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    Hearing Aids with Notch Therapy — Post Your Experience!

    Hi Stanley, I’ve read your posts, and it seems you’ve been dealing with tinnitus for longer than most people on this forum. Artillery is no joke! 2003 was a long time ago, and your hearing may have worsened since then. When was the last time you had an audiogram or had your hearing aids...
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    Your inner ear issues are real, and it's true there's no cure for them. But based on your post...

    Your inner ear issues are real, and it's true there's no cure for them. But based on your post history, they have led to a severe deterioration in mental health, and that can and will get better with time, if you accept treatment for it.
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    @2049v You are in a spiral of anxiety and depression right now and you need help to get out of...

    @2049v You are in a spiral of anxiety and depression right now and you need help to get out of it. Please believe me, I have thought my life was over several times because of tinnitus and hearing issues, but both times I got my life back. I'm currently back in a dark place, but it's not as scary...
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    BTW @2049v I saw that you are hesitant to try an antidepressant because it would be like...

    BTW @2049v I saw that you are hesitant to try an antidepressant because it would be like admitting that this is a psychological issue. Please consider if the way you are feeling right now is worth proving a point. The tinnitus won't go away, but it could help with the anxiety that comes with it.
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    My hyperacusis got better but the tinnitus has just slowly gotten worse over time. I don't know...

    My hyperacusis got better but the tinnitus has just slowly gotten worse over time. I don't know how severe it is compared to others, but if I listen for it I can hear it in most situations, not just in quiet. I had ear pressure and fluttering three years ago with the loudness H, but it got...
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    I have not yet had new audiogram to see if that is because my high frequencies have...

    I have not yet had new audiogram to see if that is because my high frequencies have deteriorated. Subjectively, I feel I have trouble understanding high pitched voices, especially with background noise. Considering going to get another audiogram soon.
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    I was in the normal range, 20 dB from 500-1k, 10 dB at 2k, 5-10 dB at 4k-8k. I think I have a...

    I was in the normal range, 20 dB from 500-1k, 10 dB at 2k, 5-10 dB at 4k-8k. I think I have a steep drop after 12.5 kHz, but has not been professionally tested. Since I got hyperacusis three years ago, I've started to get some distortions on S sounds and have trouble hearing S sounds spoken by...
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    Seven years with non-stop tinnitus. The day it stops is the day I'm dead. I hope my tinnitus...

    Seven years with non-stop tinnitus. The day it stops is the day I'm dead. I hope my tinnitus lasts 70 more years!
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    Exposure to high frequency noise. Otalgia first time in over a year. I've been here before and...

    Exposure to high frequency noise. Otalgia first time in over a year. I've been here before and know I can take back my life once again.
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    My left ear also started sounding like water flowing through a radiator.

    My left ear also started sounding like water flowing through a radiator.
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    High Frequency (>4 kHz) Gaps in Hearing

    Don't try this at home. Let the professionals play pure tones, or at least don't increase the volume at all when you can't hear. I didn't set it to max but I guess it was too loud anyway since my hearing above ~13 kHz is already toast. I've been in denial about this, but since using this tone...
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    Good of you to return with the equally good news. This forum needs more of that.

    Good of you to return with the equally good news. This forum needs more of that.
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    My Tinnitus Is Getting Worse — Becoming Anxious and Sleep Deprived

    Hi Rosa. I thought I would offer some perspective on headphones. Before I got tinnitus, I used earbuds every single day. They were always in my pocket, and I listened to something, be it podcasts or music, whenever I had the opportunity. Maybe I did it to forget about the world and to avoid...
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    I'm not an expert, but based on what I've read here on Tinnitus Talk, it seems like tinnitus is...

    I'm not an expert, but based on what I've read here on Tinnitus Talk, it seems like tinnitus is more commonly associated with sudden, dramatic changes in hearing function. Maybe because brain plasticity can't keep up? It also seems likely to me that very loud noise damages the cochlea in other...
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    Never had a CT scan, no. But good to know.

    Never had a CT scan, no. But good to know.
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