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littlemissmartypants

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11. I'm wondering if you may have an undiagnosed SNHL as tinnitus is a symptom of such.

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 10:46 PM

Oct 2020

If so, you most likely are experiencing a condition called recruitment.

Recruitment, in medicine, is a physical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness. It commonly occurs in individuals who suffer hearing loss due to cochlear damage.

More here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recruitment_(medicine)

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Noise [View all] matt819 Oct 2020 OP

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I noticed a decline in noise dweller Oct 2020 #4

I have misophonia Skittles Oct 2020 #5

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Had very noise intense jobs- emergency rms as an RN and medical flight transport Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #9

Noise, especially unnecessary noise drives me nuts. yonder Oct 2020 #10

I'm wondering if you may have an undiagnosed SNHL as tinnitus is a symptom of such. littlemissmartypants Oct 2020 #11

for all of june, the assholes at the end of my block were shooting m-100s. mopinko Oct 2020 #12

I hate noise Bayard Oct 2020 #13

Matt, I'm what's called a HSP..... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2020 #14

Arthur Schopenhauer wrote that Harker Oct 2020 #15