Recent content by Tom Cnyc

I used the Red Light Man before work for like 5-10 minutes per ear, and again at night. Typically I'd just do it when my wife was getting ready to leave and I was sitting there watching TV. I'd just lean it up against my ear. No need for safety glasses or anything but don't be a moron and stare...

Your mileage may vary. If you want to experiment, Red Light Man (google it) makes very cheap lamps with multiple wavelengths. DO NOT pay tons of money to one of the hucksters like Wilden or the dude in Sarasota. The lamp is like $100 as opposed to their $1000s. I am not affiliated. I did...

Personally, I spent years terrified to live my life because I spent too much time here with people telling me how dangerous the world was, which only made my mental state, and ironically, my tinnitus worse as it's absolutely related to the body's fight or flight system. Honestly, I don't give a...

My tinnitus was anything but mild. I sat in a small apt with a washer dryer/tv/dishwasher, and AC unit running and it screamed over all of it. I wore earplugs to talk to my wife because my hyperacusis was awful. It's very mild now. I'm in a quiet office and I can only hear it if I cover my...

Thanks for your permission. LOL. Jokes aside, I never once had a spike from a show. My ears predictably ring a little louder during the winter months, and then quiet down to a mild hiss for the other 8 months of the year. If I get sick, they'll be loud for 2 weeks. I have Westones, from the...

If it's too painful to enjoy, don't go. My first live music experience, believe it or not, I performed at. It was at a bar with an open setup - front wall was a gate that goes up on the beach. When it wasn't my hour, I stayed outside, but it was still kinda loud. Much louder "inside". Point...

DO NOT SKIP CONCERTS UNLESS YOU HAVE HYPERACUSIS. And get REAL earplugs. Customs, with good filters. Not for more protection, so you enjoy the show more. I go to like 20 shows a year. It is safe.

You're staying pretty urban in those areas, but you'll def be happier. I planned to move to Weehawken before exploring further out... Honestly, take a look, you may be surprised how much more you get for your money just adding 15 minutes to a commute. Just watch out for plane lines because...

I moved to Essex county. I still have to commute 2x a week to the city. Yes, I hate how loud the city is. I'm pretty open with friends and coworkers about what I went through years ago (they see me wear musician's earplugs in loud bars and on the train etc) and I've had many ask me where I got...

I know many people who had dramatic improvements and I am one. Not everyone who leaves gets better, but most who get better leave.

Has David actually solved ANYONE'S tinnitus on THIS SITE? How is anyone still talking about this? This thread is 5 years old. Where are the success stories?

Custom earplugs are one of the best purchases I have ever made. I still use mine 6 years later all the time, even though I don't have hyperacusis anymore...

I definitely avoided it for a bit... I'm glad to have started playing again. I never said it was psychological or that I am anything more than 1 person. I know my outcome isn't always the case. My point is that people who get better, leave forums, so people shouldn't project their prognosis...

The Combo Mini. It had like 4 colors, some IR.