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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've had it for years , I used to do a lot if shooting , clays etc, and now have a slight hearing loss in my right ear and a constant whistle which is now just part of my life .
The only time I have problems is in crowded situations ie pubs etc where I have difficulty in hearing what people are saying over the hubbub .
I understand there is some ongoing research where they find out the pitch of the whistle or whine and counteract it .
At the moment there is no cure but should be plenty of help via your GP etc. |
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By *oodmess OP Man
over a year ago
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I'm not holding out for it, my GP - frankly is useless though this tinitus is just mindblowiing for keeping me up.
I used to play the drums for 20 yrs - just hope its not catching up on me, I heard congestion can cause it? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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i started with this after a short spell on prozac - and was stuck with it - about 7 years ago now - learnt to live with it - this summer however had a virus thing that affected my balance and the tinnitus has gone through the roof - i could eaily rip my ears off - im not the best sleeper either and feel like im going insane when im exhausted but cant get to sleep for the noise in my head - there is an app called relax & sleep (sure there are others) that has sounds on - white noise etc - i find the brown noise with a touch of campfire helps lol - this is trying to match the sound so youre listening to it as opposed to it being there - if that makes sense - sometimes something totally different like a meditation sound track works - but theres no cure as yet and i can only sympathise with you  |
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By *oodmess OP Man
over a year ago
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maturecple6265 ... surprisingly that is near exactly what Ive had - dizziness, then prescribed meds like anti depressants to stop the headaches - which actually induced bigger headaches and the tinitus has come on as a result of them .
If I told you how long ive been off work through the sheer lethargy of my GP in referring me - well .. its astonishing |
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Hi,
I had this a year ago and bwoy was it horrible. I found that mine was a build up of sinus fluid and steaming my ears over hot water helped, along with a sinus wash out and nose drops. Please do not give up and remember you have the right to a second opinion so do ask for a referral to a ENT specialist. If you need and help them please pm me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have seen an app that claims to help treat tinitus, it is on google play. How effective it is I have no idea.
I am starting to get a whistling in my ears just for a short time every now and then, but then it is down to my own stupidity, working around aircraft for ten years with no hearing protection as I thought I was ok. |
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By *oodmess OP Man
over a year ago
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"Hi,
I had this a year ago and bwoy was it horrible. I found that mine was a build up of sinus fluid and steaming my ears over hot water helped, along with a sinus wash out and nose drops. Please do not give up and remember you have the right to a second opinion so do ask for a referral to a ENT specialist. If you need and help them please pm me."
ive had referrals to ENT and im ship shape.. ill give the steam treatment a go - I was thinking of something similar myself, though will hotlist you and contact if necessary if that ok .. |
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Background noise helps. So if you live near a busy road keep windows ajar. And have a radio or tv on quietly.
You can get machines which produce noise for while you sleep (as another poster has said).
And oddly enough a hearing aid can help as it amplifies the noise around you which distracts your brain from the internal noise.
Insist to your GP that you need a referral to ENT and possibly hearing services for a hearing test and investigations. It can take a while but at least you'll know you're in the system.
Steaming your head seems to work if it is a sinus issue, but if the damage is permanent/irreversible then you'll have to learn the coping mechanisms.
It's an invisible issue and you'd be amazed by how many others suffer - just as I was.when I read.this thread! I'm one of the lucky ones,.the pitch is not too bad and neither is the volume.
Good luck. |
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I've had a couple of episodes in the past, but none for a long time. I got it bad for about a week when I was in my late teens cos I passed out with my head near an amplifier. I don't mind the high pitched episodes now because they don't last long and are about a C# which I can then whistle to. It's like having an introduction to a song in my head.
I concur with the steaming advice, might be a buildup of wax or a damaged inner ear maybe.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have tinitus and went for investigations at hospital about 6 years ago. It turned out that I also have a mid range hearing loss.
My consultant sent me for an MRI scan to discover whether my condition was treatable with a small operation (this is often the case and the tinitus can be halted, but not reversed), but unfortunately the damage I have is the inoperable kind.
What I did end up with was hearing aids, which help a lot. I hate wearing them though so I'm my own worst enemy.
I go to sleep every night with a CD of noises to help counteract the ones going on in my ears. It has to be very loud nowadays to do the tick and I'm fortunate that my hubby doesn't mind the racket.
