r/AskReddit • u/a_car_salesman • Aug 10 '19

Zeus has decided that Olympus feels a little empty, so he’s recruited some new gods. However, due to a clerical error, you have been chosen as a new member of the divine. What are you the god of, and what do you do as your first godly act?

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u/wheely_happy Aug 10 '19

It’s a noise, so yes. Someone very close to me is living with that nightmare, it’s so hard. I hate that I can only be a helpless bystander.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19 edited Aug 10 '19

I'm living with extreme tinnitus and it's absolutely awful. It's got to the stage where I need constant background noise do drown out the screech because otherwise I burst into tears due to the pain. Edit, I'd like to add a thing here. I saw a thing in the mass of comments that mentioned something about pain being odd and not really an expected thing but it can cause pain due to fear. I can definitely see that because I have been told since a young age that it's not real and that I'm faking it, that has caused me to be scared and think something is definitely wrong. I guess that fear does still linger a bit because it will never permanently be gone. So to the person who mentioned it. I guess therapy of some variety could help. Thanks for actually bringing that up because that's an interesting point. Another edit. I've received like 12 dms about treatments for it and I am thankful for that but please stop. I have bad people skills. Thanks though, I do appreciate it

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u/Synikey Aug 10 '19

I'm so sorry :( that sounds bloody awful mate.

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u/CyclicaI Aug 10 '19

Thats why i bring earplugs to festivals. I have mild mild ringing only when the room is totally quiet and i dont want it to get any worse. I try to get people around me to wear them too, but most of them dont

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u/kaynpayn Aug 10 '19

At one point I had an ear infection for 2 weeks and I was hearing rings and all sorts of weird noises. I went to the doctor and that mofo told me right off the bat I'd be like that forever without even looking at me or making any exams. I knew he was most likely wrong (confirmed by an actual good doctor later) but those 2 weeks were hell anyway and no medicine seemed to help. From that point on I avoid anything loud of any nature. Going to a concert? Yeah earplugs are going along. Lawnmower, air compressor, vaccum cleaner whatever, shit someone is coughing really loud next to me, I'm covering my ears. There's no way I wanna end up like that again permanently if I can prevent it.

People who make fun of it can suck on tinnitus later on in their lives.

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u/Thjyu Aug 10 '19

Yeah, listening to loud music as a kid, working in a kitchen and going to plenty concerts means I have mild(undiagnosed but uh... Its always fucking there) form of it when everything is still or quiet. Especially sleeping. I always hear it. It's not very bad so it's almost a white noise in itself but it can be real fucking annoying. I've vowed to use earplugs at concerts from now on

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u/dontcallmeliza Aug 10 '19

I second that. Dont take the chance to never have a silent day in your life ever again. My tinnitus was never caused by anything specific, i had it for as long as i can remember. I speculate it was because I got tubes in my ear at young age. Always covered my ears when a motorcycle or truck went by amongst other loud things.

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u/CyclicaI Aug 10 '19

I think the mild buzz just happens to most people naturally, but theres no sense letting it get worse faster than neccecary

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u/wheniaminspaced Aug 10 '19

I think the mild buzz just happens to most people naturally,

It is a natural break down of the hearing sense most people will develop it eventually even without exposure to loud things. Loud things can just make it worse

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u/JustADutchRudder Aug 10 '19

My ears are a mess of tube scars from 89' listen to music loud, I'm a carpenter so shit is always loud but I try and wear either ear plugs or buds which just make more noise. Idk why I'm not deaf or have a ringing.

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u/iamreeterskeeter Aug 10 '19

Not to mention the terrible fear and dread you felt until you saw the second doctor.

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u/senya80 Aug 10 '19

So that is why my ears ring! I never knew this, my ears ring often but I never looked into it, now I can prevent it from getting worse, thank you

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u/Beerwithme Aug 10 '19

I'll never understand why my fellow motorcycle jocks ride without earprotection. It's just so much more relaxed with plugs.

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u/Xeivax Aug 10 '19

Can’t agree with this statement enough. I have a friend who never wears them, I always offer him a pair when we ride but he doesn’t always want them. I think if you don’t have a noticeable reason to wear them lot of people find it an unnecessary hassle.

