Anyone suffer from tinnitus?

sewerrats · Feb 28, 2011 at 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by EvilPopTart

I have tinnitus due to a brain disorder called Idiopathic intracranial hypertension/pseudotumour cerebri

WOW man , which is worse the ringing ears, or the name of it

colmnach · Mar 04, 2011 at 10:41 AM

I've had tinnitus for years, since working in a factory with loud press machines going all day (except for lunchtimes). It's a loud whistling sound in my case. I just deal with it. Makes me more nuttier, which I'm not bothered about, because I'd rather be nutty than a zombie

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CliveWild · Mar 04, 2011 at 10:47 AM

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I'd rather be nutty than a zombie

What have we come to? LMAO !!

sewerrats · Mar 05, 2011 at 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by colmnach

I've had tinnitus for years, since working in a factory with loud press machines going all day (except for lunchtimes). It's a loud whistling sound in my case. I just deal with it. Makes me more nuttier, which I'm not bothered about, because I'd rather be nutty than a zombie

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What about a copromise, A zombie nutter. Seriouse though i get it, but my wife is bad from factory work. She had hospital out patient treatment but nothing works. What made us mad was the factory was sued for ear damage , but anyone who had sort help at hospital did not recieve compensation, but the other girls recieved £5000 . they said itcould not be proved the hospital hadnt induced the tinnitus. crasy but very true

colmnach · Mar 05, 2011 at 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by sewerrats

What about a copromise, A zombie nutter. Seriouse though i get it, but my wife is bad from factory work. She had hospital out patient treatment but nothing works. What made us mad was the factory was sued for ear damage , but anyone who had sort help at hospital did not recieve compensation, but the other girls recieved £5000 . they said itcould not be proved the hospital hadnt induced the tinnitus. crasy but very true

Well that's just crazy. What you need is a good lawyer (are there ANY Free lawyers??)- to PROVE that working with or near noisy machines all day CAN and WILL damage your hearing.

Charlie_J · Mar 05, 2011 at 10:01 PM

I've had pulsatile tinnitus in my right ear for about five years. I went to hospital outpatients again and again and nothing works. Had endless hearing tests, an MRI scan, and tried a white noise generator, but it's still the same.

It's easier to live with now, because I'm used to it, but being aware of your heartbeat is a bit panic-inducing at times.

It's psychological they say, because my brain has decided not to tune it out anymore. They've more or less decided it's linked to my PTSD and left it at that. Nowhere else to go with it.

ringtailcat · Mar 06, 2011 at 12:07 AM

Here is a link that should give you info you are looking for... http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/directory search tinnitus & niose indused hearing loss. If that doesn't give you the answers you want, PM me, I belong to a hearing loss group & we have quite a bit of info available.. & I know the frustration you face..

sewerrats · Mar 06, 2011 at 03:50 AM

ptsd could well trigger your tinnitus. anxierty hylights things more an make you think to much. Cool your anxierty an it may even go away, if its a trigger like thing You know the first thing you think out on wakeing up.If your on AD,s try an get one with a high anxierty agent, like ZOLOFT

salukigirl · Mar 06, 2011 at 07:52 PM

I have had random ringing in my ears for years and started getting dizzy. Then my vision started going black during the spells. I ended up getting an EEG and it seems it's from temporal lobe epilepsy. My neurologist said there is a chance all these things could stem from years and years of sports injuries and concussions :-/

NoBread · Mar 15, 2011 at 11:26 PM

Allergies can cause tinnitus.

So can food intolerances.

Nerve damage (from mal-absorption) can cause it too.

Charlie_J · Oct 03, 2011 at 07:24 AM

Anyone who suffers from tinnitus/dizziness should check into this with their doctor as a possibility.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_canal_dehiscence

Diagnosis requires a CT scan at a specific resolution.

Good luck, ppl!

