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If anyone interested, this is the closest I got to a solution: How to Measure Earmuff Volume Regarding the Occlusion Effect? You can minimize the occlusion by inserting the FOAM earplugs reaaaaaaally deep. The silicon or custom made ones won't cut it. It's funny the most basic and cheapest...

Thank you! I'm eager to know.

Is there anyone who knows the answer?

I think sensitivity is in itself not, but prolonged exposure to high levels (anything above 85 dB) can probably cause it or make it worse.

Hi! I recently got myself an electric motorcycle. It's quiet as a whisper, my only concern is wind noise which I'm used to evading with earplugs. However, in this newfound blissful "quiet", I realized (maybe it was there before with an ordinary motorcycle) that every road imperfection and bump...

That explains why the earplugs performed poorly in the old test. Still between the hand techniques there's inconsistency in efficiency. Probably it depends how they are applied: how much force is used, proper angle, how tight is the "sealing". I wish the human ear was capable of closing the...

How to protect hearing from loud noise using your hands This recent (above) study concludes the finger in the ear is the best method, but this old (below) one says the tragus method. It is from the sixties though, and it also tests an earplug. I wonder what kind of earplugs were used back in...

When you don't have time to put on earmuffs or earplugs, what is the best scientifically proven method for protecting the ears? Palms over ear, pushing tragus in or putting finger inside the ear canal? Of course I found 2 controversial studies with opposing results. Personally, I find the...

How I imagine it in case it would work on humans at all: in case of a suspected noise damage you would get to the nearest pharmacy and get yourself a small ready made canister with some mask device so you can get the treatment as soon as possible. It would be enough for you to get to a hospital...

Maybe I misinterpreted the objective of the Tinnitus Talk Podcast. I think that these scientific topics are great for the sufferers who are hungry to understand their situation a little better. As I read the forums, I have a feeling that everyone is so understandably invested to get closer to...

Can only researchers be voted for episode candidates? If not, I would suggest Grimes the musician. She has tinnitus and she is the girlfriend of Elon Musk and they have a child. Or why not invite the man himself? He has a lot to say about Neuralink as a possible tinnitus/hearing loss...

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I did simplify as I'm not an expert in the medical field, but with a little expertise in intellectual property. With a common sense it's obvious that it's always about profit, at least for the legal entities. Of course generic drugs are a risk for the...

Hey, a fellow BJJ practitioner here. Besides messing up my neck over close to a decade, I can tell it hasn't made my tinnitus worse. However, I'm on a hiatus since last November, and since March my tinnitus went from mild to severe. Not sure if noise related, but probably. For me now even to...

They aren't (well, they actually have to until a new drug is cleared for the market), but they won't help these cheap potential remedies either. That would make their expensively researched, developed and tested future medicines redundant. A patent for a drug is granted for 20 years. It starts...

Sure, I try to stay as reasonable as possible but everything is about money. If it is simply not viable, there is not a single pharma company that would poke it with a ten foot stick. They play with risk/reward during research but their motif is first and foremost always be profit. They don't...

It may be a wild and borderline theory, but what if big pharma companies are sabotaging these drugs and trials because these compounds all have expired patents on them? Who wants a cheap a easily produced generic drug that may work? Not the Big Pharma for sure...

Hi! Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, like most of you, I've been using hand and skin sanitizers (spray, gel, you name it) on my hands pretty much numerous times daily. However, I realized some contain chemicals that can be ototoxic like phenol and derivatives like biphenyl-2-ol...

It would be nice if I could ride it :D I used to own an old Suzuki Gs550e, I loved that bike... I see yours is a street bike, that's cool! The way you described the use of earplugs and you used it from the start, I still find it really strange to get noise trauma. The foam plugs sound...

Make sure you use proper double ear protection for an MRI (properly fitted foam earplugs on top of properly fitted earmuffs). Do not accept the scan if they don't supply those for you. Tesla 3 powered scanners can be loud.

Hi @superworm! It was me who asked for opinions about whether to give up riding or not. I really don't want to, but I have to, since I will not ride it out of fear. I will exchange my Triumph Bonneville for an electric motorbike, probably a scooter :/ It's far from perfect but in a couple of...

Sorry to hear that... I guess we all are in other ways. Deep bass in low frequencies goes through pretty much anything. Ear protection is useless because of the bone conduction and it resonates the whole body. I guess you have low frequency tinnitus then...? I know how you feel, I used to train...

