You get used to it and only really get reminded of it when it’s brought up. Granted I’m sure for some people it’s bad enough to always be at the forefront.
Yeah, I’m one of those latter people. When the tinnitus is so bad that it induces vertigo and nausea on a regular basis, among other things, it’s difficult to ignore.
edit: Once I went to get an MRI for it and they were really apologetic about how loud the banging in the machine was going to be, and I fell asleep twice because it was the first time something had covered up the ringing in a while.
There was a 16 or 17 year old guy on Reddit (at least I think it was Reddit) years ago–7 or 8 years ago–whose tinnitus was so loud and screechy that he could not sleep, could barely make out what people were saying when they talked to him, couldn’t even enjoy music anymore.
He made a post about how he was seriously considering ending his life. I think about that kid all the time.
I have tinnitus, but it’s quite mild and really hasn’t had any effect on my life. But people like that young man, it steals their ability to interact with the world and they get more and more isolated.
Only 13 cases were reported globally in 2022. The world is so close to the goal and with dedicated effort, we may soon achieve it. After thousands of years, the entire world may soon be free of this debilitating disease.
Nice, we’re getting close. This would be the third disease eliminated, second human disease eliminated, correct?
Thank you for volunteering. Whether you post, or how often you post, is entirely up to you. I’m just glad to have a moderator here to keep an eye on things.
Kinda interesting in light of a cure that didn’t work most of the time when it was tried: severing the auditory nerves. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6915835/
Improvements in goods and services? I’ll believe it when I see it. All these recent LLMs have done for us so far is fill the pockets of some venture capitalists. Well, ok, I did manage to get a slightly quicker restaurant recommendation from bard Vs just googling it… but it was a pain in the arse and half of its suggestions didn’t exist!
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