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What happened to FLL?
did super poster get the boot?
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Active yesterday
FLL was active yesterday at around 1pm.
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I thought the same thing and then he posted something unrelated on ishoot's thread a day or two ago.
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That's funny, I was about to ask also and then noticed he posted.
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Block 'em
I have always tried, not always successfully, to be a positive poster. Some overly prolific, not necessarily positive or negative, just too much, posters have been blocked. No problem.
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Hope your recovery goes well. Dave |
Why would ANYONE want to "poke the Bear" (FLL) and wake him …………. life here has been good !! don't wreck it.
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No worries...he's been busy in the " Noodle Lab". The noodle based " social distancing head gear" was so successful that he is working on a prototype that will allow boaters to safely raft and mingle at Braun Bay...it's taking longer than he thought...he's having difficulty finding components that are impervious to urine...
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Suddenly FLL doesn't seem so bad after reading some of these COVID posts.........
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I seem to recall one of FLL's later posts talking about MWV- doesn't he have a place there? I got the feeling (from the post) he was going there to get away from here (tourists?). As I say, just a feeling. Shouldn't stop him from posting though. |
FLL seemed to post some stuff that was wildly off topic, but amusing to many. Since late in 2019 and growing with virus isolation, we've had some volume posters that, it appears, FLL just couldn't compete with. It's interesting that I hear reports that work at home productivity si up, but also appears that work at homers are diverting their attention from work to recreational net surfing.
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Posting today
FLL has been posting today. He's alive and well in cyberspace.
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Does anyone know what happened to FLL...?
Fatlazyless (FLL) normally posts multiple posts at least several times per day, but he hasn't made a single posting for more than two weeks. I believe his last post was on May 13th, 2021.
I've always found his posts to be a bit different (if not outright amusing). Anyone else notice he's missing? Hopefully he's okay. |
His last activity was 5/21 at 12:44 pm....I’m not worried.....yet.
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He's getting back in line outside the new Gilford Harbor Freight store--they're offering "free stuff". :rolleye2:
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Heaven forfend! He wouldn’t be blacklisted. He’s too entertaining and would be terribly missed.
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Hint: Hunter...
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FLL on vacation? Brings Pool Noodle!!!
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Here I thought he elected himself as Mother Nature's helper, where she's been playing catch-up with Global Warming lately?
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In all seriousness, it's been a few days now and radio silence. Anyone Webmaster?
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Now, where is ishoot308 ?
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The seaplane thread may be a good example of that, but I shan't speak for him. Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app |
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You can feel the luv
FLL, you never realized that you have such a huge fan club. Please feel better soon.
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And "Shadow-Banning", Too...
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FB has "robbed" many local forums of participants, and is now engaged in outright censorship. :mad: |
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Speaking of which, I think I'm on the cusp of moving away from marshmallow and peanut butter sauces to marshmallow and strawberry sauces. I wasn't quite ready last night, but a couple weeks ago at Bailey's Bubble they had a blueberry cake ice cream that sounded like it would be divine...when coated with marshmallow and strawberry sauces, so I think it's in my future! Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app |
That a way to go off topic FLL would love it ! :offtopic: :banana:
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Speedy Recovery FLL
My Walmart stock was down from it's 52 week high and they need your continued advertising support
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Hi FLL,
So sorry to hear about this. I hope you will go to an ENT and, probably more importantly, a neurologist in Boston soon. I do not know any neurologists, but I have an excellent ear specialist that I saw for my (mild) tinnitus and hearing loss. He's one of the most respected in the area https://www.vernickandgopal.com/meet...ernick-md-facs Good luck |
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Hi FLL;
So sorry to hear of your issues. With that said, I would really urge you to head into Boston to Mass Eye + Ear and sees a specialist that "may" be able to offer you some type of solution or assistance with your specific issue. Granted, going to MA (specifically Boston) isn't really pleasant driving or convenient at all, BUT if they are able to solve your issues then it will be like striking Gold and very worth all of the inconvenience. Don't do it on a Monday because that is when traffic is the worse. Another alternative is to grab the Commuter Rail (from Andover or Lowell), and it will drop you at North Station in Boston (which is in within easy walking distance of Mass Eye and Ear). You, and you alone are in charge of your good health and well being. Please take care of yourself. |
Concord bus to Boston
A friend in Gilford goes into Boston quarterly for Dr. visits. Free parking at Concord bus depot and express bus into Boston. From there a quick Uber or taxi to Brigham.& Women's. Concord is closer than catching a train in Lowell.
