Who has tinnitus?

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:53 pm

i found it gena, it was originally in a post from some welsh guy who makes minimal techno but his doc has told him that he is going... poor fucker. his doc told him about the blog!

http://chrissingletonmusic.blogspot.com ... ed-up.html

gena · Post by **gena** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:23 pm

DROKKR wrote:i found it gena, it was originally in a post from some welsh guy who makes minimal techno but his doc has told him that he is going... poor fucker. his doc told him about the blog!

http://chrissingletonmusic.blogspot.com ... ed-up.html

What kind of fake doctor did he visit, the first one??

Antibiotics for a perforation on the eardrum!! That's a physical damage that heals itself or get operated if it's a big hole. It has nothing to do with bacterias

Plus the doctor didn't even make any further examination... that could get him reported!

The desensitisation part is a somewhat correct action though by one of the specialists (where hyperacusis sufferers are played white/pink noise at gradually increasing volumes to readjust their ears to everyday volumes. You use a hearingaid which task is to apply only the noise and not amplify sound as in a nomral hearing aid. You have to be concistent though, you have to use the aid every day for a very long time if it's gonna have any effect. They do the same thing with tinnitus patients.

It's also correct that a person with hyperacusis should never use earplugs on a daily basis. It's almost like using dark sunglasses all year round so you're even more sensible to light when you do take them off.

So to sum up his story:
He had some pretty bad luck with doctors telling him strange things with no relevance what's so ever. You can't give any medication for hyperacusis! If you get depressed cos of it, then yes perhaps something to treat that, but it doesn't solve the actual problem.
So he got stressed out, which is normal, and made it worse by using plugs all the time. So when he finally met a decent doc he relaxed and took the advice he was given. It's a known fact that stress makes it worse and being in limbo with this sort of thing ain't fun.

I had a patient, a school teacher, who had the same problem. She was so afraid of sound that she was using plugs all the time. She even had them on when she first visited me. I can understand the instict to do so, which is why it's so important to provide the true info about this. Had to break it down piece by piece for her, explaining how this works etc. She was so afraid and she was crying cos she didn't want to take them off. She did listen to me and started to get better.

diss04 · Post by **diss04** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:35 pm

just ask 'bluke or 'lendi about it

apfel^ · Post by **apfel^** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 2:45 am

I had tinnitis when I had gromits as a child which later led to a perforated ear drum. After some pioneering microsurgery with webcams and robotic arms my hearing was back to 100%...then I found Dubstep

Ennayess · Post by **Ennayess** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 6:16 am

pk- wrote:i think i do, but the ringing is intermittant. it also happens when i slam a door or drop a saucepan or hear any sharp, loud noise

for those who dont have tinnitus over the years the rumble of trains etc when getting about will degrade your hearing - so block it out
with loud music?

yes

abs · Post by **abs** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:02 pm

Whey!!!

i've joined the tinnitus club!

I had mild tinnitus for years, but i've now got the real deal, thanks to shitmat the other weekend at motion skatepark.

when i was trying to sleep after the night ended it felt like i was being stabbed in the ear constantly, i had bloody ear wax the next morning!

does anyone have any relief advice?

theevilgirl · Post by **theevilgirl** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:51 pm

i do....my ears stay ringing. even right now...the tv is on and there is a faint ringing in my ears.

it sucks when there is complete silence in the room.

ytee · Post by **ytee** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:45 pm

Thank god no!

kins83 · Post by **kins83** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:51 am

Abs wrote:Whey!!!

i've joined the tinnitus club!

I had mild tinnitus for years, but i've now got the real deal, thanks to shitmat the other weekend at motion skatepark.

when i was trying to sleep after the night ended it felt like i was being stabbed in the ear constantly, i had bloody ear wax the next morning!

does anyone have any relief advice?

The only thing that worked for me when I first had tinnitus was to 'massage' my outer ear, just kind of moving my finger around all the curvy bits. This makes a soothing noise that takes your attention away from the "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". You'll get used to it after a bit - for the first two weeks or so I wanted to rip my ear off when I was trying to get to sleep though.

pk- · Post by **pk-** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:55 am

there's a really noticeable lack of bass in my left ear when i listen to headphones nowadays

abs · Post by **abs** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:40 pm

everything is just really muffled in my right ear, as well as the constant ringing.

when im listening to music it sounds like my headphones don't work in the right speaker.

is there no way they can use medical science to cure this?? or to stand the little hairs back up again so the ringing will stop?

kins83 · Post by **kins83** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:53 pm

I think there has been some very limited success in clinical trials with stem cells (no idea of the science behind it, I'm afraid). But I think a 'cure' is a long, long way off.

With everything sounding a little bit muffled, it might just be fluid or 'glue ear', or something like that - either way it might not be tinnitus. Visit your GP and see what they say, you might just need your ears syringing or something like that.

wooda916 · Post by **wooda916** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:59 pm

Gena wrote:
DROKKR wrote:i found it gena, it was originally in a post from some welsh guy who makes minimal techno but his doc has told him that he is going... poor fucker. his doc told him about the blog!

http://chrissingletonmusic.blogspot.com ... ed-up.html
What kind of fake doctor did he visit, the first one?? Antibiotics for a perforation on the eardrum!! That's a physical damage that heals itself or get operated if it's a big hole. It has nothing to do with bacterias Plus the doctor didn't even make any further examination... that could get him reported!

