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It does; it can make it worse.

How can I enjoy life being homebound, unable to meet friends, unable to attend events, unable to love and be loved, and even unable to do dental work without worsening my tinnitus and having to take Prednisone? People have different goals in life, mine was always not to be alone and I end up...

The occlusion effect for me is off the charts, I can hear even my arm moving, my whole body moving, every step, really I can't even walk. In foam earplugs the occlusion is WAAAAAAAAAY lower, like day and night. For me in foam earplugs the problem is that I can't hear people, occlusion effect is...

@kingsfan, @ZFire, @Damocles, my ACS earplugs arrived, and... ...I'm going to cry because they're horrible. The occlusion effect is so big that I can even hear my head turn, every step is like atomic bomb and let's not even talk about the talking... I don't know what to do now. It was my last...

TTTS attacked me today, a first day at my new job. Really? Tomorrow I have a whole day of trainings and I'm doomed if it don't resolve today

As an update I bought both ACS-26 and ACS-27 with their respective molds (both thinner and wider sound tube) so I'll test all of the 4 combinations possible with them, I just don't want any "what if?" questions. Thankfully I secured a job this week (100% remotely!) so I just bought them both. I...

They probably mean that ordering via their webshop, which is an automated process, is only available to UK customers and they encourage you to go with your local ACS partner. They're happy to help if there's none. BUT you need to remember about Brexit, it would mean import duty and it's a long...

https://www.scheinhardt.de/ - You should contact them via e-mail. You need to send them your ear impressions but before you do, you can send them photos of the ear impressions so they'll tell you if they're looking fine or should be redone. Here are the guidelines for your audiologist that...

From what they're saying, both Pro27 and Pro26 molds are compatible with Pro20 now. With Pro27 mold you will attenuate more high frequencies as it has a thinner sound tube inside. Something is wrong with your mold if Pro20 filter doesn't fit tight. I'm curious how's the occlusion effect on the...

So another update: Yes now all the filters are compatible between Pro 27/26 and below as the filter hole is now identical, the problem is that the sound tube inside is still different in the Pro27 mold which affects high frequencies (Pro26 is wider and lets more high frequencies through, Pro27...

@Damocles @kingsfan Big Info from ACS DE partner which I order earplugs with: It says on the internet that you can't switch to the Pro 27. However, that is no longer true. At that time, a different hole was used in the hearing protection for the Pro 27 filter. All hearing protectors are now...

To be honest I don't know which I'd like more, I don't have any decent comparison :( I want to freely interact with my friends and go to meetups with them and small parties (without blasting music). I don't want too little protection to make my tinnitus worse or too much so I don't hear anyone...

Thanks for your reply! I will use them mainly to socialize with my friends, go to a little (4-8 people) meetups, maybe go to a bar with them too down the line depending on how I will feel in them (as they have less attenuation than foam earplugs, I don't know how much they can take before it's...

Can't decide if I need a grip and if I should go with the Pro26 or Pro27 :( Any ideas? @Damocles, @Liam92, @kingsfan?

Someone here has ACS Customs earplugs? Should I order them with a grip or without?

Watching pictures from my friends party sucks. I can't live like a hermit any longer, I can't bear it, I'm an extrovert, it's a torture.

New noise in my left ear has stayed for 5 days now. I know it's permanent, new sounds never disappear for me. Prednisone is doing nothing. What happened? Couple of metal pots and dishes fall out of my closet... A thing that happens for BILLIONS of people everyday, a thing that shouldn't do you...

New noise in my left ear has stayed for 5 days now, it's permanent. What happened? Couple of metal pots and dishes fall out of my closet...

Hi, does anyone here use a clipper for beard trimming and know which one is the quietest one possible? I don't care about performance. Loudness is everything of course. I only use scissors but it can take HOURS to get my beard in acceptable shape for me and even then a couple of minutes with a...

I use earplugs regularly everytime I'm outside (not everyday tho as I spend a lot of time at home) and don't have earwax buildup at all. There are sprays to buy at pharmacy that you can use for earwax removal, after using them there's a high chance that earwax will come out on its own. For sure...

I want to buy new speakers for my PC, Creative Pebble Plus to be precise. They are a 2.1 system that comes with a small subwoofer. In 11 years of having tinnitus I've never used a subwoofer. It doesn't come with a volume knob of its own so I don't know if a subwoofer like this is dangerous at...

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Article (paywall): Dundee Tanning Salon Loses Appeal Against £240k Tinnitus Ruling Article without the paywall via Google cache: Dundee Tanning Salon Loses Appeal Against £240k Tinnitus Ruling

1) Protect your hearing. 2) Don't use headphones. 3) If it's the beginning, get steroid treatment orally or I.V. at the hospital. 4) If you encounter another acoustic trauma and your tinnitus get worse, get steroids. 5) Check every medication you take with your doctor whether they are ototoxic.

