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    Insane Tinnitus Spike After Coming Back from a Windy Beach — I Wonder How Many Decibels It Was?

    Going back from beach was always making me feeling so fresh and good. Not anymore with tinnitus. I went to beach today and I came back with a loudest tinnitus spike I've ever had. Unfortunately it was so windy. The wind was strong enough to bend the palm trees a little bit. It was just so...
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    Dealing with Tinnitus as a Musician/Audiophile

    Any musicians or audiophiles here who have had tinnitus for a few years? I know, as music/audio lovers, our ears are very important as it is our only organ to detect sound. How is your hearing a few years after your tinnitus onset? Did it stabilize or has it got progressively worse? I have...
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    Why Do I Hear Tones Loud and Clear at the Threshhold of My Hearing?

    Hello guys. I have high-pitched tinnitus and I believe it is interfering with my ability to hear. My audiogram shows 30 dB at 6 kHz and 40 dB at 8 kHz but I actually believe that I don't have hearing loss, because during all the hearing tests I've done, I noticed that the moment I hear the 8...
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    Bat Sounds Could Be a Good Sound Therapy for Ultra-High Tinnitus

    For those of you who have normal audiograms and still have tinnitus, try to listen to this sound. I can see on my spectrum analyzer that there's a lot of good stuff within 8-16 kHz, which is very useful for those of you who suffer from ultra high pitched tinnitus, and no hearing loss up to 8...
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    Prednisone Improved My Tinnitus and Hearing 14 Months After Tinnitus Onset

    Hello all. I've been suffering from high-pitched ringing in ears for 14 months now. During the first months after the onset, I tried a lot of stuff; Ginkgo biloba, Magnesium, vitamins, NAC, Curcumin, diet, sports, meditation etc. I was always monitoring my hearing loss after each treatment...
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    How Does Hearing Get Damaged at Specific Frequencies?

    Loud sound damages hearing and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is generally a decrease of hearing sensitivity in the higher frequencies, especially at 4 kHz. This typical 4 kHz notch is due to the transfer function of the ear. It’s been also known that if you play for example a 1 kHz pure tone...
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    Why Do I Hear So Much Better When I Touch My Ear (Tragus) with My Finger?

    Okay guys, this has been on my mind for very long time and I can't seem to find an explanation for this. I know that cupping your hand around your ear can help to amplify sounds and boost frequencies between 1 kHz and 4 kHz but I am not talking about that. If I touch my tragus with my one finger...
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    I Hear Sounds Like "Air Escaping from a Balloon" When I Move My Head/Neck Side to Side?

    I don't have any neck/cervical spine problems or experiencing any pain. However, since the onset of my tinnitus, which is a high pitch tone/hiss, I started hearing a weird sound in my ears when I turn my head side to side. It sounds like a lot of air is escaping from a tiny hole or something...
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    Dental Amalgam Fillings Causing Tinnitus/Hearing Loss?

    Hey guys, I came across this regarding amalgam fillings causing hearing loss: Evidence that Mercury from Dental Amalgam May Cause Hearing Loss in Multiple Sclerosis Patients "6 of 7 women had significant hearing improvement after their amalgam fillings were removed. The researchers concluded...
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    Tinnitus for 5 Months from Testing My Hearing with Pure Tones on My Headphones and Speakers

    Hello all! I think I was so stupid to get this. I was testing my ears on February 2020 just to see how high I could still hear pure tones, I was having some difficulties hearing above 12kHz but I am only 27 years old. So I was turning the volume up, both on headphones and on speakers. I think...