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  1. RAY

    Post Your Favorite Quote(s)!

    Two Possibilities exist, either we are alone in the universe or we are not, both are equally terrifying Arther C Clarke.
  2. RAY

    How Do I Spend My Days When My Breathing Is Too Bad to Get Out Like This Weekend?

    Hi Glynis Yes that's me :puppykisses:
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    How Do I Spend My Days When My Breathing Is Too Bad to Get Out Like This Weekend?

    Am privileged to know you Glynis on here and other forums, the world is a richer place with you in it selfless comes to mind. Dave. x
  4. RAY

    How Do You Clean Your Ears?

    Have to agree 100% been using SB drops for 2 years and no problem with wax, and I wear 2 hearing aids(y)
  5. RAY

    Post Your Favorite Songs

    David Gilmour's Comfortably Numb :rockingbanana:
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    Please Assure Me That Everything Will Be Better and That I Will Enjoy the Music Festival

    Your Tinnitus was caused by Acoustic Trauma and your going to a concert its your decision of course, but I would steer clear it would seem a strange decision to make if you went ahead
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    Got Captured in Hospital

    Hello Glynis Your in the right place, so take things easy you'll get sorted soon stay strong.
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    Earwax Is Seriously Giving Me Problems

    Hi when your wax has been removed then you could try Sodium bicarbonate ear drops two drops in each ear once a week and no more problems, I had a massive problem myself a couple of years ago but ENT told me to use these drops and I can only say I have had no problems to date hope this helps (y)
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    People with 0% Emotional Response to Tinnitus

    People with no emotional response you will find have no emotional threat from their Tinnitus. There is a difference
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    Hearing Aids and UK VAT?

    Hi I have moderate hearing loss in both ears and wear two behind the ear hearing aids. Go through the NHS route mine didn't cost me a bean and I get all the back up i need, free tubes and domes plus i get free hearing aid batteries its a no brainer. To answer your last question my aids have...
  11. RAY

    To Get Syringed or Not?

    Hi, I have had micro suction 4/5 times now due to wax but haven't found my tinnitus any worse for the procedure, but everyone is different and what ever you decide as you know its your decision. I wear two hearing aids and wax was a major problem but ENT suggested using sodium bicarbonate ear...
  12. RAY

    Few Days in Newcastle upon Tyne

    Hello Glynis (No fog on the tyne then) it would seem from your pics,!!!!
  13. RAY

    Could It Be Meniere's?

    No problem, one thing is it can be fixed with meds so that's a plus
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    Could It Be Meniere's?

    Hi Try googling. BPPV Benign paroxysmal Positional vertigo, I had something similar a few weeks ago all started after I turned over too quickly in bed, can be treated with meds if this is what you have then its not a problem quite common and not serious hope this helps
  15. RAY

    It's Glynis' Birthday Today

    Happy Birthday Glynis :popcorndrink::puppykisses: not too much of the falling down water
  16. RAY

    Concert — Rihanna — Earplugs/Earmuffs

    A couple of hours of pleasure could give you a life time of misery, ask yourself, would it be worth the risk just for one concert.
  17. RAY

    Hearing Problems — Does Anyone Have Trouble Hearing Over the Level of Their Tinnitus?

    Hello julli33 I would be inclined to have another hearing test to see if your hearing has deteriorated, if it has then wearing hearing aids is the way forward and will help tremendously.(y)
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    What Is Life Worth without Hearing Normally?

    jdjd09 Stop moaning and grow up
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    Impacted Ear Wax :(

    Hi Rust I can say that having used SB drops for the past 18 months or so I haven't noticed any increase in my T they do work very well in my case. It took almost a week to get all the wax out of my ears using them in the first instance twice a day, but having got the wax out I keep on top by...
  20. RAY

    Was She Wearing Earplugs...???

    These people deserve all they get, lunatics the lot of them
  21. RAY

    Who's Been to a Concert Since Having Tinnitus?

    Why do people never learn, if you experience ringing after a concert then your ears are telling you they are suffering its all very well if the ringing subsides after a few days but the damage has already been done and to keep going to concerts and suffering the same well that's beyond my...
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    Impacted Ear Wax :(

    To stop any wax buildup in future try sodium bicarbonate ear drops use once a week, a couple of drops in the affected ear/ears and job done, tried olive oil, didn't do me any good just made the wax sticky and hard to come out on its own but with SB drops it dissolves the wax so no need for micro...
  23. RAY

    Are Headphones a Bad Idea?

    The damage to your hearing has already been done so stay away from headphones /earbuds etc they will only aggravate your Tinnitus be warned
  24. RAY

    Pancake Day!

    Hello Glynis I'm on a diet but maybe just one though I'm feeling hungry:puppykisses:
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    Crying Improves My Tinnitus

    it's one of the body's natural release mechanisms so have a good cry, it will do you and your T the world of good -Trust me.(y)
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    Ear Infection Spread...

    Hello Glynis I know your a tough cookie and hope your Meds kick in in time for your trip to the big smoke :puppykisses: (y)
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    What's Gone Wrong?

    Hi John T has a nasty way of telling us its still there, we can be lulled into a false sense of well-being with our T only to be brought back down to earth with a nasty jolt, that said I would not be too hard on yourself, you have proved that you can indeed go days without noticing your T which...
  28. RAY

    Yet Another Year Is Gone (Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Holidays...!)

    Just a greeting to all ---- Merry Christmas and (hopefully) a peaceful new year and remember, it's the season to be jolly so Bug**r the T. :beeranimation: (y)
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    Safe Ways to Clean Ears?

    Hi try sodium bicarbonate ear drops they work very well for me I did suffer terribly from wax due to wearing hearing aids, most of the day,but my ENT nurse put me on to them as I tried everything and not even olive oil was any good but SB eardrops dissolve the wax in my case. I use two to...
  30. RAY

    Post a Picture of Your Pet!

    Hi Everyone Here is my pet lurcher called darcy, he was rescued from a dogs home 7 years ago, now taking up all the room on the sofa.
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    Earwax Removal (Syringing)

    Hi Everyone. I have had microsuction 4 times this year and found no increase in my T. BTW which i've had now for 14 years. Last year I was given two hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss, I wear these most of the day and found in the first 6 months i was having a terrible time with...
  32. RAY

    Hearing Aids

    Hi that's a tricky one as i've worked in construction all my career I put my hearing loss down to noise induced, but things came to a head when I got a virus in my left ear which completely left me totally deaf, after medication my hearing returned but left me with T in that ear, It wasn't till...
  33. RAY

    Hearing Aids

    Hi Quentino My experience of hearing aids which by the way I have two digital open fit type is positive, for this reason I have mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears around the 4kh range and last year I went through the process of having my aids fitted it took a bit of getting...
  34. RAY

    Wondering What We All Do for Our Work/Job/Living

    :) Hi i am in construction, building houses, laying concrete laying drains in sunny England not a good job in winter though but it pays the bills
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    I Have Always Been Sensitive to Sounds and Noises

    Hi Leah the sound that really spikes my T is car tyres on a wet road just after its been raining Ray :arghh:
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    Dental Work (Including Drilling) & Tinnitus — Questions and Experiences

    Hi Lady Di. Much the same as others on the thread had a tooth taken out about 3 weeks ago was a bit apprehensive but I can say no increase in the T. Now on the plus side though as the anaesthetic started to work my T went completely silent this lasted for about an hour and a half , so next...
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    Ear Wax, Is This the Cause of My Tinnitus?

    Hi Jdan Well that's good news, best I've heard all day, when the noise drops its surprising how it lifts your mood , just one option you might like to consider next time your ears ever need syringing again I always go for the micro suction its said to be a lot safer than syringing...
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    Ear Wax, Is This the Cause of My Tinnitus?

    Hi Insane. Well at the start when I lost my hearing it was LOUD but as the steroids began to kick in my hearing started to come back it to a very low hiss on a scale of say 1-2 out of 10 -- but here is the rub-- as the years have gone by the noise has got a lot louder and the tone has changed...
  39. RAY

    Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

    Absolutely. With this you don't know if its temporary or not, so as you say its got to be worth the risk, anything to ease the noise. Thanks for that. Ray.
  40. RAY

    Ear Wax, Is This the Cause of My Tinnitus?

    Hi had this damn noise since December 2000---- getting used to it now ?
  41. RAY

    Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

    Hi Balthazer may I ask how much did your hbot treatment cost Ray
  42. RAY

    Hi everyone

    Hi Greg keep that chin up mate, its a pain I know but were all in the same boat Ray :)
  43. RAY

    Ear Wax, Is This the Cause of My Tinnitus?

    Hi this might sound silly, but I came home from work one night and bent down to take my work boots off and instantly I had this sudden deafness in my left ear, it felt like a big pressure build up in that ear and could not hear a thing . Anyway had hospital apps and doctors apps, hospital put...
  44. RAY

    Clicking Sounds

    sorry to mislead I was talking about the clicking mentioned further up the thread RAY
  45. RAY

    Clicking Sounds

    Hi ive had T for nearly 12 years now ,but mine set in at Christmas after a really heavy cold and its now beginning to clear Ray
  46. RAY

    Ear Wax, Is This the Cause of My Tinnitus?

    Hi insane_ inspiration----- mine is mainly in my left ear but this might sound weired but I cant pinpoint where it is coming from its all over my head. Now the other week I had a tooth out at the dentist and while I was sitting in the chair as the numbness started to take effect my T went...
  47. RAY

    Clicking Sounds

    Hi have to agree with carlover saw my ENT guy with the same problem and he comfirms that its your E tubes opening and closing I get mine every 5/6 times a minuite
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    Ear Wax, Is This the Cause of My Tinnitus?

    Hi insane_ inspiration --- my noise reduced in volume after the ear hoovering, I still have the T but its really quiet now so i put it down to the wax
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    Ear Wax, Is This the Cause of My Tinnitus?

    Hi I`m new to this site and been having the same problem with the wax my T was loud but using olive oil for 5 days to soften the wax ,went back to ent to have my ear hooverd out and I can say the noise is a lot better now than it was but don't over do the oil as it can make the wax to...