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By *lam OP Man
4 weeks ago

Merthyr Tydfil

Im new to it and its driving me nuts

Anyone here with experience?

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By *lam OP Man
4 weeks ago

Merthyr Tydfil

"Im new to it and its driving me nuts

Anyone here with experience? "

And i have been to the docs before such comments

cheers

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By *lphageminiMan
4 weeks ago

Folkestone

Had it for many decades. There is no treatment, just coping techniques. In the end you can ignore it. One day someone will find answers

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By (user no longer on site)
4 weeks ago

I’ve had it since I was a kid, get some bad bouts where I’m left deaf in one ear to all normal sounds but with a loud high pitched tone, then dies down after half hour or so. In an odd way I guess I’m lucky as I’ve dealt with it all my life and you tend not to notice it.

Think acceptance of it helps.

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By *bonybucksMan
4 weeks ago

High Wycombe

I got it quite bad sometimes. It’s my fault for blasting music with loads of base in my ears every evening for hours on end with my noise cancelling headphones. I taught myself to tune out of it and I don’t really notice it much now, unless I think about it in the bedroom just before I go to sleep or if my blood pressure drops, it gets louder.

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By *LASGOW 60s GUYMan
4 weeks ago

Glasgow

Get a cock up you. It'll take your mind off it.

Just a suggestion

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By *orny747Man
4 weeks ago

andover

I have had it for a few years now.Some days are worse than others but you do get to ignore it after a while.

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By *onstant.Man
4 weeks ago

Middlesbrough

Yes I've had it for years.

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By *enfunMan
4 weeks ago

Ayr

Ex military had it for years

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By *astenotimeMan
4 weeks ago

Gedling

I used to have it. Then I was tested for vertigo episodes resulting in finding I've got mild hearing loss. Since having hearing aids. I no longer have tinnitus.

Consultant also told me that hearing aids help prevent Alzheimer's.

I looked into this and it appears so.

I was also advised to take vitamin B2, ( riboflavin)

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By *tmguylookingMan
4 weeks ago

Chesterfield

I did't realise I had Tinitus until I was in Secondary school. Always had the ringing in my ears and thought it was normal. Even to this day it bothers me, sometimes just a very slight high pitched tone, but usually quite a high volume high pitched tone, constantly in my head. It drives me nuts at times, it's the first thing I hear in a morning and the last thing I hear before I nod off at night, I can hear it above the volume of the TV, I can hear it above any conversation. If I'm feeling unwell for any reason it just seems to escalate in volume, I'm amazed other people can't hear it coming from my ears. I've never got used to it, I'm in my 60's, I'm pretty sure I never will get used to it. What I know for sure is that it's always there, there's never a second goes by that I can't hear it. If you've never suffered from it then you'll never quite 'get' how irritating and off putting it can be.

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By *rowserMan
4 weeks ago

East Kent

I have it - too much live loud music in youth. Over-amplification is an obvious health hazard.

I've trained myself to distract from it, not to obsess. Since little can be done, it's the only way.

My coping mechanism works well enough - until seeing this thread, I hadn't thought about it for ages. I believe my approach is called 'habituation.'

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By *SBI777Man
4 weeks ago

Harringay

I dont even notice much anymore I've had it for so long. My hearing is fucked and damaged from years gigs both on and off the stage. A sampler went off by ear back in November which has been interesting.

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By *ildwestheroMan
4 weeks ago

Llandrindod Wells

Had it consistently in my left ear since 1993. Get it in my right ear from time to time like now because I had a bad night. You get used to it.

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By *ibeariusMan
4 weeks ago

Greenock

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By *ibeariusMan
4 weeks ago

Greenock

Sometimes I get a high tone in my ear for a few seconds

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By *ittlefishMan
4 weeks ago

S Yorks

Had it years. Service related. It is really intrusive at night when trying to sleep so i wear a pair of earbuds and play music at the same volume which seems to work

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By *lexieMan
4 weeks ago

Just north of Southampton

"Had it for many decades. There is no treatment, just coping techniques. In the end you can ignore it. One day someone will find answers"

They have... I remember reading about harmonic tones (frequencies) being generated to cancel out the offending tinnitus tones! Google is you're friend here.

Everyones head, eardrum and sinusus cavities are sound chambers... these can generate resonate audio frequencies that kick off the sinuses! Audio frequency is a complex subject.

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By *punk loverMan
4 weeks ago

Dunstable

I have it and also partially deaf in both ears … to many loud rock concerts when I was younger….think Motörhead was the straw that broke the camel’s back lol….if I think about it I can hear it so I try to ignore it

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By *iversuckaMan
4 weeks ago

Worcester

I've had a high pitched ringing in one ear for a few years been to docs and a specialist because getting it in one ear could be something nasty however had a brain scan all OK just learned to live with it only really notice it if I think about it but lately I can now hear a constant humming in my other ear at same time . Anyone else get this ?

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By *iimmybMan
4 weeks ago

Widnes

I have a continuous ringing in my right ear so annoying and nothing can be done about it sound damage from years ago working in a saw mill

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
4 weeks ago

Didcot

I've had tinnitus and Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) since Covid, I'm sure that's just coincidence because I've never tested positive for Covid, I'm pretty sure the tinnitus came from playing music loud through headphones while commuting by train to and from work, which a did for about 5 years leading up to Covid.