The desensitisation part is a somewhat correct action though by one of the specialists (where hyperacusis sufferers are played white/pink noise at gradually increasing volumes to readjust their ears to everyday volumes. You use a hearingaid which task is to apply only the noise and not amplify sound as in a nomral hearing aid. You have to be concistent though, you have to use the aid every day for a very long time if it's gonna have any effect. They do the same thing with tinnitus patients.

It's also correct that a person with hyperacusis should never use earplugs on a daily basis. It's almost like using dark sunglasses all year round so you're even more sensible to light when you do take them off.

So to sum up his story:
He had some pretty bad luck with doctors telling him strange things with no relevance what's so ever. You can't give any medication for hyperacusis! If you get depressed cos of it, then yes perhaps something to treat that, but it doesn't solve the actual problem.
So he got stressed out, which is normal, and made it worse by using plugs all the time. So when he finally met a decent doc he relaxed and took the advice he was given. It's a known fact that stress makes it worse and being in limbo with this sort of thing ain't fun.

I had a patient, a school teacher, who had the same problem. She was so afraid of sound that she was using plugs all the time. She even had them on when she first visited me. I can understand the instict to do so, which is why it's so important to provide the true info about this. Had to break it down piece by piece for her, explaining how this works etc. She was so afraid and she was crying cos she didn't want to take them off. She did listen to me and started to get better.

What would your recommendation be for when / how often to wear ear plugs?

i mean obviously wearing them in the dance / at a gig / when your playing out is a must but should they be worn when playing loud music at home?

what sort of Db level is enough to damage your ears?

jeer · Post by **jeer** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:23 am

pk- wrote:there's a really noticeable lack of bass in my left ear when i listen to headphones nowadays

this may sound daft, but i've had the same for ages
i put it right down to my ears, but after swapping headphones it solved the problem. i tend to knacker up electronic stuff lots and lots

god knows what i do with headphones but its the 3rd pair where this has happened, but i'm sure its to do with headphones, try swapping pairs

my sennheisser in-ears [which cost me £40 at the time] have done this twice, as well as breaking
sennheissers do my fucking head in, they just break all the time on me

surface_tension · Post by **surface_tension** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:37 am

unklefesta wrote:I have it

I am an earplug advocate

this.

nousd · Post by **nousd** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:40 pm

...or open youself to the universe,
most of which experiences no sound
because of the vacuum,.
Otherwise cause there's nobody there to listen
:miyagi:

Sympathy to sufferers.
the oldman
has go to bed with radio blasting
just to damp headnoize enough to sleep.

dubstepjustin · Post by **dubstepjustin** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:44 pm

poax wrote:alot of sins against humanity explained right here

http://members.fortunecity.com/nrbq1/tinnitus.html

They have an album reference wrong:

Nine Inch Nails - Something I Can Never Have - (Trent Reznor from the album Downward Spiral) "I still recall the taste of your tears. Echoing your voice just like the ringing in my ears."

Its actually from the album Pretty Hate Machine

DOOMTROOPER/T40 · Post by **DOOMTROOPER/T40** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:32 pm

I've had non stop ringing ears for about 3 years now.
Went to loads of gigs and had them ringing for a few days after but they recovered.
Then went round my mates once and he was playing guitar really badly and really loud through his new Marshall Stack and it made my ears ring and has never stopped since. BASTARD.
It was really bad for about 4 months that it bothered me quite a bit but it has died down a lot and I only hear it faintly now when I'm in bed. Everytime I am exposed to a loud noise now, even if it is just for a second they start ringing more again for the rest of the day then die down again when i wake up.
From then on, I always wear earplugs during gigs and airshows and stuff, it might seem awkward for some or people might think you're a pussy for wearing them, but it's definitely worth it. Once you've done certain damage to your ears they won't be the same again.
I have only used Temporary earplugs but when I have a spare bit of cash I think i'll definitely buy a decent set that can be reused and that don't affect quality of sound.

gkmusic · Post by **gkmusic** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:40 pm

i haven't developed it properly yet but i'm takin steps to make sure it never gets worse. every so often one of my ears would switch n it sounds like someones jammed a finger in there and i can hear a high pitched ringing noise, really unpleasnt but most of all it worries the shit out of me.

I also play in a band, regularly wear loud headphones, attend live metal events/dubstep raves so either way i'm really not helping my case. Live shows and band practcie especially fuck up hearing due to the untamed frequencies+dynamics being thrown around by a massive PA in a small ass room so i've started wearin ear plugs etc.

but yeah nip tinnitus in the bud

LEQ · Post by **LEQ** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:55 pm

Hmmm, started getting the dreaded ringing in my left ear this week, Out of nowhere you get 'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee' for fuck knows how long. Nice one me.

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