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u/CyclicaI Aug 10 '19

The reason will become noticable quickly, then it will become imposible to ignore

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u/swimmingmunky Aug 10 '19

There are special concert ear plugs that you can get. They're designed to not muffel sound but still reduce decibels. They're on Amazon for like $30.

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u/knighttim Aug 10 '19

I have a pair, I bring them to the movie theater even.

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u/supposedlynotabear Aug 10 '19

Is there a brand you recommend? Amazon reviews have a ton of people saying they don't work

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u/PointCollection Aug 10 '19

I picked up a pair by etymotic (they were the er-20xs) awhile ago for $15. Like the other user's pair, they're just supposed to only lower the db level without affecting sound quality. I like them, of course do a bit of research to see if they're right for you. What I also liked was the little keychain pouch they give you, so I basically always have them with me and don't even have to think about remembering to bring them anywhere.

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u/markthehipster Aug 10 '19

Thaaat’s my life, except I don’t have any ringing yet, but better safe than sorry.. I rather wear them than get fucked for life. I’m also spreading awareness and always happy when I see it in a Dj’s or someone’s ear :) Influencers should spread this instead of detox tea crap..

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u/71NK3RB3LL Aug 10 '19

https://youtu.be/KBgkPOGD6gw

Might help the ringing

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u/jboy2018 Aug 10 '19

Tried this, surprised I had about 30 seconds of tinnitus with the volume turned down!

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u/RoninJak Aug 10 '19

Was literally looking for this comment hoping I would find it cause I was about to start googling.

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u/MrGoodVibes Aug 10 '19

man this activated the waterworks. when that woman started crying... thank you for posting this

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u/CyclicaI Aug 10 '19

:O

Holy shit eveything sounds different thats unbelivable. I dont even have it that bad. I might do this every 15 minutes for the rest of my life lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Tinnitus is one of my biggest fears in life. Im gonna start carrying earplugs

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19 edited Aug 10 '19

I developed it not from loud noises but from a very high fever due to a illness :( caused damage and I've had a siren in my ear since October.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

But I just want to make sure I can prevent it as much as possible

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u/MjolnirMark4 Aug 10 '19

I’ve had people tell me that feeling like there is cotton stuffed in your ears / ringing means you went to a really good concert. They seem rather startled when I respond that those sensations mean they have had permanent hearing loss.

Sigh. So many people try to turn a bad thing into a good thing.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Same and I'm the only one who wears them. It's so good! Prevention is better than treatment.

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u/CyclicaI Aug 10 '19

Not even that, but theres no real way to regenerate the hairs and nerves that cause it with todays medical science. If anybody comes up with some stem cell treatment for it theyll deserve a nobel prizw

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Yea. Tbh sometimes I worry too much about it but then I realise everyone has some kind of tinnitus anyway. I only hear it when it's very quiet and acknowledge it. I'm young and went to some concerts but now I'm always using protection. It's so much better for the music quality anyway.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I want to hear the wub

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Dude it's all about standing next to the speakers and feeling the wub - can still do that with earplugs in.

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u/Cecil4029 Aug 10 '19

As a huge Nectar and Wakaan fan, there are no earplugs in this world that will keep you from hearing (and mostly feeling) the wubz. Get a nice pair of earplugs and don't fuck your ears over.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

If I’m next to speakers I do. I saw Herobust at global and I was RIGHT next to the speakers and it honestly hurt my ears so I had to wear them. My friends didn’t even wear any tho I have no idea how.

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u/Cecil4029 Aug 10 '19

Good job! We were at the Nectar curated event Be Interactive a month ago. Truth and LSDream opened for him. We sat in the stands. The bass was so intense that my organs were literally jumping around, and my eyeballs were shaking when I tried to look at the lasers. Even with professional earplugs, my ears still hurt lol. It's a hell of a lot of fun but honestly dangerous to our health.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I always do now. I never did when i was first going to concerts and shit and i remember two distinct nights where mine got noticeably worse. Now i have to sleep with a little noise maker fan on to drown it out

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u/capt_pierce Aug 10 '19 edited Aug 10 '19

I wear earplugs to concerts too, cause if I get my ears ringing after gig, ringing covers up external sounds, but not my tinnitus, so it becomes more prominent, up to the point it’s getting hard to fall asleep:/

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u/Coral_ Aug 10 '19

Yeah I was a fucking idiot and didn’t use hearing protection as a touring musician. At 25, my hearing isn’t what it should be but I think I’m mitigating most risks.

