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Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by Cthulhu_ » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC

numlock86 wrote: post #80

tomtom1337 wrote: post #79

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Could you explain more about what "straightening the neck" entails in terms of exercise? I'm interested.

> I'm interested. And so was I when I first read about it! I just looked for random YouTube videos that walked you through exercises of how to get rid of your neck hump and bad posture. Most were a mix of exercises that had you basically do the opposite, like lay on your back with a rolled up towel under your shoulders and push your head on the ground, or some general posture exercises like pushing your shoulders bac…

I can give another recommendation; while you may feel the effects in your neck, it can start well further down from your feet up. Do calf/thigh stretches, tilt your hips "back" (tense your buttocks, do kettlebell swings, dead lifts, squats), shoulder exercises (rows), etc.

You can often tell when people have a desk posture from their hips being tilted backwards and/or pot bellies (even if they're not overweight).

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by Cthulhu_ » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC

cogogo wrote: post #15

Over the years I have seen a few threads on tinnitus. I have it very mildly and doesn’t bother me much. On the other hand I have had “floaters” in my eyes since I was a teenager (probably just when I noticed them). Until I saw a doc I thought I was going blind but apparently they run in my family. They are like visual tinnitus and my god do they drive me crazy. I find wearing sunglasses helps me ignore them but they…

There's floaters and then there's asteroid something; you can always go and see a specialist, I believe there's even a treatment for it where they basically filter the particles from the fluid in your eyes.

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by elric » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC

PSA that if you have pulsatile tinnitus, where you hear a sort of whooshing sound in time to your heart beat, it might be treatable by surgical intervention (such as stenting). It could even be caused by dangerous issues in the blood vessels around your ear, so it's worth getting that checked out. An MRI Angiogram (MRA/MRV) with gadolinium contrast seems to be the best way of catching those issues. Interventional neurologists are the folks who are best suited to help you.

Just some information I wish I had known at the start of my tinnitus journey.

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by elric » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC

emsign wrote: post #108

arkh wrote: post #94

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Called visual snow. Many people who suffer from it also have tinnitus. And they're not "floaters" but look like old school TV statics. Easier to see over plain color (blue sky, night time etc.). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_snow_syndrome

Floaters are protein debris flakes literally floating in the fluid of your eyeballs. They're not neurological. They become most noticable when moving your eyes. And over time their appearance changes as they slowly migrate, often times going in and out of focus.

You're right, but not everyone can tell the difference and not everyone can describe their experiences very well. There's also the blue field entoptic phenomenon (white blood cells!), and a bunch of similar things within the eye which can look similar to "floaters".

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by elric » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

ungreased0675 wrote: post #58

jwrallie wrote: post #37

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There is also visual snow syndrome to keep you company at night.

Wait, that’s not a thing everyone sees when they close their eyes?

That's not the same thing as visual snow. Or rather, it doesn't have to be. Lots of people do see phosphenes with their eyes closed, like "prisoner's cinema". Human vision is wild.

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by ubercore » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC

elric wrote: post #124

emsign wrote: post #108

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Floaters are protein debris flakes literally floating in the fluid of your eyeballs. They're not neurological. They become most noticable when moving your eyes. And over time their appearance changes as they slowly migrate, often times going in and out of focus.

You're right, but not everyone can tell the difference and not everyone can describe their experiences very well. There's also the blue field entoptic phenomenon (white blood cells!), and a bunch of similar things within the eye which can look similar to "floaters".

Having both floaters and visual snow, there is absolutely no way anyone would ever mix them up, though. Incredibly different experience.

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by lompad » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC

cubefox wrote: post #101

jrflo wrote: post #82

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Weird, I also have floaters and snowboard but they've never bothered me that much. I can just tune them out and don't notice unless I'm looking for them. Come to think of it, this is probably the first time I've noticed a floater in years. It's probably a mental game, similar to how you can always see your nose but never pay attention to it

Yeah, or to the frames of your glasses.

Or the existence of your tongue.

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by rimworld » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC

robrain wrote: post #115

cogogo wrote: post #15

Over the years I have seen a few threads on tinnitus. I have it very mildly and doesn’t bother me much. On the other hand I have had “floaters” in my eyes since I was a teenager (probably just when I noticed them). Until I saw a doc I thought I was going blind but apparently they run in my family. They are like visual tinnitus and my god do they drive me crazy. I find wearing sunglasses helps me ignore them but they…

Also have floaters, but I suspect that if you’re the sort of person who notices and is annoyed by tinnitus (like I have been in the past) then you’re possibly also more likely to notice other body sensations, like floaters, audible heartbeats, tics, etc. I know I go through phases of noticing stuff. When I just get on with living I no longer notice them, unless I go looking for them. Not exactly a revelation, I know.

This!

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by ricardobayes » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC

numlock86 wrote: post #77

I got rid of mine for a year thanks to a comment on HN. The only reason it came back is because of my lack of discipline. It's bearable as I only notice it when I actively listen for it now. Anyway, I am sure this would just work again. So there was a comment that claimed it was related to bad neck posture. Being a keyboard warrior in my late 30s at that time I suffered the same issue: Tinnitus and generally bad post…

Bad posture, and perhaps even more importantly, sitting is a really, really bad thing. There is a reason why taxi drivers have massively shorter life spans than the general population - sitting all day and the following poor circulation is one of the worst things you can do to your body.

By the way, do you have any youtube videos perhaps saved that you followed?

Re: I made tinnitus my friend, then it disappeared [video]

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Post by vasco » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC

I can induce tinnitus if I want by thinking about it and then after a while it goes away. Very similar to consciously thinking about blinking which causes you to be aware of it but then after a while you stop being conscious about it again but you never know when it stopped.

Always been confused about it.