Is There A Cure For Tinnitus?
It's getting louder and never goes away. Dawnie got me some sort of lipo flavinoid or some such that the pharmacist says doesn't work. You have to take it 6 months to see results, according to the package. That's pretty near $200 worth of medicine to find out if it works.
Anyone here have any experience with tinnitus and its treatment?
Anyone here have any experience with tinnitus and its treatment?
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I have it realll bad, and saw a bit on a forum about it recently. It seems they mentioned the druf you did.
http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=266
I know one guy that went to TN. for some kind of ear surgery that he said helped considerably.0 -
Never knew what that was until I just googled it. I honestly can say I think I have it. I have more of a pulsation or humming and what feels like a little pressure in the head when it occurs. [:(] 0 -
Sorry but from what I've been told there's no cure. My Doc advised me to take different vitamins but it didn't work. Really get's annoying. Mine seems worst in the morning right after I wake up. I ended up getting a 10% dissability from the VA for having it. 0 -
No, but dad and I both have severe cases of C.R.S. 0 -
it occurs from irreversible damage to "hair cells" in the inner ear.
You do regrow some hair cells but not nearly enough to restore badly damaged hearing. It will depend on your level of hair cell damage and on how much you subject your ears to subsequent damage0 -
As I understand it, there is nothing for tinnitus except prevention! I'm starting to get it too, so for the young ones (and not so young ones) around here: WEAR HEARING PROTECTION, even if you're just plinking with a .22. You might not thank yourself later, but at least you won't be kicking yourself. 0 -
I was told there is no treatment or cure. One doctor told me you can get these little buzzers fit to your ears that are supposed to help neutralize the ringing, but they make your hearing even worse and some people say the buzzers are worse than the ringing. I just try to put up with it. The Corpsman told me I don't have to worry about it running me insane, since I was already insane before I got Tinnitus. 0 -
Checked with some expert friends - no cure - none in the offing, except in the severest
cases - like Rush's. Then the expense is prohibitive - except for someone like him.0 -
does not work.
my cousin has it bad. he tried everything and then some.0 -
I sure wish there was a cure for the constant ring in my ears. Lately my left ear has been throbing pulsating down by the ear drum and that is more irritating then the ringing. 0 -
I have it too, and have been told by doctor the same as you others. She also told my that tylenol and advil and there substitutes can cause it to be worse temperarily after taking a dose 0 -
Yes, but the cure is a little extreme.
Death will cure anything, even cancer.0 -
My ENT Dr. gave me a precription for itchy ears and it seems to help mine. It is called "DermOtic". It seems to quite my tintinitis down a bit.
Check here---http://www.ata.org/0 -
i've had it since the 70's constant ringing in the ears, only good thing is it does change frequencies every now and then. 0 -
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i hear a clicking sound occasionaly and constant ringing. i have learned to live with it. 0 -
no. i have it from aircraft noise and wind due to parachuting with altitude changes in freefall. like it was said, after a while, you just ignore it. youre dealing with nerves and my doc told me they may find the bad nerve and fix it, but in doing so, damage 100 others or cause you to go deaf. my mother lost her ear from an oops operation like that. 0 -
...Years ago, I started taking ginkgo biloba, hoping it might help my feeble memory. Can't say that it did, but then I read a report that it may help tinnitus and leg cramps at night. That's when it hit me, that both of those symptoms had eased considerably.
...It's no cure, but for me, at least, it keeps things at a tolerable level.0 -
I have had it for 37 years, I have gotten to where I can ignore it.
I have heard people say it was driving them insane, thank God that hasn't happened to me.
I did read on the internet that you can cure tinnitis by shooting youself in the ear with a large bore pistol.0 -
My mother was a babysitter and also did silhouetteshooting, and she eventually got Tinnitus.
That was quite annoying at times, as it seemed to come in "waves" - light noise - to loud and annoying.
She tried Accupuncture and it actually gave her up to 3-4 weeks per treatment where it would be kept at a low level.
Try it out.
I know it worked for her.0 -
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I'm sure you have allredy heard of this, but if you havn't take a look at this.
It's info. on vitamin treatments and herbal treatments for Tinnitus.
http://conditionsinfo.mitamins.com/General-Health/Tinnitus-Cure.html
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Normally I can ignore mine until SOME DAMN POST LIKE THIS REMINDS ME OF IT! lol
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quote:I have heard people say it was driving them insane, thank God that hasn't happened to me.
Allen, you cannot be driven to where you already are.[}:)][:p]
Lipoflavinoid does not work! I have not found anything that does.
White noise makes it less noticible.0 -
I've gotten somewhat used to it, but for several years i had to have a lottt of audio distraction...such as radio and tv going at the same time. 0 -
I'm not even 40 and mine scream some days, especially when I'm stressed and my BP is high.
