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Tinnitus who suffers from it
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I get that sometimes when I'm lying in bed about to go to sleep.
Soldato
as a sound engineer for many years, i have been very lucky that i protected my ears with earplugs, i have many many friends who have various types if Tinnitus, and know how hard it can be.
i think a lot can depend on 'where' on the frequency spectrum the noise is sitting, higher end noise can be very distracting, with the lower end noise being much easier to live with.
i personaly think it would be awful to have, my heart goes out to all of you who have this condition
i think a lot can depend on 'where' on the frequency spectrum the noise is sitting, higher end noise can be very distracting, with the lower end noise being much easier to live with.
i personaly think it would be awful to have, my heart goes out to all of you who have this condition
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Same here. Doesn't affect sleep at all.
I have had this since about October this year. I believe it was brought on by using headphones to game with for long periods, which I wasn't used to. I didn't have the volume loud however, so who knows.
I think it is only my right ear that makes the noise, and have thought about getting them cleaned just incase I have impacted ear wax.
I think it is only my right ear that makes the noise, and have thought about getting them cleaned just incase I have impacted ear wax.
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Er, just get tjem cleared properly, ie not via the water method. Thats pretty much what made mine apparent.
I had tinnitus for about 6-9 months after I went to a very loud gig at the ICA. Thankfully it's gone now, but if I were you if you have any small idea what's causing it, make a change now.
Soldato
I have had mine most of my life. It has got worse over the last few years to a volume of I would say somebody talking softly in the same room.
Nothing you can do I guess but learn to live with it.
Nothing you can do I guess but learn to live with it.
Soldato
It's more likely to be the volume of the music has caused damage, however if your eardrum has become inflamed then that could potentially cause it. Go to your doctors and they'll take a look in your ears and be able to tell if it has become irritated or not. If it's down to damage through loud music, keep it down in future. You do NOT want to make it worse. It'll drive you insane.
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How long have you had it for?
About 15 years I think
What brought it on?
Either too much Sony walkman use in my younger days, I used to work in a nightclub also or it could have just been an ear infection. Don't really know to be sure.
Does it bother you anymore?
Yes and no. It's just in one ear for me and it only really bothers me when I get stressed or sometimes when I go to sleep.
And what sound do you hear?
A constant whooshing noise in my left ear.
I have to use some kind of white noise to sleep at night and at the moment I just leave a fan on in the bedroom which is good in summer but not so good and not justifiable to the wife in the cold winter.
Does anyone know of a dedicated white noise device? I know there is something for the iphone you can download.
About 15 years I think
What brought it on?
Either too much Sony walkman use in my younger days, I used to work in a nightclub also or it could have just been an ear infection. Don't really know to be sure.
Does it bother you anymore?
Yes and no. It's just in one ear for me and it only really bothers me when I get stressed or sometimes when I go to sleep.
And what sound do you hear?
A constant whooshing noise in my left ear.
I have to use some kind of white noise to sleep at night and at the moment I just leave a fan on in the bedroom which is good in summer but not so good and not justifiable to the wife in the cold winter.
Does anyone know of a dedicated white noise device? I know there is something for the iphone you can download.
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A detuned analogue radio?
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When I was a student I would take earplugs to gigs, but for some reason didn't always take them with me to certain bars/clubs because I didn't remember them seeming quite so loud - of course, that was just the effect of the alcohol and in reality I was battering my ears a bit. I started to use earplugs regularly, but on a couple of occasions either forgot them or had to take out out and reseat it and it got knocked out of my hand by someone bumping into me ... or in the case of going to see Massive Attack, it was simply so loud that with 35dB rated earplugs it was at least as loud as going to a nightclub without any.
Although that was something like 6-8 occasions over the last 6 years, its made it worse - luckily its still not that bad, if I'm outside the wind noise covers it up usually and I'm pretty religious about it now so hopefully it won't get any worse.
Its pretty high pitched (the kind of hum of a big old CRT TV), so its quite easy to mask luckily, but when its very quiet its very annoying.
Oh god, this. Its just enough to partially mask the hum for a moment which means that it makes it impossible to ignore.
Oh, and by the way - the best high-street earplugs are from Superdrug.
Although that was something like 6-8 occasions over the last 6 years, its made it worse - luckily its still not that bad, if I'm outside the wind noise covers it up usually and I'm pretty religious about it now so hopefully it won't get any worse.
Its pretty high pitched (the kind of hum of a big old CRT TV), so its quite easy to mask luckily, but when its very quiet its very annoying.
Oh god, this. Its just enough to partially mask the hum for a moment which means that it makes it impossible to ignore.
Oh, and by the way - the best high-street earplugs are from Superdrug.
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Glad to have found this thread as i think i have this !, when the room is silent i hear a faint high pitch sound ( i've checked everything in the room electronics wise and turned it all off)
but as it still happens with ear plugs in it cant be anything in my room + house
Im hoping that its just a simple case of a buildup of wax in my ear/ears,
but as it still happens with ear plugs in it cant be anything in my room + house
Im hoping that its just a simple case of a buildup of wax in my ear/ears,
Soldato
The bone in my nose is swelled, leading to blocked sinuses, my middle ear becomes flooded and i get vertigo, dizzyness, and mild tinnitus.
it's not as bad as it was (bad weather really doesnt help) but i still get some half sleepless nights because of it.
it's not as bad as it was (bad weather really doesnt help) but i still get some half sleepless nights because of it.
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I have had twice in past 2-3 years blocked right ear ( one that seems to be the humming one ) after bad sinus colds, i usally get a bad cold and cough at least twice every winter 
Soldato
I have had twice in past 2-3 years blocked right ear ( one that seems to be the humming one ) after bad sinus colds, i usally get a bad cold and cough at least twice every winter
At least yours is not permanent. Of course, reading this thread has reminded my brain that I have it also, so its annoying me.
Sod.