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  1. kingsfan

    I only live for my daughter and my cat, and also because I'm too afraid of not existing even...

    I only live for my daughter and my cat, and also because I'm too afraid of not existing even though I didn't exist for 14 billion+ years before I was born, so... 🤷‍♂️
  2. kingsfan

    I'm definitely in the same boat. At least every 6 months, but it's often every 2-3, something...

    I'm definitely in the same boat. At least every 6 months, but it's often every 2-3, something gets worse. Sometimes it calms a bit, but never back to how it was previously—two steps forward, one step back, so to speak. Over the summer I started getting those noxacusis aching and burning sensations.
  3. kingsfan

    Masking always spikes mine. I don't bother with it. Be careful with the volume on those earbuds...

    Masking always spikes mine. I don't bother with it. Be careful with the volume on those earbuds. It's dangerous territory. You can put something on in background—on a good quality speaker and not headphones/earbuds—at a low volume, not to mask it, but to just give you something else to focus...
  4. kingsfan

    My psychiatrist has me use gapabentin like a benzo. I take 200mg as needed. Try not to take...

    My psychiatrist has me use gapabentin like a benzo. I take 200mg as needed. Try not to take every day to avoid tolerance.
  5. kingsfan

    Struggling with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis: Why Are Audiologists So Misinformed?

    Look into laser root canal. Talk to your dentist about whether he can do that, or shop around for one who can. Also, keep in mind that the suction thing they use for saliva is also incredibly loud. Maybe ask if they can avoid using that as well.
  6. kingsfan

    New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

    Business, profits, investing, yadda yadda... just get rid of this damned ringing already.
  7. kingsfan

    Struggling with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis: Why Are Audiologists So Misinformed?

    It’s generally not recommended for hyperacusis. However, it can help reduce tinnitus in certain cases.
  8. kingsfan

    Yes. I think it's very common. It should go back down to baseline in time.

    Yes. I think it's very common. It should go back down to baseline in time.
  9. kingsfan

    Save your money

    Save your money
  10. kingsfan

    Sounds like you still have a lot going for you. Keep pushing. Don't let it take everything away...

    Sounds like you still have a lot going for you. Keep pushing. Don't let it take everything away from you.
  11. kingsfan

    Lipoflavonoid for Tinnitus? Helps or Not?

    Lipoflavonoid will lipo your wallet.
  12. kingsfan

    New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

    I would assume cost is the main factor. Beyond the price of travel and lodging, I am willing to bet the treatment itself will be very expensive. I imagine that even those of us in the United States will struggle to afford it.
  13. kingsfan

    @R3vtune No I don't think so. I think it's fall allergies.

    @R3vtune No I don't think so. I think it's fall allergies.
  14. kingsfan

    I lost hearing a few days ago and it turned out to be a slight bit of fluid in the ear. Enough...

    I lost hearing a few days ago and it turned out to be a slight bit of fluid in the ear. Enough to cut out all high frequency hearing in one ear. It apparently doesn't take much.
  15. kingsfan

    Struggling with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis: Why Are Audiologists So Misinformed?

    An audiologist I visited several years ago told me that the tests another audiologist had performed on me, which made my condition worse, should never have been given to someone with tinnitus. So there are at least some who have an idea of what they’re talking about. I don’t think it’s only...
  16. kingsfan

    Yeah we just keep getting worse as they cross their T's and dot their I's and be perfectionists.

    Yeah we just keep getting worse as they cross their T's and dot their I's and be perfectionists.
  17. kingsfan

    New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

    Well I've seen all I need to see.
  18. kingsfan

    Mine spikes for the day if I do any sort of exercise, hiking/walking included.

    Mine spikes for the day if I do any sort of exercise, hiking/walking included.
  19. kingsfan

    New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

    I’ll also be waiting to read a recap here, as I can’t really listen to anything anymore either, especially live events where there might be mic pops or other sudden sounds.
  20. kingsfan

    We'll all be starving and homeless in a few years once the bourgeoisie perfects AI to do their...

    We'll all be starving and homeless in a few years once the bourgeoisie perfects AI to do their bidding. Apparently @adpolandam hasn't heard what Microsoft and King did to their UI and Dev teams, had them design and develop their AI replacements and laid them all off.
  21. kingsfan

    Reactive Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, and Noxacusis: Staying Below Sound Tolerance Is Key

    Does this mean that if you have random loud noise encounters that cause pain and a menthol-like burning sensation, you are making things worse? Or does it only mean that continuing to expose yourself to painful environments for hours at a time is the real problem? I usually manage fine by...
  22. kingsfan

    I live nearly every day like this as well. I'm sorry you're going through this.

