Suicidal

[PeteJ]

How does the receiver know when a loud sound like a gunshot is coming and does it react fast enough so no loud sound goes through?

Maybe the programmer has to watch every single movie and TV show in existence so they know?

 

[kingsfan]

I don't know the specifics. Probably uses DSP to set some sort of peak waveform threshold.

I have two home theater setups (I don't watch TVs without appropriately sized external speakers) both using Denon receivers with Audyssey. I set them to max (midnight) dynamic volume setting. I'm not sure how I'd watch TV without it.

 

[dan]

I don't know the specifics. Probably uses DSP to set some sort of peak waveform threshold.

I have two home theater setups (I don't watch TVs without appropriately sized external speakers) both using Denon receivers with Audyssey. I set them to max (midnight) dynamic volume setting. I'm not sure how I'd watch TV without it.

So if someone screams in a movie, the receiver just instantly turns the scream to an ambient noise level?

 

[dan]

Maybe the programmer has to watch every single movie and TV show in existence so they know?

It's possible...

 

[Contrast]

If I was healthier and able bodied and could drive I would apply myself to things like volunteer clean up work, taking up a programming language (Java interests me) and image editing as a hobby (since I am actually starting to get good + adjustment layers were recently added in one of my free Adobe alternatives). But I can't drive. My parent is too poor to afford a cell phone or car insurance. So she can't drive either.

I live in a shit hole life and the only way to make myself happy is to lose touch with reality.

I hope everyone else is doing well.

 

[Vassili]

If I was healthier and able bodied and could drive I would apply myself to things like volunteer clean up work, taking up a programming language (Java interests me) and image editing as a hobby (since I am actually starting to get good + adjustment layers were recently added in one of my free Adobe alternatives). But I can't drive. My parent is too poor to afford a cell phone or car insurance. So she can't drive either.

I live in a shit hole life and the only way to make myself happy is to lose touch with reality.

I hope everyone else is doing well.

Sorry to hear about your struggle, @Contrast. I hope things would change for you.

But what about your tinnitus? Did it go away?

 

[Marcuso22]

To: Contrast

Do you consider TRT a scam as well?

 

[pleasejuststop]

Anyone else here have chronic pain and tinnitus? Only 21. As if life couldn't be pushing me over the edge more.

 

[Exit]

Anyone else here have chronic pain and tinnitus? Only 21. As if life couldn't be pushing me over the edge more.

Pain not all days, but most days for hours, for the last 18 years.

 

[Zugzug]

Hey, look at that. Another day I wish I was dead. Only like 800+ in a row... yawn.

 

[dan]

Do you consider TRT a scam as well?

Any intelligent person considers TRT a scam lol. We are in the age of RNA vaccines but for tinnitus we have white noise just below tinnitus perception. They've been scamming us since 1990 with it.

 

[Damocles]

To: Contrast

Do you know that TRT is a scam diverting funds from research into actual tinnitus treatments as well?

FTFY.

Also, I'm pretty sure he does.

 

[danielthor]

Do you guys get spikes indoors in your homes? Dropping things? The TV (accidentally too loud) - stuff that would be perhaps irritating to someone else without tinnitus or with mild tinnitus - but for you, it contributes to a louder spike?

I am absolute f***ing tortured right now and that's saying a lot since it's always bad. But, now a spike from that.

The only things that spike it this bad are fire alarms, sirens outside and dental work.

But, this time indoors - a noise too loud.

I am just curious how it happens to others here who consider their tinnitus extra loud and severe.

I know spikes can last a while but I can't curb my anxiety. This is hell. :-(

It's also affecting both ears and brain. Usually, my right ear tinnitus is noticeably worse than the left.

I made a similar post not too long ago. I used to get extremely severe spikes from anything including eating. I'm noticing a trend now where if I stay in silence for 2 weeks straight the reactivity dies down. Last week I was able to go drive for over an hour on the highway without any spike. This was after 3 weeks of silence and not something I would have imagined doing ever again. I just recently dropped a plate on the floor and now the reactivity is back. I'll be extra cautious from now on and will stay in silence as much as I can for the rest of the year. I'm more than hopeful now that my tinnitus is going to vanish. I'm absolutely convinced.

 

[PeteJ]

Anyone else here have chronic pain and tinnitus? Only 21. As if life couldn't be pushing me over the edge more.

Yes, but way older than that.

 

[PeteJ]

Any intelligent person considers TRT a scam lol. We are in the age of RNA vaccines but for tinnitus we have white noise just below tinnitus perception. They've been scamming us since 1990 with it.

All current treatments on tinnitus is a scam.

 

[PeteJ]

I made a similar post not too long ago. I used to get extremely severe spikes from anything including eating. I'm noticing a trend now where if I stay in silence for 2 weeks straight the reactivity dies down. Last week I was able to go drive for over an hour on the highway without any spike. This was after 3 weeks of silence and not something I would have imagined doing ever again. I just recently dropped a plate on the floor and now the reactivity is back. I'll be extra cautious from now on and will stay in silence as much as I can for the rest of the year. I'm more than hopeful now that my tinnitus is going to vanish. I'm absolutely convinced.

Is it mild? I have severe tinnitus. It doesn't vanish.

I know people in real life with mild tinnitus. A friend who has it, has had it for years.

Imho, the best to have is mild tinnitus that fluctuates in which it's barely perceptible.

 

[PeteJ]

If you use streaming instead of Cable TV and DVD/Blu-ray/4K discs, Apple TV's also have volume reduction feature. That's still around a $150 US cost, but still less than all the components needed for a 5.1 system.