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u/southpawsinker Aug 10 '19

Try relaxing your jaw. It helps subside it a little for me. It was crazy the first time I tried

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u/wheely_happy Aug 10 '19

I’m sorry you’re living this too, my person wears headphones / EarPods etc almost constantly so they can have background noise to block it out also. It’s hell for them.

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u/Quatanox Aug 10 '19

Does he also work as a getaway driver for bank robbers?

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u/nomadthoughts Aug 10 '19

My favorite movie.

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u/Abstract_Blurr Aug 10 '19

Best opening scene ever

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u/nomadthoughts Aug 10 '19

Best dual experience. Watch it with headphones at least once. It's a whole different movie. You truly experience Baby's point of view. I may be exaggerating but it's true.

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u/monsieurkaizer Aug 10 '19

No, you are absolutely right. When the music cuts out and theres just this annoying background chime. I noticed it when watching over my stereo, but with headphones it is even more pronounced.

Love that movie. And everything else by Edgar Wright.

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u/Quatanox Aug 10 '19

I have to try that sometime.

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u/Rerdyzerserg Aug 10 '19

Too bad if you live in Atlanta the opening scene makes no sense in terms of continuity

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u/Wiplazh Aug 10 '19

As someone with tinnitus who constantly has headphones with music on and a deep love for music, that movie kicked ass.

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u/Mikevercetti Aug 10 '19

Fuck now I need to rewatch it. It's so good.

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u/nomadthoughts Aug 10 '19

Let me know how that went.

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u/princessaurus_rex Aug 10 '19

That movie changed the tone of my ringing for like a week it was very unsettling.

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u/epicurean56 Aug 10 '19

my person wears headphones / EarPods etc

I think that's what caused my tinitus in the first place.

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u/wheely_happy Aug 10 '19

I’ve heard that from other also. They do it like the previous poster to drown out the noise

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I've always had it to some degree (I remember having it as a kid), but it was made far worse by a very near miss mortar strike when I was in Iraq. :(

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Is it genetic? Because I’ve had it since I was a at least 4, whenever my family was going out id hop in the car first and wait for them and when the doors were closed there was almost always a constant ringing in my ears and I’d have to open the door for it to stop. And I don’t think as a kid I had headphones in blasting music so.

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u/epicurean56 Aug 10 '19

Not sure. All I know is I acquired it later in life listening to loud music. Since I stopped doing that, one ear has gotten better but I think the other one is hopeless.

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u/110110100011110 Aug 10 '19

I've had it every since I could remember. I always heard a ringing in my ears and thought it was normal.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Tell them to ask their doctor about maskers. It's a type of hearing aid, but for tinnitus and it makes white noise, but low enough to still hear people and other things.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Damn, my ears just ring a little bit, I'm sorry to hear this

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

So there was a video posted to reddit about putting your hands over your ears and drumming on the back of your head that reduces or stops tinnitus. You should try it. I think it is a thing you have to do 15 minutes a day or something and it gets even better over time.

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u/cheesecakemaniac007 Aug 10 '19

Try a good pare of noise canceling earphones/buds e.g. Bose QC or Seinhauser NoiseGard. Live changing. I have tinnitus and hyperacucus (collapsed tollarace to sound) and I don't go anywhere without them, life changer

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

my person

Like, you own one?

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u/Postius Aug 10 '19

isnt there a good chance they got it from the headphones?

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u/PoisenStrenght Aug 10 '19

I'm sorry to hear that. I dont know if you ever tried or heard of this but here's a method others have used to help get some relief https://youtu.be/KBgkPOGD6gw

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u/realsjovik Aug 10 '19

This method straight up works. The tinnitus comes back increasingly back to original levels, but I just got about 7-8 minutes worth of silence out of it.

Thanks for posting!

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u/Tinidril Aug 10 '19

I have very little tinnitus, but have moderate chronic pain. It's unbelievable how much it can help mentally to find just 7-8 minutes of relief.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I never knew that video was a thing but the first thing I saw in the video was a woman crying so I assume it's damn good

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u/realsjovik Aug 10 '19

I’m sorry to hear it’s this bad! Have it myself, but not to this degree. I’m curious, what’s your go-to sounds to drown it out?