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Dementia???? what type of quackery is that? Git yer butt to a real doc, fire up that 1974 Ford Maverick or what ever it is you drive, fill it up with some of that cheap gas only you can find and start driving down to Boston and get it figured out. It's probably something more on line of Meniere's disease.
Dementia? It kind of pisses me off that someone would tell someone that based off an ear exam, quackery. There is a moral to this story, and that is to find a good general practitioner who can guide you through these issues and steer you away from the quacks. You're not a spring chicken any more less. |
MA Eye and Ear
Check this out at MA Eye and Ear in Boston at MA General Hospital. Harvard teaching hospital.
https://www.masseyeandear.org/resear...esearch-center |
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FLL, be sure to spend some time trying to identify when the symptoms subside. There may very well be a physiological source of your difficulties, but from what I've read about tinnitus, there are psychological/lifestyle changes that can minimize its effects.
It sounds like you may have already started to discover some—walking, swimming, etc.—so pay attention to what your body is telling you. Good luck. Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app |
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I will tell you that I have dealt with several older relatives with dementia over the last 10 or so years and none of them, even in the early stages, would have been able to write as you write now, so I doubt you have it. Allergies have been bad this year, which block things up and can cause ringing in the ears, voice of experience here. I'm still thinking menier's disease, which is aggravated by allergies and salt of all things. EDIT: and caffeine Anyway, I hope you get this sorted, hopefully it's nothing serious. |
Whether stated inappropriately or not, there seems to be some basis for the statement.
Search for "tinnitus and dementia link". Several studies come up. THis is just one. https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...of%20attention. |
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FLL, for what it's worth, I've had tinnitus for about a dozen years now, slowly getting worse. I think it's a bit different with everyone. I find it is harder to block the noise now whereas earlier on, I would hear it less often. For the uninitiated, imagine the high buzzing sound of an old fluorescent light fixture and multiply that several times and that's what it's like for me (at least). I have heard it can get so severe it can practically drive you mad. I was told by a hearing specialist a few years back that they can fit you with frequency canceling hearing aids that you tune to your particular frequency and it greatly reduces the sound. If it continues to worsen for me, that's in the cards for me.
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Find a Breezy Spot, or Create One...
My tinnitus started before I was in my teens--and gradually got worse. It is most intense after dinner, when sitting in front of the computer. Caffeine is mentioned as suspect, but that's not going to change. (Not giving up my two daily mugs of coffee)...! :fire:
Described above as "internal white noise", my answer has been to provide external white noise. (Fan or space heater). It masks the ringing until it can be ignored. (Just now, the ringing has started up again, simply thinking about the topic). :rolleye1: I had a particularly difficult session with tinnitus when, as a teenager, I skiied to our family's empty lakefront cottage. It started as a windless, bright, and sunny day. This was in the "dead of winter", when everything was covered with deep snow. Since snowmobiles weren't a "thing" back then, the silence at the cottage was driving me crazy. All I could hear was my ears assailing my head from within! :eek2: I left immediately, shuffling off on skis, for the eight-mile return to Wolfeboro. (Over the lake ice, having seen nobody for hours, and feeling the thick ice rumbling like thunder under my skis). Particularly distracting (which is an important relief for tinnitus) was a sudden black cloud cover--a strong headwind had come up--accompanied by a sudden drop in temperature from 40° to about 0°! :eek: . |
External distractions definitely help
I agree 100% that external distractions help. Aside from keeping busy with various projects that provide distractions, I happen to enjoy music from past decades….Goodman, Dorsey, etc., and can listen for hours. That sort of thing can make you oblivious (almost) to the tinnitus.
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Getting an appointment in Mass with an ear guy that quickly is really good. When I had problems a while ago (ear infection) they were out 6 months.