Koko2 · Oct 11, 2011 at 10:33 PM

I avoid medications because most of them seem to make it worse.

pondbc · Nov 08, 2011 at 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie_J

I've had pulsatile tinnitus in my right ear for about five years. I went to hospital outpatients again and again and nothing works. Had endless hearing tests, an MRI scan, and tried a white noise generator, but it's still the same.

It's easier to live with now, because I'm used to it, but being aware of your heartbeat is a bit panic-inducing at times.

It's psychological they say, because my brain has decided not to tune it out anymore. They've more or less decided it's linked to my PTSD and left it at that. Nowhere else to go with it.

Did you have an ultrasound of the carotid arteries in your neck?

sewerrats · Nov 09, 2011 at 04:20 AM

tinnitus does get worse with meds, it,s on the fact sheet. I get it most at night , but dissapears in the day. A side effect of meds DONT WORRY

Yady Smith · Nov 14, 2011 at 07:51 PM

I suffer from severe tinnitus caused by operations on both ears. Sometimes I can hear songs or about three or four different pitches. My psychiatrist tried to give me an anti psychotic that I didn’t want to take and the screaming was terrible. Don't know whether it was the stress or the meds.

Charlie_J · Nov 20, 2011 at 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by pondbc

Did you have an ultrasound of the carotid arteries in your neck?

Nope, only an MRI. But with my diagnosis of bipolar, I am determined to get some help with it again. It's impossible to live a normal life with this. My heartbeat is the sound of my life ticking away, and I hear every... single... one.

*growls a bit*

I'll update this thread as things happen, or not, as the case may be.

If they tell me about "habituation" again I'm going to ask them how much it will cost to make me deaf in that ear. At least then I could go back to studying.

ECHOES · Nov 20, 2011 at 03:44 PM

Deafness is no guarantee. The noise isn't coming into your ear from the outside.
I am hearing impaired in both ears and I'm told that tinnitus comes with the territory. Doesn't make it any easier..

Soft noise can help. There are also 'maskers' that are like hearing aids but instead emit a sound that will 'mask' the tinnitus sounds.

I live with a "plane flying slowly overhead"

unaluna · Nov 20, 2011 at 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Chappy

My psychiatrist tried to give me an anti psychotic that I didn’t want to take and the screaming was terrible.

I am hearing shrieking laughter... oh wait, that's me.

arcangel · Nov 20, 2011 at 04:22 PM

Tinnitus...sure. Too many Marshall stacks and huge bass rigs and the occasional accidental feedback from those or the PA system. Of course my drums were entirely innocent

It was the guitarists and the damned sound men who are to blame lol.
The high tech earplugs came much too late for me. Oh and my sister came in once when I was listening to the stereo through headphones and turned the volume to 10. Ouch. Toss in some loud machinery exposure and cars w/ open headers or straight through exhausts and yeah...you get tinnitus.
Lucky me its just a constant ringing and a loss of a few tones in the upper registers. It can't be ignored but I try not to dwell on it. I'd go crazy(er). I've heard that some have it much worse.
My hearing was always well above average (almost wrote "normal" lol) and it's still very good. It just somehow ...doesn't seem as clear as it used to.
Medication could be a contributing factor but in my case there are too many other, more obvious causes.

Charlie_J · Nov 20, 2011 at 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ECHOES

Deafness is no guarantee. The noise isn't coming into your ear from the outside.

Perhaps not, but I desperately want them to look into this:

"Pulsatile tinnitus is yet another of the typical symptoms of SCDS and is caused by the gap in the dehiscent bone allowing the normal pulse-related pressure changes within the cranial cavity to enter the inner ear abnormally. This pressure change thus becomes audible and an existing tinnitus will be perceived as containing a pulse-synchronized "wave" or "blip" which patients describe as a "swooshing" sound or as being like the chirrup of a cricket or grasshopper.

Brain fog and fatigue are both common SCDS symptoms and are caused by the brain having to spend an unusual amount of its energy on the simple act of keeping the body in a state of equilibrium when it is constantly receiving confusing signals from the dysfunctional semicircular canal.

