Anyone else suffering from Tinnitus?

I didn't notice it much at first, when I was younger. Now and then I would notice it but without really noticing it would be gone and I would forget about it. Until that is, it would come again and I would go, ''Oh, there it is again'' and then go on about my stuff. Then I retired and moved to the country where silence was much more prevalent.

That silence has now become a curse. I always loved silence, the sitting or walking alone in quite places. Times to clear my head, find that inner silence to let my mind fill itself with possibilities of of thought and creative philosophical explorations. Now those seem to be gone for the most part.

My tinnitus began in earnest maybe five years ago when I realized that it had become a real nuisance. It wasn't a ''ringing in my ears'' as it is so commonly considered but rather a high ''buzz'' though out my head. Ever take a hearing exam? The one where they put the headphones on you and the give a little buzz in one ear and then in the other ear and make is so it seems that the ''buzz'' comes from different places around you? Well that is the tinnitus I have. But not just in little blips of sound here and there but as a constant cacophony of buzzzzzz all though out my head.

I have mentioned this to friends my age and they too say they have it and to just forget about it and it will go away. Well I tried that for a bit but the only way it ever goes away is if I am engaged in conversation with someone and doing stuff with them. But when I am alone or even in a quiet situation there is is buzzing away. I have to have music on or the tv so as back ground so that I can focus on anything. Just quietly sitting and reading a book is now beyond my capacity.

I tried head massage to no avail and then tried acupuncture and that was no help either. I have been to two different ear doctors and all they could do to help me understand it is how to pronounce the word. One said tin-i-tus and the other calls it tin-a-tis. Thanks guys. I've been on line searching and searching for some remedy and found nothing but dozens of miracle cures that people are willing to sell me. Each one says ''oh not that one,,, this is the one, the only one''

Now though it is at times getting almost intolerable. I"m sitting here now with no sounds going on just so that I can relate to it as I type.
It's not just one note but rather several that express themselves in different manners in my head, making a discordant buzz. Maybe a simple major G chord or something like that would be better. I"de even settle for a B minor seventh if that could be worked out.

And now to that background noise is added another fun thrill. Maybe once a week or so, I have this thing that happens from either of my ears. As if a plane is swooping down from one side or the other with a single note drone that then flies into either ear and straight though my head which turns the whole world around me into a momentary acid trip.

I keep saying now but here is another new happening over the last couple of weeks. I get what I call the ''woodpecker''. It's more like a cricket in one side of my head, so far, that goes clickclickclickclickclickclick until it stops.

Well, now it is time to turn on some sound. Today I will go with an old favorite movie ''Earth Vrs the Flying Saucers''. I know it well enough now that that part of my brain that notices these sounds can follow along with the narrative and hopefully leave the rest of my brain to other things.

"just" try to ignore it and not think about it. I know it's hard especially if it's strong but your brain can blend it out.

I tried lot's of different things too, cortisol IV, massages, TCM acupuncture, ear candles, salt water flushes, let me know if you find a solution. Best is to try live with it, on normal days the background noise cancels it out for me.

For me it's a high pitch iiiiiiiii or eeeeeee, like a mosquito approaching the ear. It's funny at night in summer when you wake up and in the first split second are not sure to slap yourself in panic defense or not.

a reply to: TerryMcGuire
My wife has it and it's driving me and her up the wall. If you go to the doctors they are very helpful in telling you they can do f### all. I've looked into any type of cures and the only thing I've found is to listen to white noise through headphones, but the missus wont cooperate.

Since late last Fall, yup.

Docs said my blood pressure wasn't too bad (considering the NWO takeover and general chaos, that is) and so it's a mystery.

Probably ear wax over DEWs or spirits screaming from hyperspace... but who knows?

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

I'm sorry to hear (no pun intended) of your plight. I'm as curious as you are about how to cure it, preferably in some natural or organic way.

