FabSwingers.com forum: Tinnitus

By *moothshaft OP Man
over a year ago

Coventry

Anyone else suffer with this?

Mine seems to be getting worse. I know there's no cure, but has anyone who's suffering with it done anything that can improve it?

Any tips would help!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

I've started to suffer since having Covid. I've not found any solutions unfortunately.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

One of my partners has it. He almost constantly has music playing as he doesn't notice it as much when he does.

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By *urtyGentMan
over a year ago

eastleigh

Buy some decent headphones and download loads of music, podcasts and audiobooks. I find the the pressure of the over the ear ones make the world of difference. Not sure there’s any science behind that, purely my experience

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

I have this I use olive oil

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yep I do. And in the last couple of years become extra sensitive to loud or sharp noises to the extreme.

I tried some ear inserts I saw advertised as helping it but they didn't work, they made my tinnitus worse. Like someone else said, playing the radio quietly when sleeping helps, or you can get an app on your phone that plays all kinds of noise, from white, brown to pink noise, they have different tones so you can find the one that you prefer. Basically background noise drowns the tinnitus out.

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By *effJizzMan
over a year ago

Douglas

"Anyone else suffer with this?

Mine seems to be getting worse. I know there's no cure, but has anyone who's suffering with it done anything that can improve it?

Any tips would help! "

Hearing aids helped me although they’re not for everyone. I am slightly deaf at the higher frequencies so apparently the brain makes its own high frequency. Weird I know, but when fitted with hearing aids adjusted to enable me to hear high frequencies, the tinnitus disappeared within 24 hours. Like I said, it doesn’t work for everyone. I was lucky.

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Rose quartz drops from a homeopath. Under the tongue daily, after a couple of weeks it will lessen and stop

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By *moothshaft OP Man
over a year ago

Coventry

Thank you so much all of you. I'm going to make a GP appointment, have my ears checked out.

Some remedies on this thread I've never heard of! Thanks.

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By *amantha TSWoman
over a year ago

Swindon

I'm using hearing aids too. Definitely worth getting a free hearing test from someone like SpecSavers, they referred me via my GP to the audiology dept. Didn't have to visit the GP at all.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have it and have no real advice on how to deal with it, other than just ride with it. I’ve suffered with it for 11 years now and I find the very rare moments when i have no noises going on harder to cope with.

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

Had it since I was 16 when my cousin fired a shotgun very close to my ear, since then I spent years clubbing and going to some of the loudest gigs possible and listening to loud music through earphones, and as a squaddie loud bangs come with the job. I really haven't done my ears any favours! I don't notice it unless I'm in a perfectly quiet room though, then it's like a constant whistling sound. It doesn't really bother me that much unless I tune into it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A company called flare audio claims to do some earbuds that reduce it a bit but I've not tried them myself.

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By *iscean_dreamMan
over a year ago

Llanelli

I always have a low pitch ring but luckily it's not loud at the moment and I hope it stays that way.

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By *moothshaft OP Man
over a year ago

Coventry

"Had it since I was 16 when my cousin fired a shotgun very close to my ear, since then I spent years clubbing and going to some of the loudest gigs possible and listening to loud music through earphones, and as a squaddie loud bangs come with the job. I really haven't done my ears any favours! I don't notice it unless I'm in a perfectly quiet room though, then it's like a constant whistling sound. It doesn't really bother me that much unless I tune into it."

Yeah I Think mine is very much self inflicted. All the Status Quo gigs didn't help either!

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By *moothshaft OP Man
over a year ago

Coventry

"I have it and have no real advice on how to deal with it, other than just ride with it. I’ve suffered with it for 11 years now and I find the very rare moments when i have no noises going on harder to cope with. "

I'm managing to cope too, it's just so infuriating!

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By *indergirlWoman
over a year ago

somewhere, someplace

Definitely speak to your gp, also see an audiologist, hearing aids can definitely help with it x

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By *moothshaft OP Man
over a year ago

Coventry

"Definitely speak to your gp, also see an audiologist, hearing aids can definitely help with it x"

Making appointment tomorrow. Thank you xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tinnitus is something that can be cured through hyp therapy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyone else suffer with this?

Mine seems to be getting worse. I know there's no cure, but has anyone who's suffering with it done anything that can improve it?

Any tips would help! "

Yeah got it, there some vids on YouTube that show you how to help relive it, with rubbing certain parts of your head.

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By *acDreamyMan
over a year ago

Wirral

"Anyone else suffer with this?

Mine seems to be getting worse. I know there's no cure, but has anyone who's suffering with it done anything that can improve it?

Any tips would help! "

Have you had it checked out properly with a brain scan?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A company called flare audio claims to do some earbuds that reduce it a bit but I've not tried them myself. "

These are the ones I tried, they are made for people with sensitive hearing and a side effect of using them for some is it helps tinnitus, they made mine worse, but they were good at refunding once I sent them back, they do accept returns.

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By *ohnsnowmanMan
over a year ago

Don't Go Back to Sexville

I've got the pulsatile type. I can hear my heart beat constantly. Had a scan and in my case it's not caused by anything bad so I just resolved to get over it. That's not to say that you should just get over it. I just found it much easier to deal with when I knew there was nothing serious about it. So, maybe get it checked out and you can relax a bit more.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Hi O.P. I have tinnitus.

I went to the specialists about 3 years ago .......

He gave me some leaflets and the name of a tinnitus group to join.....