Less, you've had a clean mri, you are not falling down, you can rigorously exercise. You are relatively comfortable, wait it out for the appointment. I suspect they will want more tests, once again, rule out menier's (sp), stick with the expert you have an appointment with. The doc at Laconia probably has Fridays off anyway. I hope they can get you some relief, but you need to start coming to terms with the fact this might be your new normal. Hopefully not, but getting old is not for sissies. Stop running to the ER for stuff like this, if you go in begging for action, you might get it and it might not be what you need or it might make things worse. |
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(Note, I get a click in my ear from specific muscles spasming, there where treatments that worked to some degree, but it was more matter of leaning to ignore it, it will not go away and the surgical option doesn't make sense unless they have to go in for something else) Unless you feel the issue is putting your life at risk, I am not sure I would go the ER route... while the might find something, chance are based on what you have said has been done so far they will not... and in the end you will have maybe gotten a second MRI, and second un-educated opinion on something that really requires a special to help you figure out... All Dr. are simply not created equal, and I don't mean to imply the Dr. in the ER are not educated, they are just not specialized.. and that is what you are in need off. So how to live until you go into MEEI..... well just stay busy is the best thing, which it sounds like you are doing.... I am sorry I don't have any good answer, but hopefully knowing that there are others out there that face similar circumstances helps... Now on the wise guy side, this weekend make your why down the Wiers Beach... ALl the motor cycles and boat noise, should drown that white noise out at least for a while and give you some releif... Take it easy FLL, and hope you get some answers and relief soon...... |
You will be in excellent hands at Mass Eye & Ear
You will be in excellent hands at Mass Eye and Ear. My son has been treated there for years and they have so many docs who are so specialized, I am confident if the docs you see there initially can't figure out your problem, you will be directed to the proper one who can. Best of luck..
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I agree with MM and ITD. You'll get the best possible care at Mass General. It would just be a frustrating waste to visit an ER before then. Best case, the ER will refer you to Mass General :eek:
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Just read the same article. Don't know about the mindfulness part. I'm a low-key person, no stress. No amount of 'masking' affects it for me. I'm inclined to go along with the fact there's really not much to be done. Pretty much a 'grin and bear it'. All in all, a damnable affliction. I wish you the best.
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So, until you've exhausted the medical paths—through Boston and advanced ENT specialists, not emergency room visits—you really ought to be looking at the behavioral and lifestyle remediations for ways both to reduce and cope with your symptoms. There is no amount of money or access to resources that can fix the unfixable, but knowing that there are things you can do to make it livable is priceless. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk |
Perhaps you could connect with a support group for tinnitus sufferers. Perhaps the New Hampshire Hearing Institute could also offer some suggestions.
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Come down off that ledge my friend. You've been a lucky man if at 69 this is the worst medical problem you've had. First, the dementia and "psych" ward stuff. You write way to well for dementia, it's not that. As far as the "psych" ward stuff, people with that issue usually hear voices, so I doubt very much it's that. Plus those people usually have trouble writing coherently also. But you are driving yourself nuts worrying about this, knock it off. You have an issue now, most 69 year old people would gladly deal with tinnitus to be able to do physically what you are able to do. Pickle ball, boot camp, yoga, swimming. I have tinnitus too, I just ignore it, lol. Nothing can be done. If I focused on it would probably drive me nuts too. Yours may be worse, but in the end it won't hurt you unless you let it, don't let it. You keep talking about going to the ER, bad move. First, if you think you will get to see an ENT on a holiday weekend, maybe you are nuts.... just kidding, but think about it. Second, the ER is not the place for nuisance stuff like this, you'll just sit there for hours for them to tell you there is nothing they can do, go see an ENT. Just follow thru with your appointments now, get a good general practitioner and move on with your life. I think a physical at the general practitioner may not be a bad idea for you, something else could be out of whack that's easily fixed. (overactive thyroid???) It almost sounds like you have too much time on your hands so you are sitting around worrying about yourself. Maybe do some volunteer stuff, like help out at a soup kitchen, make you feel better about things and realize tinnitus isn't so bad a problem. Sorry you are going thru this, but man, you've still got it pretty good. PS, delete the financial stuff, posting stuff like that on a public forum like this will just bring you more misery. |
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To those who can't relate to tinnitus: the hissing sound is like a TV set after the station has left the air. (Or between active stations). It never goes away. The hissing is much higher in frequency than that example.