    I live nearly every day like this as well. I'm sorry you're going through this.
  23. kingsfan

    New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

    Has anyone asked how this device will handle multi-tonal tinnitus and sounds that are difficult to match, such as static or oscillating tones?
  24. kingsfan

    Post-MRI Anxiety & Tinnitus Spike — Any Positive Stories?

    Were you wearing headphones or earmuffs? Earmuffs provide protection, but headphones do not. If they were earmuffs with a high attenuation rating, then the fit of the foam earplugs would not matter quite as much. Here’s how attenuation ratings work with double protection: take the highest-rated...
  25. kingsfan

    You have to take into account the attenuation of the earplug across frequencies. NRR and SNR...

    You have to take into account the attenuation of the earplug across frequencies. NRR and SNR ratings are an average of about ~9 frequencies (from 125-8,000 Hz). There will be variances among all of the frequencies attenuated. There's also really no testing above 8,000 Hz, so who knows how much...
  26. kingsfan

    @Sodlin Mine's from years of loud noise exposure.

    @Sodlin Mine's from years of loud noise exposure.
  27. kingsfan

    In my experience hearing protection doesn't stop spikes. It just takes the spike down a notch...

    In my experience hearing protection doesn't stop spikes. It just takes the spike down a notch from where it would have been with no protection. So it's not a catastrophic spike, but a bad one; not a bad one, but a moderate one; and so on.
  28. kingsfan

    If drinking coffee means louder tinnitus, then so be it. I already lost my cigarettes to asthma...

    If drinking coffee means louder tinnitus, then so be it. I already lost my cigarettes to asthma. I'm not losing my coffee too.
  29. kingsfan

    Noise Level at Quick Lube Oil Change Garages?

    Yeah, I've never trusted those places either, but I'm now overdue and can't wait for a dealer appointment next month. I put it off thinking the dealer would be more expensive, but it turns out they actually aren't, at least for an oil change. I'm going to go there for my next change though. I'm...
  30. kingsfan

    Noise Level at Quick Lube Oil Change Garages?

    My car needs an oil change. I’ve been taking it to a local mechanic I trust, but I have to walk through the garage to reach the office and pay when I pick up my car. I’ve already had too many exposures there to loud tools. I was thinking about going to the dealership instead, since they tend to...
  31. kingsfan

    Studies Confirm Tinnitus Improves Over Time

    Because it downplays the condition. The URL to the article is even a 404 now, if that says anything.
  32. kingsfan

    MEMOTIN® for Tinnitus

    Sounds like a Ginkgo biloba buncha bull to me.
  33. kingsfan

    Prednisone Made My Tinnitus Worse :(

    Did you take it on an empty stomach? Prednisone can increase stomach acid and irritate the stomach lining, so you should always take it with a meal. It can also raise anxiety levels. The first time I ever took Prednisone, I was a nervous wreck. It can cause changes in your tinnitus while you are...
  34. kingsfan

    Here is the recommended dosage chart and here is the literature for standard of care for primary...

    Here is the recommended dosage chart and here is the literature for standard of care for primary physicians. Go now. Time is of the essence if it is indeed SSHL.
  35. kingsfan

    Go to urgent care and get checked out. Could be fluid in your inner ear. If that's the case...

    Go to urgent care and get checked out. Could be fluid in your inner ear. If that's the case, over the counter Flonase will clear it up. If not, advocate for a course of prednisone and then make an ENT appointment.
  36. kingsfan

    It's just loud because you woke up at a strange time

    It's just loud because you woke up at a strange time
  37. kingsfan

    Ear Pressure and Pain After a Restroom Hand Dryer and Child Screaming

    @Badger55, I try not to openly share personal information about myself with OpenAI and Palantir.
  38. kingsfan

    Ear Pressure and Pain After a Restroom Hand Dryer and Child Screaming

    Oh man, the hits keep coming. I didn’t even get a chance to reply to comments before another incident happened. I was trapped in a Target bathroom today for about a minute while some neckbeard-sounding guy spoke loudly over the intercom. He just wouldn’t stop, as if he loved the sound of his...
  39. kingsfan

    It's such a bully

    It's such a bully
  40. kingsfan

    Keep pushing

    Keep pushing
  41. kingsfan

    Struggling with Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, and Anxiety as a Young Adult: Any Advice?

