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    Connection Between Worsened Tinnitus and Phentermine (Adipex-P)?

    Hi people. Long time no see. I've been taking Phentermine to help with weight loss (also known as Adipex-P) since May 18 and twice now had noticeable increases in tinnitus. The first time coincided with a day of louder than normal activities, so I did not consider Phentermine to be the cause of...
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    New Tinnitus Tone After Loud Car Ride, Doctor Gave 24 mg Prednisolone — Was It a Sufficient Dose?

    Just after getting into a car with someone I'd never ridden with before the stereo system was turned on, to a level that felt very uncomfortable. I could feel and hear the hissing in my head growing louder; and begged the driver to turn the volume down. The request was met quickly (maybe ten...
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    Since Tinnitus Became Louder, It Destroyed My Relationships, and I Can't Sit Still

    Just shy of five months ago I had a major panic attack which saw me checking into the ER and released in an hour with a huge dose of Ativan and instructions for a few more months of the stuff. Panic attacks are highly unusual for me, and I can't even tie it to something like a tinnitus spike (it...
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    How Loud Are Smoke/Fire Alarms in Apartments? My Head and Ears Hurt

    Smoke alarm went off in my apartment today. I have experience with them, but never even close to this loud. For the five or six seconds I was fully exposed (ears not plugged) during the evacuation (can't open a door without hands), the sound level was so high it felt like it was piercing my soul...
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    A Friend Just Gave Himself Tinnitus a Few Minutes Ago (Single Acoustic Trauma)

    Not gonna lie. Soon as he told me I almost fell over and went into full panic. He says after a few hours he can't hear anymore ringing, but I'm pretty sure it's going to come back over night. Aside from slipping him my emergency dose of prednisone, how can I help him? (It was a single acoustic...
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    Just Got Into a Minor Car Accident — Should I Be Worried?

    And when I say minor, I mean I ran into someone's tow hitch at 5 MPH, got jolted a bit, but didn't hit my head, no airbag deployment, and it didn't even bend the front fender. But no matter what, I still feel like my anxiety's gone through the roof. After the initial adrenaline wore off I...
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    Did I Damage My Hearing Further by Pushing Quickly on the Tragus?

    Hello, I've had a very difficult week so far. Probably shouldn't have taken that Ibuprofen, probably should have run away when I heard that ambulance siren, and probably should not have stayed in that very loud arcade. By the end of the week I was in the ER being given Ativan for a major panic...
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    Suddenly Hypersensitive to Every Noise + Auditory Hallucinations

    Hello, Roughly a month after I first became exposed to tinnitus, I had an issue with my computer; after I'd shut it off, I would still hear it running for a while afterwards. Wasn't in my head, I knew, because it was way too sudden and I had never had an issue with it before. I decided to turn...
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    3 Month Anniversary (Hurray) — Negative Post, Turn Back Now

    Things have changed. Not really my tinnitus, just reflecting on how I lived my life before and after the accident in my car on October 16. Many of my habits have changed a bit; I try to take better care of myself, drink less or no caffeine, have hardly used headphones in the last two months...
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    Developed Acute Tinnitus Six Weeks Ago — Wondering What My Options Are. Thank You.

    Hello everyone, pleased to meet you all. Brand new member of the club. Six weeks ago (16 October, 2017) I developed acute tinnitus after an accident with a firearm. Being in an enclosed space with no ear protection, I was in a lot of pain, and the first night was torture trying to sleep. I...