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By *ario456Man
4 weeks ago

newport

"Im new to it and its driving me nuts

Anyone here with experience? "
yes, if u can get yr blood ptessure down it dissspates ,if u dont have high bp yr stuck with it

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By *moothshyMan
4 weeks ago

A14 West corridor

You could play some YouTube videos of forest sounds or beach waves or similar background noise that helps the tinnitus not seem so prominent (assuming it's not alarm bells or piercing high pitched whistling... lol)

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By *lam OP Man
4 weeks ago

Merthyr Tydfil

Thanks all.

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By *i daveMan
4 weeks ago

barnstaple

I have it bad, I still remember the day my ears popped. Now it's just a constant ringing, annoying as hell but have learnt to cope with it. The only time I don't hear it is when I wake up,for just for one glorious second it's not there, then it kicks in again till bedtime.

I don't know what level it is I have but it's bad enough. I have heard of people committing suicide over it, so it must get pretty bad. I wear ear protection all the time now, I don't want it any worse..

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By *inkybi99Man
4 weeks ago

Edinburgh

I get it when I have to think bout it.. like now. Worst in times of stress eg work meetings

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By *ndsotobedMan
4 weeks ago

Towcester

I found the first 50 years were the worst, then I got used to it. I get all sorts of high-tone screeching in both ears. Keeping busy distracts you from it.

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By *hubsloverMan
4 weeks ago

East/west sussex

It's nerve damage, and to put it simply, it's like this: a terrible noise travels from your ear to your brain, and your brain tells the nerve to get rid of it. But since the nerve is damaged, it tries to throw it out but forgets what the brain said and goes back to the brain. The brain repeats the command to throw it out, but the nerve forgets again, so that awful noise just lingers in your ear forever. The best way to fight it is to distract yourself from listening to it; eventually, it will fade away. It's a tough battle, but you can handle it. Try turning on the radio when you go to bed and focus on it until you fall asleep. The more tired you get, the louder it seems. If you have a cold, it will be even louder. The more you distract yourself, the less you hear it. The best approach is to just say, 'screw it, I'm not going to waste my time thinking about you, you jerk,' and that's how you win.

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By *opcock58Man
4 weeks ago

Helston

Had it for many years. Your brain learns to ignore it after a while. But you loose a chunk of frequency in your hearing.

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By *lam OP Man
4 weeks ago

Merthyr Tydfil

The nights are the worst. Mine is high pitched but not loud. My ears regularly pop - i didn't know this was uncommon! 2 weeks ago it popped. Felt dead for hours and since then its rung 24/7. Fingers crossed 🤞

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By (user no longer on site)
4 weeks ago

I think because I’ve had it since child hood I too thought it was normal. I’ve had a hearing test and at my grand age I can still hear high pitched tones (distinctive of course from the tinnitus tone).

I was listening to a podcast on this and it appears that it’s not your ear hearing the tone/pitch it is mostly part of the brain the works between the ear and brain it’s self.

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By *i_guy_WBayMan
4 weeks ago

Whitley Bay

I have had this for about 5 years now and there are days where I can easily zone it out and others where it drives me to the brink of insanity. There are some good apps out there that generate sounds that help lessen it but there is no cure. I find if my sinuses are in any way blocked it is infinitely worse so I have gotten used to rinsing out my sinuses. The specialist I went to see was less than sympathetic and basically said I had to live with it, he gave me the details of an audio therapist but I don’t need to spend hundreds of pounds on a therapist to be told “Get used to it” I have a wife for that 😝

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By *urt_FeatherMan
4 weeks ago

Lancing

"The nights are the worst. Mine is high pitched but not loud. My ears regularly pop - i didn't know this was uncommon! 2 weeks ago it popped. Felt dead for hours and since then its rung 24/7. Fingers crossed 🤞 "

I've had tinnitus for years and I recently moved into a new place that has lots of traffic so I have to wear ear plugs at night to get to sleep. Weirdly the ear plugs seem to diminish the high pitched tinnitus a bit! Never slept better! Loop Sleep if you're interested.

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By *orny101Man
4 weeks ago

anytown

After time you learn to ignore it, but it's worst when your in a very quiet area or sometimes when going to sleep...then I find a little background music helps

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By *ildwestheroMan
4 weeks ago

Llandrindod Wells

Most of the time my tinnitus is what I would call a seashell noise. Varies in volume. Always there but if I am very tired or stressed it becomes a bit of a storm at sea. Got used to it over the years but would still rather not have it. Only time I remember being without it was for 2 or three hours after coming round from an operation. Evidently my blood pressure was dangerously low. Once my blood pressure started to rise the infernal noise returned.

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By *PH1956Man
4 weeks ago

Colchester

I've had Tinnitus for around 30 years. I get "white noise". I struggle to hear someone talking in a crowded environment for example, have to really focus on the individual talking to me.

An audiologist consultant told me 25 years ago that Tinnitus has a direct link to Arthritis. Which I do have.

It's distracting, but you learn to live with it as there is no real cure.

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By *iono555Man
4 weeks ago

DERBY

I get it sometimes, I find if I tilt my head sideways onto my shoulder it goes after a while as the choclea fluid drains away from my eardrum. But that only works as it's not permanent.

I get more if I sit somewhere silent after a while I.e. when I'm reading.

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