    Get yourself some custom-molded earplugs from ACS Custom to help with loud city noise. For noisy streets, I’d recommend the Total Block Standard Clear plugs, since they provide higher attenuation than the other designs. If lectures are uncomfortably loud, you might want filtered ones instead...
  42. kingsfan

    Ear Pressure and Pain After a Restroom Hand Dryer and Child Screaming

    Is it normal to be out for hours and have no pain or burning until about an hour after returning home? I drove an hour and forty minutes to the city, took care of something, and then drove the same distance back. I had no issues while I was out. After getting back home, my ear started feeling...
  43. kingsfan

    21 Years with Tinnitus (from Heavy Jackhammers, Paxil) — It's Ruined Me and Taken My Happiness

    It wasn’t the extended high-frequency test. In fact, I don’t believe I was given anything other than a standard audiogram. I think it was the acoustic reflex test, and it was unbearably loud to me. Yes, it gave me a permanent spike with two new tones. At the time, it was the reason for my...
  44. kingsfan

    21 Years with Tinnitus (from Heavy Jackhammers, Paxil) — It's Ruined Me and Taken My Happiness

    Immediate, head-exploding unilateral 4 kHz pure tone, followed a few days later by an additional 6 kHz pure tone.
  45. kingsfan

    Aripiprazole (Abilify): Case Reports of Diminishing/Lowering Tinnitus

    I’m back to report that I’ve had stomach pain every day since taking a single dose of Abilify. It started as a slightly sour stomach but has progressed to burning indigestion. I hope this medication hasn’t ruined my stomach acid regulation. I don’t need yet another health problem or more pain.
  46. kingsfan

    21 Years with Tinnitus (from Heavy Jackhammers, Paxil) — It's Ruined Me and Taken My Happiness

    I went for an extended high-frequency audiogram, and they performed an acoustic reflex test without informing me.
  47. kingsfan

    Looking for Antibiotic Recommendations for Tooth Infection That Are Safer for Long-Term Tinnitus Sufferers

    Antibiotics to AVOID (Ototoxic): Fluoroquinolones (e.g., ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin) Macrolides (e.g., erythromycin, azithromycin) Aminoglycosides (e.g., gentamicin) Tetracyclines (e.g., doxycycline) Safest Choices (Low Ototoxicity): Penicillin-based antibiotics (e.g., amoxicillin...
  48. kingsfan

    Tinnitus Spike After TMS Treatment

    TMS is loud: Sound comparison of seven TMS coils at matched stimulation strength. Earplugs may not have been enough for already compromised hearing and preexisting tinnitus.
  49. kingsfan

    First thing I do when I enter a restroom is check for hand dryers. If there are any I march...

    First thing I do when I enter a restroom is check for hand dryers. If there are any I march right back out and find somewhere else. Those little family restrooms are a life saver sometimes.
  50. kingsfan

    Ultrasound-Guided Stellate Ganglion Block for the Treatment of Tinnitus

    I’m interested to know how it goes for you. I’m in that area as well, and I’ve read that it may help with pain hyperacusis too.
  51. kingsfan

    You'll get there even if you go kicking and screaming.

    You'll get there even if you go kicking and screaming.
  52. kingsfan

    I felt this way the past couple of months after my trip to LA, but through all the negative...

    I felt this way the past couple of months after my trip to LA, but through all the negative thoughts, sleepless night, and horrible agonizing anxiety my brain was silently adjusting. I'm already having better days, and even though I do have new tones, I am adjusting to them. I still have trouble...
  53. kingsfan

    Am I the Unluckiest Person on Earth When It Comes to Tinnitus? My 6-Year Tinnitus Nightmare: How One Festival Changed My Life

    A dose of 22.5 mg may be too high for the optimal sedative effect. Mirtazapine’s H1 receptor antagonism tends to plateau at lower doses, while its noradrenergic activation increases with higher doses, which can actually keep you more alert. I’d suggest trying 15 mg, or possibly even lowering it...
  54. kingsfan

    It seems like you spike easily but haven't had any permanent increases, is that right?

    It seems like you spike easily but haven't had any permanent increases, is that right?
  55. kingsfan

    Am I the Unluckiest Person on Earth When It Comes to Tinnitus? My 6-Year Tinnitus Nightmare: How One Festival Changed My Life

    Have you always had some level of tolerance to Mirtazapine and Quetiapine? Both of those knock me out for a full 24 hours. My psychiatrist said I have a sensitivity to those classes of medications. I can’t take them for sleep, not because they don’t work, but because they work too well.
  56. kingsfan

    New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

    I hope attendees get a surprise.
  57. kingsfan

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