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    Headphones vs. In-Ear Monitors (IEMs): The Safest Option with Pre-Existing Tinnitus?

    I've noticed some discussions about the harmful effects of using headphones, but there's little mention of in-ear monitors (IEMs). I've been using IEMs for the past 4 years, and surprisingly, my tinnitus has actually decreased when using them at moderate levels. However, when I recently used...
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    Diapason: Mobile App for Tinnitus Relief

    https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/08/diapason-tinnitus-mobile-app-games/ > Diapason, a French startup, has distilled some of the best treatments into a mobile app that people can use anywhere. It offers a series of three-to-five minute activities, served through daily collections, that are...
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    Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reduces Sympathetic Preponderance in Patients with Tinnitus

    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00016489.2016.1269197?scroll=top&needAccess=true
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    Temporary Hearing Loss After Exhaustion

    I was at the climbing gym today, first time climbing in almost a week. Climbed a really long route that took a lot of energy and when I got down I felt fine but then I walked over to another route and suddenly my upper hearing all kind of disappeared. So I went over and sat down for a few and it...
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    The Only Thing That Helps Me When Tinnitus Flares Up... (ACRN Web App)

    This wonderful person made a do-it-yourself Acoustic Coordinated Reset Neuromodulation (ACRN) app you can use in your browser. Unfortunately it doesn't work on my iPhone but I don't mind running my earplugs to my laptop in the evening. This is literally the only thing that gives me solace from...
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    Gluten-Free and Feeling Better

    I never thought I'd be sharing this as a potential treatment but I went gluten-free a month ago and have noticed a significant improvement in the level of my tinnitus. My father recommended I read a book, "Grain Brain," by Dr. Perlmutter. I figured it would be a bunch of conjecture nonsense. To...
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    Poll: Do Your Ears Hear Differently?

    Since the onset of my tinnitus I've become acutely aware of the differences and hearing capabilities of both my ears. I've had my hearing checked several times, never to find any significant hearing loss (all within 0 to 5 db) except for one notch of 15db at 18,000 hz in my left ear. I've...
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    Stem Cells Restore Brain Damage from Chemotherapy

    https://www.sciencenews.org/article/shots-brain-cells-restore-learning-memory-rats Very interesting stuff. It's possible we might be able to use stem cells to treat Tinnitus and Hyperacusis also.