Your description of your tinnitus is remarkably similar to my own. Mine is also a hiss, a high pitched frequency which, through experimentation, I have determined to be approximately 8,800Hz. It is sometimes more noticeable than others but remains a fairly constant companion.
Martin
its possible this is also DNA , not that you are my separated twin , no but the DNA gene cells , building blocks , maybe i'm going a bit too far with that ? i don't know ? it must all have some sort of common connection ? but if it is DNA then it can not be reached or cured ? i have DNA damage to my cells with exposure to the sun , psoriasis which has sprung up - flared up since heart issue started around december 2023 , its been like this on and off for decades and if i had to trade with , psoriasis or tinnitus ? i trade the psoriasis as that is everywhere , mentally and psychologically deeply depressing , it could clear up and fade down at anytime ? but the damage is already been done , exposure to the sun, ( psoriasis sunburn badly to the face , port of , la havre , france 1983 ) , ( tinnitus bournemouth , ABC screen 1 battllestar galactia sensurround 1979 )
i trade the psoriasis as i have lived with tinnitus since 1979 and it didn't in the earlier days have me climbing the walls as much as psoriasis
so i think DNA but how is it possible that high levels of sound SPL dB can damage , well ear has , hair cells ? hence been attacked with too much overload of SPL , just as if one forgets to use sun-filter on a telescope can damage the eye's ( iris ) if its many seconds , short less 1 second may , ( it has i forgot and pulled away instantly felt direct heat on my left eye and resulted in 8 1/2 mins blind black darkness )
so i have
tinnitus
psoriasis
head injury (doctors still like to check on it )
heart issue
i think the above is , okay i like to trade heart issue , rest i can deal with , psoriasis can have lotions of cream treatment been there before for it 1990's ,
tinnitus can fade and be absent for week or so sometimes but always it comes back to haunt me ( sigh )
head injury lucky it could be worse ? if that JBL HF compression horn not fell 50ilbs on my head !
heart issue that is serious with head injury and no the bump on the head didn't cure the tinnitus lol , you'd thought it would ?
i feel , yes knackered and exhausted , i shall get some sleep and that is when i'm not self aware , of my issues , least my heart issue and lungs filling up with fluid , i didn't get anywhere like 8 hrs sleep , more like 1hr , rest staying awake
the other thing that bothers me , do or does any doctors personally have tinnitus themselves ? as they would know what it feels like ?
otherwise point is we can be more doctors of the condition to explore it to finding a possible , solution resolution cure
anyway i rambled enough , thanks