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  1. robHing

    Best Earmuffs for Mowing the Lawn?

    Try push lawn mower. It is very quiet. https://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-StaySharp-Mower-Width-362050-1001/dp/B01N7K4BNX/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=reel+lawn+mower&qid=1557523637&s=gateway&sr=8-5
  2. robHing

    How Do I Live Like This? — The Tinnitus Is Getting Worse

    Currently, there is no cure. You are correct. "Do not go " is a good choice. Many people in TT are in similar situation like you. I am sure that they will provide good suggestions. :)
  3. robHing

    Are There Any Inspirational Bible Verses That Have Helped You with Tinnitus or Depression?

    Jesus Birth 13. Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14. “Glory to God in the highest heaven and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” ( Luke 2:13-14 )
  4. robHing

    Ready to Give Up... Reactive Tinnitus Killing Me

    Michelle, My ears will react to certain sharp noises and spike easily. I have good days and bad days. Sometimes, it is very loud. I try not to pay too much attention to it ( not too easy though ). It usually will lower down after a good night sleep. I do not think too much about future. I live...
  5. robHing

    Ready to Give Up... Reactive Tinnitus Killing Me

    Michelle, I can feel your pain and suffering ! I also have reactive tinnitus (T + H). It will get worse easily. Please stay away from possible loud noise ... protecting your ears well. You will be fine. Please hang in there. God bless !!
  6. robHing

    Ear Infection (Amoxicillin Resistant)

    You need to proceed carefully. Most antibiotics are ototoxic. Amoxicillin is the least side-effect to tinnitus. You need to get expert's advice or T friends here at forum who knows other safe antibiotics. God bless !
  7. robHing

    I Can't Identify the Cause of My Tinnitus — Could Olanzapine (Zyprexa) Have Caused It?

    Based on Dr.Neil Bauman's book, Olanzapine is on the ototoxic items list.
  8. robHing

    Did Antidepressants Help You to Habituate?

    Most anti-depression drugs are ototoxic (no good to ears). Some of them will be less toxic but long term usage will also have impact to ears (this is based on my google research when I tried to take AD but later stopped due to tinnitus spike). It is like to pick a piece of wood from fire. We...
  9. robHing

    Huge Tinnitus Spike: Suspected Ibuprofen — Should I Get Prednisolone ASAP?

    Before you take Prednisolone, please keep in mind ... It is also ototoxic (no good to ears). It is kind of choosing the less between two evils (in your case).
  10. robHing

    When Did Your Anxiety and Panic Attacks Stop?

    Michelle, It is OK to have anxiety. A lot of ppl with tinnitus ... worry a lot about different kind of noise in their environments. Be patient about T and keep busy with your little one. Life will be easier eventually. :) God bless !
  11. robHing

    Worried After Cinema — Didn't Wear Earplugs — Tinnitus Didn't Spike — Still Worried

    I am glad that you are OK now. Anxiety is another kind of problem. I pray to all T friends in this forum. We all need support and advice.
  12. robHing

    Worried After Cinema — Didn't Wear Earplugs — Tinnitus Didn't Spike — Still Worried

    My 5 cents opinion - "You should be OK."
  13. robHing

    I Don't Know What to Do Anymore — Sacrificing Everything to Prevent Tinnitus from Getting Worse

    Please be patient with your tinnitus. Try to habituate it. Don't think too far. Try to live one day as a step forward ... I do firmly believe ... ( in your life time ) There will be a cure of tinnitus through surgery injection or medicine. God bless !
  14. robHing

    Visiting Grandparents Overseas, Recent Experiences of Travelling and Anxiety Over Loud Situations

    Thank you for sharing your dreadful experience. Please enjoy your stay in foreign country. Also, please hang in there. Try to think positive in negative T. You still have a long life to go. :)
  15. robHing

    Feeling Desperate Because of Doctors' Attitude and Treatment — What Should I Do Next?

    Please give some time to restore your normal ears. Also, please try to habituate it (keep busy... pay less attention to your ears). I had anti-depression medicine only 2 days and my tinnitus (already exists) is getting louder. So, I stop immediately. It is lowered down now. I fully understand...
  16. robHing

    Feeling Desperate Because of Doctors' Attitude and Treatment — What Should I Do Next?

    My apology. You have already off this drug. :)
  17. robHing

    Feeling Desperate Because of Doctors' Attitude and Treatment — What Should I Do Next?

    Hi... Welcome... I am very sorry to know your situation. Most anti-depression medicines are ototoxic (no good to ears). But, some people took it OK. If it causes you tinnitus (ear fullness and pain) then you should work with doctor to stage down and off the drug. This is just my personal...
  18. robHing

    My Puppy and Tinnitus — High-Pitched Bark — How to Train Her to Whine When She Needs to Go Out?

