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I moderate a few hearing health forums. From time to time I see people saying they got into this and damaged their hearing / caused tinnitus.


Yeah, there are several threads about that in the subreddit [0]. I did get the ringing in my ears when I first started. The solutions normally given are a) You are straining yourself. "Listen to your body" when to stop holding your breath (No issues there for me) and b) Breath in through your nose, out through your mouth.

Breathing in through my nose completely removed the ringing noise for me.

[0]: https://old.reddit.com/r/BecomingTheIceman/


I got ringing afterwards when I tried it, found the permanent tinnitus warnings and quit immediately. I wasn’t straining. I might try once more, being careful to follow your suggestion.


Yeah, I was pretty scared as well and instantly googled, saw the tinnitus warnings and became worried. Luckily, the nose breathing helped, because I quite enjoy the breathing exercises.


Tinnitus is mental




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