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    Temporary Loss of Hearing

    Not sure how common this is, so I thought I would ask. As briefly as I can, my tinnitus is pretty atypical anyway as isn't present 100% of the time. I have a central hiss that comes and goes without explanation, a very high, dog whistle ring in my left ear that also comes and goes and ETD in...
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    A Question for ETD Sufferers

    I don't believe ETD to be the only problem, but it definitely exacerbates my tinnitus. Both my tinnitus and ETD were brought on by a systemic inflammatory response and over time, both have improved slightly (and I mean many months rather than weeks to improve). Lying down makes it a lot worse -...
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    How Frequently Does Your Tinnitus Change?

    I'm just interested in how variable peoples tinnitus is. Mine changes at least once an hour, every hour, of every day, totalling 11 or 12 different sounds that I have identified - in fact it has changed as I type this from a chirp, to a slightly more continual tone for a few seconds and then...
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    Why Does a Bad Day Seem to Follow a Couple of Good Ones?

    Over the past week or so, generally the tinnitus hasn't been too bad at all and at the weekend, I had a couple of really good, periodically silent days and was feeling really positive. For close to 2 years, I have had to have background noise in the bedroom to fall asleep, but I have it on a...
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    Can Anyone Else Make Their Tinnitus Go Away by Physical Manipulation?

    Hello, I wrote a long (probably too long if I'm honest) introduction to my tinnitus a few weeks ago. Even though I have now had it for over 18 months, I am still really struggling to cope - especially with sleep. The main reason for the sleep issue is that I cannot sleep effectively sitting...
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    It's a Long Story, So I'll Try and Keep It Short (But It Won't Be)...

    Hello everyone. After trying to go it alone for so long, I have decided to put my story out there to see whether or not anyone else can offer me anything, as the medical profession have all but admitted that they don't really know what they are doing when it come to my case. As far as I have...