Thanks Dave. I'll try to look into why the original thread did not render.

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Noel's suggestion of the Minuendo plugs can be bought in this link below.
They are pricey at $136 on sale.

https://www.soundbrenner.com/shop-minuendo/

the NAC I used I bought from swansonvitamins.com but NAC is widely available.

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I couldn’t agree more with Ferenc!

I too have a constant high pitched “ringing”

Hundreds of gigs/rehearsals/concerts etc. I think I saw DD at least 30 times… only the first time without plugs. The more exposure the more I notice the ringing. I do wear earplugs and have since most of the damage was done maybe in high school? I’ve also put my ears extremely close to Dusty’s kick drum (with plugs) and Dave Wronski’s amp. There are good loud sounds and bad loud sounds I think. Obviously surf music loud is good!

Also, just about any loud noise can make it flair up: siren, feedback, truck lift gate slamming down, various power tools and of course “rintintinnitus”

DaveF wrote:

Noel's suggestion of the Minuendo plugs can be bought in this link below.
They are pricey at $136 on sale.

https://www.soundbrenner.com/shop-minuendo/

Yes, admittedly they are. But to prevent developing Tinnitus in the first place, or to provide relief from Tinnitus if you already have it, while allowing you to hear the full range of audio frequencies without muting or clipping I still think they're worth the investment. I used a previous generation of these things, and the results were vastly superior to any fancy non-electric earplugs. We spend so much on gear for the stage already, I look at these as a very cost-effective way to save my hearing. As always, IMHO.YMMV.

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My home office is completely quiet right now, save the dishwasher running, and my tinnitus which seems to be a high F# with a octave low F# and then some varying tones.

It has gotten worse over the past year. Not sure if due to mixing with closed end headphones, or just age.

Developed it years ago, mainly due to drummers hammering on their cymbals and overly loud 65 twin.

Thanks for the 600 mg NAC suggestion. I'll see if Doc says it's okay to mix. Also, great and timely thread for me.

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I don't know if I buy into tinnitus being caused by ("from") too much salt & sugar, but I can attest to diet affecting the severity of my tinnitus. When I reduce my caffeine & sugar intake, my tinnitus lessens a bit. Not a lot.

I've tried every quacky wacky "cure" you can imagine, and even participated in some clinical studies. One had me wearing a magnetic headwrap for 6+ hours a day. It did nothing but make me sweaty.

Between standing next to cymbals in a tiny rehearsal space as a teenager and then picking up motorcycling, I kind of never had a chance against tinnitus. Add to that ear/hearing problems from when I was little (completely deaf at one point, with a slightly botched surgery in an Army hospital to restore my hearing) and tinnitus is just part of my life at this point.

I use ear plugs all the time, every time, even when driving a car with the windows down. Loud noises without ear plugs are physically painful for me, and even brief exposure will exacerbate my tinnitus for weeks. It sucks, but I'm used to it.

The foam drugstore ear plugs work great, are cheap and disposable and you can get them pretty much anywhere. I rely on my custom molded ear plugs I get through my audiologist - expensive but worth every penny to save what hearing I have left. It's not that I would mind learning ASL, I just don't want to HAVE to learn it.

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I have a friend who's aunt is an audiologist and she made custom molded ear plugs for me, my friend, and my bass player. It has saved my hearing. My drummer is LOUD. I recommend that anyone gets a decent pair and wears them. I don't miss trying to sleep after a gig with ringing ears.

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3 capsules of NAC 600 mg (n-acetylcysteine) stopped my tinnitus completely, 2 per day removed most of it, and even 1 daily cut it noticeably.

A bottle of 600 mg can be found at Amazon and Walmart for $10. Target doesn't have any in stores. I may try a bottle. Thanks, Squid

I have tinnitus in both ears. My right ear is the worst of the two and it also has significant hearing loss - I can't hear any highs with it.

The tinnitus is a constant hissing sound and the right ear also has a whistling sound that comes and goes.

It started to become an issue in my 40's (I'm 72 now) and that's when I started wearing ear plugs in a band situation. In work situations I'd been wearing hearing protection since my 20's but I never encountered anyone in any band wearing ear plugs. It just wasn't done or talked about, in fact when I started wearing them our vocalist/bassist thought it was a great joke.

When you haven't experienced the reality of tinnitus it's easy to just dismiss it as unimportant.

Nowadays I like quiet surroundings and don't have background music or other sounds playing to act as a distraction, same when I'm in bed, even though the tinnitus is more noticeable, I think it's better to rest the ears.

When I do listen to music it's at a low volume. I don't use headphones or ear buds. Same with playing the guitar. Sometimes I don't even plug into an amp.

When I'm out and about I'm wearing ear plugs, I just don't like loud noises of any kind at all, including loud music.

I think I'll also try the NAC supplement, thanks for that info Conrad.

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