In my case it's super subtle and sometimes I can't hear it without blocking my ears but once I've noticed it it tends to increase in relative volume pretty quickly until it eventually sounds louder than the ambient room noise. If I move on and stop thinking about it my brain tends to go back to blocking it out rapidly though. I sometimes wonder if it's more of a brain disease than an ear disease because the volume level isn't absolute and is mostly related to how much attention you give it.I've always been curious, how do you know if you have tinnitus? Is it really obvious in silence or can it be very subtle?
Go get your ears checked, don't just assume you have tinnitus.I've always had problems with my left ear. Frequent ear infections, ringing occasionally and so on. Yesterday I was in a car with loud music, louder than I usually listen to. Today when I woke up my left ear felt kind of clogged? And since then I've been hearing a ringing noise all day, solely in my left ear.
I've always been curious, how do you know if you have tinnitus? Is it really obvious in silence or can it be very subtle?
In my case it's super subtle and sometimes I can't hear it without blocking my ears but once I've noticed it it tends to increase in relative volume pretty quickly until it eventually sounds louder than the ambient room noise. If I move on and stop thinking about it my brain tends to go back to blocking it out rapidly though. I sometimes wonder if it's more of a brain disease than an ear disease because the volume level isn't absolute and is mostly related to how much attention you give it.
Brain is pretty good at tuning it out, I only just realized I had tinnitus due to a similar thread here on era some weeks ago
Forgot about it by the time I hit the next thread and it stayed forgotten until now. Mine isn't bad because I don't fixate on it which allows the brain to naturally do it's thing.Hmm, I think there is a 10% chance I have it then, that or it's just atmosphere. Although I just blocked my ears and nothing ...
I had a hearing test a year back and they said everything is fine, I'm guessing it's something they would pick up on?
Doesn't sound like yours is too bad which is good!
Did you forget about it quickly or is it with you now?
It's not like the boogeyman because the boogeyman isn't real. Tinnitus is and trust me, you don't want it and once you have it there's nothing you can do about itTinnitus is like the boogeyman to me because I know one day my airpods constantly being at max volume is going to come back and haunt me.
Hmm, I think there is a 10% chance I have it then, that or it's just atmosphere. Although I just blocked my ears and nothing ...
I had a hearing test a year back and they said everything is fine, I'm guessing it's something they would pick up on?
Doesn't sound like yours is too bad which is good!
Did you forget about it quickly or is it with you now?
hyperacusis is even worse than the ringing in my ear.. If dining plates collide or even worse, when forks and knifes collide.. It then feels like somebody is twisting a knife inside my ear.
@PogChamp
The very best thing you can do now is avoid loud envirements and use lowe volume and never use in-ear headphones. Another tip: Don't search anything about it, that will make it worse :)
At least the threads quickly fill up with support and telling people they're not alone. That always helps me get through my spikes.I know OP has fine intentions but, fuck sake, I wish this site had a thread filter option so I never have to see threads like these. They instantly spike my anxiety about my own tinnitus and it takes hours before things get to a reasonable level.
Ahhhhhh
You two can always add Tinnitus as filter in thread ignore functionAt least the threads quickly fill up with support and telling people they're not alone. That always helps me get through my spikes.
Anyone have nausea / vertigo associated with ringing in the ear? I went to a walk-in clinic to have them check my ears for buildup - they said I had a bit of inflammation due to allergies and should take a claritin every day. It's helped a bit, and I don't notice the ringing as much unless I look for it, but there are still days where I'll get dizzy any time I turn my head.
Anyone have nausea / vertigo associated with ringing in the ear? I went to a walk-in clinic to have them check my ears for buildup - they said I had a bit of inflammation due to allergies and should take a claritin every day. It's helped a bit, and I don't notice the ringing as much unless I look for it, but there are still days where I'll get dizzy any time I turn my head.
i just had a weird reaction today
started drinking a diet coke at work
5 mins in, i start hearing tinnitus. Soda can trigger it?
I had this for a period of time when my tinnitus started. I ended up wearing earplugs to dinner and all sorts of places. My wife totally didn't get it.
I remember the noise the self check makes at the grocery store as especially painful.
When i go out, i always have my earplugs with me, because you never know when there is venue that is blasting music out on the street... There custom made, so they seal 100% of my earway, but expensive.
It's not like the boogeyman because the boogeyman isn't real. Tinnitus is and trust me, you don't want it and once you have it there's nothing you can do about it
Good stuffEver since this thread came up I've been lowering my headphones volume. I'm so paranoid now because I've been to plenty of concerts along with years of blasting music and video games through headphones.
hyperacusis is even worse than the ringing in my ear.. If dining plates collide or even worse, when forks and knifes collide.. It then feels like somebody is twisting a knife inside my ear.
@PogChamp
The very best thing you can do now is avoid loud envirements and use lowe volume and never use in-ear headphones. Another tip: Don't search anything about it, that will make it worse :)
I feel you man. Did you try some sound treatment? I have found out listening to the sound of water (river flow or fountain) in high quality headphones helped my sensibility a lot! I'm much better now.
My treatment was pretty much like this: Avoid loud noises and learn to live with it... It sounds harsh, but i just decided to 'ignore' it, don't google it, dont research it and so on. For me its on the level of background noise, uless it flares up for a short while.
I do hope for tinitus patients, that they never need do to a chest/head mri.... the noise that those machines make is a living hell for people like us..
Nope, there is no cure for Tinnitus... The moment you hear a beep, no mater howlong, it means you got permanent damage.
There are several things that cause temporary tinnitus that fades.
How easy is it to get tinnitus? I'm a bit paranoid about it, so I usually keep the volume on my music to 30% or less. However, sometimes (maybe once a week or so) I turn the volume up to 75% or so for a song or two. Am I at risk of developing tinnitus by doing this?