...

If you listen to Dirk De Ridder's recent episode on the Tinnitus Talk Podcast, he talks about how psychedelics may work to cure tinnitus. His theory suggests that you need a dose strong enough to dissolve the self. Perhaps that could be accomplished with microdosing if coupled with meditation...

My dog barking is way worse than the dentist drill. So happy I know what to expect from now on. And that I did not need a root canal

Molar cavity filling success! Xanax saves. NC phones made it worse on side being drilled, better without. Took breaks when I wanted. < 80 db

Dentist found a cavity. Xanax time! Even w/ all the precautions w/ understanding dentist, best bet is to keep brain from getting too excited

I would not worry about overdoing it with garlic unless you have GERD. Consuming garlic does not automatically lead to reflux. However, if you have GERD, it can trigger or exacerbate it. My sister has GERD and still eats garlicky food and doesn't take Omeprazole any more. She prefers to eat...

Hope y'all are having a lovely weekend. I'm going on vacation from T and H! Every so often T takes a vacation from me, but H is a workaholic