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If anyone interested, this is the closest I got to a solution: How to Measure Earmuff Volume Regarding the Occlusion Effect? You can minimize the occlusion by inserting the FOAM earplugs reaaaaaaally deep. The silicon or custom made ones won't cut it. It's funny the most basic and cheapest...

Thank you! I'm eager to know.

Is there anyone who knows the answer?

I think sensitivity is in itself not, but prolonged exposure to high levels (anything above 85 dB) can probably cause it or make it worse.

Hi! I recently got myself an electric motorcycle. It's quiet as a whisper, my only concern is wind noise which I'm used to evading with earplugs. However, in this newfound blissful "quiet", I realized (maybe it was there before with an ordinary motorcycle) that every road imperfection and bump...

That explains why the earplugs performed poorly in the old test. Still between the hand techniques there's inconsistency in efficiency. Probably it depends how they are applied: how much force is used, proper angle, how tight is the "sealing". I wish the human ear was capable of closing the...

How to protect hearing from loud noise using your hands This recent (above) study concludes the finger in the ear is the best method, but this old (below) one says the tragus method. It is from the sixties though, and it also tests an earplug. I wonder what kind of earplugs were used back in...

When you don't have time to put on earmuffs or earplugs, what is the best scientifically proven method for protecting the ears? Palms over ear, pushing tragus in or putting finger inside the ear canal? Of course I found 2 controversial studies with opposing results. Personally, I find the...

How I imagine it in case it would work on humans at all: in case of a suspected noise damage you would get to the nearest pharmacy and get yourself a small ready made canister with some mask device so you can get the treatment as soon as possible. It would be enough for you to get to a hospital...

Maybe I misinterpreted the objective of the Tinnitus Talk Podcast. I think that these scientific topics are great for the sufferers who are hungry to understand their situation a little better. As I read the forums, I have a feeling that everyone is so understandably invested to get closer to...

Can only researchers be voted for episode candidates? If not, I would suggest Grimes the musician. She has tinnitus and she is the girlfriend of Elon Musk and they have a child. Or why not invite the man himself? He has a lot to say about Neuralink as a possible tinnitus/hearing loss...

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I did simplify as I'm not an expert in the medical field, but with a little expertise in intellectual property. With a common sense it's obvious that it's always about profit, at least for the legal entities. Of course generic drugs are a risk for the...

Hey, a fellow BJJ practitioner here. Besides messing up my neck over close to a decade, I can tell it hasn't made my tinnitus worse. However, I'm on a hiatus since last November, and since March my tinnitus went from mild to severe. Not sure if noise related, but probably. For me now even to...

They aren't (well, they actually have to until a new drug is cleared for the market), but they won't help these cheap potential remedies either. That would make their expensively researched, developed and tested future medicines redundant. A patent for a drug is granted for 20 years. It starts...

Sure, I try to stay as reasonable as possible but everything is about money. If it is simply not viable, there is not a single pharma company that would poke it with a ten foot stick. They play with risk/reward during research but their motif is first and foremost always be profit. They don't...