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    Idiopathic Tinnitus — Why Can't I Pop My Ears? ETD?

    @ThorOdinson, hey, I hope you are well. I’ve been doing a lot better. I still have the tinnitus, it’s been a bit up and down. Some days it’s hardly noticeable, some days it’s very noticeable. My main problem is really when going to sleep, can’t live without the jungle forest soundscape in the...
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    Idiopathic Tinnitus — Why Can't I Pop My Ears? ETD?

    Thanks for the reply @Replika. Allergies are another avenue I haven't explored yet - I will try and get myself tested for them. Well I thought I would post something of an update, just as I think things have gotten a bit worse for me over the past few days. So I stopped trying to forcibly pop...
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    Idiopathic Tinnitus — Why Can't I Pop My Ears? ETD?

    No but that is something I will look into, thanks for the suggestion. I have been under a lot of stress, I have been known to grind my teeth when sleeping and I do experience neck pain at times (sometimes have difficulty turning my head) and have a bad posture. Plus I haven’t had any type of...
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    Idiopathic Tinnitus — Why Can't I Pop My Ears? ETD?

    Thank you for the advice @blamingeverything. That’s very helpful. I was vaping a lot of cannabis before this started, I have cut right back as it wasn’t really helping my anxiety around it (that is straight after vaping, after an hour or so I feel more relaxed). Staying busy definitely does...
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    Idiopathic Tinnitus — Why Can't I Pop My Ears? ETD?

    Hi Leila, thank you for your reply. Hyper-focusing is definitely what I’m doing - I’m constantly trying to find a quiet place to listen to the tinnitus to see if it’s got better or worse. I actually thought I was past that stage but one spike set me off again. It’s very difficult for me to...
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    Idiopathic Tinnitus — Why Can't I Pop My Ears? ETD?

    Hi all. I've had tinnitus for just over a month, just in my left ear, started out of nowhere. I'm a 42-year-old man with no health complications. I've seen an ENT. He wasn't very interested. I had a hearing test which shows no issues. No earwax, fluid or sinus issues (though I did have a very...