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    2020 US Presidential Election

    Now on top of this severe tinnitus and hyperacusis, I have to deal with a shitty economy and inflation. Your vote has consequences, and shitty consequences now...
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    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    My frustration was not directed at you... just the 24/7 hissing. I didn’t see that, and the information on that link sounds promising. Thanks!
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    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Is “close” defined... in years, or in decades... centuries?
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    I Invented a Sound That Knocked Out My Tinnitus

    It’s free... I did it for two months after my medical injury... I slept with the headphones and a winter hat in to keep the headset in place. I also slept in a t-shirt with a pocket to hold a small $20 MP3 player. I was VERY hopeful. It had no overall effect, however I do find it useful. It did...
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    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    I’ve been struggling with severe tinnitus for two years, unmaskable... I will try Lenire since it is 30 minutes from me... I never thought about Oakbrook as you do, it was just another mall area... lol. Maybe Lenire is coming to the Chicago area because people are foolish enough to pay the...
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    I Invented a Sound That Knocked Out My Tinnitus

    Is there more information on this than one “noise engineer.” I have never heard this... sound beneath the threshold should not damage hearing. Thanks.
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    Otonomy OTO-313 — Treatment of Tinnitus

    I could have just made the earlier study, but at the time no one on the forum thought much of OTO-313, so I took a pass... shame. Now... I am outside the window since I am at 20+ months. Like some... I got this through no fault of my own, other than trusting a medical “professional.”
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    N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)

    THIS is why they are focused on NAC. Don’t think it is a coincidence. NAC has been used to treated lung mucous in the past... Ya gotta keep doctors in control, don't ya know! No personal responsibility, no self-medicating, because we are too stoopid (as I think of the ENTs out there... smh).
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    N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)

    Some had heard it was effective in preventing COVID-19...
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    Otonomy OTO-313 — Treatment of Tinnitus

    @FGG, didn’t @ChrisBoyMonkey have a bad reaction to OTO-313? I thought he was trying to see if he got the placebo or real thing to be sure and I went on sabbatical from here before I learned the outcome... maybe you recall? At the time I was thinking of doing the first study, then read his...
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    Will You Get Vaccinated for Coronavirus (COVID-19)? Can It Make Tinnitus or Hyperacusis Worse?

    Tinnitus is a side effect from COVID-19, as well as all the vaccines.
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    Otonomy OTO-313 — Treatment of Tinnitus

    Am I mis-remembering.....did @ChrisBoyMonkey have an adverse reaction in the first 313 trial? I took a break from the site when he was trying to find out if he had the real thing, or a placebo.... thx
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    Suicidal

    Thank you... I was hoping you had improved as well... that was a much appreciated recap. Everyone is fortunate to have you on this forum. I have hyperacusis in my right ear, and I need to keep it completely plugged up if I leave the house. Left ear... someone can slam a door... fine. Right...
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    Suicidal

    Midrange is usually the range to increase to help hearing speech, but you probably have tried this. Wait... what? I can’t be on here much... Lenire seems to have fizzled... University of Michigan has their travel restrictions for their trial... and they are so slow... OTO-313... seems like...
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    Has Anyone Ever Sued Someone for Causing Tinnitus?

    I am not here much anymore... some of the people on this site are great, but there has been such little progress. Mine is severe... you need to get a hearing exam if you haven’t already. If you have previous hearing tests... get those records. Get the make and model of the MRI since some...
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    Things People Say When You Tell Them You Have Tinnitus

    Oh “get over it”... or “oh yeah I have tinnitus too, but I only hear it in a quiet room” or “your ears must be over sensitive”... the last one was from the orthopedic whose MRI technician damaged my ears.
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    New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

    FWIW I was told the 100 mile radius is still in effect for the latest trial, unfortunately. I check in from time to time, and just like I thought... more disappointments than successes... Good luck to all.
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    Ear Rings Like After Hearing a Gunshot — Anyone Else?

    My technician committed malpractice... no call button, no hearing protection.
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    Ear Rings Like After Hearing a Gunshot — Anyone Else?

