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I have tinnitus because I've spent the last two decades playing music through headphones to block out conversations and often music at work and in my commute. I'm still equally distracted/disturbed by other people's noise as day one.
You had your ear wax checked? I thought I had tinnitus for years, then one time when getting checked on for a nasal infection the nurse commented on how waxy my ear was and asked if I'd like it removed. I thought sure and wow... my tinnitus immediately and completely went away. Just saying, get that checked if you have tinnitus. Turns out ear wax build-up is a major cause of it (it pushes against the ear drums).
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Maybe I'm alone here but I almost think this is worse. Granted the manipulative aspect of using specific music to set a mood in public places can be kinda gross, but I don't like that the alternative is that now everyone's in their own bubble and further isolating themselves from the people around them.
https://wanna-joke.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/funny-peop... I think the picture makes the point on its own, but at the risk of being accused of Reddit style image replies: Prior to phones, people weren't automatically any more social with random strangers than they had to be.
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You had your ear wax checked? I thought I had tinnitus for years, then one time when getting checked on for a nasal infection the nurse commented on how waxy my ear was and asked if I'd like it removed. I thought sure and wow... my tinnitus immediately and completely went away. Just saying, get that checked if you have tinnitus. Turns out ear wax build-up is a major cause of it (it pushes against the ear drums).
Is there a home remedy for this, or is this ear wax extraction something only a medical professional can perform?
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Why the buildup? I've used q-tips every 3-4 days since a child and never had any ear wax buildup problems...
Q-tips aren't supposed to be used for cleaning wax out of ears. That's not what they're for, and the manufacturer and much of the medical establishment actively advises against it.
Well, they've worked just fine for me and millions of others (it's their most popular use). That said, there are indeed accidents from misuse.
Not sure what other people buy them for in the billions and have them at every bathroom. Cleaning vinyl records and nails?
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I went through a period of listening to natural sounds, rivers, forests, rain, thunder, waves, etc. It's surprisingly easy to detect loops and repeats. There are some nice apps for blending sounds. Seems like a good space for ML to play, producing unique, but authentic feeling sounds.
I do enjoy myNoise, but I find their mobile apps to be usability headaches a lot of the time.
Stephane Pigeon of myNoise.net made the website himself, but hired out the app development.
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You had your ear wax checked? I thought I had tinnitus for years, then one time when getting checked on for a nasal infection the nurse commented on how waxy my ear was and asked if I'd like it removed. I thought sure and wow... my tinnitus immediately and completely went away. Just saying, get that checked if you have tinnitus. Turns out ear wax build-up is a major cause of it (it pushes against the ear drums).
Is there a home remedy for this, or is this ear wax extraction something only a medical professional can perform?
At least, that's what my sisters tell me, both of whom get regular build-up of wax in their ears.
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This same thing happened to me. Nurse commented on my ear wax and upon removing I felt so much better (and had no more ringing).
Why the buildup? I've used q-tips every 3-4 days since a child and never had any ear wax buildup problems...
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Elevators have gotten really fast now, it probably made sense for 70+ story buildings where you might be on the elevator for more than 60 seconds back in the day but many modern elevators are going 10 floors/sec at their max speed.
10 floors per second ? Assuming 1 floor = 1 story = 3.3 meters, that's highway speeds. Really fast indeed.
Peak speed: 18 m/s (40 mph)