@Kam75, before you try any new meds, go out and make yourself tired from exercise. You wrote you stopped sports. Go and bicycle for an hour, or do some exercises at home. Make yourself physically exhausted. It is 100% safe. It will do wonders. The human body is not made to sit around in a house...

I'm not sure how much mercury a light bulb has, my guess is less than 0.5 g but if the bulb was hot and used before it was definitely in vapor form. If not, it probably just dropped on the floor.

Yes, you are right. Thermometers have 1.5 g - 2 g of mercury in them. They are neurotoxic for sure, in fact it's one of the most non radioactive toxic element there is. I had the misfortune to live in a household where a broken thermometer was vacuumed and wasn't disposed at all. So it was...

Hi! Is there anyone here who have had a brief exposure to some form of household elemental mercury recently and had worsening of tinnitus or hearing loss as a result? Like a broken thermometer, or halogen light bulb that was not properly disposed in the past couple months, so not...

Thanks! I checked it, and they look nice, but pricey. I'm eyeing a brand called OX, their motorbike is around 5000 EUR.

Your bike is cool as hell too :) It looks like fun to ride on those dirt roads. I've tried dirt track racing once and it was awesome! Of course, smooth pavement is also very nice when you just want to travel in peace :D Yes, the Bonneville was my dream bike too. Got it 2 years ago... I'm not...

Hi! I know it's been often discussed, but I'm looking for scientific data on what levels of noise can reach the inner ear via bone conduction. I really don't want to give up motorcycle riding, my plan is to use my custom-made earplugs (that go into the canal and covers the inner hollow part...

Just had a Tesla 3 MRI (of course they found nothing). I brought my custom made earplugs plus there were earmuffs there that went on top of it. Even with these, during the scan on 2 occasions for a good 5-6 minutes it was definitely super loud. I almost pushed the panic button. I was telling...

The worst part is that for anyone with a certain hearing loss, their ear muscles don't trigger the stapedius reflex, which would take the edge off by 20 dB.

Hi! Long story short: Over a month ago I had an acoustic trauma followed by a spike. I had two intratympanic steroid injection treatments for SSHL, 3 days apart. The first one was a breeze, but after the second I had a pretty bad panic reaction, because the Lidocaine injections around the ear...

In spine? Ouch! That must have been terrible. With oral steroids you can stop, that's true, but once the chemical makes the switch in your brain I fear there's no easy way back from lalaland.

So a little update. I had 2 Intratympanic Dexamethasone steroid treatments last Friday and this Monday. The first one was a breeze, in 2.5 hours I was back to work at home. But the second one made me puke for 4 hours. Was it worth it? No change in tinnitus, and I guess it hasn't helped...

Hi! Even though I only had Dexamethasone ITI treatment recently (2x), I would be against Lidocaine. Isn't it ototoxic? They use it for anesthesia, but to inject it into the middle ear? :giggle:

Thanks for the compliment on my name @Steph1710 ;) I want to thank you and @Tinker Bell for encouraging me on the forum I've been constantly hesitating for days whether to take oral steroids or not. So far I opted not to. I'm still torn by the decision, but the 5-10% chance of developing...

That's a good idea! Thanks for taking the time to respond. I'm probably overreacting and everything will be fine. I will check back in and report how it goes.

Thank you @Tinker Bell and @Steph1710! I still haven't started it yet, but it would be 5 days 64mg and then tapering. I also was opting for intratympanic injection because it would be better side effect-wise. My biggest concern is the possibility of psychotic side effect. I am mentally healthy...

Even the votes are not unequivocal.

Hi all! I'm 3 weeks in a pretty bad spike caused by an acoustic trauma (motorcycle exhaust backburn pop). I only noticed the spike 3 days later after an ear candle wax removal that my tinnitus went from 4/10 to 7/10. I have no perceived hearing loss, only a stuffed feeling in left hear, but the...

@Ken219 Thanks for the encouragement. Well initially my tinnitus was so low, I only heard it in a quiet room at night. Actually, I had a kind of spike about seven years ago, which I couldn't connect with anything. But it wasn't this severe as I recall. Never took anything, the only thing I took...

@Michael Leigh thank you!

Hi! One week ago I was trying to start a motorcycle and it had an exhaust backfire. I was standing 1m away from the source. Definitely not as loud as a gunshot or a firecracker but loud nonetheless. I'd say around 130-140 dB. It didn't seem to be that loud as it was very short and I had no...

Hello all! I thought I won't have to return to this forum, but last week I had a pretty rollercoaster ride experience. I want to share my story so that maybe it might help someone with the same condition. I have acoustic damage induced Tinnitus for over 10+ years now. It's on both sides, with...