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I have it but it's one of those things I kind of forget about , but then once I've noticed it it drives me crazy! And now reading this has made me notice it even more, such a numpty reading this before I go to sleep 👿
If anyone wants to email me for advice about their tinnitus as there are various ways to help cope with the condition and as I suffer myself I understand how distressing it can be.
any of these to make go away?
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Wow. Thanks Flipping Heckler.
I've had Tinnitus for years now... I'm 32, used to go to clubs, listen to loud music when I was a kid - so I'm assuming that's the cause.
I have a very good hearing range, I've done a few tests and can hear a large spectrum, including very high end.
The problem for me, is that I'm incredibly sensitive to high pitch whining noises, or rattles, creaks, or anything vaguely annoying. None of these annoy my missus.
Knowing that it may be related, and be Hyperacusis actually makes me feel like I'm not totally bonkers 🙂
Like everyone's said, loads of people have tinnitus, it's just something you get used to, forget about it and it goes away.
Yes, tinnitus can make you grumpy. I don't like it. 'forget about it and it will go away' isn't too far from some of the '[url= http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Tinnitus/Pages/Treatment.aspx ]treatment[/url]' for tinnitus.
It sucks though. Usually gets worse when you're under stress and so you can end up with a reinforcing cycle of tinnitus->grumpy->stressed->tinnitus.
Coincidentally, there was this Q&A in Nature news [url= http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v505/n7482/full/505159a.html ]http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v505/n7482/full/505159a.html[/url]
"Sound artist Daniel Fishkin tries to convey the experience of tinnitus. As the latest incarnation of his installation series Composing the Tinnitus Suites opens in Brooklyn, New York, he talks about building a mechanical model of the inner ear."
As many of the above posts - had it for years (don't know if there's any link to having grommits as a child) but have learnt to live with it. The problem generally seems to be quiet times i.e. trying to go to sleep at night and just hearing the constant 'ringing' high pitched whine in my case.
flippinheckler - thanks for the offer, I will see what I can suggest and hope that mum takes notice of all your wonderful advice.
mine was made worse by chemo, just started chemo again and its gone up a notch again. nothing i can do apart from stop the chemo which is a little to drastic to do
OP, because you say it has onset recently and with a suspected infection, please tell your mum to see a Doctor. My mum got an ear infection whilst on holiday with associated inner ear pain and now has permanent tinnitus caused by the nerve damage. She had a substantial loss of hearing and now uses a hearing aid (which interestingly removes a lot of the tinnitus). She was told that, if she had been given anitbiotics for the ear infection within 48 hours, her hearing might have been saved.
It used to drive me mad - literally - but I've learned to mostly tune it out. I still usually go to sleep listening to something though.
showerman - good luck with your treatment.
konagirl - I have spoken to her but as the saying goes 'you can lead a horse to water......