tinnitus

ravensteve1961 · 06-12-2005, 08:07 PM

Im one of those whos deaf 95% Deaf in other words im not all the way deaf i can hear very little sounds like spoon droping car door shut but no hearing aid will work to regain my hearing.In order i can hear someone needs to develop a super hearing aid. But i can hear tinnitus bothering me even im deaf.My doctor says thats because your nerves in your conhlear are reacting that something is missing. That why im hearing tinnitus.I wonder anyone has the samething deaf but can hear tinnitus? So im hoping someday when news breaks out they can regrow hair cells in your conhlear nerves youll hear again as well tinnitus might go away too.

Nancy · 06-12-2005, 10:04 PM

I've had tinnitus once in a blue moon myself....I remember "crackling sounds", "a foghorn sound", etc. It does go away, but it's annoying. and Yes, I am deaf.

deafdyke · 06-12-2005, 11:24 PM

It varies....I have tinnituas especially when I am stressed or tired.

06-13-2005, 01:41 AM

Yeah, me too, when I am tired, my ears seem to ring louder and louder the more tired I am.

tegumi · 06-13-2005, 03:30 AM

I am hearing and have had tinnitus my whole life for what seems like 24/7........mine is always the high pitched whistle, never heard any other sounds... its can get really annoying, but usually if I have music or something, it doesnt bother me... I havent seen an audiologist about this, but I am starting to consider it.

SimpleMan · 06-13-2005, 05:59 AM

I have had tinnitis all my life, off and on. I am hearing btw. When I was really young, I had tests done on my hearing and they said I did have some problems, and as I got older and went to concerts and stuck my head in speakers, and stuff Im sure my hearing has gotten even worse. However, surprisingly I experience the ringing in my ears less often than when I was younger, while an older friend of mine says he experiences it constantly. I don't know if he's had tests done to see how much of is hearing he's lost, but will ask him next time I talk with him....... I gotta finish up so computer work for him so should be soon, just my sister, niece, and brother in law in town this week so gotta wait till after they leave.

ravensteve1961 · 06-13-2005, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nancy

I've had tinnitus once in a blue moon myself....I remember "crackling sounds", "a foghorn sound", etc. It does go away, but it's annoying. and Yes, I am deaf.

Nancy i hear that too.

sweet4u618 · 06-14-2005, 08:41 PM

Hi, umm I'm not sure about tinnitus. Otherwise, for example I use loud noises like listening to CD little loud for a long time then for a while, I hear the vibration repeat after used to hear CD for long time. so it made my ears vibration for about 20 minutes then went away. Also I experienced ringing. Those did stop last year because I went to doctor to solve it. Before I went to doctor, I noticed that I could not hear good with hearing aids even little wet on molds I think. so doctor did clean my ears with water spray then took some fungus out. I got those fungus as ear infection because of mold that squeak and audiologist put the special chemical around mold to prevent it. I misunderstood audiologist something about alcohol around my chemical prevention against mold. so alcohol messed chemical prevention up so I think that is how I get ear infection... Audiologist means for next time to clean with new molds with alcohol but not with chemical prevention on mold. I hope someone know what I am saying.

***~SG~*** · 06-15-2005, 02:31 AM

Only time i get tinnitus when i'm stressed, once i get tinnitus i have a hard time going to sleep.

Daisy loves Jay · 07-28-2005, 11:17 PM

I get it quite often.
I don't know why, but it suddenly hits me and then goes away.

DeafSCUBA98 · 07-29-2005, 02:28 AM

i used to get tinnitus.. but after the CI surgery.. it stopped.. i dunno why but sometimes when i take the processor off.. it happens for a few min. then it goes away

BabyAngel · 07-29-2005, 03:46 AM

huh? what's tinnitus?

javapride · 07-29-2005, 05:01 AM

tinntius is like a ringing in your ears...

mine's playing beethoven when i take off my hearing aid DON't ASK me i keep hearing voilins playing gawd.........

anyhow its only when my aid is off or i'm just tired

sr171soars · 07-29-2005, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeafSCUBA98

i used to get tinnitus.. but after the CI surgery.. it stopped.. i dunno why but sometimes when i take the processor off.. it happens for a few min. then it goes away

Yea, I had it too but rather mildly with my HA. After my CI, it went away to nothing and believe me that is soooo wonderful...

