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02-19-2010, 06:52 PM #41
I've lived with for about 10 years now. I experience the same noise as Pelkey "the cicadas". I never could get my wife to understand what it was like until we were sitting at the dinner table a few months ago and she says "I have to go find that cricket outside and shut him up,he's driving me crazy?" I asked her "what cricket"? She never realized how loud the sound in my ears is. I thought she was going to cry when she understood it. I use a fan at night for the noise,but I may give one of the white noise machines a try. Who knows,maybe it'll help some. It's sad to know so many people suffer with it,as it's quite maddening at times.
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02-19-2010, 07:06 PM #42
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Thanked: 39I am 67 presently but tintinitus started for me at about the age of 50. It is a constant ringing about 95% of the time. After doing some research on it, i just decided to not let it bother me. it does not effect my hearing but can be irritating if for some reason I am focusing on it. Like now.
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02-19-2010, 09:30 PM #43
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Thanked: 172Some are saying it does not bother them or effect their hearing. That was what I thought until I had a hearing test and found out about a high frequency hearing loss in both ears. This is sometimes not noticed because of the ringing since it sounds high pitched.
Just thought i'd mention it. Also it can be corrected with hearing aids.
{Not the tinnitus}Consider where you will spend ETERNITY !!!!!!
Growing Old is a necessity; Growing Up is Not !
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02-20-2010, 12:37 PM #44
My white noise has been to leave my stereo receiver in my room, usually on the phono setting, which results in a very low and faint buzzing noise that drowns everything else out. Much better than a fan, in my opinion. It's kind of similar to the subtle drone of a fridge motor - which I also have in my room.
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02-20-2010, 12:45 PM #45
I have it since 40, on my birthday actually. I don't let it bother me either.
I have the high freq. hearing loss in my left ear. After a battery of tests I was told it was typical hearing loss for a person who shoots a lot to have in their strong side ear.
I fall asleep with the TV on which is my white noise. I use the sleep function so it turns off.
I guess we all come up with ways to cope.“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
Albert Einstein
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04-29-2010, 05:47 PM #46
Hi Chris,
I just saw your post...I work at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, CA. As you may or may not know, this is known as the "Mecca" of hearing science/treatment. I do not know where you live or even whether it's a viable option for you to come down to LA, but if you do, I know fantastic clinicians here that I can recommend.
Tinnitus is one of those elusive things that we still don't have a good handle on...Most researchers think that it's a central auditory/nerve defect (logically so) and some think that it is more of a middle/inner ear problem. The jury is still out on which camp is right, but we have a lot of research going on here.
Anyways, let me know if interested and I will put you in touch with the right doctor(s).
Cheers,
-Robert
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04-29-2010, 06:28 PM #47
Thanks for the offer, Robert. It's appreciated. I live in Minnesota, so a trip to L.A. wouldn't be possible at this time.
I think most of us that have Tinnitus learn to try our best to ignore it or work around it. I've thought about Tinnitus maskers, but they seem like they're significantly behind in sophistication in comparison to ultra small inner ear hearing aids. It's not debilitating enough for me to have a desire to wear over the ear Tinnitus maskers.
At work I have a fan operated air filter next to me and the drone it creates is subtle and sounds like jet engines when flying in the cabin at night. It helps.
Also, oddly enough I've found that when I put cotton balls in my outer ears at night (I only really do this on the occasions that I use earwax drops) it of course amplifies the ringing considerably, but.........I can very clearly hear the sound of my breathing and believe it or not, that sound is soothing and distracting enough in a good way to have a positive effect.
Thanks again for the offer and info.
Chris L"Blues fallin' down like hail." Robert Johnson
"Aw, Pretty Boy, can't you show me nuthin but surrender?" Patti Smith
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04-29-2010, 06:59 PM #48
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04-29-2010, 07:53 PM #49
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04-29-2010, 09:54 PM #50