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Paul Watson wrote:
What can be done about tinnitus?
Mine has never been severe enough that I looked for a medical treatment for it. The little I've read about it implies that there isn't any kind of corrective measure, just treatment for the symptoms.
Paul Watson wrote:
Can't find anything much on that website
Yeah, I did a quick Google and grabbed the first site I came across  .
Paul Watson wrote:
Also do you notice that it gets worse/noticeable the more tired you get?
Hmmm. I notice it mostly if I'm trying to sleep, and there isn't background noise sufficient to block it out. It seems to get worse and worse then, but that could just be my perception (and irritation at being unable to sleep).
Software Zen: delete this;
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I did some researching as well and only came up with treatments for symptoms (head-ace, dizzyness, etc) My doc says there's not much you can do to "make it go away" but if you continue to be exposed to constant loud noise then it WILL get worse.
I got it very suddenly after a Motley Crue concert back in the late 80's. My ears were ringing as always after a metal concert but when my ears were still ringing weeks later I got very concerned. When the doctors chedked me out they said I had a 10% hearing loss from it. But did that stop me from playing drums in a metal band.
It gets really bad if I've had way too much to drink.;P
I've been sleeping with a fan on for years now even in the middle of winter when it's -20 F.
Shop Smart, Shop S-Mart
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... and some of the people on my hall are NOISY. The good thing is that I can close my door if it gets to me.
If I'm doing monotonous tasks, music is great. For coding and especially for designing, though, I find music distracts me more than it helps me.
An expert is somebody who learns more and more about less and less, until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.
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I hear all sort of music, loud or not, downloaded from free sites, from p2p, or my own bought CDs. With headphones of course 
It is especially useful to isolate from the noises in the office.
And it is a good way to test new bands while working :-P
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Using a pair of these[^], my current favorites are:
Pearls, David Sanborn;
For the Love of You and Saxuality, Candy Dulfer
Let it Ripp, The Rippingtons
Crush, Richard Elliot
Rockapella in Concert, Rockapella
and currently in the CD player:
Ride, Boney James
Yes, I like smooth jazz.
Yes, I know it's bubble gum elevator music.
Yes, I know it causes premature Alzheimer's disease.
It's a vast improvement over listening to everyone else's speaker phone, tinny little cell phone rings, and the never-ending political debates between the rabid Republicans and dimwit Democrats.
Software Zen: delete this;
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is that you can close the door if anybody complains and tell them to stay away if the music isn't to their liking.
I wonder if I can persuade the boss to buy me a better set of speakers...? 
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Denn du bist, was du isst!
Und ihr wisst, was es ist!
Es ist mein Teil...?
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On pain of death of you annoy anyone else in the office.
Other than that. whatever music I can get into my collection - which I like of course!
But my selection has not change much in the last 2 years as I have not got anything new at all. 
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Either you have a really large collection of music, or you are on the virge of going insane. Which is it? 
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Denn du bist, was du isst!
Und ihr wisst, was es ist!
Es ist mein Teil...?
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:gibber: :scream: :shake: :shudder: :drool:
:gah:
Can you guess? 
If you vote me down, my score will only get lower
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Got shoutcast[^]?
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Denn du bist, was du isst!
Und ihr wisst, was es ist!
Es ist mein Teil...?
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Oh.. Symbol tunes. If I listen closely, I can sometimes hear the blipps and chirps of Symbols and Metrologics. Sometimes I wonder if the office has been invaded by R2's.. (I'm in the POS business)
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Denn du bist, was du isst!
Und ihr wisst, was es ist!
Es ist mein Teil...?
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So, how often do you and your colleagues pretend the scanner is a phaser, and reenact some glorious Star Trek moment? 
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Denn du bist, was du isst!
Und ihr wisst, was es ist!
Es ist mein Teil...?
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Wow! The MC9000[^] is really cool! Not only is it a phaser, it's also a tricorder! Wohoo!
ABSOLUTELY NO INTELLIGENT LIFE FORM DETECTED IN THIS OFFICE
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Denn du bist, was du isst!
Und ihr wisst, was es ist!
Es ist mein Teil...?
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I switched all the Percon scanners at Ace (my last steady job) to Symbol LS9100s a few years back. Awesome scanners! And of course, I got my fill of R2D2 references. Unfortunately, the somewhat challenged employees still picked them up and used them like handhelds, including dropping them on the concrete, throwing them under a counter, slamming the cables in the cash drawer...
"My kid was Inmate of the Month at Adobe Mountain Juvenile Corrections Center" - Bumper Sticker in Bullhead City
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Korn, Off Spring, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Green Day, ......
VERY VERY LOUD
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Jarre, Vangelis, Oldfield, Kitaro, Tomita. Some sound track from favorite
old movies, like Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Star Trek...
Usually co-workers complain, so I end up lowering the volume so low I can hardly
ear it anymore, then I turn it off for a few months and I rely on the joyous
white noise of the office.
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I heard there is this new invention - revolutionary really - called headphones. 
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell
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I use wireless headphones and still get complaints - the developer next to me has just got his own set, but has difficulty tuning out my choice of music as either his transmitter or headphones are a bit inadequate.
My choice is varied - Abba, Kate Bush, Motörhead, Air, Betty Boo, Suzanne Vega and the Rezillos are on the current list - but I find instrumental stuff most effective. Mike Oldfield and Jean-Michel Jarre are old favourites though I'm taking a break from them at the moment.
Gavin Greig
"Haw, you're no deid," girned Charon. "Get aff ma boat or ah'll report ye."
Matthew Fitt - The Hoose O Haivers: The Twelve Trauchles O Heracles.
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Well, I have a few such beasts at home, but the wires are too short!
I never remember to buy headphones when I have the opportunity to do so...
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I usually listen to Doof (Techno) as it keeps me focused, and has no lyrics to distract my attention. If there are lyrics, my productivity plummets
Being in a minority of one, doesn't make you insane
George Orwell
However, in my case it does
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I think you're right. I've noticed too that lyrics may sometimes be very distracting. I even sing along sometimes (which in turn distracts my co-workers)
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Denn du bist, was du isst!
Und ihr wisst, was es ist!
Es ist mein Teil...?
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