    Sorry to know your situation. They can not talk or properly communicate through words. Barking of dogs and crying of little babies are two natural behaviors for them. I personally will avoid them.
  19. robHing

    Hi, I'm Grace and I Have Tinnitus

    Hi.. Welcome.. Please hang in there. Life will be better after your habituation.
  20. robHing

    High Pitched Ear Ringing Right Side After Being Slapped Really Hard

    Hi... welcome ... I am sorry to view your story. There are many discussions of face slapping in TT forums. Please do the search by word - "slap" and you will learn more about it.
  21. robHing

    Can Anybody Help ASAP? Spike After MRI (1.5 Hours Ago). Can I Take Steroids (Prednisolone)?

    @Arseny Thanks for update. Please hang in there. Please give it sometime and protect your ears (no further noise aggravation), it may calm down gradually. As I mentioned in this thread earlier, I took stage 1 prednisolone and stop immediately due to strong spike. It took about 48 hours to lower...
  22. robHing

    Tinnitus for 15 Years and Habituated, Screwed Up Big Time

    A lot of tinnitus friends have suicidal thoughts including myself when the T is hard to bear. Please calm down and give yourself sometime to habituate and face it. We have many members here going through the similar route like you. We have many success stories like @fishbone or @billie48 They...
  23. robHing

    Can Anybody Help ASAP? Spike After MRI (1.5 Hours Ago). Can I Take Steroids (Prednisolone)?

    Please be patient and wait for more advice here. My personal experience of Prednisolone is that it will spike the T after taking 1st stage of pills. Don't be panic now. Please wait ...
  24. robHing

    Things That Spiked My Tinnitus Recently

    Yeah... I am the same as you (T&H). We will be very careful to face the world. :cautious:
  25. robHing

    Things That Spiked My Tinnitus Recently

    T with H will be easily spiked
  26. robHing

    Is This a Good Sign After 2.5 Months? I Now Have More Good Days, Fewer Spikes, More Energy

    This world is full of different kind of noise. Sometimes, sudden loud noise will surprise us (most T friends have this experience). Occasional spiking is UNAVOIDABLE. Especially, T with H will be easily spiked. We swallow it and move on our T lives. :(
  27. robHing

    Is This a Good Sign After 2.5 Months? I Now Have More Good Days, Fewer Spikes, More Energy

    My T was spiked yesterday. I woke up midnight by noise. I took a sleeping pill to finish my sleeping. I feel better today. This T is a daily challenge to all members here !
  28. robHing

    Is This a Good Sign After 2.5 Months? I Now Have More Good Days, Fewer Spikes, More Energy

    I am really glad that after 4 months, your T has been reduced. (PS: I am the first one responded to you in August.) ;)
  29. robHing

    The Driven Soul

    I want to say something for @fishbone He suffers so much but still he is willing to help other people. In another thread, he wrote a story about Sunday church event of feeding homeless people in soup kitchen which I shared with my church friends. They are all deeply touched by his tremendous...
  30. robHing

    Attention Christians!

    I will pray for you ... my dear brother in Christ.
  31. robHing

    I'm Losing Hope... Some Support Needed

    Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Please hang in there. This will be a long battle against the T.
  32. robHing

    New to Forum

    You may need to visit ENT doctor. Either you lose some hearing or your tinnitus is too loud.
  33. robHing

    Tinnitus Returns After a Day of Little Tinnitus...

    This is a spike by jet's noise. I have this experience too.
  34. robHing

    How to Avoid Blaming Others?

    It is normal to blame someone who aggravate the T of yours. But, in the mean time, you should seriously protect yourself and not give up to someone's bad idea. Because, it ends up ... you are the one who suffer most.
  35. robHing

    Spike After Playing Piano — Permanent or Temporary?

    Usually, giving some time, the spike will calm down. I hope that you don't play acoustic piano too long. Otherwise, it will take longer time.
  36. robHing

    New and Worried — After Microsuction Now Have Louder Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Dizziness

    Please stay away from MRI if possible. Many T friends in this forums are damaged & getting worse by its SOUND when in the tube. If you have to do it, please wear good earplugs.
  37. robHing

    Do I Have Tinnitus? Help Guys!

    For beginner, it will take a while to get used to ringing in ears. Hoping you may habituate your tinnitus very soon. We all go through this stage.
  38. robHing

    Tinnitus Spike After a Customer Screamed and Whistled?

