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You said it, supplies are readily available. Anyone in America can walk into a pharmacy and get the vaccine on demand. Biden did his job. For real man, do you think Joe Biden should try to pass a vaccine mandate? Because unless you want people to be forced, making it free, widely available and...

Is it really Biden’s fault people are refusing the vaccine for political reasons? What do you want him to do? Mandate it?

It’s all political theater, Joe Manchin will fall in line and vote for a trillion or so dollar spending package that has amendments from Republican members. The interesting thing to see will be if it gets any Republican votes. The Democrats already passed the widely popular stimulus bill alone...

For its traditional purposes you are right, but for nerve pain there’s no established dosage.

So my update is that Ambroxol at 90 mg 3 times per day hasn’t been super effective but I think Ive noticed some improvement and interestingly I noticed while on it, my face can take more electrical stimulation in the chiro office, which I don’t think is a coincidence. So I’m thinking about...

Well, the Ambroxol came in today (way ahead of schedule, thank god I didn’t pay for shipping). So tomorrow I’m going to start it. I’m debating whether to start at 60 mg or 90 mg, 3 times a day. I’ll probably do 90. I’ll keep all of you updated on how it goes.

That is a waste of time. If a test can’t help you with treatment, don’t take it. Your ears are vulnerable. Focus on treatment, not diagnostics.

I’d ask you, what do you hope to find from these tests? Will the results change what treatment you get?

So other than saying Cuomo is a criminal (which is a reasonable claim), what are you suggesting? Do you think NYS should not go after Trump if he committed financial crimes?

I mean, don’t office workers wear headphones all day on the phones? If so, that might be a bad idea.

Thanks, as demoralizing as the Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block not doing much was, I’m still confident that we can defeat noxacusis. The fact others in this thread have had their facial pain reduced from Ambroxol, is encouraging. Do you still have facial pain?

Hey guys, So disappointing but important update, the Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block wasn’t successful, at least it definitely wasn’t the panacea I had hoped for. That said, I think it may have had an effect as I was able to eat at a restaurant mostly comfortably, though later on I had a...

Do you have pain or loudness hyperacusis?

It didn’t affect me.

I’ll say this, anyone underestimating Trump does so at their own peril imo. Trump will EASILY get the nomination if he runs again, the only way he doesn’t is if the party literally blocks him from running. Now at this time, I’d see him as the underdog against Biden but Biden still has a long...

Those countries both have social programs to help people have kids though. Their populations are smaller but not too top heavy. If America doesn’t have more kids, it’s not the population size that’s the problem, it’s the fact that a disproportionate amount of people will be too old to work...

Almost one in three Americans live below 2 times the federal poverty line (widely used as the metric to describe those who are low income or worse). I have a hard time picturing such a large segment of the public as unfit parents, and I’m quite the misanthrope. I see your point about enough...

I actually think this is what happens. There’s an assumption that conservative policies benefit the market and therefore they invest more because they have this belief and as a result it looks like conservative policies help the market. And I believe this because after Trump won, consumer...

How many smart, hard working educated immigrants even want to come here? Remember Trump complained that most don't and he was right to believe that, they don’t for the most part. I don’t think that’ll be the answer to our population dilemma. In addition, the idea that a large segment of...

Well Biden's tax plan only targets .7% or so of tax payers, so I think Republicans will have a hard time with that message. I can respect your view that the government shouldn’t be paying for these benefits but I think that in the long run, we’re going to need them. Our nation can’t continue to...

I disagree with your assessment but I especially disagree that he’s setting us up for a loss. If he passes his jobs and family plan this year and gives away free preschool, daycare, college and other tax credits, then I’d be shocked if he lost. You’ll have way too many people scared the...

You as a person wouldn’t turn the money down but states already are turning the money down because they no longer need it. The feds can’t just end the program now because there are still parts of the country that really do need it. That’s why it’s optional for states. And so what Biden said...

You cannot blame Biden for the faults of state governors. Biden cannot force any state to continue the enhanced unemployment. He only made the money available in case states needed it. It’s up to states to decide if they need it.

So what did he do that actually hurt the economy? You’re blaming but why? Of course he’s going to defend himself, that’d be natural. But can you tell me what in the American Rescue Plan actually hurt the economy?

How? Unemployment benefits are run by the states, your particular criticism has nothing to do with Biden. Some states have already begun terminating the enhancements, showing that it’s their job to decide when they no longer need the help. With 50 states, all with various situations regarding...

It’s up the states to determine if they need the extra unemployment money. Biden merely provided the option.

