Anyone else have tinnitus?

Ducimus · 01-11-12, 02:27 PM

It's bugging me at the moment, as it usually does after i get done stressing out about something. I was wondering if anyone else here had it? Do you just learn to tune it out, or did you find something that worked? I've had two doctors tell me it's permanent and there's nothing to be done about it.

Don't know what Tinnitus is, or what it's like? Imagine having in one or both of your ears.. constantly.

You may be able to tune it out by occupying your mind with something else. The ringing sound may be at a lower , more tolerable volume, at other times, but it never goes away. It's always there. Your just more conscious of it sometimes, and at other times it's off in the background somewhere.

kraznyi_oktjabr · 01-11-12, 02:37 PM

I have it. Originally in both ears but now only in right. For some reason when they did cochlear implant surgery into my left ear, tinnitus completely disappeared from that ear. I still have tinnitus in right ear but if its not unusually loud (like right now) then I don't notice it unless I turn my cochlear implant off.

mapuc · 01-11-12, 02:42 PM

I have it in both ear. Mostly in the left ear. I'm also suffering from Hyperacusis. My hyperacusis is my worst thing thou.

When I got it first time in -95 it broke me totally. But after going trough a TRT-training, I manege to live my life as before, somehow. It's no more cinema, disco a.s.o. Even my computer is a problem for me.

Markus

Gato76 · 01-11-12, 03:07 PM

I have it too, i been dealing with it for the last five years,once u get it chances are you will have it for the rest of your life.My advice to you is to ignored and stay away from loud noises and caffeine.

Jimbuna · 01-11-12, 03:17 PM

A close friend of mine has it and he chooses to deal with it by consuming alcohol (the eedjit)...not much use to you I know but I hope you develop a better coping strategy than he did.

CCIP · 01-11-12, 03:21 PM

Huh, I think you might be right about the caffeine. Never thought of that before!

I've had it in one ear for almost 5 years now, got it through an acoustic shock, which was preceded by a few years of listening to loud music in headphones.

It doesn't really bother me much and actually much less so since I quit drinking coffee last year (though I never connected the two till now), stopped using headphones (I try to use speakers for almost everything), started bringing earplugs when I go to see live music, and generally avoid aggravating noisemakers (things like fans, air conditioners, buzzers), especially when I'm asleep. When I go to sleep with a fan/AC running, I usually plug my ears, really helps in the morning.

Been pretty manageable for me, though my tinnitus isn't really that severe to begin with. It hasn't actually reduced though, and has probably got worse over the last 2 years, but easier to deal with.

01-11-12, 03:54 PM

I have it probably from my years working with Bands.
It is constant every moment I am awake if I actually listen for it.
I guess I learned to live with it as it only pops into my attention when it's bed time.
I sleep with ear plugs and the ringing is very pronounced then.
When I have the ear plugs in?
I hear variations of the ringing depending on many factors.
Are my jaws clenched, am I under stress and tense, etc.
It's not a fun thing to live with as I have for over 20 years, but dwelling on it makes it impossible to live with.

I didn't even notice it today until I read this thread!!
Kind of like smelling skunk.
If you smell them everyday you only notice when thier gone.

Sledgehammer427 · 01-11-12, 03:57 PM

I'm deaf in my right ear, mostly, anyway. I have 40db loss, because I have no eardrum. The tinnitus in that ear takes up a tone closer to a dial tone than the hissing I relate to the other ear. Playing so much heavy metal and surrounding myself with loud machinery doesn't help though. I just put up with it. But then I haven't looked for a "cure" either.

stoppro · 01-11-12, 02:40 PM

I have had it for years I just got used to it I guess although sometimes in the morning its gets to be a pain. I live alongside it not much to be done they tell me

ZenPit · 01-11-12, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

It's bugging me at the moment, as it usually does after i get done stressing out about something. I was wondering if anyone else here had it? Do you just learn to tune it out, or did you find something that worked? I've had two doctors tell me it's permanent and there's nothing to be done about it.

Don't know what Tinnitus is, or what it's like? Imagine having in one or both of your ears.. constantly.

You may be able to tune it out by occupying your mind with something else. The ringing sound may be at a lower , more tolerable volume, at other times, but it never goes away. It's always there. Your just more conscious of it sometimes, and at other times it's off in the background somewhere.