I have it too, though I can't say it wrecks my life... other people already do a good enough job about that. The constant sound I hear is more of a whine, slightly high pitch, so I only hear it when there is silence around me. It's both ears and after a why it feels like my whole skull becomes an orchestral hall. I always put it down to all the loud rock concerts I used to frequent. However, my wife suffers, too, and she ain't no headbanger like me.

ETA: Nearly forgot. I can't pronounce it either, both in English and Italian. When my wife asks me what it could be I always reply "You have titties"... cracks her up every time!

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

My tinnitus is the ringing kind and I've pretty much had it since I was young. The best thing I have found to get to go away its actually focusing very hard in the sound of silence...almost like meditation really. It won't likely ever go away completely or rather to say be cured but within 10-15 seconds usually I can get it to stop if I focus real hard.

a reply to: crayzeed

If you go to the doctors they are very helpful in telling you they can do f### all

That and the suggestion that I just learn to live with it.

a reply to: Encia22

I can't say that is has wrecked my life either, just those portions of it that prefers silence. If there is something to focus on, some activity that needs to have attention paid to it then at times it disappears.

People can chuckle if they want to, but I developed ear problems shortly after my second Pfizer jab.
At first, it was congestion and difficulty hearing. When I went to my last doctor appointment, I told him about the problems and he suggested that I use nasal spray. It didn't help my ears.
It has now progressed to my ears itching internally and ringing in my ears. I also have drainage from both ears.

a reply to: RickyD
I"ve tried that a number of times, and just now when you suggested it and all that happened was that it modulated and then my closed eyes began to hurt. Getting old is a bitch.

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

I have tinnitus for years, is very loud, but it fluctuates depending on factors like stress, noise, sinus problems, allergies, ect.

I tried many over the counter treatments, none work, doctors can not help as is no cure.

I just learned to live with it, sadly if you let it get to you it can drive you crazy.

At night I sleep with a air purifier on in order to cancel some of the ringing.

Tinnitus can be horrible! I've had periods where it persisted day and night for months. Tired of taking prescription drugs that created more problems that required more prescriptions to treat the side affects, I went off all meds. My tinnitus completely vanished.

I have discovered I am highly drug-sensitive. Aspirin and Tylenol will give me near-instant tinnitus. I haven't noticed any connection with foods so far- thank goodness.

I hope you find a solution, and I hope science figures out an effective remedy some day. It's maddening to live with.

I have at least 4 different tones, its like a 4 piece band in my head. 2 very high, 1 medium, 1 low. I think one is a F-16 engine, 1 is a C-130 (low one) 1 is a C-141 and 1 is a mower with ACDC on full blast.

The problem is what is happening is you loss the ability to hear a tone due to hearing loss, and it is your brain that is making the noise to fill in the empty spaces. So as far as I know there is no cure since it is only your mind making the noise you hear. I really wish there was an answer to it all as I don't like it either. I was hoping maybe there would be something developed to act like noise reduction works where one signal cancels out another, but I don't think there is anything.

Yes I have it really bad the last 6-8 years, my ENT says mine "sounds" like Meniere's disease I'll put a link to a forum I visit for all kinds of supposed remedies. Remedies based on your likely cause because all Ive found is doctors that speak in generalities as the ro9ot cause for each individual. My doctor ties my case to Herpes Zoster/Shingles/Chicken Pox supposedly it hides in your central nervous system and when you are stressed or have a weakened immune system it pops up. Except when it travels into the nerves of your ear canal, once it gets there it irritates the nerve that it produces the ringing and buzzing.

How did they find out mine might be from herpes zoster? Well after a vertigo episode and constant ringing in my ear, which is prevalent in advanced cases, my doctor gave me a steroid shot. Boom it left my ear and I got popped almost immediately with shingles. An antiviral helped initially but I believe you would have to take a maintenance dose to even know if it would completely erase it. I do take lysine every day though which supposedly eases herpes if that's part of the root cause

My doctor also suggested a mouth guard if you grind your teeth when you sleep I do and a mouthguard helps, after just a couple of weeks I noticed a difference, TMJ is definitely one cause.