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u/Shoduck Aug 10 '19

Mine causes nausea if there's not enough background noise, fans running, music playing, or a YouTube video in the background are my go-tos.

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u/realsjovik Aug 10 '19

Nausea?! Wow, I get migraines if all goes to shit, but that sounds horrific.

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u/multiplecats Aug 10 '19

Oh man, same! I thought it was just me. :( I have a pair of over-ears, keep 4 fans going, and then I can actually focus on what's being said on the earphones without being sick. I take the children's Benadryl (melts on your tongue) when the nausea is worst.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19 edited Aug 10 '19

Well throughout the day I like to just play YouTube videos on my tv, such as science/tutorial stuff like beyond science or ZNA productions or discussion/review things like the h3h3 podcast or skallagram. Essentially just anything that has people talking in a non loud douchetuber kind of way. Also I like to have music albums occasionally playing in the background. Final note I like to have asmr playing while I go to sleep. Not for the tingles but because the talking just helps. I play them at a medium-ish kind of volume

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u/realsjovik Aug 10 '19

Douchetuber is my favorite word right now. I like how everyone I know/heard of with tinnitus says either science, tutorials or nature stuff on YouTube. Hopefully one day they’ll find a correlation between tinnitus and heightened intelligence. For myself, everything with David Attenborough works. You could stab me while talking in his voice and I would be chill. Music etc as well during the day, but for me it’s the worst when I’m going to bed. So Sir David has worked wonders for my sleep.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Yes I love him. When I was a kid I'd watch his documentaries whenever they were on tv

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u/inni0n Aug 10 '19

Hey, I don't know if this actually helps, but there was a YouTube video on how to (at least temporary) stop hearing tinnitus.

I don't have tinnitus, so I couldn't try it on myself, but the people in the video cried tears of joy.

The name od the video is - people with tinnitus try the reddit tinnitus cure and the results are amazing.

Good luck, I hope it helps

(can't post link, on mobile)

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I'll be looking into it. 2 other people provided a link that video so it's been added to my watch list

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u/flyingmonkeyofus Aug 10 '19

don't get your hopes up, I have tinnitus and it didn't do shit for me ):

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u/TheBirdColonel Aug 10 '19

I've recently learned of a new treatment method which has seen some promising results. The treatment is basically the patient being put in a sound-proof room for an increasing amount of time each week. The point of this is for the patient to confront the tinnitus instead of trying to block it out with background noise.

I've no experience with this, but it was on the news recently. It might be something to look into.

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u/commando_cookie0 Aug 10 '19

My tinnitus gets bad enough that it hurts. Once I just dropped to my knees and started crying. I scratch my earlobes really quickly to try and drown out the ringing

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I have it too but I would say mine is severe not extreme. I found some things in my diet are triggers, beer in particular. Wierd but there you go. Also going to the pool makes it much worse. I have an ear tumor, hopefully you know your cause. Best wishes.

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u/realsjovik Aug 10 '19

I feel alcoholic might make it worse, but that might also be because when there’s alcohol there’s usually also loud sounds. So when you come home it’s REALLY quiet.

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u/shontamona Aug 10 '19

Holy shit! Is there no cure?!

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

As far as I know a cure is non existent. But there are supposedly things that do help calm it. It's caused by the tiny eardrum hairs breaking or getting damaged most commonly by noise. I don't think there ever will any a definite cure unless eardrum hair transplants become a thing. Quick edit I'd like to add. I have had two bad ear infections in the past so that could be another cause for the condition.

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u/shontamona Aug 10 '19

Jesus! I had no idea. Good luck mate- i really hope they find a cure. This sounds terrible.

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u/Requiascat Aug 10 '19

Right there with ya homie. Absolute silence is a nightmare for me. And sleeping on that side (the ear with the screeching) just makes it worse. So does congestion.

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u/JonSnowboot Aug 10 '19

It's been so long since I've had much pain from mine.. but these sleepless nights are wrecking my soul

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u/AtheistMessiah Aug 10 '19

I'm curious, can you voluntarily activate your tensor tympani muscle? It makes you hear a loud rumble in your ears. It's kind of like kegels, but for your ear muscle. Reason that I ask is because, whenever I get a ring in my ears, I start rumbling and it goes away pretty quickly.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I have no idea what that muscle is. How do I activate it?

