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El BUZZ
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Quality weekend with friends in the woods. I can't stand my Humpty Dumpty face but it is what it is...
Elmer B Fuddled
Member
- Feb 11, 2019
- 1,325
- Tinnitus Since
- 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- plugged nasal eustachian tube
Member- Jul 8, 2019
- 1,160
- Tinnitus Since
- 1991
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Loud Music / family history
El BUZZ
Member
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1,133
- Tinnitus Since
- 01/2020
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Noise
I might have missed something the 30 years I've been under a rock... Who's Gargamel...?
For what it's worth I think you look just very Spanish... The girls still like you so not really a big problem
Try growing some inner ear hair...
- Oct 30, 2020
- 598
- Tinnitus Since
- 10/2020
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Noise (likely headphones & cars), Acoustic trauma did me in
Great idea @Exit!
Maybe we should inject some of this sh*t into our ears to promote hair cell growth?
Obviously, don't inject this crap into your ear lol
I didn't know either @Exit.I might have missed something the 30 years I've been under a rock... Who's Gargamel...?
But a quick internet search told me he's this guy:
and apparently the main antagonist of The Smurfs.
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1,133
- Tinnitus Since
- 01/2020
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Noise
- Aug 7, 2021
- 1,478
- Tinnitus Since
- 2012 (mild) & 04/2021 (severe)
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Ototoxicity (2012) Unknown-likely noise induce (2021)
Late last night in Central Park. It was nice to have the park all to myself. My apologies for these amateurish photos. They are definitely not up to Norwegian standards. I'll do better next time.
- Jan 16, 2020
- 436
- Tinnitus Since
- 1992
- Cause of Tinnitus
- noise? infection? negative stress? other?
Lucky you!
Here in cold gray wet Europe in January what you got there is a feast for the eyes.
- Jan 16, 2020
- 436
- Tinnitus Since
- 1992
- Cause of Tinnitus
- noise? infection? negative stress? other?
First impressions and all that... but a shame that tinnitus struck you in such tender years.
Then again, with the research machinery finally in motion... and the years ticking by, you might get prison release.
I'm saying yours truly and perhaps my other cell-mates of more mature years like Jazzer will be stuck in prison.
- Aug 7, 2021
- 1,478
- Tinnitus Since
- 2012 (mild) & 04/2021 (severe)
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Ototoxicity (2012) Unknown-likely noise induce (2021)
Awesome! Is this view located in Edgewater, New Jersey? That's where I want to move in the future. Great area.
Correct, but I'm on the top of the hill. I love the area, very peaceful and rent prices are not bad.
- Jul 8, 2019
- 1,160
- Tinnitus Since
- 1991
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Loud Music / family history
El BUZZ
Member
Have I said that I am a Japanese green tea junkie? I've been drinking the elixir for decades now on a daily basis. And no, no negative impact on my tinnitus. Here is part of my Tokoname teapots collection.
El BUZZ
Member
Japanese green tea is considered to be very healthy stuff. I have two or three cups (depending on variety) every morning. Contrary to Western tea, Japanese is drunk in small cups (70 ml approx). It's a very complex flavor not suitable for every palate. Go for the loose option and stay away from tea bags if you want to give it a try.
I get the teapots directly from Japan. They are 100% handmade by master potters in the region Tokoname, with the oldest pottery tradition in Japan. Teapots are considered to be the pinnacle of wheel turning as it is really difficult to master the precision and artistry required to make them.
They also are perfect tools to brew Japanese green tea.
The smallest one is from Ito Gafu. Red one is from Yutaro Yamada. Darkest one from Hokuryu III.
Please, take a look at how they're made, although my three are way smaller than that in the video. The more you drink tea, the smaller the teapot.
Could you recommend a specific brand of tea or a specific product I could order online? There are not many options for Matcha in Spanish supermarkets.
I drink Green tea everyday, but it is a cheap Chinese kind. Loose tea leaves produced in China. I buy it at Chinese shops. There is a range of qualities. They do not sell Japanese tea, which is think must be more expensive and maybe sold in smaller amounts.
Do you buy the teapots online and they are sent to you from Japan?
MindOverMatter
Member
- Jun 29, 2020
- 603
- Tinnitus Since
- 2004
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Unknown (possibly stress related, and later sound induced)
Just found out today that the electric vehicle I drive from time to time, Kia Soul EV, has an own program with different soundscapes; nature sound, birds, waves, rain, fire crackling and cityscape/ambient.
Seems to play continuously when turned on, and quality audio.
Will definitely be using this as pleasant sound therapy when driving to work and so forth.
Seems to play continuously when turned on, and quality audio.
Will definitely be using this as pleasant sound therapy when driving to work and so forth.
El BUZZ
Member
I guess you're drinking gunpowder tea.
Thing with green tea is that it absorbs pesticides and metals very easily, so you've to be careful with what you drink.
First of all, Japanese green tea is a completely different thing from Western tea. It is drunk in small 70 ml cups, contrary to Western 250 ml/300 ml mugs. It's everything about concentrated flavors and properties.
There is a wide lot of varieties, a world similar to wine and as with wine, plagued with speculation.
There are three main types:
- Sencha. The most popular, affordable and best introductory step. 100% grown under the sun.
- Kabusecha. My favorite. Half shaded grown.
- Gyokuro. Most expensive one. Grown in full shadow.
Expect a new flavor rather than the one we occidentals are used to, independently of being used to Chinese or Indian tea.
Seaweed, umami, milkyness, freshness... That's what you will find with Japanese tea.
Then there is the Matcha, which I've never tried so I can't say a word about it.
Where you brew it plays a crucial role on what you're going to get in your cup.
A full clay tiny teapot is my recommendation. Stay away from stainless steel filters and go for clay ones. Tiny teapots allow leaves to unfold and have enough room to spread their flavor and benefits without the constriction found in teabags or ball filters (stay clear from those). Also, a tiny teapot will let almost no room for air inside there, granting a stable hot temperature along the whole brewing. Tokoname clay is also said to react to tea and give it a rounder and more mellow flavor. All my teapots are from there.
Punto De Te is a Spanish tea shop with a decent catalogue of Japanese tea, they're based in Madrid and serve online orders.
For a nice teapot you will enjoy and appreciate for a lifetime I'd recommend you get this one. Is an investment you'll celebrate having done if you become an usual to Japanese tea. One of the cheapest options but a really really good one. 100% handmade.
Another good thing about this type of tea is that you can reinfuse the same leaves several times, so is not that costly as one could think at first.
Well, I think Ive covered the main aspects and, it is weird that we both being Spanish have shared all this in English... LOL.
Un fuerte abrazo, Juan. Espero haberte ayudado y te animo a que le des una oportunidad a esta maravilla de bebida.
That's a very beautiful teapot! Thanks a lot for the link and the recommendation for a tea shop in Madrid. I am going to get that teapot and get started on Japanese green tea.
My experience with teapots so far is limited. I bought an iron teapot from a supermarket in Spain, and very soon it got rust inside (in less than a year I think)... I stopped using it.
Now I just use hot water and pour it on Chinese green tea leaves sitting on a big Dunoon mug.
A long time ago I visited Japan and bought an expensive Arita Yaki teaset (teapot and teacups) at Isetan in Tokyo as a gift for my parents. It has a bamboo handle.
In hindsight I think it would have been better to get a more practical teaset for daily use, as my parents have that teaset sitting at their place as decoration... it's porcelain, something similar to this:
https://www.thes-du-japon.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_127_10&products_id=1031
https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/1031797672/arita-yaki-ware-taza-de-te-verde-y
Un fuerte abrazo y gracias por las recomendaciones!
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