Tinnitus who suffers from it
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Same here, had it for near 30 years and its really bad now and very sadly is made even worse from PSU`s, GPU`s and electronics in general.
Bizarre.
Thought Mri was better.
Only reason I thought CT is offered is because it's cheaper/easier? But I may be wrong.
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Mines on one side, NHS sent me for an mri nearly 10 years ago, nothing untoward there though. I do have some hearing loss in the affected ear though which i think is from that ear being closer to the drummer when i played in a band.
I'm on the NHS wait list for an appointment. But didn't want to wait for the mri as it would probably be years away. So just did it private.
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Is it an instant thing or gradual? I wonder what happens to make it worse.
When I sit near some electronics or even several meters away I can literally hear the high pitched tinnitus sound increase, Im not sure why but I seem to be hyper sensitive to certain sound frequencies they make or something like that.
Or it aggravates it somehow, it so so annoying.
Old fashioned hard drives also cause it.
But its at night in total silence that i can most clearly hear the tinnitus is worse after using my consoles or PC.
Or sometimes I wake up at like 5 in the morning or whatever and the tinnitus is so bad that I just cant get back to sleep, its loud as hell.
A Dr actually referred me to a specialist nearly a year or so ago and I have not had any phone call or letters for an appointment so I must be on a waiting list I guess.
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Had it most of my life, or at least as long as I can remember, but it got slightly worse after getting Covid.
I've been told that as a child I had a problem with my left ear. I don't know if that has anything to do with it as it's my left ear thats worse.
I would absolutely love to be able to enjoy peace and quiet
I sometimes use the tinnitus videos from youtube to try to get to sleep, but then if I get uncomfortable and want to sleep on my left side, my ear is buried in the pillow and all I can hear is the high pitched "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee".
This is the one i've been using recently:
www.youtube.com
Has anyone tried any kind of sleep earbuds?
I've been told that as a child I had a problem with my left ear. I don't know if that has anything to do with it as it's my left ear thats worse.
I would absolutely love to be able to enjoy peace and quiet
I sometimes use the tinnitus videos from youtube to try to get to sleep, but then if I get uncomfortable and want to sleep on my left side, my ear is buried in the pillow and all I can hear is the high pitched "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee".
This is the one i've been using recently:
BEST Tinnitus Relief Sound Therapy Treatment | Magic Water Feature Masking
BEST Tinnitus Relief Sound Therapy Treatment | 8 hours of Magic Water Feature Sound Masking. Dr. Cliff Olson, Audiologist and founder of Applied Hearing Sol...
www.youtube.com
Has anyone tried any kind of sleep earbuds?
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I'm similar. If I'm tired or when I wake up, it can be worse. Stress levels can worsen it too, as can moods.
If I have a bad day, I just try to ignore the tinnitus. You sort of treat it like somebody else or a friend. So when it's loud you say to it, right you're having a bad day are you? Fine I'll just ignore you. That probably sounds daft written out, but it can genuinely help me ignore it.
What bothers me is that I might play a game, which is also a method of ignoring the tinnitus. But if the game is stressful it can make the tinnitus worse, so I find I need to be careful about the games I play. If I want to moderate, then play stressful games when I'm in a good mood and easier gamers when I'm not.