    All of us (T people) need to face the unexpected SOUND. It could happen any moment at any place. I have been through it many times and feel very frustrated. But, what can we do ? This is our tinnitus lives. Let us be brave to face it and accept the surprised SOUND as part of our lives. :( I do...
  39. robHing

    Rant Time for Me Because I Deserve It (Perhaps It's Best for Newbies to Stay Away from This Thread)

    @derpytia I am glad to see your post again. You are constantly in my mind ... a young music lover. I hope that you can cheer up and move on your life. In Christian religion, the early years after Jesus, all Christians are under tremendous persecutions. At first, the Jews and then the Roman...
  40. robHing

    Any Kind of Hope?

    That is really cruel to a T person by yelling. :( They don't know our ears are abnormal especially T with hyperacusis. Your dad needs to be re-educated about tinnitus and hyperacusis !
  41. robHing

    Any Kind of Hope?

    @katri Be patient to life ! You need to talk to someone who loves and cares about you.
  42. robHing

    Any Kind of Hope?

    My God ... you are only 17 years old. Being an Asian parent, I will not have this happen to my children. Maybe oriental view is different from Western. God bless you!
  43. robHing

    Why Is This Tinnitus So Painful?

    It all depends on new or old model of MRI machines. Some of the MRI are VERY noisy.
  44. robHing

    Stuck Next to Very Loud Construction Site in Car for Minutes — Bad Spike

    Yes. Go to the doctor and get the medicine - Prednisone as soon as possible.
  45. robHing

    Tinnitus from Acoustic Trauma Is Brain Damage... What Are You Doing to Treat It?

    My mother has great hearing loss but she does not have tinnitus. There are about 50% people with hearing problem but do not have tinnitus. We are the unlucky the other half. :(
  46. robHing

    Feeling About to Break Down After Getting Exposed to Loud Intercom

    @coffee_girl You are the example of a success story. Thank you for your encouragement and sharing of your experience.
  47. robHing

    Feeling About to Break Down After Getting Exposed to Loud Intercom

    Please hang in there. We all feel the same - "being constantly under the threat of NOISE". This is our T lives. :( I wish you recover from the T spike soon. God bless !
  48. robHing

    Prednisone for Ototoxic (Valdoxan — Agomelatine) Reaction? Please Give Your Advice

    I took first dose of prednisone and tinnitus was getting louder. So, I have to quit after 1st dose. The T lowers down within 2 days.
  49. robHing

    Setback After Daughter Slapped Me on My Ear Twice!

    I remember that in the Bible, Jesus on the cross says: "Please forgive them because what they did, they don't understand". For a two year old kid, she does not know that is very serious to slap a T person's face. But, you need to avoid another slap in the face in the future. All I can say is --...
  50. robHing

    I Can't Go to the Doctor Because I Can't Leave My Home

    It sounds like NYC. My sister lives in Flushing but I have not seen her in years due to the environments you just mentioned. It is really scary !
  51. robHing

    Slap-Induced Tinnitus

    I really feel sorry and am saddened by this kind of story. A single slap causes a life-time night mare. Reminding the people of the WORLD.... please...please be very gentle to our ears. They are very fragile. Wishing you live a normal life and habituate to the tinnitus very soon. God bless !
  52. robHing

    I Can't Go to the Doctor Because I Can't Leave My Home

    If you were her, what will you do with severe T & H ? Move into the noisy tube ?
  53. robHing

    I Can't Go to the Doctor Because I Can't Leave My Home

    You make a right decision !
  54. robHing

    When I Swallow, Sometimes My Ear Cracks, Sometimes It Doesn't — Why?

    Do you visit ENT ? Any answer ?
  55. robHing

    I Think I'm Going Over the Edge — Too Many Noises to Cope with

    Not in my home. It is located nearby the Newark airport. The airplanes' noise are constantly heard !
  56. robHing

    Got Tinnitus One Month Ago — Need Your Help :(

    It is true. Some antibiotics medicine will spike the T.
  57. robHing

    A Resolved Spike After Attending Sporting Event — Can I Now Attend These Events Again?

    I would stay away from MLB games. But, it is up to you.
  58. robHing

    First Year with Tinnitus Over — Seeking Advice for Next Year

    Try to habituate your tinnitus and live it one day at a time. Do not think too far (eg. next year). This is how we face the cruel, merciless T.
  59. robHing

    Slamming Car Door Spiked Tinnitus

    A lot of threads in this forums mentioned about car door or home door slam spikes their T. Sometimes, it is unavoidable. I am glad that you wear ear plugs. Giving it a few days, you will feel better. God bless !