Thread: Tinnitus

Originally Posted by Mini

Has anyone found anything that helps? Mine is getting so loud it is masking people talking to me. I had a test many years ago and the audiologist said then it was the loudest he had encountered and it is a lot louder than that now and has risen again in the recent months. I used to be able to ignore it but not any more.

I thought it was just me and mine......
Last night I had to go to bed with headphones on listening to radio to drown it out. It settled down somewhat enough to take them off and go to sleep. Those two darn chocolate biscuits.
My old GP's father gave up ALL caffine for 12 months and his went away.
I know if I dont have coffee or chocolate it settles down.

I started to investigate it some years ago and stopped because the more I chased the answer the more aware of it I became. I recall seeing on TV many years ago a doco on it and the sufferers were given an injection of adrenalin, or something like that and it went away for about 1 minute (literally).

Hi Chris,

Sorry to hear your Tinnitis has got to the stage where its interfering with your life at a serious level. Ive had the condition for the last 15-20 years, largely a result of too much heavy metal music through headphones during my youth and later on working on noicy oil rigs without much attention paid to protecting my hearing.

I tried Ginko pills a while back but found them totally useless and an expensive rip off. There are a few other "alternative" remedies for tinnitis around the most interesting of which is "feedback training" where you basically undergo psychological training to concentrate less on the ringing and more on the "real" sounds entering your ear. Check out here for discussion on feedback training:

http://www.bixby.org/faq/tinnitus/tr....html#feedback

and here for general info and links on tinnitis:

http://www.tinnitus.asn.au/

http://www.tinnitus.org/home/frame/THC1.htm

Best of luck and hope you find some relief

Cheers Martin

I was listening to a segment on ABC radio about this recently. I'm sorry to be vague with the details, but someone (a female is all I can tell you) has written an apparently comprehensive book on the subject. I tried to look it up on the ABC website, but failed. If you want to pursue it it was on Madonna King's morning show in Brisbane.

http://abc.net.au/brisbane/contact.htm

I suspect mine started when in the army due to rifle shooting. I didn't even know I had it until I saw a doco on the ABC describing the symptons, I thought everyone had ringing in the ears! I am aware of the attempts to re-educate the ear/brain to ignore the sound but I remain unconvinced. I am also sure the more you pursue a remedy the more it starts to dominate your life. It is contradictory that the only time you are free of it is in and around a noisy environment.

I was told the other day that a local bloke has had some success with coils of some sort. I'll contact him when she finds the details for me and let you know.
Mine is the result of a serious head injury. My right ear now doesn't hear anything at all except the ringing.

Originally Posted by Rossluck

I was listening to a segment on ABC radio about this recently. I'm sorry to be vague with the details, but someone (a female is all I can tell you) has written an apparently comprehensive book on the subject. I tried to look it up on the ABC website, but failed. If you want to pursue it it was on Madonna King's morning show in Brisbane.

http://abc.net.au/brisbane/contact.htm

That could be the one who was on 3AW this week

www.soundtherapy.com.au

I wonder if it works ? It's not cheap for a book and couple of CD's

Originally Posted by Gumby

That could be the one who was on 3AW this week

www.soundtherapy.com.au

I wonder if it works ? It's not cheap for a book and couple of CD's

Theory of operation (exercising inner ear muscles) sounds interesting. Google of [tinnitus "sound therapy"] provided a bunch of hits, and apparently many more sources of tapes, CDs, and sound generators. I'd like to see some independent studies, and better communication to the quacks; some of them are clueless.

Can't say whether it's helped the tinnitus, but I get distraction from other aches and pains (some real, some "only" nerve damage) by operating big mean machinery. Especially woodturning, where a moment's inattention to the immediate task can result in a real mess.

Best of luck, all.

Joe

When my audiologist said "You'll have to learn to live with it!" I nearly jumped the table to snap him - - but I guess I have - - that was 14 years ago . Mine is the result of industrial hearing loss so all the voodoo about chocolate and such is not going to make any difference to the nerve endings that's for sure. My only 'therapy' is a CD/alarm clock that I play very quiet chill music on to get to sleep easier. The choice of music was aided by the tinnitus association newsletter way back then - one whose voice actually helps cancel the ringing - Enya (believe it or not!)

I think it's soothing, like wind rustling through the trees.

I actually notice it a lot more since moving up into the foot hills. When I lived next to the surf, I couldn't hear it. So maybe that's the solution: move to the coast.

Like the rest of you I have it. A few years ago I went to Western Hearing Clinic to have it diagnosed. The audiologist advised it is relievable/controlable with some little gizmos inserted into the ears. But they wanted some $ for them.

I also hear radio adds saying respite is avaliable... one day.

You mean this buzzing in my head isnt normal ?

Al

They reckon mine came from industry also air compressors & air hoses leaking, heavy metal working, loud traffic, screaming kids, nagging woman.

Have a pond out the back water splashing seems to help give me a repreive but in this weather bbbbbbrrrrrrrrr ...maybe I should go for a roll in the rain.

Yeh thats why I had headphones on nice n low so I had to listen with more clock radio all I can here is background noise..............choppers, trucks

It's amazing how many people have got it. My audiologist had a look and said, " Where did you do all your surfing as a teenager?" He could tell there was damage from swimming too much. Since then I've had an MRI (not recommended) and found nothing really bad - and that was a good thing. I guess it's not as bad as some of you fellas.

It's bloody hard too, living with SWMBO who can hear ants crawling on the letterbox across the road!!!

CP