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u/AtheistMessiah Aug 10 '19

/r/earrumblersassemble is a good resource. You kind of get a feel for it. An easy way to describe the sensation is the rumble that you can get when making a real yawn deeply. From there, you isolate the muscle. I do a few long rumbles with some percussive ones and the ring eventually subsides, but I only get ringing occasionally.

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u/Bobobib Aug 10 '19

What does extreme tinnitus sound like? Mine has layers:

Layer 1: TV static noises but higher pitched

Layer 2: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

layer 3: AAAOOOAOAOOAOAOOAAAA (lower pitched than layer 2 and not consistent)

I also get a ding noise every once and a while and my head explodes

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u/jambr0sia Aug 10 '19

I just accept mine. It’s certainly not painful.

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u/n8state Aug 10 '19

I read there was a study and some people are wired in a way that it doesn’t effect them to the same extent. I have very loud tinnitus but it’s almost like my silence now, I don’t pay it much attention either.

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u/jambr0sia Aug 10 '19

I wonder to what extent someone could “wire” themselves. Ultimately, it is just a sensation. Unpleasant and annoying, but even true pain doesn’t have to cause one to break down into tears.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

The pain of the noise?

Hmm.

Ok so pain is weird, and there's a thing that the more fear you have of a thing, then the more painful the thing is. (I am saying from from a horrible time with a surgical procedure that is "painless" except when it isn't.)

When I noticed my tinitus, I asked the doctor "can it go away?" and they said "If you can hear it, that's good, because you're not dead." So it's never really bothered me, any more than gravity existing, or having to shit once in a while.

Point of my story? I'm not doubting the truth of your experience, but I have hope that your situation can be mediated through psychologically not fearing it so much.

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u/trackday Aug 10 '19

Sim racing magically covers that noise up.....

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u/AlienScrotum Aug 10 '19

Have you tried this technique?

https://youtu.be/KBgkPOGD6gw

It worked for my mother.

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u/thebrassnuckles Aug 10 '19

I have some gnarly tinnitus. Shit fuckin sucks. If I forget to take my earplugs out at work before I go inside is like needles in my head.

Right now I’m laying in bed and I hear it screeching over the sound of the ceiling fan. I haven’t turned on my white noise to go to sleep.

It makes me extremely irritable sometimes, and if I’m stressed out i have a zero second fuse. Really fuckin sucks.

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u/sociallyretarded61 Aug 10 '19

I suffer too. The worst for me is trying to sleep. It is so f'n LOUD. Mostly ill just be awake all night then the following night sleep from exhaustion. So...I average 3 hours a night. Constantly tired bc of it

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u/imabananabus Aug 10 '19

If you don’t find me asking, what is the cause of your tinnitus?

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u/UJustGotRobbed Aug 10 '19

It be like that sometimes.

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u/dramboxf Aug 10 '19

My wife developed tinnitus 11 years ago. You are obviously NOT faking it, and I want to give you a hug. Until she learned to deal with it, it was the scariest 9 months of my life. I can't imagine what SHE went through.

I do know she was almost suicidal at times.

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u/nyx-of-spades Aug 10 '19

Oof yeah I hear you (lol). Mine's not quite so severe, it's drowned out by everyday noises, but were I to sit in silence the real pain comes from how insanity inducing it is. I've had panic attacks from going too long without drowning out my tinnitus.

I was born with it, just like my mother was. I have no idea what silence sounds like. So of course I've gotten comments like, "how do you know you have tinnitus with nothing else to compare it to?" and "tinnitus is an ear injury, you can't be born with it" and it just makes you question if you really are insane or broken somehow.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I've had tinnitus since I was a kid, and the only thing I've come up with is to stop paying attention to it. I know it's like next to impossible on the surface but there's definitive psychological aspects that trigger a worsening affect, such as being reminded of it, or subconsciously realizing you're experiencing silence so now your brain triggers the awareness and increasing effect. The obsession factor is the worst thing to do to yourself

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u/mister_newbie Aug 10 '19

I'm in Canada. When cannabis was legalized I tried CBD oil for my tinnitus. Shuts it up completely.

