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My husband won't go see a doctor about his tinnitus because he has read that there is no cure. Sometimes the ringing/ chirping noise in his ears is so loud that he cannot hear people talking. He spends almost every other day not listening to music or watching tv or engaging with people because he can't hear over the noise. He has also had problems sleeping when it is too loud. He is also perpetually grouchy due to the annoyance of the noise- and I can't blame him.
The cause of his tinnitus is either from medications he was taking or listening to headphones with music too loud when he was a stupid teenager.
Occasionally when I am sick with a head cold I will have temporary mild tinnitus and it drives me crazy. I can't see living with the noise that he says is always there 100% of the time (it just changes volume so sometimes it's a little more bearable).
Does anyone have experience with tinnitus or know of any new research that might lead to a treatment? Has anyone found ways of coping with it? I have already been to a site dedicated to dealing with tinnitus and the consensus there is to "accept it" and move on but that is hard when you love someone who is really suffering and can't be fully engaged in life just because they can't hear over internal noise.
As I write this my ears are screaming at a high pitch. They do so 24/7 anymore and they seem to be getting worse.
My problem is thought by at least two audiologists to be from working around loud jet engines for four years while I was in the Air Force. It seems quite possible although I think much of it is simply due to my age at 66. Doctors are sort of like lawyers in that they feel obliged to blame someone or something when they are confronted with a situation.
At any rate, not much seems to help. These days I seem to notice it more and more which leads me to believe it is getting worse. The speakers used for ordering outside a McDonalds or other drive-though restaurant where there is nearby traffic noise are almost non-functional to me anymore. I sleep with a radio on (these days a smart phone) and I tend to be silent around groups of people where there are also external noises. The external noise seems to mix up the sounds from a discussion and I can't understand what is being said.
Most of the research I have seen indicates that tinnitus is a situation that one usually has to acclimate to and learn to live with. When I'm busy or distracted, I tend not to pay any attention to the screaming "locusts" in my ears.
Although the dietary supplement LipoFlavonoid claims to help, it did nothing for me. As far as I know there are no prescribed drugs for tinnitus. Some people have reported help with tinnitus through the use of hearing aids.
Best to speak to an ear doctor and possibly learn if the problem can be corrected or lessened by some change in your husband's day-to-day lifestyle or if the problem is due to some irreversible physiological damage.
Sorry to hear of your husband's condition but best of luck.
I have had it for years, it comes and goes. Sometimes it is just a whine, but often I get the big band effect. It sounds like Tommy Dorsey across a lake. Strange. I do not know of a cure.
Some people have reported help with tinnitus through the use of hearing aids.
I've worn aids since 1984 and they help immensely with my tinnitus. Since I can't wear them at night, I sometimes use a white noise machine.
I started meditating 3 years ago, and I've noticed it seems to help. It doesn't actually diminish the sounds but I'm able to tolerate them much better, in fact I've come to think of the sounds as "music of the spheres".
Anri-depressants help a person deal with it. No cure, no treatment. I have it and hate it.
That's not the case with all forms of tinnitus. A Neurotoligist is the best possible Doctor to give a precise diagnosis of the type of tinnitus and possible treatment plan.
It is true that many aren't curable but sometimes there is a surgical answer.
Here is a forum for people with pusatile tinnitus. Many of them have had surgery and are cured. Again, it needs to be diagnosed by a Neurotologist via imaging (MRI and or CT scan).
My husband won't go see a doctor about his tinnitus because he has read that there is no cure. Sometimes the ringing/ chirping noise in his ears is so loud that he cannot hear people talking. He spends almost every other day not listening to music or watching tv or engaging with people because he can't hear over the noise. He has also had problems sleeping when it is too loud. He is also perpetually grouchy due to the annoyance of the noise- and I can't blame him.
The cause of his tinnitus is either from medications he was taking or listening to headphones with music too loud when he was a stupid teenager.
Occasionally when I am sick with a head cold I will have temporary mild tinnitus and it drives me crazy. I can't see living with the noise that he says is always there 100% of the time (it just changes volume so sometimes it's a little more bearable).
Does anyone have experience with tinnitus or know of any new research that might lead to a treatment? Has anyone found ways of coping with it? I have already been to a site dedicated to dealing with tinnitus and the consensus there is to "accept it" and move on but that is hard when you love someone who is really suffering and can't be fully engaged in life just because they can't hear over internal noise.
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