The presence of dehiscence can be detected by a high definition (0.6 mm or less) coronal CT scan of the temporal bone.

Once diagnosed, the gap in the temporal bone can be repaired by surgical resurfacing of the affected bone or plugging of the superior semicircular canal."

It's a long shot, but I want to know.

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Originally Posted by ECHOES

Soft noise can help. There are also 'maskers' that are like hearing aids but instead emit a sound that will 'mask' the tinnitus sounds.

Yes, I wore a white noise generator for a full year. Don't know about masking. Mine is so loud that I can use it to mask the sound of someone snoring loudly next to me. The noise level required to mask the tinnitus itself would definitely damage my ear.

Good luck, Echoes. I hope you can find some peace with yours.

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colmnach Member Member Since Feb 2011 Location: hell, UK Posts: 195 13	Mar 04, 2011 at 10:41 AM #22 I've had tinnitus for years, since working in a factory with loud press machines going all day (except for lunchtimes). It's a loud whistling sound in my case. I just deal with it. Makes me more nuttier, which I'm not bothered about, because I'd rather be nutty than a zombie.
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ringtailcat Grand Poohbah Member Since Jun 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,595 13 488 hugs given	Mar 06, 2011 at 12:07 AM #27 Here is a link that should give you info you are looking for... http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/directory search tinnitus & niose indused hearing loss. If that doesn't give you the answers you want, PM me, I belong to a hearing loss group & we have quite a bit of info available.. & I know the frustration you face.. __________________ [/SIGPIC]t
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sewerrats Account Suspended Member Since Nov 2010 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 2,609 13 8 hugs given	Mar 06, 2011 at 03:50 AM #28 ptsd could well trigger your tinnitus. anxierty hylights things more an make you think to much. Cool your anxierty an it may even go away, if its a trigger like thing You know the first thing you think out on wakeing up.If your on AD,s try an get one with a high anxierty agent, like ZOLOFT
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salukigirl Magnate Member Since Oct 2007 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 2,798 16 2 hugs given	Mar 06, 2011 at 07:52 PM #29 I have had random ringing in my ears for years and started getting dizzy. Then my vision started going black during the spells. I ended up getting an EEG and it seems it's from temporal lobe epilepsy. My neurologist said there is a chance all these things could stem from years and years of sports injuries and concussions :-/
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NoBread Member Member Since Aug 2008 Location: Wshington, DC Posts: 49 15	Mar 15, 2011 at 11:26 PM #30 Allergies can cause tinnitus. So can food intolerances. Nerve damage (from mal-absorption) can cause it too. __________________ Hi all ! It's good to be here, Paul.
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Charlie_J Member Member Since Mar 2011 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 237 13 22 hugs given	Oct 03, 2011 at 07:24 AM #31 Anyone who suffers from tinnitus/dizziness should check into this with their doctor as a possibility. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_canal_dehiscence Diagnosis requires a CT scan at a specific resolution. Good luck, ppl!
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Koko2 Veteran Member Member Since Mar 2011 Location: amongst the stars Posts: 572 13 68 hugs given	Oct 11, 2011 at 10:33 PM #32 I avoid medications because most of them seem to make it worse.
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sewerrats Account Suspended Member Since Nov 2010 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 2,609 13 8 hugs given	Nov 09, 2011 at 04:20 AM #34 tinnitus does get worse with meds, it,s on the fact sheet. I get it most at night , but dissapears in the day. A side effect of meds DONT WORRY
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Yady Smith Member Member Since Nov 2011 Location: Ireland Posts: 94 12	Nov 14, 2011 at 07:51 PM #35 I suffer from severe tinnitus caused by operations on both ears. Sometimes I can hear songs or about three or four different pitches. My psychiatrist tried to give me an anti psychotic that I didn’t want to take and the screaming was terrible. Don't know whether it was the stress or the meds.
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