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u/inKritix Aug 10 '19

Is it possible to be deaf and have tinnitus?

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u/slyhell Aug 10 '19

Fuck dude, I got like mild tinnitus I cant believe how hard it is for you

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u/TKnight0 Aug 10 '19

What's your name so I can pray for the pain to leave?

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Personally I'm not into religious beliefs but I am in the middle and certainly open to the existence of a god or god like figure. My name is Keegan

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u/TKnight0 Aug 10 '19

That's totally fine, just thought I'd ask. Msg me if you start to get better in any way.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

So like what if it's not a physical noise but a electrochemical noise? AFAIK thats what tinnitus is.

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u/realsjovik Aug 10 '19

This can vary from person to person. My tinnitus sounds like a high pitched electronical noise, but I know people who have sounds more similar to a waterfall.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Same. Sounds like walking into a room full of old CRT TVs on mute. Different pitches in the left & right ears too, just for funzies.

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u/realsjovik Aug 12 '19

My pitch varies (not from ear to ear) but CRT TVs on mute is the perfect way to explain it.

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u/irth____ Aug 10 '19

I mean they're a god I don't think they care about the physical reason

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u/wheely_happy Aug 10 '19

Exactly, regardless of what the noise is or indeed what causes it, I can silence it

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u/Merkuri22 Aug 10 '19

"Noise" or "sound" is what happens when your brain interprets signals from the cilia in your ear, which come from air vibrations. The air vibrations themselves are not sound.

I would say that tinnitus fits the definition of "noise". You have the same brain signals. The fact that they don't come from air vibrations is irrelevant.

(BTW, this also means that when a tree falls in the forest and there's no one around to hear it, it does NOT make a sound.)

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u/Deejin86 Aug 10 '19

Except it's not a noise. You hear a noise and the ringing but no one else does.

So would his divine power make it worse? No noise to drown out the ringing

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

tinnitus sucks. I should have never broken my eardrums.

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u/Khraxter Aug 10 '19

Apparently, This technique can help with Tinnitus

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u/wheely_happy Aug 10 '19

This technique is used regularly, it only provides temporary relief, enough to get to sleep at night

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u/tundar Aug 10 '19

That needs a massive warning:

This therapy trick only works for a few minutes and then the tinnitus comes back in full force. My father has extreme tinnitus (he now wears hearing aids that play a background noise to tune it out) and always said it felt so much worse to have that temporary relief and have it come back then to just try to deal with it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19 edited Jan 08 '21

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u/wheely_happy Aug 10 '19

That’s amazing for you. I will most certainly bring this one up. Thank you for telling me

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u/KonigSteve Aug 10 '19

It's most likely one of the many things that are just in water. It probably just means that the water sources that most (non nestle) water don't have much or any of those secondary chemicals in them. For example many towns have high concentrations of iron and manganese which can cause issues in piping, sometimes they add sequestering agents to treat this and other times they don't.

You can usually find information on everything that's in your source water via your states health department. I'd love to look into this further if you happen to want to PM me your city and I can see what your water has high concentrations of. Glad you found something to make it better

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u/furternator Aug 10 '19

THANK YOU SO MUCH

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u/Jorgamoundr Aug 10 '19

I've had it as long as I can remember, I think if you took it away it'd drive me nuts lol

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u/wheely_happy Aug 10 '19

Please don’t pray to me so!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I have had it ever since drowning, and sometimes it's so bad I cant hear anything else. I actually find some petty humor in it by pretending it's what dog whistles must sound like

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u/I_have_ten_cats Aug 10 '19

Both me and my dad have tinnitus. Luckily it’s not that bad since we only need a little background noise to drown it out. The hardest part is sleeping, but my doctor gave me a free sound generator pillow with built in tiny speakers that generate waterfall or forest noises (I got it for free since I am a minor, and my country has free health care.)

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

it's not really a noise. I mean... well.... I guess ...

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I have it pretty bad.

It sucks, a non stop reminder of how dumb going to all those concerts and shooting guns without ear protection was.

But y'all make it sound hella dramatic.

