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  1. Localboy

    My Posting Place

    threefirefour and Contrast playing ball
  2. Localboy

    Isn't It OK to Use Headphones Even at Low Volume?

    The British tinnitus organization says headphone usage at moderate volume is totally OK!
  3. Localboy

    A Small Questionnaire for Participants of Tinnitus Talk

    1) How long have you had tinnitus? d) Longer than 2 years 2) Has your tinnitus changed over time? b) Yes, it has become louder 3) Is there any tool / method that helps you personally reduce the level of tinnitus or is it easier to perceive it? (if yes, please specify) b) No 4) Do you exercise...
  4. Localboy

    What's the Safest Way to Listen to Music?

    I don't want to sound offensive and it's only my opinion but... Do you really have to go to every topic praising Michael's cut n' paste, ahemmmmm... "advice"? You two should get a room.
  5. Localboy

    Who Here Owns Cats?

    Why did you let it outside? Of course cats disappear...
  6. Localboy

    My Posting Place

  7. Localboy

    Hearing Test Results. Help?

    I hope you don't have Meniere's disease... has that been ruled out?
  8. Localboy

    What Makes You Relax?

    You are just mad at yourself for being weak weed smoker. Only people with no backbone smoke weed.
  9. Localboy

    My Posting Place

    I'm in bed too
  10. Localboy

    My Posting Place

    Not true, RL-81 has never been released, it was TROBALT Retigabine that was...
  11. Localboy

    Can Tinnitus Be Cured? What Is Going to End Up Being the Cure?

    Nobody in the first Susan Shore trial got cured, it's not a cure... a small reduction in tinnitus loudness at best.
  12. Localboy

    Bill Gates Foundation

    Bill Gates donated $100 million to Alzheimer's research. https://www.today.com/health/bill-gates-reveals-personal-reason-he-s-helping-fight-alzheimer-t121865
  13. Localboy

    Audiogram and Other Hearing Test Results

    You have some high frequency loss which can explain your tinnitus.
  14. Localboy

    Xenon Pharmaceuticals' XEN1101 — Kv7 Potassium Channel Modulator

    It's epilepsy trial so no tinnitus as exclusion criteria. Phase 1 with healthy (no epilepsy or other major diseases the investigator can disqualify you at will) volunteers. You also get paid £1300 if you take part.
  15. Localboy

    My Posting Place

    Why do you have a folder named "Bird anatomy" on your desktop. :D
  16. Localboy

    Does Anyone in the Medical Field Try to Help without a Paycheck as Their Motive?

    @Gl0w0ut do you see the two posts above mine? point: use your intellect on things that matter.
  17. Localboy

    Does Anyone in the Medical Field Try to Help without a Paycheck as Their Motive?

    @Ed209, if more people were depressed and unhappy because of tinnitus, it would show up in statistics... disability payments... so on and that would make a difference for research and attention tinnitus gets... too many live okey lives with T and then nobody from the outside cares about us or...
  18. Localboy

    The Term Reactive Tinnitus

    Reactive tinnitus is not "imaginary" - my tinnitus sometimes competes with certain sound frequencies. Why can't it be called "reactive tinnitus"? That's the best term for it!
  19. Localboy

    My Posting Place

    MPP FTW!
  20. Localboy

    Antidepressants (SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOs, TCAs, TeCAs)

    Why do SSRIs help some people then?
  21. Localboy

    New Member: Asking for Advice & Support

    Why are you assuming it is permanent?
  22. Localboy

    My Posting Place

    Can you try photoshopping his face onto an ass? Face swap technique. Replace a butt with his face.
  23. Localboy

    Sertraline Induced Tinnitus 3 Months Ago and Xanax Really Helps

    This drug, alprazolam/xanax, reduces many people's tinnitus, but if you take the drug too long it may start working against you...
  24. Localboy

    My Posting Place

  25. Localboy

    Dental Work (Including Drilling) & Tinnitus — Questions and Experiences

    Do you have a choice not to get the dental procedure done? Maybe you need to have it done?
  26. Localboy

    Tinnitus Spiking with Pink Noise?

    You can listen to pink noise with speakers? Buy a pair of high quality speakers.
  27. Localboy

    Dr. Laurence McKenna — Reviews? Can He Help Tinnitus / Hyperacusis Patients?

    £190 is $265 an hour. If he works a modest 30 hours per week, he makes $32,000 a month, $384,000 a year. What a generous chap to help us poor sufferers... and can't even make tinnitus less loud. :(
  28. Localboy

    What Do You Want to Know from Researchers?

    Do you think there is enough co-operation and collaboration between researchers worldwide? How would you improve it?
  29. Localboy

    Dr. Laurence McKenna — Reviews? Can He Help Tinnitus / Hyperacusis Patients?

