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Tinnitus
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My tinnitus never goes away, but I suppose my ability to compartmentalize is good enough that I can be unaware of it most of the time. The conductor of my music group once played a metronome on the venue’s PA system using the microphone-to-iPhone method, and set the SPL to ear-splitting to be heard above the group (a wind ensemble with 50+ musicians). He had no idea the effect that would have on me (nor did I). The way it triggered the tinnitus had me climbing the walls. Notwithstanding the trumpet section’s consistently late entrances and the desperate measures that led to, next time I’m walking out, and I told him so after the rehearsal. He got the message. The distortion was so high the click transient distortion artifacts must have approached +20 dB.
Airliner noise triggers awareness of it to a lesser extent, and the noise-canceling headphones are a god-send.
Rick “just part of general systems readiness decline” Denney
Airliner noise triggers awareness of it to a lesser extent, and the noise-canceling headphones are a god-send.
Rick “just part of general systems readiness decline” Denney
At this moment, I hear that sound. I close my eyes and concentrate on it to determine whether it is high or low, or whether it hurts. I can't exactly explain that sound. The closest comparison I can think of is that it resembles wind rustling through leaves. When I try to focus on the TV, where some people are discussing something interesting, I start to hear the voices of the people on the TV rather than the sound itself. I still have my eyes closed. (I'm writing this later.) The sound seems to fade further away, and I can hear the people talking quite clearly. If I try to bring the sound back again, the voices from the TV move to the background. Is that the way you hear this sound?
The sound is simply there; it neither hurts nor annoys.
The sound is simply there; it neither hurts nor annoys.
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I’ve had it for many years. I only think about if when I read about it.
I suppose that's a good solution.
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Mine was doing fairly well until yesterday when a diabetic alarm went off twice in my ear at full volume while talking on phone to my sis. It was beyond horrible & instantly brought my full time ringing back to my right ear... sucks...I actually was pissed at the diabetic that put the dang thing on my phone.. but that's not quite fair since their condition is FAR worse than my ear getting blown.. I need to figure out HOW to disable that dang thing while I'm talking on phone which is seldom.maybe I'lljust speaker talk only as I'll forever be leary of putting that thing to my ear ever again. I'm still in disbelieve it happened as I were plugs more then most humans.
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Anyone know of tinnitus factors coming from jaw or neck muscle tightness?
I have tinnitus, mostly in my left ear. When it's acting up, I can flex and open my mouth/jaw and make the sound in my ear go up in pitch slightly. Same if I flex my neck (grit my teeth, fake wide smile, and flare out my neck tendons(?). Same change in pitch if I bend my neck and put my head down, chin to my sternum.
I've considered acupuncture, honestly.
I have tinnitus, mostly in my left ear. When it's acting up, I can flex and open my mouth/jaw and make the sound in my ear go up in pitch slightly. Same if I flex my neck (grit my teeth, fake wide smile, and flare out my neck tendons(?). Same change in pitch if I bend my neck and put my head down, chin to my sternum.
I've considered acupuncture, honestly.
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I have had increasing tinnitus for about 7 years. I am 68 years old and in good shape. No loud noise environments in my life. I had a very complete hearing test done by a high tech lab and highly regarded audiologist. My hearing is good to 4K and drops significantly. I purchased a pair of very good hearing aids which get calibrated by frequency band to each of your ears. The interesting thing is that in about 50% of people with tinnitus, if their hearing is declining or substandard, hearing aids can significantly help their tinnitus. Some tinnitus can be the result of your brain just working too hard to process frequencies that your ears are no longer hearing optimally. My tinnitus has improved since getting hearing aids. It is not gone, but is not as intrusive as it used to be. The same thing happened with my brother.
I tilt my head a few degrees because of a muscle imbalance in my eyes that undermines binocular vision when my head is completely vertical. That results in sore and tight neck/shoulder muscles. But doing stretches of my neck to relieve that tightness has no effect on the tinnitus. Same with stretching my face and jaw.
If you have that, it suggest to me a problem with the Eustachian tube in one side—maybe you should seek advice from an ENT.
Rick “whose neck is now loosened up after experimentation” Denney
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I bicycle a lot and I notice my tinnitus is often reduced after a day off the bike.
I recall being very bothered by tinnitus when I was around 12 years old. Almost traumatized by it. It reminded me of someone in the distance screaming. At some point it quit bothering me and I became unaware of it. Then in my 40s I noticed it again. It doesn't disturb me at all any more. I just find it curious. I'm not sure if it was going on the whole time and I just had tuned it out of consciousness. I think I could tune it out again if it wasn't for the fact that it is variable. It's variations over time, especially quick changes such as when I move my head or yawn, call my attention to it.
I too experience a change in perceived pitch and intensity of tinnitus when I do those things.
I recall being very bothered by tinnitus when I was around 12 years old. Almost traumatized by it. It reminded me of someone in the distance screaming. At some point it quit bothering me and I became unaware of it. Then in my 40s I noticed it again. It doesn't disturb me at all any more. I just find it curious. I'm not sure if it was going on the whole time and I just had tuned it out of consciousness. I think I could tune it out again if it wasn't for the fact that it is variable. It's variations over time, especially quick changes such as when I move my head or yawn, call my attention to it.
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Researchers used an imaging tool to examine the activity of the cochlea in mice modified to be hearing-impaired. They found activity that may contribute to tinnitus.
newatlas.com
New tinnitus treatment emerges from blocking back-channels in the ear
If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on the ones that still work. It turns out that the brain does the same thing when damaged hair cells in the ear lead to hearing loss – and this could be causing your tinnitus.
newatlas.com
Read that earlier. Promising development.
I wonder if this research was an offshoot of, or inspired by, the earlier/ongoing(?) research to grow ears on mice? I'm not trying to be funny btw.Researchers used an imaging tool to examine the activity of the cochlea in mice modified to be hearing-impaired. They found activity that may contribute to tinnitus.
New tinnitus treatment emerges from blocking back-channels in the ear
If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on the ones that still work. It turns out that the brain does the same thing when damaged hair cells in the ear lead to hearing loss – and this could be causing your tinnitus.
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