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anyone else have tinnitus?

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notgoingtoapologiseanymore · 05/07/2021 08:17

has it gone away

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notgoingtoapologiseanymore · 05/07/2021 08:17

accidentally posted too quickly. anyway has anyone had this long term and still have it. from head injury? what do you use to cope and any treatment that has been successful

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vivainsomnia · 05/07/2021 08:21

I've had it for 5 years. As a result of vitamin b12 deficiency. I think the damage has been done and I've had to live with it. There have been times when it's been so bad, it woke me up at night. When it is that bad, its hell.

As a whole though, I've learnt to live with it. 75% of the time, I don't notice it. I do mainly in the evenings and early mornings, but once you accept it rather than instinctively try to fight it, you notice it, feel a bit aggrieved by it and then you're distracted by something else and manage to ignore it.

HomeEdRocks18 · 05/07/2021 08:22

I have it from a head injury 9 years ago and it hasn't gone away. I whistle or hum most of the time, or listen to music to drown it out.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 05/07/2021 08:24

I have it, not from a head injury but from listening to headphones too loud. It hasn't gone away but I can mostly ignore it. It's worst when I'm on my own in a quiet room as there's nothing to distract me.

StCharlotte · 05/07/2021 08:29

I had it for about a year during a very stressful period of my life combined with the menopause. Sometimes it was so loud I made people listen to my ears as surely they could hear it? It did stop I'm glad to say and white noise/radio and distraction like work or reading or watching tv etc helped massively.

Occasionally TV will use a sound effect (like the beep on Line of Duty) that makes me panic that it's come back. And very occasionally I'll have a sudden burst that will last a few moments.

There is hope Smile

WeatherSystems · 05/07/2021 08:32

No. I’ve had it for approx 15yr now. It never will go away. I’ve learned to live with it though, I can hear it in day to day life but the only time I really notice it is in a quiet room or when I’m trying to sleep. I really miss being able to hear silence and perceive when a room is really quiet.

I got mine from attending loads of gigs as a teen without hearing protection, by the time I was seventeen the damage was permanent.

Always wear hearing protection, people. You can get good earbuds pretty cheap (£20ish) in a pouch to put on your keys so you’re never without. Mine are always with me in case I end up in a noisy environment. They actually make the quality of the music better and don’t reduce my appreciation of it at all, I can hear details instead of a wall of noise! I don’t take the risk of making it worse.

romdowa · 05/07/2021 08:34

I have it from an inner ear disease and after while it kind of burned it self out and I now only hear the ringing badly when there is silence or at night. But at night I sleep with the TV on so that the ringing and whining doesn't drive me insane.

BIoodyStupidJohnson · 05/07/2021 08:36

DH has it intermittently. It seems to go away completely if he stops drinking alcohol.

InDubiousBattle · 05/07/2021 08:41

I've had it for about 3.5-4 years and no, it doesn't go away. Or at least it's really very rare for it to go away according to the two consultants I saw. I got it from a common cold. I had some tinnitus counselling and it was very helpful.

SchrodingersImmigrant · 05/07/2021 09:07

I get mine from neck. If I manage to not have the neck stiff it's gone

DynamoKev · 05/07/2021 09:10

I have had it for 30+ years. Not sure of the cause but I was careless with loud noise in my youth and didn't consider the risks. It got worse recently and I had 2 MRI scans - they thought I had a benign tumor, then decided I don't. Mine comes and goes - it's gone at the moment.
Sorry, not sure my experience is helpful.

IVFNewbie · 05/07/2021 09:13

Yes, have it from playing guitar in very loud heavy metal bands for 30 years with no ear protection. Predominantly left sided. I have learned to (mostly) live with it, although some days can be worse than others. It's a mental battle that you need to have with it; learn to accept it and recognise it's part of your life. I use hearing aids sometimes as well, which helps a fair bit.

Highwind · 05/07/2021 09:13

I had it for almost a year and a half.... I think it was due to me being a bit silly using a cotton-swab to clean in my ear and accidentally damaging something.

It was awful. It went away on its own and I honestly count my blessings for that.

ginghamtablecloths · 05/07/2021 09:19

I've had tinnitus for years, in fact my left ear is 'singing' as I type. It's more noticeable during quiet times and at night - I try to zone out if I can. Mine is accompanied with hearing loss so have hearing aids in both ears. MRI scan showed no abnormality.

It can't be cured but can be managed. There's an NHS leaflet about it which I expect you've seen. It's a case of 'mind over matter.'

Billandben444 · 05/07/2021 09:23

Had it fir years, never goes away but have habituated. Same as pp, I always carry musician's earplugs everywhere to ward off screechy girls, pneumatic drills etc.

bedtimestories · 05/07/2021 09:30

I have it in one ear, im also partially deaf in that ear. Having ear candles have helped significantly. Using my hearing aid helps too.

moreofthisagain · 05/07/2021 09:35

Had tinnitus, but quite mild, for about two decades. I'm used to it and it doesn't bother me much. Sometimes I wish I could have proper silence as I always loved silence.

As PP said, I think it is about managing it.

jasjas1973 · 05/07/2021 09:41

I ve had it in one ear since i ve had Meniere's Disease, i count myself lucky as MD can become bi and cause balance issues in both ears, meaning a complete loss of balance.

I hear the sound 24/7 but for whatever reason, it doesn't bother me, i could have far worse conditions.

Its weird because the sound of a lawn mower really pisses me off lol!

Cazzovuoi · 05/07/2021 09:44

Mine goes mostly away when I don’t eat many carbs. I guess the inflammation from all the sugar grains and starch also impacts my hearing.

I had popcorn yesterday afternoon and wicked tinnitus all evening Hmm

vampirethriller · 05/07/2021 09:47

I've had it for about 33 years, it got worse after a bad head injury in 2012 but it's gone back to "normal" since then. I don't think it's ever going away but I have learned to ignore it/mask it.

CaptainMyCaptain · 05/07/2021 09:51

I had it mildly for years and it didn't bother me but it ramped up earlier this year. I'm now waiting for an ENT appointment. I was a teacher and it is apparently quite common.

AngeloMysterioso · 05/07/2021 09:53

I’ve had it since I was a teenager, too much loud rock music and standing near speakers in nightclubs/at festivals. I barely even notice it tbh.

moreofthisagain · 05/07/2021 11:18

@Cazzovuoi

Mine goes mostly away when I don’t eat many carbs. I guess the inflammation from all the sugar grains and starch also impacts my hearing.

I had popcorn yesterday afternoon and wicked tinnitus all evening Hmm

That's interesting
Pinkpowderpuff · 05/07/2021 11:21

I've had mine for 9 months now, unknown cause. It's not got any better/worse but I'm coping with it better than I was. Pretty sure it's permanent. I think if it lasts beyond a few months then you are stuck with it but your ability to cope/manage it improves with time. But very slowly. Just try not to make it the focus of your life. I tell myself that it doesn't actually physically stop me from being able to do stuff, so try to keep of living life the same as you would.

jewel1968 · 05/07/2021 11:22

I got pulsatile tinnitis after perforated ear drum many years ago that I would have said had largely resolved itself until I had my second vaccine. I now have a whoosh noise in same ear. So not pulsatile but a noise nonetheless.