Which I think it specialise for 'hard luck' , 'live with it' .....

I did hear or read of an app for your phone which can assist...... Maybe you could do a search for it

I'm just living with mine for now. Maybe I don't have it bad enough to be active about it.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Yasmeen x

Olive oil won't do any good.

That's the outer ear it reaches.

Tinnitus isn't in your earholes.... not the outer ones in anycase

Maybe you have wax. See the quack x

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Oh O.P. .........

The specialist gave me a hearing test and concluded that I could hear everything except the uber uber top notes....

So ..... beats me. I can hear and i'm supposed to think the whistles n whoops n wushes are a bonus ?

I didn't go for hearing loss, I went for tinnitus.

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

"Anyone else suffer with this?

Mine seems to be getting worse. I know there's no cure, but has anyone who's suffering with it done anything that can improve it?

Any tips would help! "

Mine has got much worse after having covid

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"Yasmeen x

Olive oil won't do any good.

That's the outer ear it reaches.

Tinnitus isn't in your earholes.... not the outer ones in anycase

Maybe you have wax. See the quack x "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tinnitus is something that can be cured through hyp therapy "

Nope. Tinnitus is mostly caused my physical damage to part of the ear. You can't cure it with hyp

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Tinnitus is something that can be cured through hyp therapy

Nope. Tinnitus is mostly caused my physical damage to part of the ear. You can't cure it with hyp

All my years of fuck off loud music

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By *r loveslickinMan
over a year ago

Deeside

I've had it years find it's worse when home from work and in bed and it's quiet .

I've got noise reduction earplugs which do help I wear them in work and when go concerts etc

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

Never had it before but since I contracted covid I have it now. Very annoying never goes away

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By *arker secrets 321Man
over a year ago

West Bromwich

Got it in both ears ad it 20plus years .background noise helps but times wen I av bursts that's louder then fighter jet ..night times worse wen no noise and ur trying 2 sleep x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have it too.

As a result I never let it be quiet in my house. I can sometimes hear the whistle over everything though. Like now; probably because your post made me notice it again.

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By *ubberclubberMan
over a year ago

Southsea

I've got it really badly and it's got worse since I've started having more problems with my wisdom teeth.

There is a link and my dentist agreed the other day. Just gotta wait to have the dodgy teeth out and see if it helps.

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By *ineapple_PrincessWoman
over a year ago

in the waves

There can be links to vitamin deficiency with tinnitus. Get your b12 checked.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

I tried calling the tinnitus helpline.... but it just kept ringing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyone else suffer with this?

Mine seems to be getting worse. I know there's no cure, but has anyone who's suffering with it done anything that can improve it?

Any tips would help! "

I don’t but I remember one time I had the flu and i got this ringing noise for days, I thought I was going crazy. I heard it can come and go and get triggered when unwell ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A company called flare audio claims to do some earbuds that reduce it a bit but I've not tried them myself. "

I bought some of these for my Mum who suffers greatly from this condition. I wanted to try anything to help her. Unfortunately these were a complete waste of money and hope! They are not cheap either. She said they made no impact at all on her tinitus.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Yes, gets worse/more noticeable when I'm stressed.

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By *andAukCouple
over a year ago

leeds

Interesting to see the comments around covid, mine seems to have increased since my suspected covid last year. Ringing and constant buzz, drives me nuts sometimes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've has it for 15 years and I'm so used to it now I barely notice. It gets worse if I have a cold, but other than then I forget it's there. Sorry, not a very helpful answer!

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Can be a side effect of certain meds also

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By *moothshaft OP Man
over a year ago

Coventry

Really do appreciate all these helpful and interesting comments.

I'm in the doctors soon to see if anything can be done.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've had mine for about 13 years, the silence is deafening,an anxiety attack brought it on, a very high pitched constant wine 24/7,it got so bad I actually contemplated taking my own life, it was a terrible time, it still is some days,not much point to this post but there you go

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By *eneralKenobiMan
over a year ago

North Angus

I’ve had mine for a long time but it’s most likely due to standing in front of amplifiers for years

I’ve never found a way to stop it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I’ve had mine for a long time but it’s most likely due to standing in front of amplifiers for years

I’ve never found a way to stop it "

It's truly horrific, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Mine gets worse when I see the word tinnitus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its horrendous...but it varies in how bad it is.

14yrs in the military (Infantry). Initially we never wore amplivox (ear defenders). Im paying for it now.

And as a regular gig-goer, i usually pay for it for the month or so afterwards.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As an ex-Audiologist it is somewhat ironic that I have tinnitus. I developed it for 3 days after a Hawkwind concert and when it disappeared I thought nothing of it. One New Year's eve gig in the eighties brought it back, this time permanently. As is recommended, I learnt to live with it and was doing fine until a couple of years ago when I attended a Fine Young Cannibals concert. Big mistake. It is now a lot worse and I can hear it over the T.V.

As some previous posters have said, there is no proven cure but tinnitus maskers worn behind the ear can help, as can having a radio on but not tuned to a station when in bed can help. I can empathise and as tinnitus can be a symptom of something else, if it occurs without being able to pinpoint the cause, it is worth investigating.

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

I used to suffer pretty badly by it when it was constant ringing unexpectedly. It was more often when laying down just coming on, I noticed when I had decided to get back into training it actually became less than usual. So I'm guessing that it could be due to poor circulation but neck exercises have helped

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