I'm curious to know how many people out there suffer from the
same condition I have called Tinnitus or "Ringing in the
ears". The irony here is that my ex wife is an
Audiologist. Audiologists perform hearing tests,sell hearing aids,
etc.. I remember her telling me horror stories about people
suffering from it before I ended up having it. She told me
approximately forty million , yes, that's 40,000,000 people
suffer from some form of it.
Basically, tinnitus can best be described as internal or
inner ear feedback,similar to the noise which happens
when a microphone is placed too close to a speaker.Mine is a high
pitched ,shrill noise which has gotten progessively worse over the
last few months. Sometimes I have to jam earplugs as far into my
ears as possible without pain to prevent the feedback from
resonating in my eardrums..Its absolute torture. If I were offered
all the money in the world or getting rid of the ringing, I would
say "keep the money".Some individuals actually have
operations to BECOME DEAF in an ear in order to stop the ringing. I
know I'm not the only one suffering from this condition.
Tinnitus(Ringing in the ears)
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Posted by Sat Nov 7, 2009 6:23am PST
Report AbuseYes I have a slight case of it and my boyfriend has it too..He has to sleep with the fan on at night, other wise it bugs him and it is hard for him to sleep some nights. He thinks his is from all the loud music , when he was a lead singer in a band.....
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Posted by Sat Nov 7, 2009 6:36am PST
Report AbuseUnfortunately, hearing is a sense all too often taken for granted.It's only when you start losing it or suffering some condition that you realize how important it is. Whenever you're around loud noise(>85 decibels),make sure to wear adequate hearing protection. Hearing loss, as far as I know,is irreversible
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Posted by Sat Nov 7, 2009 6:46am PST
Report AbuseIs there any thing one can do before it gets to that point???
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Posted by Sat Nov 7, 2009 6:54am PST
Report AbuseLike I said,protect what hearing you have left. You can go to an ENT(Ear,Nose and Throat) doctor or an Audiologist to get another opinion. Be careful of the tinnitus scams on the internet professing cures for it. I haven't tried any, but from what I understand, there is no cure.
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