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You mention your startle reflex was bad - can you describe what it was like? I can feel my eardrums fluttering to impulse noises constantly ever since my incident and it's driving me up the wall. I have a little bit of sensitivity to sound as well, it doesn't cause me pain (more so discomfort...

How long have you had your TTS?

I don't think what @GregCA is saying is that your high frequency exposure caused your tinnitus, rather the loudness of what you were listening to caused your tinnitus. You can listen to high frequency at 50db all day and not have any issues, but if you need to turn it up to 90+db to hear the...

MIT (school in America) offers a ton of open courses for biology and the sciences - if you want to wet your whistle before committing, you could see if the topics/course material interest you. They actually even have about 7 graduate classes all centered around the ear...

Hey Glenn, welcome to the forum! 19 years of tinnitus is quite a long time. I'm amazed! I hope I have the fortitude to carry on that long. T changing is one of the most frustrating things, especially if you've had it and it gets louder... When was the last time you had an ENT visit, to perhaps...

Hey Reece, I'm going to throw my 2 cents in here (with @maltese ) and say that while yes, we are always here for you, I believe you would benefit greatly from professional therapy if you are not already receiving it. Though guilt and spite are natural responses to traumatic events, it seems...

My tinnitus was all over the place for the first 4 weeks of getting it... If you have hearing loss though I would definitely go to the doctor tomorrow. Don't wait on that!

Wow @Ed209 , thanks for the input! With the free version of Decibel 10th, you could only read using dbZ, which actually turns out to be about 7-10db higher than dbA. With the full version, you do get access to dbA, dbB, and dbC functionality, so if you are using dbZ then those measurements are...

Just got a reading of the plane landing + jet brake, 98db for about 15 seconds, little loud!

I would also like to use my expertise to help find a cure for tinnitus, I don't know a lot of hearing companies hiring software engineers though... a transition into bioinformatics would be awesome.

A 200 foot drop is nothing in atmospheric terms. The ear generally doesn't begin to notice pressure/start popping until a change of 500ft. People have trouble when they can't equalize the pressure in their ears fast enough, but you'd need about a 10x greater pressure differential from 200ft in...

I used my iPhone (reliable within 4 db, A weighted) during takeoff on an Airbus 321 (6 person rows) on the 10th row (right by engine), highest it got to was 84db. Cruising was at about 75 db. Didn't take one landing, but I'm sure it's louder when they turn on the jet brake! Bottom line, cruising...

Hey @grecianmax87 , Really appreciate the update! Having your perspective on here really gives me hope, at least that I will be able to continue living a normal life. Earplugs are a good idea. When you go to live sports games, do you wear your plugs? If so, what kind of plugs do you wear? Our...

There are a couple of things we do know, and I agree with what you're saying @bill 112 One of the most important tenants of the scientific method is creating results that are reproducible by others. Until Dr. Shim has had his technique verified by the extended medical community (which it seems...

Interesting anecdote, but I recently went through a bout of acoustic trauma, an increase in tinnitus, and a retracted ear drum in my left ear. However, this thread sparked my interest because I'm able to flex my tensor tympani muscles. After my incident, however, I cannot flex my left tensor...