Another ear condition (intermittent in my case) is known as Tensor tympani--another inner ear rushing-sound condition. I can simulate it by pressing my eyelids together as strongly as possible. One muscle in the inner ear is the culprit. When it arrives "naturally", it is in response to a human being suffering an injury--even self-inflicted! It's not unlike like the condition suffered by Star Trek's counselor, Deana Troi, except it's not painful. Like tinnitus, there is no cure. |
I'll say it again: minimize the impact of/on emotional health here. I'm reading that you're putting a lot of faith in the physiological, but that may not be the/your only remedy.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407646/ Have a great day, friend. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk |
Hi Walter,
Sorry this is still a struggle for you. My tinnitus diagnosis was not as severe as yours, but the psychic pain was exacerbated by my love of listening to music. When the tinnitus flares, I cannot go to my typical refuge from the world, my hifi. Nevertheless, it regularly abates for extended periods of time now, for no apparent reason. This no apparent reason aspect leads me to think ITD and Think are both offering relevant advice--if you can chill a bit and not dwell of the issue, you will likely be more successful at it receding. I know this is much easier said than done. Good luck |
Walter, out of curiosity and given the site we are on ..... you mention that driving and the sound of the tires etc. can help. What about boating? Have you been out in a powerboat lately (if you said so in the thread I apologize, I didn't read through all of it)? I was wondering if cruising the lake with the air, motor, water sounds might help.
Hang in there. Thanks for sharing in such a personal way, that can't be easy and speaks to the challenges you are facing. |
Walter,
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FLL - Hang in there and things will get better. I've had tinnitus for three decades. It drove me nuts for quite a few years - until the day I stopped allowing it to consume me. It takes time.
I for one care about you and can't imagine this Forum without your silly antics. I'm sure many others feel the same way. |
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You mentioned needing help with the house at the lake. What is keeping you from visiting? You mention driving can be a relief. Swimming in cool water is a relief, also can be done when visiting the lake. I'm just really wondering if you get someone to head over with you whether you might find it to be an enjoyable outlet. Just asking, not meaning to pry. |
Walter, did you hear from my friend and do you think he'll be able to help? If not, connect with me again and we'll see where to go next.
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Muffin Fan, or Computer Fan...
As I've mentioned, I'm a tinnitus-sufferer too.
Right now, I'm close to a running "muffin fan", which produces a lower-pitched, but similar "white noise". It helps to mask the sound :) (and to dry-out soaked cellphones). :o I'd try running one of these in 3-inches-or-less sizes for some relief. |
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We've visited Waterville many times over the years with our kids, it has been our often winter and occasional other season go-to for decades. It is a wonderful area, we cross-country ski and use the health center and hike in the area. With all those outlets for you it's a great place to be. |
Walter,
I can't tell if you are serious or kidding here. Suicide ideation is pretty serious stuff, there would be a lot of very upset people if you took that route. Don't do it, you'll mess up your sisters for sure. Call the suicide hotline if you are serious and get help! As far as the Meredith property issue, that's easy, clean it up. There are junk guys who will probably take that stuff for free, they would make a few bucks off of it and most would probably be gladly put to use by someone. One phone call or two will take care of most of the issue and get your neighbor off your back. Hang in there, knock off the suicide stuff, if you can't, go get help. |
http://www.helpingmehear.com/tinnitu...innitus-worse/
Have heard about an ear medical procedure performed by an ENT doctor that can relieve the ringing in the ear named a myringotomy ..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myringotomy ..... sounds good to me ..... let's do it! Anyone else just watch the tennis men's finals from Wimbledon ...... go Novak Djokovic go ...... he will WIN the U.S. Tennis Open in New York in September as well! Novak is like a tennis machine that always wins except when he gets kicked out for hitting a woman line judge in the throat with the tennis ball. ... :D |
Ok .... so's I deleted that last message after having a long phone conversation with my sister. I had sent her an email to come rescue me. I actually believe this white noise hissing sound could be emotionally anxiety driven or something ...... it sometimes drives me off the deep end with high anxiety and being scared after hours of the big white hiss ..... usually in the middle of the night .... and I am usually able to walk it off with a two mile walk down the Mad River trail.
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1. Research psychological approaches to dealing with tinnitus. 2. Address those things that are causing you anxiety—you've been given options. 3. Continue with the specialist appointments. If you avoid doing numbers one and two, number three will be inefficient and this is all circular. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk |
My First Trip to A Hearing Specialist--Very Enlightening...
BTW: 1) On a screen yesterday, my hearing specialist pointed to my tinnitus' appearing in the mid-to-upper frequencies. (I would have imagined it being much higher). :confused:
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While I don't think your tinnitus will disappear, straightening out one (or two) of your property's troubles may put your tinnitus on the back burner. :look: |
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