Posted on 10/28/2022 8:15:43 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Tinnitus is the sound of ringing in the ears. It may also be described as roaring, buzzing, hissing, or clicking inside the head. The sounds may come and go. Or they may be ongoing. The sound may occur in one or both ears and vary in pitch.
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It's getting better, but I'm getting older, and that is the norm.
Doctor said to try Lipo Flavonoid.
You have to give it two months.
I’ve had it, I have it, it never goes away. Isn’t debilitating, but damn it never goes away.
Danged annoying, been living with it for decades. Somedays are worse than others, but always there.
Sounds like a mechanical whine in my ears.
You’ll get used to it, probably. I’ve had tinnitus since my early 20s, thanks to shooting, chainsaws, and loud music mostly. I didn’t like to wear hearing protection back then.
Welcome to the party, pal.
Also stupid here. Raging incessant whine Both ears. Did I mention incessant. INCESSANT
Ditto on shooting and chainsaws.
Most of the time you can ignore it. I have found that white background noise at night helps a lot.
Mine (both ears, high pitched constant whine). Probably caused by the heavy use of Aspirin I had to take for pain for 6 months.
My condolences.
I’ve had tinnitus for about twenty years now. Sometimes it’s so loud I can’t get to sleep, other times it’s just there.
Good luck.
Mine generally isn’t all that bad, though it seems louder sometimes. I’m usually not really aware of it unless it’s very quiet or something like this thread reminds me of it. Never goes completely away, though.
I guess holding your ears really tight shut and counting to ten doesn’t work for you as it does for me.
That’s a shame. It must be maddening.
For years, decades really, I’ve always had a low level hum/ring in my ears. Not loud, not even noticeable except when it’s quiet but it’s never quiet for me. However I recently got hearing aids because of normal age related loss and when I’m wearing them for some reason that constant background noise is gone. Weird. They don’t have any sort of feature to do that for me (some models do) but they do it for whatever reason.
Get one of those tunable mechanical white noise machines they sell for travellers, it makes a big difference if the noise gives you trouble falling asleep. Other than that, look for ways to reduce inflammation (diet, nutrition, exercise, etc...). For many people with tinnitus, the symptoms are worse when their sinuses congested.
In restless dreams, I hear the tone
That says I'll never be alone
I always hear it when I wake up
It always says we never will break up
When the day is done and it's time to turn out the light
And face the night
I miss the sound of silence
They say they’re searching for a cure
Ten thousand doctors, maybe more
After many years of coping
Tell me, should I just stop hoping
That someday they’ll find a way to stop the sounds I dread
And when I'm dead
I’ll hear the sound of silence
No one around me really knows
Tinnitus like a cancer grows
I remember when it would annoy me
Now I think it's trying to destroy me
Or maybe, it just wants to be my friend
Should I pretend
To like the sound of tinnitus
How many times I’ve bowed and prayed
That God would make the noises fade
But I must not let self-pity fill me
I know that this disease can’t kill me
It’s the cross I must bear, many others have to bear much worse
It is my curse
To hear the sound of tinnitus
I don’t remember a time when I didn’t have tinnitus.
I’ve had it for years. Tried calling the tinnitus help but but no answer. It just kept ringing and ringing.
The cause for me was ibuprofen (Motrin), that I took to help me get to sleep. When I stopped taking ibuprofen, the tinnitus stopped.
Good one.
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