Recent content by Rick Garner

  1. Rick Garner

    I am sorry for your suffering. Just hang in there , and have positive hopes.

    I am sorry for your suffering. Just hang in there , and have positive hopes.
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    1.5 months is way too short period to clear up tinnitus. You have to give it a lot of time, may...

    1.5 months is way too short period to clear up tinnitus. You have to give it a lot of time, may be 6 to 12 months or even longer. For some people it takes 18 to 24 months to clear up. In my case, my tinnitus just became a hiss after 3 months, and continued for another 3 months, I never had...
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    Update on My Tinnitus (Eustachian Tube Dysfunction)

    CrystalB, If you have time, read my thread in success stories section. I had ETD, I got rid of it, and the tinnitus as well. I suggest you to read all the pages as there is a lot of information. BTW, the nasal spray would do the job as long as you use it correcly. As per my ENT doctor's advice...
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    Sinus Related Ringing Caused by Virus/Allergies Goes Away, Don't Worry

    My sinus related (ETD) tinnitus went away after 5 and a half months. Most such csases resolve after some monthes. Stay possitive and resume your favorite activities as soon as you feel better.
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    Saw the ENT — I Think It Was a Total Waste of Time

    I visited 3 ENTs after the onset. The last one was great but non of them told me "learn to live with it".
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    What Do People Do to Keep Themselves Fit?

    It faded slowly starting month no.3, and then completely vanished in mid March 2017. You can check my thread in the success stories section. https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/my-battle-with-tinnitus-was-over.21013/
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    What Do People Do to Keep Themselves Fit?

    Hi Jcb, I had it for five and a half months.
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    What Do People Do to Keep Themselves Fit?

    I do resistance training, cardio and boxing ( not professionally, just to stay in fit).I don't have tinnitus anymore but I did train even when I had tinnitus for a period of six months excluding the first two months after the onset.
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    Hello! I am sorry for your suffering. Not really but I had decreased hearing in my left ear due...

    Hello! I am sorry for your suffering. Not really but I had decreased hearing in my left ear due to ear wax build up.
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    Have People Had Success with Stopping Tinnitus After Removing Their Ear Wax?

    ETD caused by ear wax impaction.
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    Have People Had Success with Stopping Tinnitus After Removing Their Ear Wax?

    I got lucky. Mine stopped at 6 month mark.
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    Mad Max — Tinnitus Road

    The home theatre Dolby Atmos track featuring in Mad Max Fury Road is insanenly loud at reference levels that I used to play normaly in my Atoms/DTS:X enabled HT. Even the core of Atoms track ( TrueHD 7.1 ) which I assume you had listened to, was pretty loud. You should have noticed this at the...
  13. Rick Garner

    What Does Hissing Tinnitus Sound Like?

    That was what I had, Bill. It was like the air being released from a tire.
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    Can Tinnitus Just Fade Away?

    Have positive hope, Mathew. It happened to me. My tinnitus stopped at 6 month mark after having ETD caused by a huge ear wax build. Since you haven't abused your ears by exposing to loud noise through in ear earbuds/headphones etc., chances of your tinnitus either fade away or stop is pretty...
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    New to This — Need Some Support

    Agreed. I had ETD. I cleared up my tubes, the tinnitus gradually subsided and eventually went away after 5 and a half months.