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Hey guys, yesterday went to my ENT and I have a small ear infection going on. He prescribed me Cipro ear drops, but I read about the horror stories and now I don't wanna take it... I've been able to cope with T and habituate by now, so it would be terrible if it got worse. So, any safe...

And sorry @Bobby B and @devonlee, I won't be able to make your requests.. maybe the sea and the beach pics are good enough? :P @devonlee regarding the db meter phone app, I use this one on my Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.sira.sound&hl=en. Works fairly well, it's not...

Anything below 80db is safe for long periods. After 80db, long exposure can cause damage. At least according to The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). See http://dangerousdecibels.org/education/information-center/decibel-exposure-time-guidelines/ So yeah, anything...

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Hey guys, thanks for the recommendations! Haha I'm at the beach now, the trip went just fine. It took 11h and I did not wear any protection. T is the same. No spikes. Today I had some scares though, first a Helicopter passed right on top of my head, twice. Was quite loud! I mean, wasn't really...

As a Software Engineer, I can relate to that! haha I heard of XMage, maybe I'll give it a try. If you want to teach me some Magic, let's get in touch and play sometime.

Have you tried playing Tabletop Simulator? You can build and play Magic decks there without wasting a penny! That's what I'm doing now when I want to learn about MTG. Here's the game And of course, you can play any tabletop game you want, and other card games too. Such as Yu Gi Oh and...

I tried playing MTGO but it's too hard to keep up with the cards. :/ Maybe you can help? :D Let's play that together. haha

It wasn't noise induced. I had a depression/stressful situation going on back then, and T started out of the blue. Did many hearing tests and all they say is I have normal hearing.

Hey guys! Hope you're all doing alright. So, it's been almost 2 years since I got T, and I have good days and bad days... spikes come and go, just the usual stuff. I'm a little worried right now, because next week I'm taking off to a long car trip (8-9h) to stay a week on vacation (beach, sun...

Yeah, that's my main concern with headphones, I never know when it's loud, all volumes seems to be loud since it's so close to your ears. haha For now I'm sticking with my macbook speakers, it's not that effective, but when I want to enjoy some "silence" I turn it on on low volume and it kinda...

One question though, should I listen to it using headphones, or external speakers should work?

Wow, this looks amazing, thanks a lot @Steve! Will definitely check it out later.

Oh yeah! I was waiting for that game. haha It'll be awesome to play a game knowing that someone with T was able to take a role on its development. I keep telling people that this condition shouldn't change the way you live, nor keep you from doing what you love or follow your dreams. I have T...

Congrats! Really happy for you. After the game's release, can you tell us what's the name of the game? I love playing games, and would definitely check it out. :)

No, I do just fine. Since I got T I do more work than I ever did before. I'm a software engineer, and working with code and algorithms really distracts me from T.

Hey guys, I got The Division on launch (PS4) and it's a nice game, I'm enjoying it. Anyone else playing it?

I'm a Software Engineer living in Brazil, working for a company in California. Mostly doing Python and JavaScript stuff. :-)

Meet Lucy, my lovely samoyed. She always help me on my bad T days.

I'm available pretty much everyday. Work from home. haha Not sure what my username is... is it my character name?

I think we can do that! Please add me on Steam: sudowilliam :)

Let's play some GW2 together! I started recently, but am loving the game. How can we find each other in game? Cheers!

@Xorthian Well, I'm having a good experience with them, not sure how it worked for other people. We need to stick with what works for us. :)

I'm on Reconter (escitalopram), 15mg, works pretty good for me. No side effects that I can feel, my T got quieter, I can habituate better. I think what makes T worse is how we feel about it. The stress, the depression. Once you can handle these feelings, you can just deal with T.

@billie48 Thanks for encouraging me to post my story here! :)

Hey guys! Not really a success story, but decided to share. It's been a 3 months journey, and T is no longer the worst thing in the world for me. I went to a psychiatrist, and now I'm taking antidepressants and feel much better. Life is back to normal, I can do pretty much everything again...

Awesome! Already added you. Send me a msg when you want to play and I'll be there! :pompous:

I did some multiplayer questing, and it felt great! Specially dungeons, they're really fun in groups.

Sounds great! Please send me a message on the PS4 when you want to play, I'll be glad to join you. Games and going out is my way to cope, and I must say it's pretty effective.

Yeah! Final Fantasy 14 is one of the best MMORPGs I've ever played. The only thing that keeps me away from it now is the subscription system and the new expansion, pretty expensive. I played it for a couple of months, but didn't had friends playing together, so I quit. ESO in the other hand is...

If you liked Skyrim, you'll definitely love ESO! It feels like other Elder Scrolls games, but it's an MMORPG. Runs very well on the PS4, great experience. Nice questing system and pvp, although I'm still low level, I've had some fun with it already. I also love crafting, and they have a...

I've been playing mostly Elder Scrolls Online, The Witcher 3 and Destiny. But I have GTA 5, Battlefield Hardline, Dragon Age Inquisition, among many others. I just love games! haha

Ah, I'm also on PS4. If you feel like adding me: SudoWilliam

Hey guys! So, I play a lot of MMORPGs and online games in general (CS: Go, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge, DOTA 2 etc...) Does anyone here play any online games? I'd love to meet and talk to other people that also has tinnitus, and share experiences, besides playing games, of course! Please let me...

Hey guys! It's been more than a month since I posted this, and my T is still here. I went to a psychiatrist, and now I'm taking antidepressants and feel much better. Life is back to normal, I can do pretty much everything again and enjoy it (including work, which is something I really love)...

Thank you so much for your kind words, Karen. Me and my wife really appreciate it. I did read the "Don't panic" section, and it helped a lot. I'll talk to my doctor next week and see if he can prescribe prednisone, thanks for suggesting it! I hope this goes away soon, but until then, I'll stay...

Hello, guys! It took me a few weeks to come here and introduce myself, but here we go... My name is William, I'm 24, from Brazil, and I have T. This is hard to say, but my tinnitus started after a really stressful month of my life. My wife and I lost our third child (she gets pregnant, keeps...