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Some really cool electric motorbikes on the horizon make almost zero noise. I bought myself an electric moped (NIU M+) a few years ago to navigate city traffic, and it's one of the best purchases ever.

I'm just chiming in here after years of absence on Tinnitus Talk to offer some positive feedback and advice. I experienced similar issues to yours back in 2015 after an acoustic incident (gunshot). My hearing was severely affected—I couldn't stand certain loud or high-pitched noises. My...

My manager came down with (what is presumably) coronavirus last Tuesday evening. The source would be a friend of his who came back from a skiing trip in Italy and who was one of the first confirmed cases in Belgium. They spent 15 minutes together in the same car 5 days previously. My manager was...

Although subjective, i do believe my hearing recovered a bit over the years. In the beginning, my hearing suffered quite a blow and came back in the next couple of weeks (an audiogram taken 4 weeks after my trauma showed significant improvement over the one take days after my trauma). I...

sorry to hear that. That's exactly how my T started about 4 years ago. I had loud, intrusive T for the first year or so (multiple tones), ear pain that would come and go, hyperacusis to certain sounds, thumping eardrums and horrendous spikes and lost my shit down the line when nightly spikes...

Do it man! I started music production (mostly synthwave and Darksynth stuff) as a hobby last summer (about two years after my acoustic trauma) , as I had to quit my live rock band. Best decision ever, I am now able to produce music at my home studio at sensible levels, taking frequent coffee...

I use one of these, hardly makes any noise and is better for the environment, plus a good workout.

James Hetfield has T after a lifetime of playing loud metal, explosions on stage and shooting guns (there used to be an interview with Howard Stern on youtube where he talks about his T issues). Seems to deal with it rather well.

I bought this system recently, crystal clear quality at a good price: https://europe.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/hifi_systems/mcr-n670d/index.html

@Tom Cnyc could modulate his T sound through eye movement if i remember correctly?

Went to see Red Sparrow with the missus recently, wore my -20 db Pluggerz earplugs. Average noise levels were by estimate 75 to 80 max with some peaks until 90 db. I’m still alive.. Would NOT recommend if your T is new, not settled and you’re still stressed/obsessing about it in the first year...

Thanks for being so honest, looks like you are taking some very important steps. Best of luck to you!

Great to see a personal hero of mine speak out about the need for hearing protection:

Took about two years to go away mostly, but sometimes it still flares up. It’s not painful in my case, just bloody annoying. Time, relaxation, gradual exposure to noises over time, good protection around loud noises, etc made it a non-issue for me now (akthough i still have T of course). It...

Very unlikely that it did any lasting damage. Medrol is serious stuff, only use it in case of acute acoustic trauma. It can really mess up your system.

Would take at least a 15 minute break every two hours or so, and wear plugs if it feels uncomfortable. If you’re driving with other people, just say you are super tired and need some sleep as an excuse to wear plugs..

Yeah i had that in my left ear for about two years after my (severe) acoustic trauma. Some loud noises would trigger it, sometimes my own voice, sometimes distinct othet noises (certain notes on my guitar f.ex.). It slowly went away and now i hardly ever notice it.

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Since your T is currently acting up when exposed to noise, the answer is self-evident.. Audiologists in Belgium are rubbish unfortunately, even the ones working at the UZ hospitals, and just rehash the same old TRT adagio which you are probably already familiar with by now. Invest in good...

Yeah, some forum guru told me to stay away from noise :p

Who is bill bauer?

Might be worth trying some HBOT therapy at this point as a last resort. The singer of Belgian metal band Channel Zero suffered an acoustic trauma a few years back and was deaf in one ear for a month due to the insane volume of one of the onstage monitors. HBOT treatment ‘loosened up’ his ear and...

Seems i’m the only one who uses filtered earplugs and they work just fine for me. I do have the luxury to have a gym at the office building where i work and i can take my break at quiet times. Never had any pressure issues, but then again i stopped doing heavy ass deadlifts and squats after some...

Big fan here (and fellow guitar player) Mr. Di Meola! Did your tinnitus slowly worsen over years of playing or were there acoustic incidents (loud gigs) that caused a noticeable rise in tinnitus volume? Also, have you developed sensitivity to noise levels or certain sounds over time? Cheers...

Good on you, i remember your distress in the beginning. Please keep us updated on your progress!

Maybe spend a relaxing day/afternoon in a quiet place (hotel, park, spa,...) and not wear plugs for a couple of hours? give your ears a break from the plugs and allow some natural sounds in. Yesterday my right ear felt a bit clogged for no reason and today it's gone, it's the nature of our...

