Tinnitus

[pleinmont]

How do other posters who suffer from this condition cope with it? I have had it for 30 years or so, it has got worse in the last 10 years, I can usually hear it over the sound of traffic when I am driving! I had untreated ear infections as a young child, which have caused scarring and poor hearing in my left ear, which is a nuisance. I have got used to the tinnitus over the years, there doesn't appear to be anything that can be done about it.

I wrote this poem a while ago.

Unremitting Resonance

(For The Suffers of Tinnitus)

Pulsating, whistling, ringing continuously,
The brain aches with the constant din,
Blessed silence a distant memory,
No external refuge is afforded,
Escape and sanctuary a forlorn hope,
No eluding the unremitting resonance.

RG

Copyright2004

 

[Carl Emerson]

I find it increases with stress...

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

I have found that telling it "In the name of Jesus get out of my ear." stops it immediately.I told my children to do the same and it works for them also.

 

[tulc]

How do other posters who suffer from this condition cope with it? I have had it for 30 years or so, it has got worse in the last 10 years, I can usually hear it over the sound of traffic when I am driving! I had untreated ear infections as a young child, which have caused scarring and poor hearing in my left ear, which is a nuisance. I have got used to the tinnitus over the years, there doesn't appear to be anything that can be done about it.

I wrote this poem a while ago.

Unremitting Resonance

(For The Suffers of Tinnitus)

Pulsating, whistling, ringing continuously,
The brain aches with the constant din,
Blessed silence a distant memory,
No external refuge is afforded,
Escape and sanctuary a forlorn hope,
No eluding the unremitting resonance.

RG

Copyright2004

Been here? https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-tinnitus-treatment
mine is the result of too much rock and roll without ear protection.
tulc(really likes the poem by the way)

 

[Monksailor]

You should search the data available from the VA. Many vets suffer from this due to the loud and even concussive affects of weapon's fire and ordinance and many from IED's and having their heads beaten as POW's.

 

[Monksailor]

I just looked it for you on the VA site. Here is the page that came up. If it won't open for you then it is probablya "member" thing. Let me know and UI will copy one of the multitude of articles offered. Many advancements in treatment with the VA.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs search results

 

[DavidPT]

B
mine is the result of too much rock and roll without ear protection.

You and I may not not have much in common when it comes to politics, but when it comes to what you said here, I been there, done that, still would be except my late1970's Bose Spatial Control receiver bit the dust not too long ago, and that there are no Techs in my area that will work on it. Now, instead of music to my ears, it's all this ringing everyone talks about, to my ears.

 

[tulc]

You and I may not not have much in common when it comes to politics, but when it comes to what you said here, I been there, done that, still would be except my late1970's Bose Spatial Control receiver bit the dust not too long ago, and that there are no Techs in my area that will work on it. Now, instead of music to my ears, it's all this ringing everyone talks about, to my ears.

sorry dude, I know, the pain is real.
tulc(hopes something works out about that)

 

[GOD Shines Forth!]

How do other posters who suffer from this condition cope with it? I have had it for 30 years or so, it has got worse in the last 10 years, I can usually hear it over the sound of traffic when I am driving! I had untreated ear infections as a young child, which have caused scarring and poor hearing in my left ear, which is a nuisance. I have got used to the tinnitus over the years, there doesn't appear to be anything that can be done about it.

I wrote this poem a while ago.

Unremitting Resonance

(For The Suffers of Tinnitus)

Pulsating, whistling, ringing continuously,
The brain aches with the constant din,
Blessed silence a distant memory,
No external refuge is afforded,
Escape and sanctuary a forlorn hope,
No eluding the unremitting resonance.

RG

Copyright2004

Poem is powerful.

 

[durangodawood]

...mine is the result of too much rock and roll without ear protection.

Every show I play (which is a lot), and every one I attend.... earplugs.

 

[Monksailor]

I have ringing but it is the sound of my blood pumping through my veins. Imagine a heart beat sound but instead of a low thud, high pitched ringing on the systolic fading to silence, one after another in time with your heart beat. My arteries are are in good shape, according to Cleveland Clinic, so it isn't clogged arteries. They ran a heart catheter to see if any plugging/cholesterol issues needed to be addressed in the heart before opening my chest up and cutting out my aortic aneurysm, I now have a Dacron tube coming out of my heart wall for an aorta with my own aortic valve transferred to it (sewn in), David's Procedure. I was "dead" for about 3 hrs on full life support. No, no bright light or angel stories to tell. The operating room I was in was totally awesome! Besides being the usual Siberia temp, it was huge 70 x50 ft or so. There were multiple stations with banked monitors and all kinds of stuff probably in case there were any complications or contingencies but maybe they were all used at different stages. I think the total surgery was about 6-7 hrs, but I am not sure. The surgeon is one of the top ones there for aneurysms. He told me that research is now showing that aneurysms, the cause for, seems to be initiated while a baby is developing in the womb. If so, another reason NOT to drink, smoke, very careful w/meds, and etc while pregnant. My mother smoked before they knew it was bad when I was born. The baby before me was a Fallopian tube baby that almost killed her and the one after me had no developed large intestine and anal opening, I believe. Back then they just had to wait for it to die or end its life, I guess.

