Tinnitus

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Josh

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Tinnitus

Well... Tinnitus.

I was just wondering if any of you guys ever happen to go through periods, or indeed simply suffer with this problem every day. All my life i remember suffering it with it on and off. I can go for ages without noticing it, then suddenly notice it. I've never really thought about it. I've always known it wasn't normal, but it never really bothered me too much. Recently however, I've started really fucking noticing it, and I'm becoming more and more pissed off with it. It is hard to ignore and i have to keep myself constantly focused or listening to some sort of constant sound just to stop myself from realizing that it is indeed there. It is getting to the point where i can't really picture myself without it, which is worrying me. The fact is though, i can't really remember whether its always there or not, as it's always been a familiar sound, but i certainly don't remember it bothering me, so either I've just noticed it one night in bed, and now can't stop worrying about it, or it has indeed picked up in volume.

So...

Any good coping strategies?

I fancy going to a doctor, but i was just wondering if it is actually worth doing, so basically, are there any good cures available that might be worth a visit to the old GP? I know there is no wax build ups, and i haven't suffered with an ear infection for as long as i remember, so it isn't anything like that, as far as i know.


So any comments or tips would be very much appreciated, thanks!
 
Could be something like that. I don't use inner ear phones though and don't listen to music too loud. I guess i might try reversing some of the damage by turning everything down. Will be hard at first, but i assume one's ears get used to things being that quiet.
 
Oh, I get that as well. Did you get a lot of ear infections as a child? Both of my eardrums have burst, one of them twice, and I get that thing pretty frequently...
 
I was at a Reverend Bizarre concert, just a few meters from the stage, after that I got a heavy tinnitus in my left ear. It stayed there for several months (although it became weaker after a couple of days). That was last year December. It finally degraded to become so weak I only heard it during sleep time (when it becomes very quiet). It vanished totally after awhile. I still get these temporarily things which sound like that TV tune when nothing's one (standby time some channels have) but it's always short moments fortunately (those I actually had long before that particular concert).

I went to a doctor when it didn't vanish in a couple of weeks. Just in case. But since you've had it for a long time I don't know if it'll do any good. I read somewhere there is no cure but that might be incorrect.
 
Wow, I've had that all my life. When I was young it kept me awake at night.

I usually played some light or classical music to focus on or drowned it out. Having background noise has always helped me so I'm usually playing music or have something to listen too while I do things.

You might go to a doctor and have it checked out just in case.
 
i get it when i go out or to a concert. since i hear pretty well, my ears get damaged easier too.

anyhow, for me the tinnitus thing isn't chronical, it's just temporary.
 
I've always had that, and it was especially audible when I went to bed. I had otitis when I was a kid, that could be the cause. Nowadays I really don't notice anymore, but I still have it.
 
DirtyDreamDesigner said:
Are you sure you're not schizophrenic? Are the sounds... telling you to... kill people?
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Now that you mention it... :twisted:
Heh, come on, you never had this whine in your ears? I think most people have it at least once, for whatever reason.
 
I get this every so often. Never frequently or regularily, just sometimes when it's really quite, and it usually goes away in less then a minute.
 
Wow, seems very common, which is strangely reassuring. Mine sounds just like you described it, Lord Elden. I can't actually tell whether I'm always experiencing it or not, as lately, being now heavily aware of it, every time i remember it, after not noticing, i do the stupid thing and listen for it, and there it is, again, but I'm pretty sure it comes and go's. Hopefully it will calm down over the next few weeks, or I'm off to a doctor. Thanks for the comments guys.
 
doctors usally cant help at all if it is severe tinnitus, so don't wait until it worsens...
 
Is there really anything a doctor can do about it?
A 'friend' of mine, which really is nothing more than a old schoolmate, suffers from tinnitus; the doctors said he'd simply have to live with it, because it's a permanent complaint.
But maybe that's just in his case? I've never heard of cured nor hushed tinnitus, anyway.
But I'm no fan of medical studies, so I wouldn't know much about that.
 
Well I've done some reading, and it depends from case to case. Theres also a lot of alternative treatments and coping methods that can be adopted, or so it seems, so i don't reckon I'm out of options. In any case, I've booked an appointment with the doctor.
 
everybody hears it tho few pay attention or realise they are hearing it. it grows lauder as you grow old. becouse the lesser the tiny hairs in your ear, the more you hear this sound. lack of hair also causes inability to hear higher frequency noises.

from nerval couses to bloodpump, alot of things couse it. in 1980s it was even suggested that this was the sound of earth spinning. false idea tho.

think it like the dense lights leaving traces in your retina. when you close your eyes you see the traces and desnt go away for a while. some of them stay for days altho your brain ignores this permanent traces and stops seeing them. the more you have these traces the less you can see in the dark. this is very much like the same for our ears. if you live a quiet life you wont hear this sound that much.

my suggestion is that you do silence meditations. go to a very quiet place (even for the sounds that you cannot hear) and start listening this ringing. itll start to fade away in time.
natural sounds (tree leaves in wind, sound of water etc) relaxes you in some way. which helps you cope with this ringing noise
 
thanks for that, 123123, so your saying i should focus on the noise when i'm relaxing in a quiet area?

I'm not as worried now, hearing that. I took a walk on the beach today, and with the wind and the sea, i totally stopped hearing it. Was very relaxing.

Too clarify, if i go for say, a week, without exposing myself too as much noise, the sound will fade in proportion to the nose i pick up?
 
Going to a doc to get a professional opinion and following 123123's advice seems reasonable enough.

I've learned to live with this sound, myself. Takes a while to adjust after you actually realized you hear it, and it shouldn't be there (it's kinda like that spot on your back you can't scratch, and it's terribly itching), but unless it's REALLY loud and persistent, i wouldn't worry, mate. I listen to alot of loud and brutal music, and in my case it helps alot. The polar opposite also helps (ie complete silence, sort of meditative measures, like closing your eyes, drifting away etc).

For me, it gets annoying only when the weather drastically changes or there is a really strong wind. Something to do with air pressure, i dunno.
 
I have a slight tinnitus too. When I'm not consciously trying to listen to it, I don't notice it at all, but as I'm writing this it is very annoying.

I think I developed tinnitus during the last 5-6 years. I use my computer a lot so this probably has something to do with it. There was a time when my PC was extremely noisy too. I've fitted quiet fans on the hardware now. Sadly, I haven't been able to find any passive cooling for my system.
 
Josh said:
thanks for that, 123123, so your saying i should focus on the noise when i'm relaxing in a quiet area?

I'm not as worried now, hearing that. I took a walk on the beach today, and with the wind and the sea, i totally stopped hearing it. Was very relaxing.

Too clarify, if i go for say, a week, without exposing myself too as much noise, the sound will fade in proportion to the nose i pick up?
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yeah i think it would fade in a week if you take your time for it and listen to your own head, as they say.



and yes a noisemaking hard drive doesnt help it at all. i heard that some people can isolate their computer case making it almost completely silent. that would help too i think.
 
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