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    Appointment Today: Is Tinnitus Matching Safe?

    Hi I have an audiology appointment today which will include measuring my tinnitus. Does anyone know if this is safe or can involve loud noises and possible hearing loss? The reason I am being cautious is that ENT department caused my mild tinnitus to go severe I think. Any advice would be really...
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    Cry for Help

    Hi In the past I was someone who enjoyed helping out others and never thought that I would be in such desperate need of help. After a second lot of major hearing damage (as a result of hospital I think) I now have about six T noises, several of which are too loud or high pitched to be masked...
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    Quick Tone Count

    Hi About 8 days ago (maybe following earlier noise trauma) my number of tones went up from 3 to sixish. And they keep taking in turns. One gets softer as I get used to it and then the next steps in. And tones change every few minutes. My question is, is six a record (but not one I want to...
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    Feeling Desperate, Any Advice Please

    Hi Sorry to be back so soon to ask for help. But things have gone from terrible to (almost) unbearable. I've had T since September last year and it got much worse two weeks ago following noise trauma some time before (resulting from medical incompetance I think). I now seem unable to mask it at...
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    Quite Urgent Help Needed

    Hi About four days I "gained" a new T sound. And for the first time I can hear the T everywhere outside and cant seem to mask it inside. I am literally going mad. I'm not sure how I can manage with this. Can someone please tell me if they have T which they can hear outside and find very hard to...
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    Eustachian Tube Dysfunction — Advice Please

    Hi I'm going to see an ENT consultant on Thursday about ETD (which might be making my T worse). Can anyone tell me what sort of ETD treatment options I should be asking about. Have tried nasal inhalents already. What about ear poppers? What about those balloons that you try to blow up with your...
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    Time Out from Going Mad to Say Hi!

    First, thanks to all those who run and contribute to this site. Its been a big help knowing that there are others in the same boat who have learnt to cope with T. Six months ago I was happily married, "trying" for babies, and finishing off a phd. Now I'm single, struggle to focus long enough to...