Yeah, someone will know better about my tinnitus & hyperacusis than myself living 11 years with it and learning from my mistakes. In the beginning doctors said the same, live like normal, don't think about it. Guess why my tinnitus got worse, guess why it didn't go away in the first place when...

Even if particular sound doesn't hurt you, it still can make your tinnitus worse. This is from personal experience. My hyperacusis over the years got lower, yet my tinnitus got LOUDER. That's why earplugs outside when living in a city is a must and custom earplugs are more comfy + you can choose...

Anyone has experience with ACS / Elacin / Haspro custom earplugs? How's occlusion effect can you talk with people without your voice hurt T?

Personally I can't talk in foam earplugs because It's too hard to understand other people talking, I'm looking for something that would let pass people voice so more flat attenuation. How is it after a month? Are you able to speak with people in them without your voice exploding inside you, go...

Hi, my pharmacist recommended me Opipramol for my anxiety and my fear about all of my health problems + my depression (who isn't depressed with tinnitus?). Is Opipramol a safe medication to take? I need something because my mind constantly switches from thinking about one health or life...

Waiting for Novavax experiences here. It will be available in European countries very soon (shipment has already begun).

Almost 1.5 years after worsening by 2 acoustic traumas in 2020, no improvement whatsoever. Tinnitus is screaming and I feel that I'm at the end of the road :( I have had tinnitus since 2011, I know how I should deal with it but it doesn't work. It's too loud, I can't, it's everywhere, it's...

Almost 1.5 years after worsening by 2 acoustic traumas in 2020, no improvement. T is screaming and I feel I'm at the end of the road :( cry

Be safe tonight.

I wanna hug someone and cry, but there's no one.

I wanna hug someone and cry, but there's no one.

After what happened to me in terms of relationships last year, I know that no-one understands and every one of us is alone on their own. We live in a different world.

If you have GTX / RTX Nvidia GPU then use RTX Voice. If not, use Push To Talk and decent cardioid microphone. I don't have any problems with echo from the speakers.

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It's been a year after my 2 new acoustic traumas in 2020, orthodontist that was drilling through glue on my teeth and falling through a doors glass (and that glass has fallen on the floor, in multiple pieces, so fcking loud). Also almost a year after being left alone by someone who promised not...

What hurts even more is that I already experienced love during the worst time with my tinnitus, I know how it is not to be alone with this shit, I felt that someone is "in my world", I've had someone that I could go to even in the middle of the night and just hug until morning. She said that no...

Hi, I cancelled the septoplasty. It wasn't worth it.

Yes, permanent worsening. Oral steroids afterwards did nothing, I even went to the hospital for IV steroids. It was louder than normal drilling because glue is harder than a tooth. The duration of the drilling didn't help, 5 seconds of drilling followed by a 10-second pause. FML.

Don't use headphones. Your tinnitus is mild if you can sleep with earplugs. My tinnitus when wearing earplugs is so loud that I can even faint.

Electric drill, low RPM, no protection.

I ended up with severe worsening... Residual glue is stronger than a tooth.

It was 2 days ago, HOW SHOULD I LIVE LIKE THIS? I'm 23 in May and my Tinnitus is already severe. Really, my life will be only T till death?

Met with 3 friends for a short 2hr board game, it got a little loud but didn't hurt. Still Tinnitus is through the roof can't live like this

Everything is pointless, there's no help. We don't understand the brain nor Tinnitus.

Earplugs: 1) Not at home. 2) At home when doing loud things like vacuuming. 3) Always in public, always when away from home where you can't control environment.

I remember you from the scene, it's heartbreaking and scary how tinnitus can destroy healthy and smart brain. I have had tinnitus for 10 years. Last year it got so bad that it literally hurts. I can't say anything optimistic, FX-322 was my last hope. There's no hope now, we're going to die with...

By the time this is out we're going to be dead. There's no hope.

Is this really happening? I really have to die to end this nightmare? My tinnitus is so bad and loud that it literally hurts. Look at Kent Taylor, he had shitload of money and probably everything a man would dream to have. Still tinnitus killed him. Tinnitus will do the same to us. There's no...

Their tinnitus is so low that they can somehow manage and live their life. That's a tinnitus vicious cycle.

Remember that severe sufferers often can barely leave their bed. There's not so much strength to be proactive.

Another wasted year can I finally live? No? Thank you Tinnitus let's lose another year being tortured and look at other ppl with frustration