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    Can Pulsatile Tinnitus Go Away on Its Own?

    Hi everyone, I hope you are doing okay :) I've had pulsatile tinnitus for around a month. I suspect it's has something to do with neck issues. Because I also have tinnitus and severe hyperacusis I can't really investigate the causes of PT further or seek treatment for it. PT is quite...
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    People with Hyperacusis Losing the Reflex Protecting Their Own Voice from Damaging Their Hearing?

    Here's the link: https://www.quora.com/I-have-slight-hyperacusis-How-can-I-prevent-it-from-getting-worse "If you have a tendency to talk loudly or to yell, get rid of this behaviour. Many people with hyperacusis have lost the reflex protecting their own voice from hurting their inner ear...
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    Mild Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Have Become Much Worse — Making Life Unbearable

    Sorry for being negative but I'm just so tired. This tinnitus increase is probably here to stay and also I'm really stressed about the hyperacusis. I'm scared of doing anything because it might make things worse. Most sounds right now make my hyperacusis worse. I've been trying to be positive...
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    Hyperacusis Is Stressing Me Out... Again.

    Hi, long time no posting on this forum, which means life has been going ok. Tonight I just feel so anxious about ears again I feel like I need to vent a bit. I have made peace pretty well with my tinnitus, and I have negative emotional reactions to it very rarely. Even now, it's not the problem...
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    Why the World Around Us Is So Loud?

    Hi everyone! I haven't been in here for a long time, I hope you all are doing okay I've been doing pretty good with my mild tinnitus. Though recently I've gotten a lot of anxiety because I just moved far away from home to study in a university. That alone is pretty terrifying but it seems...
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    Is Breaking the Sound Barrier Harmful to Your Ears?

    So for couple of weeks there's gonna be some hornets flying around the area I live in and I'm a bit anxious about it. They can break the sound barrier and make loud noises and I'm not looking forward to that. Could the breakage of sound barrier be harmful to your ears? Is it possible to get...
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    New Sound Exposure and Panic

    I was on a less than hour long car trip yesterday and unfortunately there was music playing a bit too loud for my liking. I don't know why I didn't ask to lessen the volume I know it was very stupid. The damage is already done but I can't stop blaming myself. My right ear started hurting and...
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    Those Who Have Hard Time Getting Asleep — Have You Heard of 4-7-8 Breathing Technique?

    I found this article randomly browsing the web. This breathing method is supposed to help you get asleep really quickly which would be very helpful to tinnitus sufferers...
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    Safe Ways to Clean Ears?

    What products are you using for cleaning your ears? I've heard about some stuff you spray in ear and it melts the wax away or something. Is this safe considering tinnitus? I heard q-tips aren't too good either, so I don't know what I should use...
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    Is There No Point Seeing a Doctor?

    I've had tinnitus over three months now. When I got it I went to couple of visits to doctors but as you know they don't care at all. They just check for infection and push you out of the office. When I told I feel pain in the ears the doctor just said, "Your ears look perfectly healthy! How you...
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    Is This Pulsatile Tinnitus or Not?

    Sorry I know this question is asked pretty often but I'd like to hear what you say about my tinnitus. I can hear my heartbeat, or more likely feel it in my ears more often than before. I don't hear it all the time (thank god) but if I rush the stairs, plug my ears or sleep my ear faced on the...
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    Neck Exercise Routine to Reduce Tinnitus

    I'm not sure if this has been posted in here already but this easy neck exercise routine could potentially reduce or even make tinnitus go away! I found this from finnish forum where couple of people actually got rid of T when they had done this couple of months! I don't know about you but this...
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    Can Cough Syrup Worsen Tinnitus?

    So I'm new here, hey all :D So i've been in flu this week and decided to take some cough syrup for my horrible cough. The syrup contained DXM (Dextromethorphan). I have used the same brand before but that was a long ago before T. I took only 10 ml, as the instructions said and didn't take any...