Any way, as I write I am listening to my heart pump my blood in me ears. It annoys me when I hear a concerning sound and I cannot listen more carefully to try to determine what the sound is. You probably deal with a lot.

 

[pleinmont]

I have found that telling it "In the name of Jesus get out of my ear." stops it immediately.I told my children to do the same and it works for them also.

Weird!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Monksailor]

Every show I play (which is a lot), and every one I attend.... earplugs.

I do not understand. If you play it why not just keep the volume at a safe and comfortable level and leave the ear plugs out of it? Ear plugs muffle and distort sound and you lose the quality of sound. It makes me wonder if the volume intensity is really a passive aggressive way to repel certain others cause it really does not increase tonal appreciation, esp. when you add ear plugs, for the listener. At such high volume levels as you describe the mechanics of the middle and inner ear have crossed the threshold of normal operating parameters into over stressing and just like any tool stressed beyond its design not only will it cause premature failure but also when it is over-tasked as such it will not be capable of providing the required satisfaction for the task at hand in the process toward failure. About all one can really hear is the BEAT of the music and a general idea of the music and maybe a few words as the brain is simultaneously dealing with the stress, confusion, and pain of of the massive overload. Did you know that loudness, measured in decibels, is NOT like the gradient of temperature, for ex.? The decibel scale is logarithmic, just a ten decibel increase, increases not 10 BUT MULTIPLIED BY 10; TEN times louder. A 30 db increase is an increase of 1,000 times louder (10x10x10.)
"Loudness
Loudness is related to another feature of the sound wave, called amplitude. Amplitude is basically the size, or height, of the sound wave. The bigger the wave, the louder the sound. You may have heard the term decibel ; that's a scale, rather like degrees for temperature, for saying how loud something is. Unlike degrees, however, the decibel scale is logarithmic. This means that if one sound is 10 decibels louder than another, it's actually ten times as loud. A 60 decibel conversation is ten times as loud as 50 decibel rainfall; a 110 decibel rock concert is ten times as loud as a 100 decibel snowmobile. A 90 decibel lawnmower is 100 times louder than a 70 decibel vacuum cleaner--ten times ten. The scale starts at the threshold of human hearing, so zero decibels represents the point at which a sound becomes so quiet that humans can't detect it. Prolonged exposure to noises above 85 decibels can cause hearing loss, either by physically damaging the ear or by damaging the nerves that transmit signals to the brain."
pasted from: Mechanics of Hearing & How the Brain Processes Sound - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com

 

[jayem]

How do other posters who suffer from this condition cope with it? I have had it for 30 years or so, it has got worse in the last 10 years, I can usually hear it over the sound of traffic when I am driving! I had untreated ear infections as a young child, which have caused scarring and poor hearing in my left ear, which is a nuisance. I have got used to the tinnitus over the years, there doesn't appear to be anything that can be done about it.

I wrote this poem a while ago.

Unremitting Resonance

(For The Suffers of Tinnitus)

Pulsating, whistling, ringing continuously,
The brain aches with the constant din,
Blessed silence a distant memory,
No external refuge is afforded,
Escape and sanctuary a forlorn hope,
No eluding the unremitting resonance.

RG

Copyright2004

Have you seen an ENT who specializes in audiology? Even if your tinnitus isn’t curable, there are masking devices which can make it more bearable. They’re small, hearing-aid sized appliances that fit in the ear canal and emit low-level white noise. The volume and frequency makeup of which is tuned to mask your specific problem. It can be especially helpful for sleeping. Like any kind of medical treatment, the effectiveness varies. Also, the devices and fitting aren’t cheap, and to my knowledge, most insurance carriers (and Medicare) consider it “experimental” and don’t cover it. But you might think about it.