Regardless mine is mostly constant just its pitch or tone will change and occasionally it will go away completely.

menieres.org...

Occasionally I'll try some of these videos. Some of these do help the severity and for me atleast gives me something to try
to keep it from driving me bugchit crazy.

I run a fan all the time just for some white noise and if you are adventurous try this website with some headphones or earbuds. It will match the frequency and then mask the sounds. Ive actually slept listening to this before.

www.szynalski.com...

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

I've had it for some decades. I picked it up in the military. It doesn't bother me that much, so I am guessing that what I have is not actually that bad of a case. I know others who have it and it drives them nuts. Mine is more like a buzz. Sometimes, it will feel like there is pressure in one of my ears for a few seconds and it is worse during that time.

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

My Tinnatus has got worse over the last couple of years. I won't spoil your thread with conspiracies regarding the possible reasons, but please try the following and see if it helps as much as it has with me.

It's called "Beating The Heaveny Drums". Can be used for other areas of the body.

1. Place your index fingers over your middle fingers.

2. Place your palms over your ears, fingers at the rear of your head, apply slight palm pressure so outside noise is reduced.

3. "Flick" your index fingers off your middle fingers onto/into the recesses under the rear of your skull. Firmly and rhythmically but not TOO hard.

4. Repeat about 30 times.

The ringing should dissipate although NOT a permenant fix but certainly helps if repeated regularly.



Other searches provide many other self treatments.

Edit to add: I now do Jaw excercises too which seems to help a little.

Have you had your "Wisdom Teeth" removed and have an "overbite"?

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

Yes, unfortunately.

I had a very severe case where it almost was like loud screaming.
Thank GOD it did go mostly away, but left me with a much softer less annoying one.

Now like clockwork I get it at 8pm. I think mine is cortisol driven.
I have low blood pressure so it’s not bp related for me.

I use headphones and play this when it is really bad and it truly does help me.

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

yeah, mine began in March last year, it is a constant high pitched beep 24/7, I initially went to my GP who said it should go in 2 weeks and to call back if it did not. It did not stop so I returned to my GP and he refered me to the hospital for an MRI scan and CT scan.

I began to have minor earache and my anxiety went thru the roof knowing I needed a scan, I attended both scans and then was phoned by the hospital to have an additional scan (at this point I knew something must be off)

After the third scan I had to wait about 2 weeks to be contacted by an ENT specialist who informed me I had vestibular schwannoma which is essentiall a benign tumor.

Since then I have still had the same symptons and a few other people (UK TV personalities - Vic Reeves and Kirsty Gallagher) have stated they have the same, I hopefuly will have surgery at some point this year to remove it

Its been a difficult time as just prior to Jan 2020 my wife was diagnosed with an innoperable brain tumor , knowing i have something inside me which should not be there I just want it removed ASAP

I had the covid jab 2 doses and it was not long after that my tinnitus began, apparently around 1 in 40000 have reported the same side affect after the jab, whether I would have got this tumour without the jab I will never know, but I did not go for the booster based on my own experience

a reply to: butcherguy

I had the same with pfiser after my second shot walked around for 3 weeks with both ears blocked.

Lots of olive oil and hot water eventually opened it up.

originally posted by: TheGreazel
a reply to: butcherguy

I had the same with pfiser after my second shot walked around for 3 weeks with both ears blocked.

Lots of olive oil and hot water eventually opened it up.

I actually think Covid/long Covid caused mine. I suspect I had Covid before there were actual lockdowns.
You know when they started showing people dropping on the streets in China. I was soo sick.
There were no tests then.
I got tinnitus right after. I had never had it prior.

For people that haven’t had it, or have a mild case, you have no clue what torture it is. I can easily see how it can drive people to insanity or sometimes worse. It makes me so sad to hear the stories, but I understand.

My Dr. Gave me a prescription for Xanax, and it worked, BUT as soon as it wore off the tinnitus was 10x worse, so that was a bust.