I definitely recommend trying to get professional help. The hospital can also give you information on support groups and various coping methods. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The wife suffers and has for donkey's years. At one point she was prescribed special hearing aids that play a white noise to train your brain into ignoring the tinitus. If it's a real problem, ask your gp about them.
ps. the white noise was more of a distraction so she dumped them and now just lives with the tinitus, they're not for everyone i suppose. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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had this since I was about 11-12. Was stupid and pierced a lynx can and then used another to make it explode.
i found out years later that I'd perforated my ear drums.
What I do is I don't think about it. Yes it's there but I pretend it's not.
it's only at night that it gets me.
I'd heard about that treatment that matches the frequency of your ear pitch and cures it. Or so they said. I don't know anyone who's had it done |
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By *oodmess OP Man
over a year ago
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yep, I am/was an accomplished musician but it is now even drowning out daytime noise. At night - I have to be absolutely exhaused to sleep or it is just too piercing. Need not to think about it so thanks all once again  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have the tinnitus problem also. Started off really quiet whistling sound which got progressively worse. I went to my GP who referred to a specialist hearing clinic.
After answering their questions, the cause of mine was tracked down to my days in the RAF. Working in close proximity to the houchins (generators for aircraft systems while the aircraft is on the ground), aircraft engines, close proximity to gunfire and also working with dogs. Their barking contributed to the tinnitus. Got some compo from the MOD as at the time they didn't supply ear defenders as a matter of course.
The tinnitus is permanently there but most days I can ignore it, but should there be a sudden loud noise it gets triggered and becomes very loud. Night time, when it's fairly quiet in the house, is when it becomes more noticeable.
No cure for it as far as I know.
Someone once described tinnitus as the unheard silent noise that can cause desperation and death. The article went on to say that there have been severe cases of tinnitus that has caused the sufferer to commit suicide.
Let's hope that one day some brilliant scientist will come up with a cure. |
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Had it since my mid 20s, due to shooting anti-aircraft guns with bits of "4 by 2" as earplugs, followed by years of shooting thousands of rounds of 7.62 ammo, anti-tank rockets etc etc - no ear protection in those days! When they decided to issue ear plugs and defenders it was too late for many of us.
It is incurable as it isn't actually a noise - just the brain telling you it can hear a noise, due to inner ear damage. You will get used to it; you'll come to notice it only when you are tired or when you actually think about it - mostly the brain forgets to think about it and filters it out.
Taking drugs to combat tinnitus sounds like lunacy, a great way to get hooked. As it isn't 'real' noise the only way you can avoid it by drugs is taking ones that switch that part of the brain off. Utter madness!  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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I've had it since I was about 10. It didn't bother me until the noises changed in each ear. I'm fine when I hear the same in each ear but fall over a lot (Menieres) when the noises are at different pitch and tone in each ear.
I have my bedroom television on a timer. It gives me enough noise to fall asleep. I also spray the bed with lavender and that helps too.
Good luck. It can be horrible at times. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"my recommendation; screaming orgasms - to deaden it out"
have to agree - dont hardly give my ears a thought during sex - this is the cure - knew there was a reason i was here (now wheres my man )  |
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By *oodmess OP Man
over a year ago
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"my recommendation; screaming orgasms - to deaden it out
have to agree - dont hardly give my ears a thought during sex - this is the cure - knew there was a reason i was here (now wheres my man ) "
Come to think of it neither do I...unless someone is hanging off of them  |
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By *aris23Woman
over a year ago
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I developed this after having repeated bouts of tonsillitis and quinsy in my early 30's and being prescribed almost constant antibiotics and pain killers. The cause was put down to the those drugs. The tonsils came out 2 years later and the high pitched noise started...is much like the noise you get when you have just come out of a disco. Daytime it's almost negligible, evenings when the house is quiet I can hear it over the tv. I just learned to embrace it as part of me and get on with it. |
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if its really bad ,there is a device\ aid you can wear of a night, which puts an anti-phase signal into the ear and that helps to nullify the signal you are hearing ,problem is its takes time as each one is bespoke and has to be tuned in terms of frequency and then the phase rotated till most of the noise disappears.
Sorry I dont know if its available on nhs or private ask your GP for a referral to ENT consultant .
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