Yea, i found that out the hard way :whistle:

Use double protection from now on. I would suggest to plug up (correctly) with Hearos xtreme protection plugs and on top of that the Peltor X5a muffs next time. ALSO, make sure your muffs are properly fitted in conjunction with the protective shooting glasses, as a bad fit can mess up the air...

Me, after two years it has gone up and down in volume, but you get used to it I guess. There's two medical interventions which could work in the early stages, namely a short taper of prednisone and HBOT treatment, none of which are guaranteed to work Stay out of noise zones for a few months and...

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DUNKRIK!!!

would definitely wear earplugs in these 'outside' conditions though:

Quiet pubs with soft acoustics have a DB range of 65-75. Just change the venue

I have *exactly* the same issue, it's triggered by certain noises/frequencies. It's some form of TTTS I guess. Can be pretty annoying, no idea if it will ever go away or not.

Depends what kind of pot, on what kind of floor, from what height exactly...

My H luckily faded over time to the point that i 'have it under control' i.e. I can gauge the situations where i need to wear earplugs (subway, loud bars, noisy commutes etc.), but i feel comfortable not wearing (filtered) earplugs in normal restaurants, cafés, parks etc. I would not be able to...

Get those fillers and rock those sexy lips! Life is short and T is a constant reminder of that..

Kinda like how my T (and subsequent H) started. Never trust a moron handling a gun..

There are several 'clinics' in Holland and Belgium that offer some form of (or certified, if that exists) TRT for hyperacusis patients. Off the top of my head, i remember Insentis in Turnhout, Sint-Lievenspoort in Gent and Adelante in Hoensbroek. You may also wanna get in touch with people from...

I have my doubts on what NC headphones can do to your delicate ears .. somehow i feel they also put a lot of pressure on your eardrums.

Sorry to say, but... Sting

ouch: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/03/15/headphones-explode-flight-australia/99203876/

Will you get back your man card after you stop vaping? :p

Sure, just zooming in on her legs ;-)

http://www.6am-group.com/hot-since-82-is-latest-artist-to-suffer-from-tinnitus Interesting find: "As reported on via Medical Daily, “the researchers calculated sound pressure levels experienced by the participants was 100 dBA when averaged out over the length of the festival. They also...

Just to avoid siuations like these, i bought this bad boy about a year ago. It's a great workout as well:

Most likely didn't do any lasting damage. I too am worried about spending too much time places with lots of people talking loudly and 'hard' acoustics such a restaurants though.

So sorry to hear that, mate. Hang in there! Just to chime in, my T and H were at their worst about two months after trauma (gunshot), the first couple of weeks weren't that bad in hindsight, so this delayed onset/adding insult to injury-thing is very real indeed. Took about 4-5 more months...

This is what you're gonna miss out on music-wise ;-)

Alcohol clouds your sense of judgement, so you're more likely to end up in front of a stack of speakers when drunk (just browse this forum to see what happens then). It also dehydrates you, which is bad for your ears/body/overall health. Moreover it is slightly neurotoxic in the long run, and...

TMWL is a big open air event, held in this kind of natural arena setting. You can stand all the way to the back and have a great overview of the stage. But there's gonna be some fireworks too and loud bass thumping for hours on end. Luckily you can chill out at the campsite, there's plenty of...

Would appreciate your opinions on the following dilemma. In two months from now, I will be travelling to Berlin and stay there for about a week. I have mild-moderate T and H (without pain). I have two options to get there for the same budget: - train ride (+-6.40 hours, one stopover). Could...

I have the same sort of spasm/thump in my left ear which is triggered by certain sounds (some light switches, tin foil, some voices, sometimes my own voice,..). In my case luckily it comes and goes and is not painful, just annoying, i guess it is a form of TTTS/myoclonos. There might be a...

I use these ones for walking besides busy roads, loudish restaurants etc:

My two cents as a former performing musician is that he needs to stop playing live as well as rehearse in a band setting for (at least) one year and rest his ears. It's really not worth ruining your life over somethings as banal as a hobby band. Once severe hyperacusis starts kicking in, life is...

My issues with H and sound distortion started to slowly dissipate over time, so i don't have any setbacks like you describe, but my T may still spike (sometimes for no reason at all) and i'll have a couple of days where my T is again more on my mind. I also did not experience reactivity like you...

It would not have been a problem for healthy ears. Yours are still damaged from the blast. Even after 14 months after my trauma, i still wear filtered earplugs for longer car rides. You can't rush these things man. I have a colleague who severely damaged his shoulder ligaments. Docs said it...