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    Tinnitus Got Worse After Exposed to Friend Grinding a Piece of Metal

    Hello everyone, I have had tinnitus for around 4 years now. Mine was the result of being young and dumb being around loud noises. I had a rough 1st year and then it didn't bother me. I feel it was low in volume. Fast forward to almost 2 weeks ago, a buddy and I were working on a car together...
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    Slight Ear Fullness After Noise Exposure (A Bus Took Off Closeby)

    So here's the story. My family and I went on vacation and they wanted to walk on the sidewalk to a near restaurant that was 2 blocks away. Anyway as we were walking a bus was stopped at a red light. We walked right by it and it took off. The motor was in the back and it sounded loud to me...
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    Blocked Eustachian Tube Causing a Feeling of Fullness in the Ear?

    Hello everyone, So here's my story. I was exposed to a loud noise around 75-80 dB for around 30 minutes. I had my 32 dB plugs inserted correctly. I only received a short spike that went down in a week. The next week I had a bad cold that made my tinnitus worse but it seems to have went back to...
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    Is Carbamide Peroxide 6.5% Safe to Use for Removing Ear Wax When You Already Suffer from Tinnitus?

    My one ear has been feeling muffled. I had my wife look into my ear and she said there is a huge piece of ear wax in my ear but very far back. I was wondering if it's safe to use ear drops to remove the wax? The one I currently have is Rexall with Carbamide Peroxide 6.5% as the ingredient. I...
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    Driving a Loud Car (Mustang) and the Possibility of It Making Tinnitus Worse?

    Hello everyone, it's that time of the year where I get my Mustang out of storage because where I live we have snow in our winter months. Anyway I love this car but it's loud, on the outside it has a performance exhaust. I have a personal decibel reader that I own and when driving it's between...
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    Sick and Tinnitus Louder — Will It Return Back to Baseline?

    We'll I've been really sick for a couple days it started with a sore throat that eventually got worse to me almost losing my voice for a day that has almost gone away. Now I have a killer headache and I'm dizzy, sometimes coughing up mucus, nasty I know. Anyway my tinnitus has gotten louder...
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    Safe to Go to a Bowling Alley? What Earplugs to Wear?

    I was thinking about going to a bowling alley with my friends this coming Saturday. My tinnitus has been OK at times. My last spike lasted around 2 weeks and I'm not sure what caused it but right now it went back down the baseline which I'm coping with. I've had tinnitus for around 5 months so...
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    Got a Cold — Tinnitus Worse Now

    Hello everyone. I have some questions for you. I had this cold for around 4 days. Now I'm feeling a little better but I noticed once I got my cold that my tinnitus is louder and it feels as if I can't hear 100% out of the same ear. I'm praying this isn't permanent and that it will go back to...
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    New to Tinnitus — Started After a Loud Concert — Been Going on for 5 Days Now

    Hello my name is Brandon, I'm 24 years old and I'm new to tinnitus. I have several questions. I was at a concert, it was pretty loud, and when we left I noticed ringing in my ears. This has gone on for 5 days. Now I'm very very scared I ruined my hearing for life. Anyways I went to an ENT...