tinnitus?

Mobius 1 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:16

hey all, long time watcher, little time poster...

i was just wondering, if any of you lot suffer from tinnitus. and how badly does it affect your life, and how badly does it affect you listening to loud music... i have it now and i am only 21... i know i shouldn't be listening to too loud music but i cant help it, i love trance. should i quit now while i am ahead and just live a quiet life or carry on as i am now listening to loud music whenever i want? i love clubs but i am scared i will wake up the next morning with even more ringing.

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EDIT: this is NOT a medical thread!

Trojan · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:18

Wouldn't ask for medical advice on here fella, the thread will only get locked.

Skully · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:19

I have it, keeps getting louder and makes my hearing difficult.

It has been worsened by the cold I have now, but normally it can't be heard except at night time.

Really wish I had listened to my parents and turned the music down!

mks2005 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:19

I get it a little. It sucks having big speakers.

It can also be caused by a build up of a wax, so speak to a GP.

Mobius 1 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:21

it is not a medical thread. im not asking for advice on seeing a doc or anything. i am just asking if anyone else has it, and what are their experiences?

Trojan · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:23

-Tauren- said:
it is not a medical thread. im not asking for advice

-Tauren- said:
should i quit now while i am ahead and just live a quiet life or carry on as i am now listening to loud music whenever i want?

Mobius 1 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:24

i am asking for advice. but it is not medical.. i dont think.

edit: ok if a don seems this fit as a medical thread fine, close it. i was only asking what other peoples experiences were.

Kell_ee001 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:27

It's not medical as such but it is rather pointless as you already know if you continue listening to music so loud it's going to get worse.

One More Solo · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:27

I always wear earplugs clubbing now, it's not worth losing your hearing for.

Mobius 1 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:28

Kell_ee001 said:
It's not medical as such but it is rather pointless as you already know if you continue listening to music so loud it's going to get worse.

fair enough... so there is nothing i can do about it?

barnettgs · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:29

-Tauren- said:
hey all, long time watcher, little time poster...

i was just wondering, if any of you lot suffer from tinnitus. and how badly does it affect your life, and how badly does it affect you listening to loud music... i have it now and i am only 21... i know i shouldn't be listening to too loud music but i cant help it, i love trance. should i quit now while i am ahead and just live a quiet life or carry on as i am now listening to loud music whenever i want? i love clubs but i am scared i will wake up the next morning with even more ringing.

I have tinnitus.

While you are young at 21, you should quit playing loud music because it is almost irreversible and it will only get worse! Tinnitus seemed to worsen as I get older so you're only 21!!

Mobius 1 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:31

barnettgs said:
I have tinnitus.

While you are young at 21, you should quit playing loud music because it is almost irreversible and it will only get worse! Tinnitus seemed to worsen as I get older so you're only 21!!

thank you for the response... i dont know much about it because i am too **** scared to read about it as i dont want to know the truth... i will cut down on the loud club music though.

Kell_ee001 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:38

-Tauren- said:
fair enough... so there is nothing i can do about it?

Well now you see you are asking for medical advise... see why we have the rule?

simply, protect your ears and speak to a doctor if it is as bad as you say already.

Skully · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:39

Kell_ee001 said:
simply, protect your eyes

o_O.

Tunney · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:41

I always get it after going to a gig. Usually goes by the morning.

However, I was on a flight last night and I got it really bad. It felt like someone had stuck a dagger in my forehead. I've still got it.

Kell_ee001 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:41

Mobius 1 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:42

Kell_ee001 said:
Well now you see you are asking for medical advise... see why we have the rule?

simply, protect your eyes and speak to a doctor if it is as bad as you say already.

ok, ok kell...y. i see your point.

i say no more. and its advice..

edit: i have been speaking to a doc since i was about 10 or 11 when he gave me gromits. *******

Logsi · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:49

Quit listening to the music so loud now dude!

Ive studied this at college as part of my Sound Engineering course. If you have constant tinnitus you may have permanent threshold shift which will never go, you say that you get it the morning after, if this is it it could just be temporary threshold shift which subsides after a couple days.

A threshold shift is when the muscles on the three little bones in your ear tense up to prevent damage to the cochlea hairs. If you keep on listening to music at 100dB+ for an extended time you damage the hairs in your cochlea which never rejuvenate. If you destroy these hairs you go deaf.

If you still want to go to clubs get some drummers ear plugs or something, they let the music through so you can hear it but not that much that it can damage your hearing.

Go to the doctor if your worried about it. I would.

Josh

Mobius 1 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:51

ignore

Mobius 1 · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:52

5bjoshua said:
Quit listening to the music so loud now dude!

Ive studied this at college as part of my Sound Engineering course. If you have constant tinnitus you may have permanent threshold shift which will never go, you say that you get it the morning after, if this is it it could just be temporary threshold shift which subsides after a couple days.

A threshold shift is when the muscles on the three little bones in your ear tense up to prevent damage to the cochlea hairs. If you keep on listening to music at 100dB+ for an extended time you damage the hairs in your cochlea which never rejuvenate. If you destroy these hairs you go deaf.

If you still want to go to clubs get some drummers ear plugs or something, they let the music through so you can hear it but not that much that it can damage your hearing.

Josh

cheers man...your post means a lot to me and makes a hell of a lot of sense. i will cut out the loud music. will there ever be like...ear transplants when me and my fellowship are older? that would be cool.