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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/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_a...

Any takers?

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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!

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

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.

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 :)

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

That's amazing, it really does work.

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

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

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