Who here suffers from tinnitus?

I have it. It only lasts for a few minutes and only happens a few times a month. It doesn’t bother me enough to look into solutions. It is actually one of less worse problems I have with my ears.

I think I do. Usually I hear it on some of the nights, but for some reason it is 24/7 for this past two weeks. It sounds like a sharp tv-tuning sound—when you turn the tv on, the screen is black, and there’s this high-pitched, even tone that just keeps going. I’m about to find an audiologist to diagnose my problem.

Meanwhile, I’m ordering this to wear to the gym.

Good luck with yours.. It’s a great meditation object.. loll..

II have it. I hear crickets. Constant crickets 24/7

OK so stupid question but have you had investigated by a doc? Tinnitus is a symptom not a disease and there are about 100 different things that could be causing it.

I had it and it turned out to be side effect of a med (diclofenac) I was taking. Changed meds and it disappeared.

I’ve had it all my life; I used to drive Mom crazy asking her what “that sound was”. It’s similar to @longtresses—like the subtle high-pitched sound a muted old-school TV makes. It gets louder when I’m tired or sick.

It’s happened to me before, but I’m not diagnosed with anything or what not. It’s not on a regular basis or anything. @Lightlyseared said it may be symptons/side effects and there are many factors for me. I agree with @longtresses…I think. It’s kinda like a beeping sound without the beep. In regards to recent events, like a bomb about to explode.

@hawaii_jake I used to have it when I was younger from listening to my stereo turned up to 11 all the time and I was able to participate in a lengthy study in college for a students PH thesis and she did it on Tinitus. I went through weeks of testing and at the end she let me try out what is best described as hearing aids and there was this one that was a white noise generator that canceled out all the noises in my ears plus the amplification helped me hear again what the ringing was drowning out. Good luck with that!

I have this mildly, but it is only annoying if I am in a completely silent place… which is not often. I have fish tanks, and the water trickling sound pretty much diffuses the ringing. I assume it is from the many loud and metal concerts I have been to, or probably from wearing headphones too much on max volume…..

@Lightlyseared : I’ve had it for as long as I can remember. As a child in the 60s and 70s, the doctors said that it was genetic, since I had an aunt with it, too. The only other doctor I’ve ever talked to about it also came to the conclusion there was nothing to be done. Sigh. It’s been over 10 years since I spoke to a doctor about it. I’ll talk to my present doctor about seeing a specialist.

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I just saw on the news the other day that there’s an experimental cure for it involving classical music that if you listen to certain composers you can train the part of your brain that causes it into not doing so anymore. It’s being tested still currently, but it sounds interesting. They also mentioned hearing aids, too, to make the world around louder so the tinnitus stays more in the background of everything.

@ddude1116 My husband has it very bad, and has tried the method you describe with zero effect.
@Lightlyseared It may be a symptom of a medical issue, but for most people there is no detectable cause.

@YARNLADY tinnitus is always the symptom of a medical issue however that doesn’t mean that it is always simple to work out the cause or that there is a treatment. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth getting it checked out though.

@YARNLADY Well, it is experimental…

I get a bad static sometimes, like a scratch across a microphone, for months and then it lets up. Not sure if it is technically tinnitus. I do have minor hearing loss in my left ear. When I protect my hearing really well for extended periods it seems it goes away. Not sure if it is a coincidence or not? I also have been taking Vitamin D, B12, iron, and my thyroid has been more stable lately. I only mention those, because they had been very dificient and now are in normal ranges, low normal ranges, but still normal. I have never read or heard anything that those are related, but thought you never know.

I have a close girlfriend who has rining in her ears, it drive her crazy. Her doctor told her to try lowering her sodium intake. I consume tons of sodium, I don’t watch it at all.

@Lightlyseared I would be interested in seeing your source for it being a medical issue. My husband has done extensive research on the subject. He would like to view the sources that lead you to that conclusion.