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Problem is that I'm now wondering if I should give the Utopia's a try.

Happily ever after? I know I am not around a lot but you know who you are dealing with. Having said that, I will give the DSHA-3 consideration.

I cannot argue with that. Purk, agree as to the Aeon Open. Bloated bass is my description and the inserts are silly. I think I should probably wait for Jp to sell either the Balancing Act or Supra and continue to use the Extreme.

What everyone else said, stay safe.

So I picked up a Focal Clear and prefer it by a long shot over the Mrspeakers Aeon Open. They are both running through Raffy's Extreme. I am selling the Aeon on HF and have a chance to pick up an ECP BD for the Aeon plus some cash. From what I am reading, the BD should be a good match for the Clear. Any thoughts?

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They were good. Two were eaten and two on their way back to Fort Bragg. I definitely need some practice with the cook time. With temps of 900 degrees it takes about 90 seconds per 12" pizza. As a result, leave a bit too long and it's black.

I have a Rocky Rancilio Doserless Grinder that I like. My only complaint is you have to hold the button down while grinding. Other than that, no complaints. Comes apart easy for cleaning. Jp has a grinder he likes a lot. I forget the name but I'm sure he will chime it at some point. You might as well get the package deal at Seattle Coffee Gear with the Rocky Rancilio Silvia with PID espresso machine.

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Antonio, thank you. I will follow up. I actually filled the prescription for Venlafaxine about 2 months or so ago and chickened out and started the Diamox instead.

The alternative to not getting old, well you know how that ends. Your take on the meds is interesting and to be honest, I wished my two doctors had explained that to me. I don't think I would have stayed on Topamax but might have continued the Diamox. Stopping the Diamox was more related to minor side effects and just not feeling a big improvement. Also, forgot to mention that the Diamox made my reflux from almost never needing a Zantac to needing one daily. All that heartburn raises other problems. Like you said, getting old sucks. I went from working out pretty intensely for 4 to 6 days a week to now being limited to cardio with a limit on my how high my heart rate can go (the other issue). The neurologist wants me to try Venlafaxine but I am scared of the side effects. Thanks for the info. You and Antonio have been helpful. I'm hoping you can find something that gives you some relief. Al, thanks but good ears? Jp keeps telling me I have tin ears. I didn't think that was good. Who knew.

Thanks Antonio. I've been on both meds you listed. If I continued with topiramate, I don't believe I could have continued my job. I could not think clearly and had word loss, both are know side effects. Interestingly, when I went off it, all my symptoms were gone. That lasted about 2 months. So I felt worse on the topiramate and better once off it for a couple of months. Then tried acetazolamide for a bunch of months and didn't feel it was helping and other than keep my weight down, I was feeling sluggish and some other issues that I believe are related to the medicine. Since I've been off it, I have not seen a change for the better or worse. Other than the two months I felt better after topiramate, I am still having symptoms but not as frequent as before. I don't think hearing issue is debilitating, fortunately. I do not get vertigo attacks, although I have in the past. It's more of a dizzy feeling with nausea, kind of like feeling seasick but no vomiting (although some here have witnessed me do that unrelated to this on a few occasions).

I forgot that I had posted about the vertigo issues. I have an ENT and Neurologist at University of Miami that both believe I have migraine associated vertigo. I had all the testing and it came out mildly abnormal. Did vestibular therapy that did help but not eliminate the problem. I don't have pain in my ears but loud noise bothers me. I do not want to take any more meds as they all seem to have side effects as bad or worse than the problem or don't seem to help. I have 2 weeks to decide whether to keep the hearing aids or return them. It seems like it is replacing one noise for another. I'm at the point where this is just my new normal and fortunately, I am able to work and do most of the things I used to do with the exception of when I can't. I have another issue that also cramps my style but again, just have to deal with it. I remind myself it could be worse and move on. It's been a shitty 1 1/2 years but despite that I've had a lot of good times so again, I try not to complain (other than the last couple of times I've posted here). John, I hope your issues continue to improve or at least become tolerable. There is a FB group for people with vestibular issues. I had to unfollow as it was too depressing to read but there is good information there as well as Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA).

Sorry to hear about this John. I've been having issues with a form of vertigo, maybe related to migraine for more than a year. I also have a finding on one side similar to yours. I am finally able to go some days without almost constant nausea. Despite some improvement in that regard, I still have tinnitus in both ears to the point that I am on a 30 day trial with hearing aids that produce a white noise which my brain should adjust to and cover the tinnitus. Not sure whether it is going to work but since I get a full refund within 30 days, I figured I would try. I stopped listening to music, in particular headphones for a while. It wasn't painful but I was afraid of making things worse. I am not back to listening to speakers and headphones without an issue. With the headphones I can either take out the hearing aids or turn off the white noise as the music covers up the tinnitus. I've tried topomax (never again) and diamox for the vertigo. I find that the side effects of the meds are worse than the vertigo symptoms. Fortunately, I do not have much in the way of hearing loss other than. Certainly nothing that would justify hearing aids.

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Thanks all! Dinner was a cooked chicken from Whole Foods. Perfect. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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