“Moderate your intake of alcohol and caffeine”
Gee, that hissing sound doesn’t seem so bad after all!
Potential relief for tinnitus?
Just came across this article. While I don't suffer from this myself, I have read posts from others who do. Hopefully some good will come out of this discovery.
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@dynacohum LOL There's no such thing as a free lunch, or TANSTAFL from Heinleins masterpiece "The Moon is a harsh mistress". Most people on "hear" have more audio gear but I will claim to be one of the top sufferers of tinnitus. As there no real understanding of its origins it's hard to find a cure. I got mine at twenty from not using hearing protection. One single event doomed my left ear forever (I am 60). Using a signal generator app I found mine is about 3000 hz. It is LOUD. People cannot believe I hear it as long as I am awake. Not in dreams which seems to common among people on those threads. It is worse than hearing loss imo. The tone masks anything lower in volume. I would not rather hear in that range than ALWAYS hear something. Sometimes it morphs into a eaten cassette or a million birds. I have no doubt it is bad for my brain. I could go to the said Moon and never know silence. Saves on cables ;) though always look UP Good listening |
In my experience there is hope for those of us with tinnitus. Following a mild heart attack in 2011 I developed tinnitus. The Audiologist I saw said that the basic cause was mild hearing loss and that in his experience, although not clinically proven, a stressful episode will trigger the onset of the disease symptoms (constant loud ringing). Over the last couple of years the ringing has abated maybe 70-80%. From painful screeching to a hardly noticeable mild drone. Even fairly loud listening sessions or a night at the local dirt track watching USAC racing don't trigger the extreme ringing anymore. I did switch to decaf a couple of years back and maybe that's part of it. But, I really think that time just lessened the symptoms. Maybe it will for everyone else. Jim S. |
My mild case of tinnitus can go unnoticed mostly all year round but this and the last year have been bad due to whatever the hell it is that's going around during flu season that's not the flu or Covid. It settles into one's sinuses causing pressure, enough to make your ears pop every time you swallow. It sounds like someone's snapping their finger in your inner ear. Try going to sleep with that going on. Anyway, all that pressure in the head and ears seems to amplify the tinnitus to really bothersome and irritating levels. I feel really sorry for anyone who experiences these types of symptoms all year round. All the doctor recommended was to use Flonase, Nasacort, or whatever works to relieve the pressure and it kinda works, but not to the extent I'd like. It just makes it bearable. All the best, |
My ears ring like crazy. Lately, it's been 24/7. Too much stress and lack of sleep. I don't drink (I've already had my fair share) and I went cold turkey on caffeine. Had gawd awful caffeine withdrawals/headaches and it didn't help one bit. I'm back on caffeine. My hearing is decent. I had it tested recently. The audiologist had no fix for tinnitus. |
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