I take "Ring Stop" every day, and it was only a month or so until I began to have an easier time falling asleep. The ringing is still there, but it's gone from level "8" to about level "3".
i.e. from a roaring distraction to a barely noticeable one.
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Okay, this is something that I actually think I know something about.
Tinnitus is simply any extra noise in the ear, or rather perceived as being in the ear. It may or may not be caused by the so-called "hair cells" in the cochlea or inner ear. There are many causes, including but not limited to: noise exposure, trauma, high blood pressure, medications & medicines, mal-adjusted neck, stress, fatigue, hearing loss, viruses, etc.
The location of the cause of the tinnitus MAY be the inner ear, but often times it is not. There have been cases (extreme) where the tinnitus was literally driving someone crazy enough that they went in and surgically cut the nerves leading from the ear to the brain, resulting in complete hearing loss and severe dizziness, and the patient woke up to tinnitus. It may be generated in either the ear, or the nerve bundles leading to the brain, or even in the brain itself. That is one reason it is so difficult to diagnose and/or treat.
So, is there a cure? It depends. If it is caused by taking too much aspirin and you stop taking aspirin, it is cured. If it is caused by high blood pressure and you reduce you blood pressure, it is cured. If it was caused because you didn't use your earplugs like you should have, or because you have hearing loss, then it is likely that there is no way to eliminate it or get rid of it completely. So, for some, there is no "cure." But, if you have it, then try reducing your high salt diet, or have your bloop pressure checked, or reducing stress, or have your doctor of pharmacist cross-check your meds to see if that can be contributing to it. Vitamins and supplements, acupunture, and even chiropracty (?) can sometimes help.
If it has been medically determined to not have a specific cause, then there are different ways to manage it. Some here have pointed out that they have it, but don't notice it. That is good. One way that we counsel is to treat your tinnitus just like your shadow. It is there but you never notice it or think about it. This can take practice, especially if it is bad enough to be suicidal because of it.
The "noise maker" referred to above was probably a tinnitus masker. Unless fit improperly, it won't cause (further) hearing loss, but it does work by introducing a hissing noise that is just loud enough (usually 2-4 dB above the tinnitus) to block out the tinnitus. I don't know that there are too many places recommending this anymore but need to double check on that to see. Usually we recommend a hearing aid, because with the hearing aid instead of hearing the tinnitus you hear the sounds around you, as per wallie's picture. But, once you take the hearing aid out then, yeah, the tinnitus is still there.
For resources, this website is probably the best: www.ata.org. Hopefully my info is up to date, but if what I write is contrary to what they have, believe them first (passing the buck here.)
BTW, this has been interesting to read everyone's opinions.
Please indulge me here:
I sure wish there was a cure for the constant ring in my ears. Lately my left ear has been throbing pulsating down by the ear drum and that is more irritating then the ringing.
If you hear a constant pulse you should probably have it checked- worse case scenario there is a bulging blood vessel, which is not a good thing.
It occurs from irreversible damage to "hair cells" in the inner ear.
You do regrow some hair cells but not nearly enough to restore badly damaged hearing. It will depend on your level of hair cell damage and on how much you subject your ears to subsequent damage
1) possibly, 2) no, "hair cells" NEVER regenerate or regrow unless you are a chicken or other fowl, and even then it is limited.
The BEST thing to do is to prevent it from happening in the first place, so use the earplugs all the time and use them right.
BTW, I am an Audiologist, for what it is worth.0 -
Thanks a lot, Rocky4winds. I've never been aware of my shadow ? ? ? UNTIL NOW THAT IS! Now I can't get away from the little sucker. [:D] It's kind of like when a guy said he was aware of his tongue. It must have taken me two days to get over that one.
Welcome to the board. Some good information there, especially about hearing your pulse and the throbbing in the ear needing to be checked out.
I had no idea how may people have Tinnitus. Some of us came by it honestly though. For example, there was nothing bobski or I could have done to avoid it short of choosing a different career.0 -
I have the high frequency stuff myself, and have had it for several years.
Too much shooting when I was young without hearing protection, and too many rock concerts, and playing in front of stacks myself.
It doesn't really bother me, except at night sometimes.
I bought one of those "white noise" machines, that sounds like wind, rain, or ocean surf, etc.
It helps a lot just putting it at a very low volume, if you don't want to have the TV on all night.
Surprising thing is, they tell me I still have the hearing range of a 20 year old,.......kind of confusing!0 -
This explains some of the surlyness on this forum. Then again, maybe not.[:D] 0 -
Mine is a hissing that might also be a very high frequency continuous sound.
My wife was very upset yesterday when I couldn't hear the beep-beep of the microwave timer from a short distance.
I guess it's evaluation time and probably time to buy some high grade ear protectors.
I'd hate to give up shooting.0
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