I can't afford that. I don't pay for cable. I had help - I didn't buy my TV.

Waiting to get disability - $ then can finance a better sound situation than using TV speakers which is not ideal, obviously.

 

[PeteJ]

Any intelligent person considers TRT a scam lol. We are in the age of RNA vaccines but for tinnitus we have white noise just below tinnitus perception. They've been scamming us since 1990 with it.

Are you vaccinated, dan? I hope not. I think you're a good guy. It would be unfortunate if you decided to. Anyway, take care.

 

[dan]

Are you vaccinated, dan? I hope not. I think you're a good guy. It would be unfortunate if you decided to. Anyway, take care.

My mother had 1 shot of Pfizer last winter. She had ZERO side effects, no headache, no fever, no fatigue, absolutely nothing except the soreness due to the needle. I told her she was lucky and she must have gotten a placebo lol.

Thanks, I think you're a good guy too

 

[danielthor]

Is it mild? I have severe tinnitus. It doesn't vanish.

I know people in real life with mild tinnitus. A friend who has it, has had it for years.

Imho, the best to have is mild tinnitus that fluctuates in which it's barely perceptible.

The baseline is moderate / severe. The spikes are deafening, extremely suicide-level severe. There aren't enough words to describe how severe it is, and I'm forced to sit with it with earplugs in because of extremely severe hyperacusis.

 

[Stacken77]

The baseline is moderate / severe. The spikes are deafening, extremely suicide-level severe. There aren't enough words to describe how severe it is, and I'm forced to sit with it with earplugs in because of extremely severe hyperacusis.

We seem to have a similar baseline. What distresses me the most is that mine gets 1-2 points more intrusive on the 1-10 scale by 9 pm. It never fails. It's just straight up intrusive and very close just when I'm trying to sleep. I'm somewhat habituated, so most nights I'm able to fall asleep regardless, but I still dread the night.

 

[tpj]

Are you vaccinated, dan? I hope not. I think you're a good guy. It would be unfortunate if you decided to. Anyway, take care.

What's wrong with being vaccinated?

 

[pleasejuststop]

I'm in a horrible state and having nonstop panic attacks and sobbing and yelling so loud the upstairs neighbors can hear because I'm just scared. I'm just so tired of this and already have been having such a rough time for so long. Next week I have to take a flight with a bad foot injury and I'm taking potentially ototoxic pain meds and I'm so stressed.

 

[danielthor]

We seem to have a similar baseline. What distresses me the most is that mine gets 1-2 points more intrusive on the 1-10 scale by 9 pm. It never fails. It's just straight up intrusive and very close just when I'm trying to sleep. I'm somewhat habituated, so most nights I'm able to fall asleep regardless, but I still dread the night.

Mirtazapine saves me on that front. I have nights where it's incredibly obnoxious, but I sleep through all the same.

 

[PeteJ]

My mother had 1 shot of Pfizer last winter. She had ZERO side effects, no headache, no fever, no fatigue, absolutely nothing except the soreness due to the needle. I told her she was lucky and she must have gotten a placebo lol.

Thanks, I think you're a good guy too

Imho, she's lucky/fortunate.

You have probably read some of my comments on vaccines, right?

It's my opinion that the COVID-19 "vaccines" have a mix of substances in them. Some lucky people get a placebo. You were exactly right even though I know you were j/k.

Others are not so lucky. They get something harmful that worsens tinnitus, causes heart problems or any number of side effects.

 

[PeteJ]

The baseline is moderate / severe. The spikes are deafening, extremely suicide-level severe. There aren't enough words to describe how severe it is, and I'm forced to sit with it with earplugs in because of extremely severe hyperacusis.

I hear you. Your hyperacusis sounds worse than mine but I still get ear pain from various loud sounds.

I hate wearing earplugs for more than a few seconds at a time though for obvious reasons - the tinnitus is isolated and that's all I hear. It's unbearable.

 

[Kriszti]

Imho, she's lucky/fortunate.

You have probably read some of my comments on vaccines, right?

It's my opinion that the COVID-19 "vaccines" have a mix of substances in them. Some lucky people get a placebo. You were exactly right even though I know you were j/k.

Others are not so lucky. They get something harmful that worsens tinnitus, causes heart problems or any number of side effects.

Just out of curiosity, even though this topic probably should be moved into the appropriate thread, why would certain people get placebo when they are not in a clinical phase and follow-up would be difficult? I struggle to find logic behind this statement other than an excuse to explain why people are not experiencing all the horrors that you attribute to the vaccines? And just to be clear, I'm not denying that vaccines may have side effects and even have an adverse effect on tinnitus.

 

[kingsfan]

Imho, she's lucky/fortunate.

You have probably read some of my comments on vaccines, right?

It's my opinion that the COVID-19 "vaccines" have a mix of substances in them. Some lucky people get a placebo. You were exactly right even though I know you were j/k.

Others are not so lucky. They get something harmful that worsens tinnitus, causes heart problems or any number of side effects.

I also had no side effects; no headache, no fever, no fatigue... just a sore arm and louder tinnitus

 

[tpj]

I also had no side effects; no headache, no fever, no fatigue... just a sore arm and louder tinnitus

Did your louder tinnitus fade? I want to get vaccinated but don't know what to do. COVID-19 can also make tinnitus worse.

 

[PeteJ]

I also had no side effects; no headache, no fever, no fatigue... just a sore arm and louder tinnitus

Can you get louder tinnitus from a placebo?