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I don't think it'll make it worse.

If it makes you feel any better, the ENT said to me, "Maybe your hearing is just really, really good." He also said he can hear his own heartbeat on his pillow too.

I think the real question is whether the ability to hear your heartbeat on a pillow predisposes you to T or H or is more likely to occur after you get T or H. I betcha science doesn't know the answer to that.

Do you have any idea as to why you can hear it on your left side but not on your right? Anecdotally, it seems like most people hear it on both sides or not at all.

@ECP science doesn’t know the answer to much about T.
i always assumed it was because the heart is on your left side.. that’s probably super over simplifying it though.

Good question. Everything about people is fucking too loud. Somehow nature does not seem to...

Absolutely agree with you. Cars, motorbikes, music in grocery stores, microwaves, blenders, people, everything and everyone is so loud

i honestly don't know how more people are not deaf with how loud this world is.

I think that's factoring in a poorly fit or inserted earplug as well, which is easy to do with foam plugs. So their standard is erring on the side of caution.

@RunningMan i would not say i have a poor fit when im using mack’s 33 dB foam earplugs. they expand perfectly and block the whole ear when i put them on properly. most people i see wearing earplugs do not put them in right though.

Mine is not stable, but you would probably call it mild. It is loudest right before bed, and first thing in the am.

To audio stimulus or spontaneous? I get the fluttering to voices a lot (left ear) and thumps spontaneously sometimes in right ear that go on for a while (or sometimes in response to stretching / touching / moving).

@RunningMan spontaneously . yesterday i was having an issue too where my left ear was clicking in response to my own voice. so annoying.

I was about 220 lb. in early 2020 and dropped to as low as 176 that fall. I have maintained closer to 180 since.

@crescentsky Yes exactly. That is why I don't hesitate to call tinnitus one of the worst conditions a human being can get :-(

Trauma.

i would not have a single real problem. I have finally accomplished a lot in life and i’m in a good spot but T is clouding it.

I wish I was Alice in Wonderland

Mine will drive me nuts some days and other days almost none. I have both the sound stimulated fluttering (left ear) and spontaneous thumps (right year), but not at the same time.

I would expect it to be available in multiple areas of the U.S. by then. Hopefully we will be hearing a lot of positive feedback in contrast to what happened with Lenire.

I’m hanging on by a thread for that..

Hopefully it will magically cure us all. Free us from this misery.

susan went over the results of their medical trials and explained the science of what is happening in the brain when you have T. She also answered several questions but could not discuss the timeline of the device or FDA process.

I once asked my acupuncturist that question, and she said "cardio." I don't agree that exercise takes the anger away, but it does keep my mind (and body) preoccupied enough to forget about the anger for a little while.

@ECP i do 90 mins cardio a day. it helps but i really just wanna smash something.

I imagine I'm stabbing the shit out of T when I exercise.

Most people have strong ears. Robust ears is something that is incomprehensible to me

im convinced we unfortunately got handed trash ear genes.

My ears were very strong all my life. The infection fucked I had during the trauma. My ears could take one thing at a time, but not two.

You know absolutely fuck all. Why are you even on here.

It's a tinnitus support forum dude. What else would we be talking about here? Seriously lol

@Lipshitz it actually is peaches and cream for most people. Severe T is extremely rare and most health problems are temporary. a small portion of the population is suffering . the rest are partying 24/7 with no issue.

Feel better

Don't know what world you live in but most health conditions aren't temporary, people in their 50s have one chronic health issue , 60s two chronic health issues, 70s three chronic health issues . None of this is temporary, health issues get worse over time through the normal aging process . So your comment on most issues are temporary is moronic .

@Lipshitz lol okay. i stand corrected everybody is being tormented 24/7 by medical conditions.

Ttts

@gameover except they don’t, they are just loud and annoying for no reason.

Right?! A colleague was talking nonstop and loud to me for about 15 mins. Afterwards I got a headache and flu like symptoms. So f.... rude!

Wish I had the nerve to just say "please stop talking. It is hurting my ears and my brain". What a way to make friends LOL

Because they either have robust ears or are like you and me before we developed T

Fire. I love the bacon egg and cheese McGriddle too.

I like the sausage, egg, and cheese McGriddle. Egg McMuffin & Bagel are pretty good also. I'm not a fan of the biscuit, though.

I agree completely. A temporary health problem is a luxury!

it is definitely a luxury. I am beginning to think even my chronic IC and my stomach issues is a luxury.

Either the stimulus ends or there is some kind of gating effect that takes place.

@Pinhead its a big fear of mine an SBUTT just won’t stop. They are extremely loud and high frequency and cause dizziness and disorientation.

dizziness and disorientation? like Menieres? My fleeting tinnitus only happens once every 2 days and mine are very pleasant and don’t last nearly as long as i’d like

Oh yes.

Yes and no. I was angry before at people's stupidity and selfishness. I am still angry, but I am also tired.

I struggle and struggle not to be angry.

@Varda its so discouraging that when you go back in the internet 15 years ago there was going to be a cure in 10 years.

@cjbhab I'm sure WW2 vets that got it were told the cure was 15 years away

SSD will only help SOME people with some types of T. Many will be fucked and die without help.

I miss festivals and raves. Hope I can return one day.