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    Unprotected Exposure to Sudden Blast at Mechanic Shop Resulted in Severe Reactive Tinnitus

    A few months ago, I was inside a mechanic shop when the loudest sound I have ever been exposed to went off. The first store manager I spoke with would not tell me what happened, even though he said they have camera footage of the event. He also mentioned that the footage does not include sound...
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    Has Anyone Had an External Sound Latch on Where It Lasts in Your Head for Minutes or Longer?

    This has happened to me on a few occasions. The worst time was once where I was in grocery store and out of nowhere this sound encompassed my whole head for a minute which felt like an eternity. I had discovered there were 2 large refrigerators right behind the wall where it happened. Note...
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    Experiment: Success in Finding a Phantom Sound with Music Keyboard

    It took a while but I found the exact note & type of sound on my music keyboard that matches the phantom sound I hear when my refrigerator compressor goes on. I plan on playing this now for my audiologist when I see him next. I recorded it on a small digital recorder and while my fridge...
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    Almost Passed Out at Safeway Store Today Due to Sound of Refrigerator's Compressor

    I have never experienced something like this since my onset of severe reactive tinnitus. I was at a Safeway store not long ago and in the middle of the vegetable section against the wall all of a sudden a severe tone went off throughout my brain which lasted for a minute. I thought I was going...
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    Using Resistance with Palm of Hand on Either Side of My Head Increases Tinnitus

    I would be interested if anyone else has ever experienced this phenomenon. This is actually how you do head-neck resistance exercise, and that's how I discovered this increases the loudness of my tinnitus. You place the palm of your hand either near top or front part of your head near your ear...
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    My Tinnitus Is Not Better After Using Pink Noise BTE Sound Generators

    I have been using pink noise with two different programs on my BTE Sound Generators for two months now. I wear them most days for 10 hours but when I take them off at night I can hear my tinnitus just screaming loud in bed. My audiologist has reset the volume on the pink noise programs on...
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    Waking Up with Really Bad Anxiety — Because of PTSD? Xanax? Poor Sleep?

    Since my occurrence that caused my noise induced tinnitus I end up waking up with great anxiety, even with short naps. I believe this is known as a fight or flight response? Problem is I don't understand what's causing it. I postulate there are three possible reasons for it. 1. The fire...
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    Traumatic Tinnitus Is Analogous to a Cluster Bomb: There's So Much to Unravel

    I'm learning from my past month's experience with noise induced tinnitus hearing loss that there's lots to unravel psychologically, physiologically & environmentally. I knew a little bit about tinnitus prior to my acute trauma but nothing close to how severe it can get. I also never knew...
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    Severe Acute Noise-Induced Tinnitus: Xanax Reduces the Intensity — Looking for Safer Alternatives

    I would like to 'hear' back from people with severe tinnitus and know what medications they take or other therapies they have used which worked well enough to bring the intensity level of tonal sounds down to a level that was bearable. My experience was from acoustic trauma a month ago and...