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    What If There Was Someone on Tinnitus Talk Encouraging Us to Kill Ourselves?

    Have you ever thought there might be someone here encouraging us to kill ourselves? I mean since some people here on Tinnitus Talk are in a real bad place and have bad tinnitus and/or bad hyperacusis and pain, depression, anxiety, panic attacks and everything. And they start thinking about...
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    With What Kind of Tinnitus Would You Be Satisfied or Able to Live with?

    With what kind of tinnitus would you be satisfied or able to live with? I mean like for example these kind of situations (not a poll): 1) volume going from chainsaw to 5/10 2) fewer tones, not living with multiple different tones in the head 3) no hyperacusis and no ear pain 4) not living in...
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    Spike or Not? Having Tinnitus Again After Living without for a Year

    Ok, so the eternal question: Is this is a spike or a forever? I had had tinnitus for 5 years and then it stopped suddenly, hyperacusis stopped too. Even though the tinnitus/hyperacusis stopped I suffered from chronic back pain and leg pain etc but I have pretended to be a normal human being...
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    It Can Get Better! (After 5 Years) Tinnitus + Hyperacusis + Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome

    Just wanted to let ya know It Can Get Better. Had an ear trauma or something when I was 19. Was at a loud music festival and was at 100-120 (?) dB for 6 hours straight one day. Then the tinnitus started etc etc. Weird thing was my tinnitus was like the opposite of what was to come years...
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    Found Out the Cure for Tinnitus Is to Get Bigger Problems

    Found out that the cure for tinnitus is to get bigger problems. Chronic pain sucks I don't care about the tinnitus anymore. I just want the pain to go away, to stop. Just crying all day every day. Waiting for the next day. Every day feels like a month. Withering the days away. Omg I thought...
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    Have You Tried Being without Headphones for a Year?

    Have you tried being without headphones for a year? If yes, did it have any effect on your tinnitus?
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    Wrong Place, Wrong Time

    Lol thought I had been cured and all... I hadn't have any hyperacusis for some months... Ringing didn't bother me at all either...Could do normal things, I didn't have any pain, none. Now I was out (not bar or pub) enjoying the life and then I heard this REALLY loud sound... real piercing and...
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    Is This Habituation (I Don't Care About the Noise)

    I have like 6 tones in my ears now. New tones too lol. I eat ototoxic medications and they may have contributed to new tones. Last night I spent some time to investigate on where some high pitched ringing comes (I thought it was some electronic machine). The noise didn't bother me but I was...
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    (Lower) Back Pain

    Maybe I'm just sensitive to everything... Now that tinnitus/hyperacusis isn't bothering me it's my back that is on my mind constantly. It seems to hurt in every position :( It has been for I don't know how..3 or 6 months? I have tried massaging, hot tub, stretching, walking every day...
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    Poll: Do Muscle Relaxants Cure Your TTTS/Ear Spasming?

    Zanaflex, Norflex, Flexeril
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    Tonic Tensor Tympani and Nasal Spray?

    Have you found any nasal spray or anything to help with Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome? Or has anyone has a surgery done to get rid of it?
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    Opioids in the Management of Hyperacusis/Pain

    What do you think
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    How to Stop Tensor Tympani Spasms?

    Do you have any healthy tips :D
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    Can a Hearing Test Cause Damage?

    I have a hearing test appointment scheduled, it's a requirement to get to talk with "therapist". I just have a bad feeling bad about it.. Can the hearing test cause further damage to T/H?
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    Can Pneumatic Otoscope Damage the Ear?

    Can pneumatic otoscope damage the ear when the doctor does the ear examination? That device blows air into ear right?
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    Klonopin (Clonazepam) Forever?

    If I find a doctor who will prescribe me and won't ever taper me off against my will, then at what point will I run to problems? Will it always work if I just up the dose? What to expect other than some amnesia?
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    Any Ways to Heal If No TRT Available?

    There is no TRT available in my country. Is there any medication or anything to help with this sensitivity?
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    Is Tympanometry Safe?

    I have hyperacusis & tinnitus and I was wondering if tympanometry is safe. "Next, they’ll place a probe-type device in your ear canal. It may feel a little uncomfortable, and you’ll hear loud tones as the device begins to take measurements. This test changes the air pressure in your ear to make...
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    0.6% of Americans Have Tinnitus That Is a Big Problem

    https://news.uci.edu/health/lin-led-study-identifies-rates-severity-of-tinnitus-in-the-u-s/ UC Irvine Health otolaryngologist Dr. Harrison Lin and colleagues analyzed the representative 2007 National Health Interview Survey and found that among an estimated 222.1 million U.S. adults, 21.4...
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    'A Vehicle Backing Up Beeping' — Tinnitus Sounds Like

    How to get rid of this........it beeps louder when I listen to music or listen to someone talk etc...and quiets down when the environment is quiet..
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    Benzos Just Make Me Sad to Remember What Life Used to Feel Like

    But I know benzos are not a long term solution either :( Is there some medication that would just make me not care about T? I get this annoying "whistling" or "squealing" repeating every second?
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    How to Cope When Even the Refrigerator and Shower Causes Discomfort?

    Is there some kind of medicine for this to increase the pain threshold? So tired :( Commuting by bus is too loud even when wearing earplugs. Can't attend lectures. Even showering causes pain. Can't stay on the computer either. Outside walking in the forest the wind causes discomfort because the...
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    What If This Is the Same as Being in an Anechoic Chamber and Suffering?

    I mean in anechoich chamber you would hear all the body noises...and probably get anxiety because of it... and houses are so quiet now...that you hear the head noises... but yeah masking doesn't work either :( I don't know what to do I've been crying every night for a long time.can't tell the...
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    Nowhere to Hide

    I cannot stay anywhere, it's too loud everywhere In my home apartment I can hear all the neighbours and there is this construction site across the street.. That's why i've tried to stay at my parents house, but neighbors have barking dogs etc ground hum everywhere, freezer emitting this...
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    How Do You Deal with Environments with Shrill/Piercing Sounds?

    Computers, televisions, AC units that emit shrill sounds... Would be nice to have earplugs with filters that would filter all say 8 kHz sounds from the environment..maybe an idea for a patent ;) :p
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    Neighbors

    How do you get along with your neighbors? Is living in an apartment house impossible... :eek:
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    ADHD Medications — Would They Help to Concentrate with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis?

    I have read that stimulants make tinnitus worse for some people and some people have to quit coffee etc. Yet I wonder if ADHD medication would help people with tinnitus to concentrate? Or are sedatives the only way? Oh also! Would ADHD meds help with hyperacusis?