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Tinnitus
« on: March 09, 2005, 09:57:35 PM »
It's driving me insane today!!!  >:(

I suffer from tinnitus and premature hearing loss - it's hereditary (thanks, Dad!).  I'm getting over a major upper respiratory/sinus infection, and it has made my tinnitus TONS worse!  It's like microphones squealing in my ears constantly!  I don't remember it being this bad anytime in the recent past.  Anyone have any tips for how to quiet the noise in my head!!!?  :P
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2005, 10:03:07 PM »
listen to music through earphones?
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2005, 10:06:56 PM »
Ooh, I'll try the headphones.  I'm at work at the moment and have music playing on my computer, but just through the speakers....I think I've got some headphones around here somewhere...
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2005, 10:10:21 PM »
i fear i will soon be getting this. been in different bands since being 15, and i tend to play guitar rather loud! im getting deaf in my left ear, its horrid
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2005, 10:21:08 PM »
Can't help you but I do know the University of Maryland has a tinnitus clinic...
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2005, 09:21:25 AM »
Wish I could help - I suffer from tinnitus as well.  I've just learned to live with it, pretty much.  I know it gets worse when I don't feel well.  I think it's because I don't have the effort to "ignore" it as much as I do when I'm feeling *normal*.
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2005, 02:05:19 PM »
I feel your pain.  I have tinnitus (too much loud music) and today it's driving me mad.  It's not just the high pitched squeal today, I can feel my pulse in my left ear.  BAH! 

Having a fan on or something for white noise helps me. 
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2005, 02:34:32 PM »
Humming electronics REALLY makes mine worse - right now dh is playing the play station and my ringing is almost deafening.  >:( I have yet to find anything that really helps - though sometimes sinus meds do a bit as having a blocked up head seems to make it worse....

Mine's from music too - 10 yrs. working in the music biz AND being a rock-n-roll junky definitely did my hearing in. I've got horrid tinnitus and very damaged hearing on top of it - I'm constantly having to ask people to repeat themselves.
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2005, 02:46:44 PM »
Aw, Hippie, I really feel for you. I have an elderly aunt with tinnitus. Hers came on when she was in her 50s, but it's gotten progressively worse as she's aged. She's now in her 80s and is always asking me, "Do you hear that whooshing sound?" She says it's like always hearing the sound of the sea when you hold a seashell up to your ear ... except far more annoying.    :(
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2005, 12:49:22 AM »
Gingko biloba is supposed to improve tinnitus....I don't have anything to back it up with, but you may want to research it.  I've been using ginko biloba to treat alopecia areata and have found that there have been nothing but positive side effects.  It can act as a blood thinner, so it may be a problem if you are already taking blood thinners or if you are scheduled for surgery.  I've only had tinnitus after a few very loud concerts, and can only imagine what it must be like to suffer from it constantly.  Good luck!

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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2005, 04:22:48 PM »
Hadn't heard of using ginko for tinnitus, but I'm certainly willing to give it a try.  I'm not much of a bleeder, so I'm not too worried about the blood thinning side effects.  Thanks for the hint!
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2005, 01:21:58 AM »
Hmmmm.....this seems a bit drastic!!!  :o

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=299642005
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2005, 07:37:37 AM »
I have tinnitus and it wasn't until I was grown that I realised that not everyone has a constant ringing in their ears. I thought it was perfectly normal. Sometimes it gets on my nerves, but most of the time, I just ignore it. There's really not much else to be done, is there? I do know the more you think about it, the worse it seems to get. Distract yourself.
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2005, 09:58:56 AM »


Another tinnitus sufferer stepping up to the plate. I've also just learned to live with it - although I've never heard head colds and such can make it worse.  It's definitely getting worse as I age which probably means I'll be stone deaf by about 70 or so.  Mayben then I'll finally get some peace and quiet! ;)

As for ways of making it better - I really have no idea. Although I might try the gingko as well.
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Re: Tinnitus
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2005, 08:51:44 PM »
Quote from: twistedncynical on March 22, 2005, 09:58:56 AM

...I've never heard head colds and such can make it worse. 

I think it's more that I have less tolerance for it when I'm not well...  :P

Quote from: twistedncynical on March 22, 2005, 09:58:56 AM

It's definitely getting worse as I age which probably means I'll be stone deaf by about 70 or so. Mayben then I'll finally get some peace and quiet! ;)



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I'd never thought of it in that light before!!!
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