    How much does he charge privately?
  30. Localboy

    Why Do Some People Hate Bill Bauer?

    A few people have telephoned me too, they told they are frustrated with your misinformed advice and have left the forum as a result. What do you think about that? This discussion can soon digress into "there is tinnitus and there is TINNITUS - does loudness matter"
  31. Localboy

    Tinnitus Cognitive Reset Neuromodulation Software?

    You can run Windows programs on your Mac... VMWare Fusion or Parallels.
  32. Localboy

    Zopiclone Making My Tinnitus More High-Pitched the Following Day?

    Zopiclone is strong stuff... can you try melatonin?
  33. Localboy

    Why Do Some People Hate Bill Bauer?

    @Chris Holland with all due respect Bill Bauer at least has studies to refer to. Your fantasy stories not so much... How can you be so thickheaded not to see he is right and you are wrong?
  34. Localboy

    Why Do Some People Hate Bill Bauer?

    @Bill Bauer speaks the truth... our ears are compromised, we can no longer withstand the abuse of loud noise. Why do some people want to make belief that is not true and constantly argue with Bill? PLEASE MAKE SENSE TO ME?
  35. Localboy

    One Week In

    Why intramuscular and not intratympanic?
  36. Localboy

    Is It OK to Use Olbas Oil or Vicks?

    I've used Vicks on many occasions with no issues, if that helps?
  37. Localboy

    How Does Heavy Physical Activity and Lifting Heavy Things Affect Your Tinnitus?

    I get a brief spike from physical activity.
  38. Localboy

    Exposed to Over 100 dB for Ages — Panicking

    When your tinnitus becomes PERMANENTLY worse due to your own negligence, I'll be there to remind you...!
  39. Localboy

    New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

    They are different devices, see what @linearb said:
  40. Localboy

    Is There Still Hope? Is My Tinnitus Considered Chronic?

    The longer you have tinnitus, the less likely it is to go away. At 3 months there's a good chance you may be stuck with it for life but you can habituate to it and it won't make your life miserable.
  41. Localboy

    The Difference Between Stable vs Variable Tinnitus?

    I'm stable most of the time.
  42. Localboy

    Scared and Depressed

    You could try temporary sleeping pills? Sleep is important...!
  43. Localboy

    My Posting Place

    That's funny!!
  44. Localboy

    My Talk with Tinnitus

    Why is it not possible to just tell it to shut up and not bother us :( Brain is stupid...
  45. Localboy

    Patient Experience of Tinnitus Services in the UK

    Think it's for the NHS (national health care) budget reasons. It would be costly to keep everyone in secondary care. If there's nothing that can be done, no acoustic neuromas found, hearing checked, need for hearing aids assessed and with no budget for TRT, it's time to kick the patient out and...
  46. Localboy

    Epsom Salt Baths

    Did it help?
  47. Localboy

    Steroids: Prednisone / Dexamethasone / Others (Oral and Intratympanic Injections)

    Did you spend over €8000 for HBOT? That's a lot of money...!
  48. Localboy

    Tinnitus Week 2018 / Day 6: What Do You Find Helps Take Your Mind Off Tinnitus?

    Animals help me, I volunteer for a local shelter
  49. Localboy

    The Silence Complete

    @fixedgear808 said above it's a scam, avoid.
  50. Localboy

    Success for Me

    It's probably the Xanax making you feel better... try wean off of it.
  51. Localboy

    Tinnitus Week 2018 / Day 5: What Makes Your Tinnitus Worse?

    Sexual intercourse but only for some minutes after, high pitched sounds, when I come from shower it has reacted and spiked, stress makes it spike too.
  52. Localboy

    Hello

    That's tinnitus if it's only in your head and others don't hear it.
  53. Localboy

    Steroids: Prednisone / Dexamethasone / Others (Oral and Intratympanic Injections)

    I think that's more than enough, have you got any tinnitus reducing effect yet?
  54. Localboy

    Stoke-on-Trent Support Group Tinnitus Week 2018

    It's the same here, there's a group in only a few largest cities... the average age is over 60
  55. Localboy

    New Sound Distraction Recording

    I'll sleep to this!
  56. Localboy

    Tinnitus Week 2018 / Day 1: What Techniques Do You Use to Manage Your Tinnitus?

    Does it remove your tinnitus or make it less loud? How much hearing loss you have?
  57. Localboy

    Accuracy of dB Meter iPhone App?

    You wouldn't have suffered damage even without earplugs, with earplugs you were totally protected.
  58. Localboy

    Getting Decent Sleep — Tinnitus on One Ear, Hyperacusis on the Other

    Well if masking noise hurts your ears, what choice do you have? Have you tried rain or water noise?