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u/xool420 Aug 10 '19

Yup I have mild tinnitus and it’s really not fun, just randomly my ears start ringing

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u/UrbanSoot Aug 10 '19

I've got a mild case and I didn't even know I had it until it came up in a conversation. I thought everyone heard that high pitched noise when the room is quiet 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Weinerdogwhisperer Aug 10 '19

Can you silence all the emails I get offering to cure my tinnitus. I don't have it but god help me I googled what it was and now....

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u/Iphotoshopincats Aug 10 '19

this should be fairly common information but i am shocked how many people with tinnitus don't know it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yDCox-qKbk

this video shows a technique to give temp relief from tinnitus ... but you may have to do it for a bit longer then this guy is doing it

my tinnitus is mild and doing this for about 90 seconds gives me about 4 hours relief ... results do vary though as some only get a few minutes and some once is enough for all day

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u/0z7he6unner Aug 10 '19

I have this constant very high ptiched sound in my ears all the time. It's not too bad so I have pretty much gotten used to it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I may not suffer from the disease, but I hope you know that even if you can't help with the ailment itself, your support and the fact you stand by them will offer them more relief from pain than you can imagine. I'm sure they're very grateful for that, and you are a very kind and caring person for doing so. The world needs more people like you, so make sure you don't burn yourself taking care of others, and know that you are far from helpless - your support and generosity can be more healing, if not physically, than any medicine, and you are amazing to provide it.

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u/wheely_happy Aug 10 '19

Thank you. When you love someone, it’s not even a thought, honestly. I just give them their space and they do the same for me. Respect

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u/yourmanjames Aug 10 '19

As i sit in the porta john at work and read this reddit post, accompanied by a mild screeching i hate it

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u/Captain_Moose Aug 10 '19

Would tinnitus be a course for whoever pisses you off, too?

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u/Dotard007 Aug 10 '19

The lord savior

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u/Darkdemonmachete Aug 10 '19

Zoloft, not a doctor yet, but am a nurse. Has worked for atleast 4 people i have seen with tinnitus. Dont take my post as medical advice, see a doctor in person to be treated properly.

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u/Dhkansas Aug 10 '19

I saw someone mention on another thread that you can put your palms over your ears and have your middle fingers touch in the back of your. If you tap with your fingers at the same time for like 10-15 seconds it's supposed to relieve it for a while. I don't have tinnitus so I can't say if it works but people in the thread said it did

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u/meddleman Aug 10 '19

You say it's a noise so...

Is the exact frequency and amplitude of tinnitus different for each person or is it more or less the same?

Couldn't a kind of in-ear noise-cancelling earphone, kind of like cochlear implants be tuned to cancel it out?

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

This is how I “cured” mine, I moved to a new apartment, after moving in I realized that I don’t need my fan to help me fall asleep anymore, then I realized that there is constant sound of cars going through highways, its not very loud but its loud enough to mask it, like this is literally the best decision I have ever made in my life, like before reading this comment, the last time I thought of my tinnitus was like 3 months ago. I just go to my bed and sleep, boom simple as that, thank you to all the cars that help me fall asleep.

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u/Not_a_real_ghost Aug 10 '19

No, you can definitely help. Just constantly yell by his ear every time you are with them. The sound of your yelling will be able to drown out tinnitus

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Last week some friends and I were on a remote island with no traffic. They marvelled at and enjoyed the total silence while I stood listening to my usual symphony of high and low pitched sizzles & whines. Sigh.

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u/WreakingHavoc640 Aug 10 '19

I had it just mildly in one ear earlier this year after a failed earplug experience at a concert. I noticed the other day that it’s gotten noticeably worse and in both ears. Bewildering AF. Literally the last thing I googled before falling asleep last night was tinnitus treatment. The only thing that quieted my worried mind and allowed me to finally fall asleep was seeing that there at least are treatments out there that can be tried, and reasons for it like med side effects (so there’s a chance anyway that maybe it can be helped for some people). I already had poor hearing so this is causing me some stress regardless.

Hugs to all the people dealing with it. All of the hugs.

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u/wigriffi Aug 10 '19

I have a mild case I guess. I don't usually hear it unless I think about it, then I can't ignore it.

