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    Need Quick Advice — Ibuprofen and Ototoxicity

    ok, so long story... have many aches and pains. Thought I pulled a couple muscles, but keep waking up with more issues, new areas of pain. Have dealt with for several months, and several Drs. Have been given several muscle relaxers, flexeril and methocarbamol, a couple of steroid packs...
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    Removing the Human Cochlea — Would It Silence the Tinnitus?

    there have been many studies done where they map T in the brain utilizing a MRI. Have found that it is embedded in the brain. Also, and I dont recall all of the specifics of it, and any terminology, but there was a study done. Essentially what it said was that there was a specific thing...
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    Documenting My Tinnitus Spike

    So, my tinnitus spiked a week ago. I typically refuse to think of T, because I believe if I do, these types of things happen. (it focuses your mind more on it). Anyway, I was stupid. I haven't drank since my T began (more than a singe drink every blue moon), but I went out and put away a...
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    New to Tinnitus. Scared.

    I naturally fight from anxiety, so T kinda piles on easily. Habituating is difficult to describe. If i get busy with something, or even watch a movie, that distraction can focus my attention enough that i dont notice it as if it isnt there. Kinda like if you have a sore muscle. If your...
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    Please Somebody... Crying Hysterically... My Hyperacusis Seems to Have Gotten Worse

    Sandra, something to ponder, and im saying this just for consideration. I have gone through much depression and anxiety through my T. I have struggled with some level of anxiety for my entire adult life. I have no clue as to what H is like in your situation. One thing I have learned for...
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    I Have Had Tinnitus for Two Years and One Day.

    mine started the same, loud as hell for 30 days, then went to @20% for a cpl of weeks, then loud for several, then back and forth. the amusing thing was when it fell soft i forgot about it so quickly. It took a total dedication for me to start to improve. I believe what has been written is...
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    Are Earmuffs Really Needed? (Traveling / Flight)

    T is so personalized that i'm not sure that there is a specific answer for you. I think to be reasonably cautious is best, but i emphasize reasonably. If you are able to "pop" your ears then okay. Most of what I know of is when someone is ill and flying with T. I think if your cautious, then...
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    How Are Hearing Aids with Maskers Different Than Wearing Headphones?

    i looked into something like that as well thinking that i could just have a masker on all the time. But i didnt have any hearing loss. The two are different in a couple of ways. I was told i couldnt use the hearing aids because i didnt have hearing loss. The aids would add the T signal at...
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    Supplements to Protect My Hearing?

    I asked my ENT the same thing. He told me about Arches Tinnitus Formula. Not endorsing it in any way, i didn't take it. He said it was kinda like a full buffet of anything that could possibly help the ear in any way wrapped up in a little pill. But as for anything specific all he gave me was...
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    Can Anyone Explain the Variations in My Tinnitus Loudness?

    From all i have read, everyone seems to have different means to T, but as Mark said, seems to be a common theme. I dont track mine anymore b/c i notice it more if i do. So, i cant say that mine follows a pattern necessarily, but im sure it does it for me as well. If it concerns you enough...
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    My Voice After 2 Years, Got Through the Black Hole of Darkness

    I spent SOO much time going through such a maze of the net just to find a little key here and there that would help. After i got through some of it, i kept thinking, why didnt anyone ever actually say what there experience was like. All i kept hearing were things like, "you'll habituate to...
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    New, Need Help Please, Ringing Ears After a Cold / Pink Eye

    Be careful of not overthinking things. You can easily get over paranoid about little things. FYI, ears popping, if you have a cold, congestion and drainage. A ENT will just look into your ears like your GP and your throat and probably feel your lymph nodes. Yes, treat your ears well. Use...
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    New to Tinnitus. Scared.

    Agreed that anxiety and stress play a part at a minimal of increasing it if not all together. my T frequency is sometimes hard to catch. sometimes it seems like its a higher frequency. never could exactly place it, somewhere in the 10-14k. When you try to fixate on your frequency do it in...
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    My Voice After 2 Years, Got Through the Black Hole of Darkness

    This support forum was critical through my experience, so I felt compelled to share my experience to help even one person. First will say that through all of my searching for any answers i would quickly look through to see how anyone got through or what helped. So to get that out of the way...