I have heard some people still suffer it after getting their CI. Typically, it goes away after awhile but not for some folks.

deafdyke · 07-29-2005, 02:50 PM

That is a good point about CI, that it can help with severe tintiuas....

Hear Again · 07-30-2005, 12:23 AM

I had tinnitus for 2 weeks following my CI surgery, but it disappeared once my implant was activated. When I remove my processor at night I still experience tinnitus, but it is mild and goes away after a few minutes. When I have the processor on during the day, I don't have any problems with tinnitus -- thank goodness.

CatoCooper13 · 08-02-2005, 12:51 PM

I suffered tinnitus for a good portion of 4 years until I had surgery - then tinnitus has been history! Phew.

emilySUN · 08-02-2005, 05:21 PM

I have tinnitus too. Constant in both ears like a whistle ~ sometimes gets worse with weather or whatever. Can sound like a train or a fire alarm sometimes! weird.

webexplorer · 08-03-2005, 07:14 PM

I wrote my post last year about the problem. It probably has to do with your sinus infection without aware of it. I had it for five straight years. I had the surgery and ...finally made it stopped. I don't like to talk about it.

deafdyke · 08-03-2005, 10:38 PM

Quote:

It probably has to do with your sinus infection without aware of it.

That's interesting....is tinitius linked to sinus infections?

cdmeggers · 08-06-2005, 11:00 PM

i've been experiencing a LOT of tinnitus lately.. really loud and it goes on and on for a while. very bothersome. Have had tinnitus for several years.

Audiofuzzy · 08-07-2005, 02:22 AM

certain medication may cause ringing in the ears:
aspirin, ibuprofen, benadryl, claritin, certain antibiotics, antidepressants, ahh there is a LOT of these... even Pepto- Bismol may give you tinnitus.
see if you take anything that may cause you this unpleasant side effect.

Fuzzy

lonetundrawolf · 10-23-2005, 06:26 PM

I picked up ringing in my right ear after my CI....the CI is in my (L) ear...

Rose Immortal · 10-27-2005, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tegumi

I am hearing and have had tinnitus my whole life for what seems like 24/7........mine is always the high pitched whistle, never heard any other sounds... its can get really annoying, but usually if I have music or something, it doesnt bother me... I havent seen an audiologist about this, but I am starting to consider it.

Heh, you sound JUST like me.

A couple of years ago I got concerned about it, and went to have my hearing checked; the results of that were very good. What I wonder is if in my case it's from too much input. To give you an idea of what I mean, I hear into extremely high frequencies--including stuff that scientists say most people should not be able to hear. For example, the screeching noise put off by TVs with CRTs (those flat-screen TVs are a godsend, believe me), and most surprisingly...when I went to Carlsbad Caverns to see the bat flight, as soon as the bats came out, the air filled with a loud clicking noise. I went to ask the park ranger if it was what I suspected--and he said yes, I was picking up the very lowest frequencies of bat echolocation. I pick up things over long distances, and I would go so far as to say that I rely a bit more on hearing than I do on sight, even though I see perfectly with glasses.

And then there's the whole issue of my ears getting crosswired to my visual center somehow (synesthesia). So I find myself wondering, could it just be that my ears are getting a data overload?

But my real question is this--is there anything a person who hears as I do can do if the tinnitus starts to get really bad? It's not like I can get any sort of surgery to stop it.

sr171soars · 10-27-2005, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rose Immortal

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But my real question is this--is there anything a person who hears as I do can do if the tinnitus starts to get really bad? It's not like I can get any sort of surgery to stop it.

You're asking the six million dollar question.

Audiofuzzy (a couple of posts back) has some excellent suggestions that may have impact for you. However, not all tinnitus is food/medicine related but simply an indication of damage to your cochlear hairs (within the cochlea). Basically, tinnitus is your body's way of telling you that you heard too much (usually too loudly) and your ears need a rest. Having said that, sometimes it is because you have not had enough stimulus to the ear and it making it's own racket. Worst yet, it is not a phantom sound either as hearing specialists have actually heard this for themselves from patients with severe tinnitus!!!. Go figure!

Short of removing the cochlea or cochlea hairs (I'm not advocating this at all and I don't believe the medical community would do it either except being incidental to other things like a tumor), I have not heard anything from the medical establishment that can handle this problem yet.

I hope your situation doesn't go any worst and gets better.