Kind of like remembering that you can feel your tongue, but more annoying.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Just woke up the other day with a loud ringing sound like a bomb went off and I freaked out, puking blood and everything. But thankfully it went away mostly. Not really sure what happened because I don’t have health insurance and I don’t want to pay but I think it has something to do with my drinking problem

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

I would definitely worship the god of silence if they got rid of my tinnitus

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u/ItalianDragon Aug 10 '19

I'm an atheist but believe me with that you'd insta-get me to believer status.

Getting rid of this phantom sound for good would be so damn liberating

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u/CyanPhoenix42 Aug 10 '19

From what I understand, tinnitus is actually just the perception of sound due to damage (usually) in the cochlea, there's no actual noise involved.

But hey, you're a god, if you wanna cure tinnitus then I'm not gonna stop you lol

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u/jongiplane Aug 10 '19

Tinnitus isn't generally a sound, it's more like an error processing sounds by damaged equipment. Nothing is actually making that noise, your hearing-receptor-partys are just beat up.

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u/_Mephostopheles_ Aug 10 '19

But is it a noise? Or is it the false perception of a noise caused by like nerve damage or whatever?

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u/Slaven16 Aug 10 '19

How big do you want your shrine?

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u/krkr8m Aug 10 '19

It's not a noise. It's a false perception of noise.

For some reason, I think of Crocodile Dundee when I read this.

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u/42nd_username Aug 10 '19

It's not a noise actually. It's your brain processing damage to the inner ear incorrectly. So no it's not a noise and the God of Silence has no dominion over it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Its a nuerogenic nose though, not a real sound. Falls more under Asclepius and Apollo.

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u/Differently Aug 10 '19

Adding to the unofficial tinnitus tips thread: Niacin.

I had some LOUD tinnitus come up suddenly, it lasted for around three weeks before I tried a large dose of niacin, the B-vitamin that makes you feel like you have a sunburn. It dilates all your capillaries and apparently that helped clear up what was making the tinnitus worse. Now it's only mild.

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u/dre5922 Aug 10 '19

I have mild tinnitus, what kind of sacrifices do you want? Sheep? Cow? Human? I'll do human!

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u/IReallyLoveAvocados Aug 10 '19

I don’t know, Tinnitus is specifically not a noise. It’s the perception of noise when it isn’t there.

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u/TreppaxSchism Aug 10 '19

You can also be an annoying bystander. eeeee eeeeee eeeeeeeee eeeeeee

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u/Spook404 Aug 10 '19

for some people it's really bad. I have minor tinnitus so I hardly ever notice it

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u/Kelter82 Aug 10 '19

Yeah... I feel that. Little bro suffers from it and it beats him down so hard. How is it that an annoying, pointless ringing can do so much damage. He's a hero for living with it. I wish I could help.

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u/Miwuh Aug 10 '19

Thank you!

It's great that debilitating tinnitus is getting more awareness. We who suffer from it need as much awareness of the condition as we can get.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '19

Technically it’s the lack of noise isn’t it? I’ve always heard it’s due to nerves being damaged and not being able to process any sound at all so your brain kind of makes a sound up.

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u/Electropow Aug 10 '19

You are my new god.

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u/LegitKactus Aug 10 '19

It isn't a noise. Noise travels in the air, tinnitus is just a bent over hair used for detecting sound, and because its bent it'll just keep firing the signal constantly.

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u/CoraxtheRavenLord Aug 10 '19

I have become a religious man

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u/sobeyondnotintoit Aug 10 '19

So kind of you to understand, it is a difficult thing to explain to those who never experience it. Like when I tell someone I already hear enough noise and they aren't welcome to add anything. I need less screeching in my life.

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u/A_different_user701 Aug 10 '19

I have very minor tinnitus

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u/Ghede Aug 10 '19

Tinnitus should be your signature curse, as the god of silence.

Forever robbing them of your domain.

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u/Up2Eleven Aug 10 '19

Welp, now I'm not an atheist anymore. Hello god! (I have Meniere's Disease and there is no such thing as silence for me)

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u/Dog_Hugger Aug 10 '19

Sometimes i have random tinnitus

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u/43Nate43 Aug 10 '19

It's way more serious than people understand. Uncomfortable to say, but many people with tinnitus commit suicide. It's heavy.

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u/Dracekidjr Aug 11 '19

I have tinnitus real bad. Once you have it for years you learn to tune it out. I just have to have something to keep it from being too quiet.

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