Management Devices for Tinnitus

 

[durangodawood]

I do not understand. If you play it why not just keep the volume at a safe and comfortable level and leave the ear plugs out of it? Ear plugs muffle and distort sound and you lose the quality of sound. It makes we wonder if the volume intensity is really a passive aggressive way to repel certain others cause it really does not increase tonal appreciation, esp. when you add ear plugs. At such high volume levels as you describe the mechanics of the middle and inner ear have crossed the threshold of normal operating parameters into over stressing and just like any tool stressed beyond its design not only will it cause premature failure but also when it is over-tasked as such it will not be capable of providing the required satisfaction for the task at hand in the process toward failure. About all one can really hear is the BEAT of the music and a general idea of the music and maybe a few words as the brain is simultaneously dealing with the stress, confusion, and pain of of the massive overload. Did you know that loudness, measured in decibels, is NOT like the gradient of temperature, for ex.? The decibel scale is logarithmic, just a ten decibel increase increases not 10 BUT MULTIPLIED BY 10. A 30 db increase is an increase of 1,000 tmes (10x10x10.)
"Loudness
Loudness is related to another feature of the sound wave, called amplitude. Amplitude is basically the size, or height, of the sound wave. The bigger the wave, the louder the sound. You may have heard the term decibel ; that's a scale, rather like degrees for temperature, for saying how loud something is. Unlike degrees, however, the decibel scale is logarithmic. This means that if one sound is 10 decibels louder than another, it's actually ten times as loud. A 60 decibel conversation is ten times as loud as 50 decibel rainfall; a 110 decibel rock concert is ten times as loud as a 100 decibel snowmobile. A 90 decibel lawnmower is 100 times louder than a 70 decibel vacuum cleaner--ten times ten. The scale starts at the threshold of human hearing, so zero decibels represents the point at which a sound becomes so quiet that humans can't detect it. Prolonged exposure to noises above 85 decibels can cause hearing loss, either by physically damaging the ear or by damaging the nerves that transmit signals to the brain."
pasted from: Mechanics of Hearing & How the Brain Processes Sound - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com

I dont think you understand rock music. Or even country for that matter. I'm a drummer, and in those styles if I'm playing with sticks, which is typical, just the sound of the cymbals is too loud to be safe, even at moderate intensities. Thats before we bring amps into the picture, which often need to be set up near me. Even at moderate volumes for the audience, its simply too loud for me right at the source.

I do certain shows with brushes, where the whole vibe is much quieter and earplugs arent necessary.

But for rock, there's a certain intensity and physicality that requires some volume. That said, I do think bands and venues take it too far all the time.

 

[pleinmont]

I dislike all forms of music, especially when it is loud.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

I first noticed that I had tinnitus when I was hunting one fall day. I thought, "Gee, the insects are really buzzing loud today." Problem was it was too cold for insects.

I think I got it as a result of multiple doses of antibiotics for Lyme disease. It's just a low buzzing that comes and goes. I really don't notice it unless it gets loud, which isn't often.

 

[pleinmont]

Have you seen an ENT who specializes in audiology? Even if your tinnitus isn’t curable, there are masking devices which can make it more bearable. They’re small, hearing-aid sized appliances that fit in the ear canal and emit low-level white noise. The volume and frequency makeup of which is tuned to mask your specific problem. It can be especially helpful for sleeping. Like any kind of medical treatment, the effectiveness varies. Also, the devices and fitting aren’t cheap, and to my knowledge, most insurance carriers (and Medicare) consider it “experimental” and don’t cover it. But you might think about it.

Management Devices for Tinnitus

I have seen an audiologist, who suggested music, but as I dislike all forms of music that would stress me out completely.

 

[Bob Crowley]

I can sympathise with tinnitus sufferers. I generally get it in a mild form, but more so if I'm tired or stressed.

There was one time though when it nearly drove me mad. Many years ago I copped a full blooded drive in a hockey game (field hockey) which split my upper lip right through and knocked me out. I woke up a few minutes later.

After being examined in hospital and having a few stitches put in, I went home.

But that night it was like trying to sleep right next to a Jumbo 747 taking off.

The tinnitus was that loud. It went on for hours. Then suddenly it just stopped. The silence was overwhelming, I can tell you.

I have been told that one possible method of getting to sleep is to turn on a radio just above the threshold of hearing (doesn't work for me though as I'm fairly deaf). The subdued sound of the radio helps to mask the ringing of the tinnitus.

 

[durangodawood]

I first noticed that I had tinnitus when I was hunting one fall day. I thought, "Gee, the insects are really buzzing loud today." Problem was it was too cold for insects.

I think I got it as a result of multiple doses of antibiotics for Lyme disease. It's just a low buzzing that comes and goes. I really don't notice it unless it gets loud, which isn't often.

Do you wear hearing protection when you shoot?