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    After Many Years of Wearing Headphones for Work, I Developed Tinnitus

    Well I slept in a quiet room last night. The window was open to let in any street sounds but it's a pretty quiet street. I have tinnitus again this morning. Not the worst but definitely noticeable. I've been downloading a series of long soundtracks overnight and will try one tonight to see how...
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    After Many Years of Wearing Headphones for Work, I Developed Tinnitus

    Thanks Michael. Would an iPhone 's built in speaker be enough for the sound enrichment? I've been looking to find a suitable 'nature sounds' soundtrack but most contain birdsong which I think could trick my brain into thinking it's daytime and therefore disturb my sleep. What do you think of...
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    After Many Years of Wearing Headphones for Work, I Developed Tinnitus

    Thanks Michael. I'm taking nothing for granted. I know I could wake up tomorrow morning with it again. At the minute I'm not really aware of it unless I concentrate on it but I know it could flare up again and I want to avoid that at all costs. It may still come back anyway whatever I do to...
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    After Many Years of Wearing Headphones for Work, I Developed Tinnitus

    A quick update for you. I woke up yesterday to find that my tinnitus had greatly reduced in volume. The high pitched tone which seemed to be right inside my head was greatly muted. I went into town and as I walked around the city centre I was aware of all the very noisy things I encountered...
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    After Many Years of Wearing Headphones for Work, I Developed Tinnitus

    Thank you Michael for your advice. It aligns with what I had intended which was to completely avoid headphones and earbuds and not take any further action for the time being to see how things go. I will study the links you have provided. Again thank you so much. I'm glad I found this place.
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    After Many Years of Wearing Headphones for Work, I Developed Tinnitus

    Thanks for the good wishes and advice. I think I'll wait a week or two to see if there's any improvement before going down the scan route, but it's something to bear in mind. I've stopped wearing headphones and earbuds altogether now and hope that somehow my ears/brain can heal itself. I'll...
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    After Many Years of Wearing Headphones for Work, I Developed Tinnitus

    Thanks Stuart. In the past I have had waxy buildup in my ears which then caused my hearing to become muffled. I've had them syringed a few times and in the end I ended up getting my own syringe so that I could do it at home (using olive oil to soften the wax first) which I have done...
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    After Many Years of Wearing Headphones for Work, I Developed Tinnitus

    Hello I'm Kieran. I'm 56. I work as a video editor which means I wear over-ear headphones all day in order to clearly hear the audio as I am editing. As I live in a small terraced house with poor soundproofing, I wear headphones when I want to listen to music. I also wear headphones when I want...