    I’ve been pressing on and not been here on in a while... I have to ask if anyone experiences this. I still have my severe tinnitus from the MRI, and hyperacusis and throbbing ear pain... but the odd thing is my right ear will get ringing (not the loud hiss I have 24/7) like after a gunshot, or...
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    Suicidal

    Do you know the manufacturer of the MRI? Mine was Siemens. 20 minutes that ruined my hearing forever... it’s been a year. Call your GP and tell him you can’t get into an ENT yet, and you need Prednisone... then go to a minute clinic, tell them you had an ear trauma... get more Prednisone...
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    Suicidal

    I had neither positive nor negative effects from taking prednisone for 10 days... remember the dosage you are taking is very important. Some of these ENTs want to start you in a 40mg taper... which is basically worthless IMO. On another note... got a new-to-me car with Infotainment/Apple Car...
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    Hough Ear Institute's Hair Cell Regeneration Project

    With the 1800 mg of NAC, I have also been taking between 1000-3000mg of Turmeric (no difference), 300 mg of TRU Niagen a day (only the last 6 months), B complex vitamin, Astaxanthin (a saint on here took it) but I had to stop that because it seemed to worsen things a bit. Was the FDA going to...
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    Flare Audio Calmer — Does It Help Tinnitus?

    @Jazzer, no, I’m sorry I snapped at you... just have been having a tough time with this. You are a good influence to many on this forum. Yes, I know many thought it was a scam, but especially with my noxacusis, if this could dampen only high frequency sounds, I thought it might help... even...
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    Flare Audio Calmer — Does It Help Tinnitus?

    I’m not sure what you mean... if you want a pat on the back... enjoy. You are not better than anyone else, we all knew that the item was likely crap... but fortunately I can afford $30 to spend on a lark. So your “told you so”... if it makes you feel better today, have at it. Even if it gives...
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    Hough Ear Institute's Hair Cell Regeneration Project

    I have been taking NAC at 1800mg for almost a year... no changes. YMMV.
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    Suicidal

    One year... and not better... actually worse... but I see no breakthroughs have happened... At one time my mild tinnitus did go away...
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    Flare Audio Calmer — Does It Help Tinnitus?

    They did zero for me...
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    I Want to Become a Musician... Should I Not Because of Having Tinnitus and Minor Hyperacusis?

    What type of musician...? Acoustic instruments should be ok.
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    Noise Induced Tinnitus: Anyone See Improvement After the 6 Month Mark?

    8-9 months in from an MRI... no change, actually worse. Good luck.
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    Research's Attempt to Objectively Assess Tinnitus

    Hi, I was referencing Greg Sacramento’s post above mine... I still take B12 daily... with no results... but I figure it won’t hurt.
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    Tinnitus Spike and New Tone from IHOP — Is This Permanent?

    My tinnitus has been screaming, can’t sleep.
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    Lenire — Bimodal Stimulation Treatment by Neuromod

    Well... at least the flights won’t be full to Ireland... or anywhere for that matter. I’m proud of myself for thinking positive for once... kind of... lol.
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    Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19) and Tinnitus

    If you are not a hermit, we are all doomed to eventually get this virus....maybe next season or the season after that IMO. If you have elderly, immunosuppressed, or very young relatives...take precautions as you do with the common flu. This virus is not the zombie apocalypse....it is a new...
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    Difficulty with Tinnitus Spike After Being Exposed to a Firework at a Carnival

    Buy a Lectrofan or other masker to sleep with at night before starting any sleep medication IMO. Prednisone shouldn’t be treated lightly, and neither should any medication including sleep meds.
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    Suicidal

    Um silly me, what’s “LDL?” I gathered you aren’t speaking of cholesterol...
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    New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

    Is the clinical trial listed a different phase, or is it a completely different study. Thanks.
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    New University of Michigan Tinnitus Discovery — Signal Timing

    Is this simply the next phase or is this a different study by Dr. Shore? Bimodal auditory-somatosensory stimulation versus Burst- SCS. Thanks.
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    Why Is Tinnitus Not More Common? Loud Bars, Concerts, Restaurants...

    Some of you younger sufferers should do something like this... The ATA and BTA do a lousy job of promoting how devastating tinnitus can be. 10 Lawmakers Accept Teen’s ‘Eye-Opening’ Challenge to Spend a Day in His Wheelchair...
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    3 Months Approaching! A Knowledgeable Tinnitus Doctor on Long Island, NY?

    @MusicTeacher you will get through this. We all have good days and bad days. I just had someone slam an overhead on an airplane 2 feet from my ear... the ear plug wasn’t seated properly. Did the person need to show how “strong” they were by slamming the overhead... no... but what’s done is...
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    Tinnitus After Migraine — Doctor Referred Me for an MRI to Rule Out Acoustic Neuroma

    Would another type of scan work for this? If someone mentioned “tinnitus” to a FAA flight surgeon they have to consider a brain tumor unless there is an obvious cause (like the rock concert the night prior). Just learn from my mistakes... don’t trust the technician... search out a quiet...
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    Is It Safe to Go to the Movie Theatre with Hearing Protection?