Rose Immortal · 10-27-2005, 10:46 PM

Thanks. I barely ever take medicines, so I doubt that would be playing into it. Still, I've been trying to be careful about not overdoing it with the music I listen to. The interesting thing is, even when the tinnitus is most noticeable, I hear extremely well right through it. Which makes for lots of fun on some nights trying to sleep in this apartment...I'll have earplugs on, have my ears ringing, AND hear every little noise outside and fron the neighbors.

sr171soars · 10-27-2005, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rose Immortal

...The interesting thing is, even when the tinnitus is most noticeable, I hear extremely well right through it...

That is called masking. When you are hearing something whether unaided or with a HA or CI, the outside noise you hear masks the tinnitus. Unless you have a very bad case of tinnitus, masking usually works well while hearing other things.

cdmeggers · 11-07-2005, 01:14 AM

some drugs can cause tinnitus... Lots of salt/soldium, lots of sugar, lots of caffine, all those can cause tinnitus... I have done a little bit of research.

11-07-2005, 07:25 AM

Hi,

I'm profoundly deaf since birth. I've had tinnitus when I had a lot of stress. So, stress is the answer for causing you tinnitus. My deaf husband had the same situation as mine. My hearing friend told me that when she was on stress, she had tinnitus. I go to Yoga once a week and it helps a lot to make my tinnitus go away. I'm used to hear tinnitus all in my life so is my husband. You have to filter it.

Momoftwo

Rose Immortal · 11-07-2005, 12:39 PM

I could totally believe stress being a reason. I have had several nights of being worried about an exam, and the past couple of those nights I noticed that my ears rang much louder than normal when I sat in silence.

And caffeine...well...I don't care if it makes my ears ring. I'm having my 1 evening coffee.

06-12-2005, 08:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
ravensteve1961 Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Here Posts: 3,940	tinnitus Im one of those whos deaf 95% Deaf in other words im not all the way deaf i can hear very little sounds like spoon droping car door shut but no hearing aid will work to regain my hearing.In order i can hear someone needs to develop a super hearing aid. But i can hear tinnitus bothering me even im deaf.My doctor says thats because your nerves in your conhlear are reacting that something is missing. That why im hearing tinnitus.I wonder anyone has the samething deaf but can hear tinnitus? So im hoping someday when news breaks out they can regrow hair cells in your conhlear nerves youll hear again as well tinnitus might go away too.

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06-12-2005, 10:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nancy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central FL Posts: 2,289	I've had tinnitus once in a blue moon myself....I remember "crackling sounds", "a foghorn sound", etc. It does go away, but it's annoying. and Yes, I am deaf.

06-12-2005, 11:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
deafdyke So NOT a Princess! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 6,684	It varies....I have tinnituas especially when I am stressed or tired.

06-13-2005, 01:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
kuifje75 Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah, me too, when I am tired, my ears seem to ring louder and louder the more tired I am.

06-13-2005, 03:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
tegumi Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 421	I am hearing and have had tinnitus my whole life for what seems like 24/7........mine is always the high pitched whistle, never heard any other sounds... its can get really annoying, but usually if I have music or something, it doesnt bother me... I havent seen an audiologist about this, but I am starting to consider it.

06-13-2005, 05:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
SimpleMan Nice hearing guy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: A Pale Blue Dot in the Cosmos Posts: 339	I have had tinnitis all my life, off and on. I am hearing btw. When I was really young, I had tests done on my hearing and they said I did have some problems, and as I got older and went to concerts and stuck my head in speakers, and stuff Im sure my hearing has gotten even worse. However, surprisingly I experience the ringing in my ears less often than when I was younger, while an older friend of mine says he experiences it constantly. I don't know if he's had tests done to see how much of is hearing he's lost, but will ask him next time I talk with him....... I gotta finish up so computer work for him so should be soon, just my sister, niece, and brother in law in town this week so gotta wait till after they leave.

06-14-2005, 08:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
sweet4u618 sweet4u618 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 146	Hi, umm I'm not sure about tinnitus. Otherwise, for example I use loud noises like listening to CD little loud for a long time then for a while, I hear the vibration repeat after used to hear CD for long time. so it made my ears vibration for about 20 minutes then went away. Also I experienced ringing. Those did stop last year because I went to doctor to solve it. Before I went to doctor, I noticed that I could not hear good with hearing aids even little wet on molds I think. so doctor did clean my ears with water spray then took some fungus out. I got those fungus as ear infection because of mold that squeak and audiologist put the special chemical around mold to prevent it. I misunderstood audiologist something about alcohol around my chemical prevention against mold. so alcohol messed chemical prevention up so I think that is how I get ear infection... Audiologist means for next time to clean with new molds with alcohol but not with chemical prevention on mold. I hope someone know what I am saying.

