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I don't suffer from tinnitus myself, but I've always wondered if this exercise to reduce tinnitus in a reddit comment actually worked: https://np.reddit.com/r/W

I don't suffer from tinnitus myself, but I've always wondered if this exercise to reduce tinnitus in a reddit comment actually worked: https://np.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/3l3uri/these_guys_lighting_a_mortar_shell_in_their_garage/cv3474n https://np.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/3l3uri/these_guys_light... ...and here's an explanation of why it might work from /r/bestof: https://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/3l54rd/reddituser_amazes_with_cure_for_tinnitus/cv3n208 https://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/3l54rd/reddituser_a... Any takers?

qcoh 10y ago
Yes, it works for a (very) short time. Cool trick, thanks!
- geekamongus 10y ago
  It worked long enough for me to exclaim, "holy shit!" Then it went back to normal. It did make my wife look at me strangely though.
quaffapint 10y ago
Maybe I didn't do it quite right, but didn't notice a change here.
eridius 10y ago
Holy crap it worked! Though I expect the tinnitus to come back soon. But this is a good trick to know for those times when it gets really annoying. Thanks!
scandinavian 10y ago
Very slight change for me, and it didn't last long at all, couple of minutes.
EpiMath 10y ago
That's amazing, it really does work.
martin_ 10y ago
I'll jump on the +1 train here, but it actually did work, though just for a couple of minutes.
lukeholder 10y ago
Saw the original thread on reddit, and tried it. Was blown away that it "worked" for a while afterwards.
randlet 10y ago
I tried twice and it didn't work at all for me. My tinnitus is caused by otosclerosis rather than tension though so maybe that's why.
Strom 10y ago
I've used that technique successfully. The relief isn't complete and it lasts only for a short period though, a few minutes perhaps.
oppositelock 10y ago
Interesting, didn't help. My tinnitus was caused by a very loud noise causing some hearing loss, so I constantly hear a squeal in that frequency.
colanderman 10y ago
Funny result; my tinnitus stopped, but now I hear a different, quieter, very high-pitched tinnitus, that I've never heard before. Perhaps this is hearing-damage tinnitus which has always been drowned out by stress-based tinnitus :)
excalibur 10y ago
This never worked for me. Mine was the result of an ear infection. The infection was cleared up long ago, the tinnitus remains.
e40 10y ago
Worked for a short time. Once it came back, it's definitely reduced in volume.

qcoh 10y ago

Yes, it works for a (very) short time. Cool trick, thanks!

geekamongus 10y ago
It worked long enough for me to exclaim, "holy shit!" Then it went back to normal. It did make my wife look at me strangely though.

quaffapint 10y ago

Maybe I didn't do it quite right, but didn't notice a change here.

eridius 10y ago

Holy crap it worked! Though I expect the tinnitus to come back soon. But this is a good trick to know for those times when it gets really annoying. Thanks!

scandinavian 10y ago

Very slight change for me, and it didn't last long at all, couple of minutes.

EpiMath 10y ago

That's amazing, it really does work.

martin_ 10y ago

I'll jump on the +1 train here, but it actually did work, though just for a couple of minutes.

lukeholder 10y ago

Saw the original thread on reddit, and tried it. Was blown away that it "worked" for a while afterwards.

randlet 10y ago

I tried twice and it didn't work at all for me. My tinnitus is caused by otosclerosis rather than tension though so maybe that's why.

Strom 10y ago

I've used that technique successfully. The relief isn't complete and it lasts only for a short period though, a few minutes perhaps.

oppositelock 10y ago

Interesting, didn't help. My tinnitus was caused by a very loud noise causing some hearing loss, so I constantly hear a squeal in that frequency.

colanderman 10y ago

Funny result; my tinnitus stopped, but now I hear a different, quieter, very high-pitched tinnitus, that I've never heard before. Perhaps this is hearing-damage tinnitus which has always been drowned out by stress-based tinnitus :)

excalibur 10y ago

This never worked for me. Mine was the result of an ear infection. The infection was cleared up long ago, the tinnitus remains.

e40 10y ago

Worked for a short time. Once it came back, it's definitely reduced in volume.