I do think the DOJ will do its job, as the new President can’t look like it’s bowing to crazy conspiracy theorists. I believe the way we defeat the crazies is not thru clamping down per se but solid policy. Biden needs to implement a bold, transformative agenda to keep Trump out of office. The...

Can you link the brand you bought?

I’d say give it a shot man, especially if you have good insurance, and tell us what happens.

It seems likely to me that your issue is cochlear only rather than acoustic shock like (which includes the trigeminal nerve). I recommend continuing to stay in silence and that’s your best shot.

Hearing damage can be cumulative so that’s very possible it set you back. When you say you had pain, can you say what kind of pain? Mainly what does it feel like (stabbing, burning, etc) and where is it (only in the ear or does it spread)?

Since you were talking about trigeminal nerve feeling, I wanted to tell you my facial pain has gotten better after a few weeks of doing therapeutic ultrasounds. It’s still bad but not as bad.

If you find a drug that’s not addictive that’s a pain killer and that you can always take, wouldn’t that be the same thing?

Hey man, hope you are doing well also. Unless they charge Trump himself, I think Trump is still good to go. I’m thinking his followers will say they went after Giuliani for political reasons and it may even make them more enthusiastic to vote Trump.

Do you have face pain? That’s my biggest problem.

Hey everyone! So I went back to pain management and the pain doctor asked his boss and his boss (who is a higher up pain doctor) suggested doing what’s called a Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block instead of a Stellate Ganglion Block. Here’s some stuff about it. It definitely seems like an...

Yeah I think ultimately even if it’s determined there was something else that could’ve been done after we spend weeks examining it, it’s hard to condemn the cop who only had one chance to get it right.

That’s definitely what the video shows.

@FGG, @Zugzug, what do you guys think of the Ma’Khia Bryant case?

The Floyd case is just so obvious, idk how anyone can defend it.

Is there any theory as to why that is?

Well they were split based on symptoms and that can be hard since many have both.

I know someone on Facebook who was basically cured by a low dose of Trileptal.

Trobalt works in potassium channels in the brain. None of the others mainly do this. Gabapentin and Pregabalin for instance mainly do calcium channels and Tegretol does sodium channels.

Congratulations man! I’m so happy to see you had positive results. I hope you continue to get the relief.

Good. Good luck buddy, I hope it really helps. Also, I gotta say, I find it low key amusing your starter dosage is higher than FGG's long term one, lol.

Oh I would never try to downplay it or imply noxacusis is worse, I was just asking so I can better understand what you guys go thru. What you’ve described sounds horrible. I hope they find something for you.

Gotcha, I’m sorry to hear that man. Since I mainly suffer from noxacusis, can I just ask what loudness hyperacusis is like?

Hey Zug, I’m just curious, have you tried any pain medication for your condition?

About an hour or so. I really love this office, for once it feels like the pain doctor and chiro actually care.

Hey guys, so I met the pain doctor and he upped my Gabapentin dosage and said he’s going to talk to his boss and next time when I come back in like 2 weeks for the follow up, we’ll talk more about it.

I wouldn’t. I was supposed to get mine out years ago and nothing bad happened. No way in hell I’d do that with noxacusis.

Something else you might find interesting from my case is I have pain in both ears but only have slightly reactive tinnitus in one. I don't know if I therefore half count as a person that has noxacusis but not tinnitus, since I literally have an ear that doesn’t tolerate sound any better then...

I am so excited guys, tomorrow I am going to see a chiropractor whose office does this procedure and I am hoping I will be able to get it done. I really hope it can help me out. I am also going to see him to see if he can help with my TMJ.

Okay, I usually play it a little risky and start high on stuff because I want to know if it works immediately. I have a lot of virtues but patience isn’t one of them. But since I am still taking Gabapentin (at 900 mg a day), I’ll probs start somewhat low. I just want this shit to go away. Have...

Yeah I will, I’m willing to try anything lol. So quick question, is 60 mg a low dose? Because I’m the type of person that wants to go high, what would a high dose be?

Sounds good. That is what I am trying to get rid of. My ear symptoms can be lived with, it is the fucking facial pain that is just unbearable. I am happy you are doing well on the drug.

Personally, I have to say I think the fact that it only reduces the pain and not triggers or sensitivity makes me think the drug is doing its job. So to be clear, the facial pain specifically is down?

Any further improvements on Ambroxol?

I personally feel that starting a new thread for every political issue will just create cluster fuck unnecessarily in the General Chat section of the forum. If I could, I’d probably just have this thread renamed to “Political Discourse” thread or something like that.