    I want to know who your lawyer is :) I could use someone like that. Everyone is different, I’m fortunate that earplugs work fine for blocking the noise, I just need to hear past the siren in my head.
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    Flying & Tinnitus

    And then you have some A-hole slam the overhead bin right as you walk by, and it’s like a gunshot going off in your ear... ask me how I know... :-(
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    Having Great Success Managing My Tinnitus with My Potassium Protocol

    I’d like this diet, except I’d also eventually weigh 400lbs. How bad was your tinnitus before the diet, what could you hear it over... would it mask? How about after staying on your diet? Thanks.
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    Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19) and Tinnitus

    I ran out of time to edit...”I don’t care if I catch it,” wasn’t accurate... Of course no one wants the flu... or this virus, or a cold even... but this virus is as transmissible as the cold... Health wise I can handle corona... walk in the park compared to severe tinnitus, right? But I would...
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    Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19) and Tinnitus

    I go back to Seoul in a week and I don’t want my family to catch it either... but I have to work. Kids with severe asthma... I don’t care if I catch it, but I’m wearing a mask so I don’t bring it back... even though I wonder how effective/ineffective these masks are.
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    Gluten-Free and Feeling Better

    For the record I only said I doubted gluten had anything to do with tinnitus. I personally didn’t mention celiac disease... or pathogens entering through the intestine... lol. I was responding to the recent post by super magnolia..... who mentioned nothing about celiac disease. I will...
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    Gluten-Free and Feeling Better

    IMO “gluten-free” probably won’t do much unless you have an actual allergy. Yes, gluten is a filler... and it would be great if greedy food companies concentrated on quality and not mass produced junk...nbut I digress. I do think paleo, or low carb has benefits... sugar causes many issues...
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    Hough Ear Institute's Hair Cell Regeneration Project

    The newscast begins by saying, “what Oklahoma doctors have been testing for years, we just never really heard of it.” Isn’t that the truth! Thankfully some free advertising on television, maybe this will help with funding.
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    Constant Pain in the Left Ear

    I’m sorry about this... have you tried a cold pack or heat pack? Does anything give you a bit of relief?
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    Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19) and Tinnitus

    IMO... I just got back from Seoul... cough, cough, cough. No really... it is nothing to panic about. The early statistics are skewed from China... not a great health care system. However, it shows many countries supply chains are too reliant on China to save a few pennies. Many public...
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    Hearing Aids

    Greg, Have you used notch therapy? Someone recently mentioned this to me. Thanks.
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    I Invented a Sound That Knocked Out My Tinnitus

    I find the mix useful as a distraction background noise and I believe it suppresses my tinnitus for a minute after turning the sound off... but that’s it. Some of those YouTube, or other nature sounds... for tinnitus are more annoying for me... this is not a silver bullet... just a sound file...
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    Is It Safe to Go to the Movie Theatre with Hearing Protection?

    Movies, in the US anyway, can be very loud... I’d wear earplugs... I did even after my tinnitus disappeared years ago.
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    Do You Think That My (Noise Induced) Tinnitus Will Go Away?

    Given your age, I think there is a good chance it will go away within 2 years, just protect your hearing... remember any place you have to raise your voice to converse to someone next to you... is probably too loud. Good Luck.
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    How Come Most People Can Be Exposed to Loud Noise and NOT Get Tinnitus?

    Life isn’t fair... it sucks. I hope your were wearing earplugs, but I’m glad you are living life! I doubt even FX-322 will work for everyone... I agree with your drunken sentiments on research... Lenire... etc. Life is a b!tch and then you die... wow I never realized how prophetic that was...
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    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    My audiogram is very similar to @AfroSnowman and I just got an email that I was excluded... no reason why. Well, that sucks... maybe in 2025... 2027... 2030... 2035... never? (I’m such a debbie downer, I know)
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    Acoustic Trauma (Loud Concert) Caused My Tinnitus (Finally Decided to Introduce Myself)

    What if someone just deals with their tinnitus... no background sounds... will your brain still try to adjust... or will it “memorize” the sound and make it etched into the brain?
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    Marijuana / Cannabis and Tinnitus

    Fair enough... :beeranimation: