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    Mistakes... How Do You Guys Forgive Yourselves for Things That Caused an Increase?

    How do you guys forgive yourselves for mistakes(in my case a very stupid one) that cause an increase in T?
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    Hearing Aids for Masking

    Hello everyone. I'm currently thinking about getting some hearing aids for masking purposes and to possibly use for TRT later down the road. Can anyone give me reviews of the ones they wear? I've seen ones by Oticon, Starkey, Resound and Widex that have tinnitus therapy (masking) built in...
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    Accuracy of Smartphone Sound Level Meter Applications

    Hey all, found this online and figured it was worth a share. http://asa.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1121/1.4865269 The SPLnFFT app had the best agreement, in unweighted SPLs, with a mean difference of 0.07 dB from the actual reference values. The SoundMeter app had the best agreement, in...
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    Really in Need of Support

    Hello everyone. So I've posted about having a spike after going to my friends for his birthday. But I really need to hear some comforting things right now. I can't get over how dumb I was not to wear ear plugs. My anxiety attacks are getting worse and worse as the days go by without any...
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    Prednisone or NAC After Noise Spike

    Hey, Sorry for starting a new thread about my spike but I just want to have as many responses as possible. Today I plan on getting either prednisone or Nac for my recent spike after noise trauma. But I don't know which one I should ask for. Is one more effective than the other in this situation...
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    Spike After Noise Exposure

    Hey everyone. So I've had T for a little over 2 weeks now and it had gone down a bit to the point where I could probably deal with it. But last night I was convinced to go to my friends for his Bday and it was pretty loud with people yelling and music and such. Anyways I forgot about my ear...
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    Any Gearheads?

    Hey guys, new to T, but figured I'd like to see if anyone has the same interests as I do. Anyways I'm a huge gear head, cars are my passion and I plan to go into the automotive industry, on the business side. Hopefully my T doesn't affect my ability to focus in school to much. So, if any of you...
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    New Here, Looking for Support

    Hello all. About a week ago I went to a really loud rock gig that my friend was playing in. My first real loud show and obviously you know where this is going. I have had the ringing in my ears since (I honestly didn't even know ear plugs at concerts was really a thing, but I know now!)...