Thread: Tinnitus

I have it also, green tea at night helps mine, but it is a problem

Gawd!! Does everybody have it? We should do a poll or something. Maybe we could offer the forum membership for scientific research. Or Choice Magazine. We could all test different "cures" and evaluate effectiveness.

Ayup, me too. Too many noisy flying shooting things in a previous life . Haven't found anything that makes it go away other than getting busy so I don't notice.

Those who are interested in factual evidence relating to the treatment of tinnitus (or any other medical condition) would be well advised to visit the Cochrane Library www.thecochranelibrary.com and to largely ignore (or take with a small aliquot of NaCl) other web based sources. (Especially before parting with money). If there is any convincing evidence that a particular treatment is effective Cochrane will advise you of it.

To quote from the home page:
"Welcome to The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more. Cochrane reviews bring you the combined results of the world’s best medical research studies, and are recognised as the gold standard in evidence-based health care."

Reviews can be read in abstract form, full text or a ´plain language` summary.

The claim that this is the gold standard in evidence based health care is not hyperbolic.

Cheers, Jeff

When I was 31 (27 years ago), I had a stapendectomy (spelling probably wrong), I had tinnitus, was losing hearing in one ear and had the stapes bone replaced. The other ear was OK.

27 years on, the one with the plastic stirrup is still going well, it has become my good hearing ear, the other is calcified with little hearing, (which in some ways is an advantage, but can annoy other people), but I can't be bothered to have it fixed. One v. good ear is enough for me

I am not suggesting this as a solution, however gradual calcification inside the inner ear can be a problem; all I know is that 27 years later, the ear with the plastic bit is doing well, that this operation may assist some and could assist if deafness is also associated. It is not to be feared if suggested by your doc..
Regards
Greg

Was just reading the Tinnitus site http://www.tinnitus.asn.au/default.htm . I see they have Bedside Noise Generators @ $76. Coming from the tinnitus association one would have to assume good potential.

Just wondering if anyone has tried them? Thanks

Hi, I caught Tittinus in Hospital where I was in like a fully blown mind pain free state I have been there and done that and all the same result special hearing aids ???
I cannot go into a crowded room as it drives me nuts all you hear is jumble groaning noises
A 1 on 1 is ok but if 2 people are talking I just walk away and it gets worse not better so keep trying as there is a lot of good Aisan Doctors who may help and mine is part of a package deal with a small surgery going wrong and now I am TPD so good look and ask around as a lot of these Doctors are only found when you meet someone who has had treatment

all the best Derek

I had my stereo hearing aids tuned today, with Blue Tooth technology.

The new models are far, far superior than the older ones. Turn off background noise (tyres humming as you drive), answer the phone, (mine has two positions for this). The thing is, I saw a docco years back, that showed how loud noises flattened out the very fine hairs way down inside the ear. These hairs can never be repaired. But this docco showed a process where waves of sound were used to push the hairs into standing position again. At the time, not a lot of the hairs were responding, but enough to make it worthwhile to pursue this method. I have never heard anymore on that topic. Perhaps money is being made from Tinnitus. Mine was from driving an extremely loud heavy truck.

On the lighter side, I take my "aids de aural" out at about 8.30PM so that I can join my internet cobbers in peace, and leave SWMBO to the TV. After having hearing aids in all day, it can be a relief to take them out again at night.