06-15-2005, 02:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
*~SG~* Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 3,979	Only time i get tinnitus when i'm stressed, once i get tinnitus i have a hard time going to sleep.

07-28-2005, 11:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Daisy loves Jay Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 13	I get it quite often. I don't know why, but it suddenly hits me and then goes away.

07-29-2005, 03:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
BabyAngel ~AnGeLa~ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 1,625	huh? what's tinnitus?

07-29-2005, 05:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
javapride Java's Big Island Life! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: hawaii Posts: 6,509	tinntius is like a ringing in your ears... mine's playing beethoven when i take off my hearing aid DON't ASK me i keep hearing voilins playing gawd......... anyhow its only when my aid is off or i'm just tired

07-29-2005, 02:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
deafdyke So NOT a Princess! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 6,684	That is a good point about CI, that it can help with severe tintiuas....

07-30-2005, 12:23 AM	#16 (permalink)
Hear Again Proud Beeper/5150 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin and my own little manic world... Posts: 7,307	I had tinnitus for 2 weeks following my CI surgery, but it disappeared once my implant was activated. When I remove my processor at night I still experience tinnitus, but it is mild and goes away after a few minutes. When I have the processor on during the day, I don't have any problems with tinnitus -- thank goodness.

08-02-2005, 05:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
emilySUN Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 13	I have tinnitus too. Constant in both ears like a whistle ~ sometimes gets worse with weather or whatever. Can sound like a train or a fire alarm sometimes! weird.

08-03-2005, 07:14 PM	#19 (permalink)
webexplorer I'm listening to everyone Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New England Posts: 3,458	I wrote my post last year about the problem. It probably has to do with your sinus infection without aware of it. I had it for five straight years. I had the surgery and ...finally made it stopped. I don't like to talk about it.

08-06-2005, 11:00 PM	#21 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 540	i've been experiencing a LOT of tinnitus lately.. really loud and it goes on and on for a while. very bothersome. Have had tinnitus for several years.

08-07-2005, 02:22 AM	#22 (permalink)
Audiofuzzy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,968	certain medication may cause ringing in the ears: aspirin, ibuprofen, benadryl, claritin, certain antibiotics, antidepressants, ahh there is a LOT of these... even Pepto- Bismol may give you tinnitus. see if you take anything that may cause you this unpleasant side effect. Fuzzy

10-23-2005, 06:26 PM	#23 (permalink)
lonetundrawolf Lone Tundra Wolf/Jeff Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 49	I picked up ringing in my right ear after my CI....the CI is in my (L) ear...

10-27-2005, 10:46 PM	#26 (permalink)
Rose Immortal Telepathic Spirit Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,254	Thanks. I barely ever take medicines, so I doubt that would be playing into it. Still, I've been trying to be careful about not overdoing it with the music I listen to. The interesting thing is, even when the tinnitus is most noticeable, I hear extremely well right through it. Which makes for lots of fun on some nights trying to sleep in this apartment...I'll have earplugs on, have my ears ringing, AND hear every little noise outside and fron the neighbors.

11-07-2005, 01:14 AM	#28 (permalink)
cdmeggers CD Meggers Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 540	some drugs can cause tinnitus... Lots of salt/soldium, lots of sugar, lots of caffine, all those can cause tinnitus... I have done a little bit of research.

11-07-2005, 07:25 AM	#29 (permalink)
Momoftwo Guest Posts: n/a	Hi, I'm profoundly deaf since birth. I've had tinnitus when I had a lot of stress. So, stress is the answer for causing you tinnitus. My deaf husband had the same situation as mine. My hearing friend told me that when she was on stress, she had tinnitus. I go to Yoga once a week and it helps a lot to make my tinnitus go away. I'm used to hear tinnitus all in my life so is my husband. You have to filter it. Momoftwo

11-07-2005, 12:39 PM	#30 (permalink)
Rose Immortal Telepathic Spirit Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,254	I could totally believe stress being a reason. I have had several nights of being worried about an exam, and the past couple of those nights I noticed that my ears rang much louder than normal when I sat in silence. And caffeine...well...I don't care if it makes my ears ring. I'm having my 1 evening coffee.