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    Can Being Exposed to Loud Noises Many Years Ago Increase the Risk for Getting Tinnitus Later On?

    Say in your 20s you were out and about in noisy venues not aware of ‘hearing health’ then you settle down and live a quiet life for many years after. Can tinnitus come and bite you later in life due to what you did in your youth even if you’ve been careful around noise since then?
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    My Left Ear Has Been Playing Up — New High-Pitched Sound

    I’ve been living with this condition since 2002. Being an anxious person anyway, it’s been pretty hard to take at times. My left ear has been giving me a new high pitched sound for the last 6 weeks I’d say. Not sure what made it change as noticeably. Getting older perhaps? My neck and shoulders...
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    Convincing New Tinnitus Sufferers of Habituating to Tinnitus and Life Returning to Normal

    I’m a long time tinnitus person (16 years) and I have noticed a tendency to try and convince new sufferers that ‘once you habituate you will be fine and life will return to as it was before’. I think we need to be more transparent - life changes with a chronic medical condition which is what...
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    Quinine in Coffee Causing or Spiking Tinnitus?

    I’ve just read that coffee can contain quinine. I never knew this but do know that quinine can cause / spike tinnitus. Could this be why having a coffee can spike tinnitus?
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    Would an Audiogram Have Different Results If You Took It While Having a Tinnitus Spike?

    Would an audiogram have different results if you have one while having a spike in your tinnitus? I had a bad temporary spike last year and now that it's back to baseline was thinking if I should have another one done.