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  1. Alex Matyjasek

    Spike in Tinnitus — Did I Make a Big Mistake by Going to a Disco?

    I made a stupid mistake not too long ago... As some of you know I've been a member for more than a year now, and luckily reported things got a lot better for me. It was a bumpy, hard and patient road, but I managed to get there. One of the important things that I had adapted to my life (like...
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    Weather Changes Worsening Tinnitus? Very Cold Weather

    Since onset my tinnitus has always been a struggle. I have it for the last 5 months now. Done my best to have a normal life. Far from the truth it hasn't been even close to what I would say a comfortable way of doing things. Yes, I was perceiving improvements but then I would suddenly feel like...
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    3 Months with Tinnitus and It's Not Getting Better

    In 10 days it's gonna be 3 months for me. Unfortunately between the good and bad moments it hasn't gotten any better. I started having one sound and now I've got 2 sounds. I just sent an e'mail to the TRT facility in Valencia asking for prices and how long the treatment period lasts for...
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    Concentration Problems and Difficulties Being Simply Myself After Tinnitus

    I'm struggling to be able to concentrate properly. Since my tinnitus onset I'm not able to think or be my old self. I'm simply 'not here....' I used to be a great chess players, played against LM's and IM's and win regularly. Nowadays I can't see anything. Can't calculate or concentrate like I...
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    Louder Tinnitus — Unknown Cause — Doctor Prescribed Ginkgo Biloba and Unrealistic Hope

    Well, today is the day that I expected to be. Went to see my ENT and couldn't figger out what's wrong with me. Got perfect hearing and nothing wrong with my CAT scan. Prescribed Ginkgo Biloba and here I am. The only news for unrealistic hope from my doctor was it will probably diminish in time...
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    How Long Did It Take for Your Tinnitus to Settle Down After Initial Onset?

    Hi there! Only 6 weeks into tinnitus and have been told things should settle down and improve over time. Quick question: How long did it take for things to settle down for you after initial onset of tinnitus? I know everyone has their own particular tinnitus, but it would be interesting to...
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    Does Stress Make Tinnitus Permanently Worse?

    Hey everyone, I haven't been working for the last 3 months because of kidney stones. It's been 45 days since I've got tinnitus and in a couple weeks I'm going back to work. Thing is I work currently as a waiter and as everyone knows it's a very stressful, NON-STOP job. My tinnitus isn't sound...
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    My Masker for Sleep Doesn't Seem to Always Work

    Hi everyone, I'm a bit frustrated lately because the masker I use before going to bed sometimes doesn't seem to work all the time. Before going to sleep I put a Bluetooth speaker on and play a rainfall white noise in the background. Normally the noise level is at about 45 dB (in a very quiet...
  9. Alex Matyjasek

    Can Idiopathic Tinnitus Go Away?

    Hi everyone one. Can idiopathic tinnitus go away? Been looking at lot of of success stories and there are not very many that seem very promising, 'it's very loud, but I eventually got used to living with it'. I guess those who got it from a acoustic trauma, stress, have got a better chance...
  10. Alex Matyjasek

    Loud Tinnitus Suddenly for No Particular Reason? What Is My Outlook?

    Hi everyone, I've had tinnitus for just over a month now (33 days), it happened suddenly, no reason in particular and on top of it had to be loud! What is loud for me? Well, when in a quiet room, 13 dB of silence it becomes very annoying. I need to need put the tele fairly high, concentrate not...
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    1 Month Tinnitus Milestone — Need Advice, Positivity

    Hey Everyone, this is my second post here. The first post was about the first week I had tinnitus, 3 weeks later and here I am... 1 month in, and I guess the only good news I can give is that i'm getting 'more used it'... not sure if it's going down, or i'm accepting it. The first week on onset...
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    Tinnitus 7 Days Now

    Hi everyone! Since the 8th of September at 5 in the morning before going to bed I started suffering NON-STOP tinnitus. I am extremely worried thinking that this might be chronical, because it hasn't gotten any better since the day it started 2 days ago I went to visit a specialist, and he...