I’ve got ringing in my ears... does that count?
I’ve had it for about 30 years. Some days it’s worse and others better, but it never goes away. I’ve just gotten used to it.
Heck, you can get used to anything, I think. If you heard drums all the time, you would get used to that. I used to live in a place where the train would go by at around 5 AM every day and lay on its horn when crossing the main street. After a while, I never heard it any more... LOL..
I almost have to ask why anyone would write some article about this. I can’t see any reason, from what was in the article, to be any more concerned about this than someone having a mole, or a limp or whatever other ailment.
I mean, it’s almost like me getting a newspaper article written about me, because I got a cold last week. What’s the big deal? ... LOL...
Ditto, except the trains came almost all night. It is amazing how you just don't hear it anymore.
Now I live out in the country and only hear birds and occasional motor cycles off in the distance going 100 MPH. I wait to hear the crash that never happens.
I also have had ringing in my ears forever. I just got used to it. I only hear it if I think about it.
...but when it rattles by my window, the Chicago "L" annoys.
Certainly habituation to stimuli is a common and consistent phenomenon . . .
Tinnitus is troublesome for many people . . . some varieties are difficult to ignore and can be quite debilitating—at least to communication.
It is also exacerbated in many people by stress as well as by being subjected to more loud sounds.
However . . .
Why the article?
1. It’s mysterious.
2. It really is troublesome to many people. It’s stress inducing. It’s somewhat frightful because folks feel a bit out of control since they can’t even identify the source.
3. Folks don’t know what the origin is; don’t know what the effects are; don’t know who’s responsible—have no recourse.
4. It’s extremely frustrating for many personality types.
5. People are grasping about for answers. Sharing their struggle with the hummm is a helpful thing compared to taking no action and continuing as silent victims.
I have some ringing in both ears, but my left ear is slightly worse than my right. The Dr said it was from years of driving a tractor on the farm with the engine and exhaust being to the front and every plow was a right had turning plow. We always looked at the right wheel, so our left ear was getting all the damage.
I wear hearing protection when I go to the range or bird hunting. I know my left ear was damaged when we were cleaning doves on a tank dam one day and my cousin saw two coming right at us. He shot upwards right over my head and left ear. I've had ringing in that ear ever since.