I've been suffering from this for the last three years. I believe it started either after going to a shooting range with my family, or an ear infection from my early childhood (I honestly think the shooting of the guns unlocked it).

I can't stand this low pitch ringing. I don't think I hear it all the time, mostly when it's really quiet (like when I'm trying to go to sleep) but I could just not be noticing it during the day. If anyone knows how to help either get rid of it, or make it less noticeable I would greatly appreciate it!

01-11-12, 02:27 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Anyone else have tinnitus? It's bugging me at the moment, as it usually does after i get done stressing out about something. I was wondering if anyone else here had it? Do you just learn to tune it out, or did you find something that worked? I've had two doctors tell me it's permanent and there's nothing to be done about it. Don't know what Tinnitus is, or what it's like? Imagine having in one or both of your ears.. constantly. You may be able to tune it out by occupying your mind with something else. The ringing sound may be at a lower , more tolerable volume, at other times, but it never goes away. It's always there. Your just more conscious of it sometimes, and at other times it's off in the background somewhere.

01-11-12, 02:37 PM	#2
kraznyi_oktjabr Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Republiken Finland Posts: 1,803 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I have it. Originally in both ears but now only in right. For some reason when they did cochlear implant surgery into my left ear, tinnitus completely disappeared from that ear. I still have tinnitus in right ear but if its not unusually loud (like right now) then I don't notice it unless I turn my cochlear implant off. __________________ You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic. - Dr. House

01-11-12, 02:42 PM	#3
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,543 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I have it in both ear. Mostly in the left ear. I'm also suffering from Hyperacusis. My hyperacusis is my worst thing thou. When I got it first time in -95 it broke me totally. But after going trough a TRT-training, I manege to live my life as before, somehow. It's no more cinema, disco a.s.o. Even my computer is a problem for me. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

01-11-12, 03:17 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,770 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A close friend of mine has it and he chooses to deal with it by consuming alcohol (the eedjit)...not much use to you I know but I hope you develop a better coping strategy than he did. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-11-12, 03:21 PM	#6
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Huh, I think you might be right about the caffeine. Never thought of that before! I've had it in one ear for almost 5 years now, got it through an acoustic shock, which was preceded by a few years of listening to loud music in headphones. It doesn't really bother me much and actually much less so since I quit drinking coffee last year (though I never connected the two till now), stopped using headphones (I try to use speakers for almost everything), started bringing earplugs when I go to see live music, and generally avoid aggravating noisemakers (things like fans, air conditioners, buzzers), especially when I'm asleep. When I go to sleep with a fan/AC running, I usually plug my ears, really helps in the morning. Been pretty manageable for me, though my tinnitus isn't really that severe to begin with. It hasn't actually reduced though, and has probably got worse over the last 2 years, but easier to deal with. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

01-11-12, 03:07 PM	#4
Gato76 Planesman Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 192 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	I have it too, i been dealing with it for the last five years,once u get it chances are you will have it for the rest of your life.My advice to you is to ignored and stay away from loud noises and caffeine.

01-11-12, 03:54 PM	#7
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I have it probably from my years working with Bands. It is constant every moment I am awake if I actually listen for it. I guess I learned to live with it as it only pops into my attention when it's bed time. I sleep with ear plugs and the ringing is very pronounced then. When I have the ear plugs in? I hear variations of the ringing depending on many factors. Are my jaws clenched, am I under stress and tense, etc. It's not a fun thing to live with as I have for over 20 years, but dwelling on it makes it impossible to live with. I didn't even notice it today until I read this thread!! Kind of like smelling skunk. If you smell them everyday you only notice when thier gone.

01-11-12, 03:57 PM	#8
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	I'm deaf in my right ear, mostly, anyway. I have 40db loss, because I have no eardrum. The tinnitus in that ear takes up a tone closer to a dial tone than the hissing I relate to the other ear. Playing so much heavy metal and surrounding myself with loud machinery doesn't help though. I just put up with it. But then I haven't looked for a "cure" either. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

01-11-12, 02:40 PM	#9
stoppro Sonar Guy Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: vero beach fl Posts: 380 Downloads: 495 Uploads: 0	I have had it for years I just got used to it I guess although sometimes in the morning its gets to be a pain. I live alongside it not much to be done they tell me __________________ win 10 64-msi-32gig cosair ddr4-ryzen9-5600evga gtx3060-corsair850watt-2-ssd 500 gig drives 1m2 1tig