Tinnitus

Noddy45

I have had tinnitus for 10 years now. Went to a dr in cork who did exams and he found out that’s due to two scratches inside one of my ears - he showed me exactly where and they looked like but I don’t remember... anyway, I was wondering if anything can be done? The dr wasn’t nice at all and he said that it shouldn’t be too bad but it’s getting worse, especially when I’m on my own and in silence... I used to love silence but now I no longer have silence... does anyone know of any medication or treatment? Like I said the dr wasn’t nice - he just said to contact him again if it got worse...

Tim Robbins

Noddy45 wrote: »

I have had tinnitus for 10 years now. Went to a dr in cork who did exams and he found out that’s due to two scratches inside one of my ears - he showed me exactly where and they looked like but I don’t remember... anyway, I was wondering if anything can be done? The dr wasn’t nice at all and he said that it shouldn’t be too bad but it’s getting worse, especially when I’m on my own and in silence... I used to love silence but now I no longer have silence... does anyone know of any medication or treatment? Like I said the dr wasn’t nice - he just said to contact him again if it got worse...

I have that. What type of Doctor did you go to? I went to an ENT consultant. He said there were various types of therapy but if you can manage to get to sleep ok then it's a sign you can life with it so I didn't go ahead with any of the therapies. I have background music on a lot and you get lots of ambient effects of sea waves etc which are very good. It came on about 6 years ago. If you think about it, it gets way worse. I was following lots of social media groups and looking up stuff on youtube but it did nothing but make me worry more.

Decent ambient sounds and a comfortable bed the best.

Noddy45

Tim Robbins wrote: »

I have that. What type of Doctor did you go to? I went to an ENT consultant. He said there were various types of therapy but if you can manage to get to sleep ok then it's a sign you can life with it so I didn't go ahead with any of the therapies. I have background music on a lot and you get lots of ambient effects of sea waves etc which are very good. It came on about 6 years ago. If you think about it, it gets way worse. I was following lots of social media groups and looking up stuff on youtube but it did nothing but make me worry more.

Decent ambient sounds and a comfortable bed the best.

I think he was a ENT consultant as well. He wasn’t a dr but he’s famous here in Ireland, I can’t remember his name but he’s Indian.

The sound I get is just a beep, never got any sound effects. This beep is always on, but if the tv or anything else is on I don’t hear it.

Tim Robbins

Noddy45 wrote: »

I think he was a ENT consultant as well. He wasn’t a dr but he’s famous here in Ireland, I can’t remember his name but he’s Indian.

The sound I get is just a beep, never got any sound effects. This beep is always on, but if the tv or anything else is on I don’t hear it.

yeah sound I get is the same as what it was when you left a concert - a ringing noise. High frequency.

ongarboy

I have it too. I only noticed it about 10 or 12 years ago and then became so preoccupied with it and then got very down about it when I heard it couldn't be cured and wondered would the irritation drive me crazy. However, after a few months, I just got used to it to the point I forgot I had it and therefore didn't hear it any longer unless I specifically thought about or paid attention to it. I can go months without thinking about it until I hear or read about it being mentioned(like this Boards discussion) and then, like this moment, can hear it so it's still there but just no longer irritating me.

Hoping you can also handle it similarly.

Deagol

Have had it for years - I suspect it was caused by walking out to a helicopter (S-92 or EC-225) without hearing protection on, was too green to stop and ask to go back in for it!

Anyway, I've found i mostly ignore it unless I'm in a quiet space or straining to hear something very low volume. There's little can really be done so I'm in the camp of just ignoring it as much as possible.

One thing I have noticed that if I listen to loud music it tends to disappear a bit. I also noticed if I'm stressed it gets worse.

Hopefully OP you can also learn to ignore it, it's annoying but there's a lot worse things that could be wrong with you

Dinarius

Just found this thread.

I've had tinnitus for a good while now - I haven't had it diagnosed, but that's what it seems to be.

For me it's a constant, very high frequency whine/ringing noise.

It's in my ears rather than in my head.

It pulses ever so slightly, almost as if it is affected by blood pressure or heart beat.

As one of you says, I no longer have silence.

It can be stress related and this last year hasn't been easy in some ways. So, that may be contributing.

May be time to at least ask my GP about it!

D.

siblers

Had it quite bad for years and had my ears drained around 18 months ago which helped a lot, still have it but nowhere as bad. I do have incredibly sensitive hearing now though to anything loud or high pitched

Compo82

I had a bang on my head nearly 3 weeks ago and suffered a concussion. About 24 hours later I noticed a ringing in my ear. I thought it would go away on it's own but didn't go away, so went to my GP about a week ago and he said it could be damage to my cochlea (Hair Cells) in my ear and should go for a hearing test as there was likely hearing loss. He also said the tinnitus is likely permanent and I was shocked at that to be honest. I went for the hearing test but had no damage to my hearing at all.

I also had a stiff neck from the incident and went to physio. On examination he said my neck was very lumpy and stiff. He said it was like a whiplash injury. He said potentially the nerves in my neck that might be causing the tinnitus. Does anyone know if this kind of tinnitus go away or is it permanent?

Deja Boo

+1 for few years now, nothing stops or masks the ringing.

I do miss the quiet, but am grateful for any distraction that allows me some relief from noticing the ever-present noise.

nickkohl

I've had tinnitus for over a year; I've had an MRI, several visits to hearing specialists, etc. This quick exercise removed the ringing in my left ear, and dulled the ringing drastically in my right one.