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post #16 of 26
3/16/13 at 9:58pm

Had it for years. Used to it

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post #17 of 26
3/18/13 at 11:51am

I recently (a few months ago) developed Tinnitus. I can not seem to find a reason for this at all. It was actually in a period in which I wasn't even listening to music due to being between systems.

It started about a week after no listening and has continued ever since. It's extremely distracting sometimes and varies greatly in 'volume'.

My GP couldn't pin down a reason and I hope to visit an ENT soon to try and delve deeper, but I'm wondering if anyone could think of any possible reason this would just start.

It really bugs me as music is the most important thing in my life (and I'm sure it is for most of us here) and this sometimes distracts me from enjoying it...

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post #18 of 26
3/19/13 at 9:21pm

Sadly, I no longer remember what it is like NOT have tinnitus. Perhaps that's why it doesn't interfere with listening to music for me it is part of my daily life. I hope things turn out better for you, Morbid.

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post #19 of 26
3/19/13 at 9:40pm

I don't think that the main cause of tinnitus is music. The most interesting thing is that if I'm listening to music 8 hours a day at home, there is no ringing. But if anyone near me laugh out loud or if I walk along a busy road, the ringing immediately appears. So I think that the volume at which I listen to music is not dangerous, and somebody's laughing is more dangerous to my hearing.

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post #20 of 26
3/19/13 at 11:37pm
Originally Posted by MorbidToaster View Post

It really bugs me as music is the most important thing in my life (and I'm sure it is for most of us here) and this sometimes distracts me from enjoying it...

 

You'll get used to it.

 

I can only hear mine when I think about it......oh crap.....tongue.gif

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post #21 of 26
3/24/13 at 1:10am
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Originally Posted by H20Fidelity View Post

Yes, I have a small case of tinnitus in my right ear....

One morning after several years on this planet I woke up about 3am to a ringing noise in my right ear, It's sounds very similar to the 'sound of silence' at the time it was rather loud and very annoying. I thought it was just an ear ache or something and tried going back to sleep. Only to find when I woke up in the morning it was still there, I became very worried. After a few days nothing changed and I had major problems trying to sleep at night. It became very bothersome when I was in quite environments.

Several months later it's there all day every day but not as bad as originally, sometimes it has bad days and becomes rather obvious but honestly, I feel I've become accustom to it. it's just like an everyday thing that I really have to listen for. Your brain adjusts and blanks it out for me, however I can see people with weak concentration skills being drawn in by it and have a Chinese water torture effect or similar. For example now typing thinking about it, I can hear it louder then usual.

Remember this is just something that happened over night and was far before I began using any IEM's. It doesn't effect the listening experience as I feel my case is rather minor though I don't want to get any louder. But again...this was something that flared up from absouktely 0% just over night.....

That must suck.
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post #22 of 26
3/24/13 at 4:15pm

I have tinnitus.  I've had it most of my life.  I can hear it if I pay attention.  Most of the time, I can ignore it by forgetting about it.

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post #23 of 26
4/16/13 at 7:28am

Sorry about the bump, but this is an issue not talked about often enough here on Head-fi! We discuss everything from recabling, to changing opamps and signature this and that for this and that kind of headphone, but you seldom see a discussion about the most important part of a audio rig, you ears! I just came back from having my ears and hearing checked and I'm happy to report that my hearing is in fact getting better (yes, your hearing CAN improve over time, depending on what kind of damage it has suffered) :) I fell from a rooftop about 10 years ago and banged my head pretty badly. This trauma caused hearing loss between 4-8khz in my left ear. It also caused a mild case of tinnitus. I still enjoy high quality music tho, but I'm really careful with my volume levels and always take short breaks when feeling fatigued!

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post #24 of 26
4/16/13 at 7:35am

I have it also.  Seems to be stress related for me.  Sometimes it goes away, sometimes just subdued, sometimes one ear not the other.  I hate it.  When at its worst I want to bang my head against the wall.

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post #25 of 26
4/16/13 at 7:36am

Google & wikipedia are your friends...

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus

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post #26 of 26
4/18/13 at 11:07pm
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Originally Posted by esmBOS View Post

Sorry about the bump, but this is an issue not talked about often enough here on Head-fi! We discuss everything from recabling, to changing opamps and signature this and that for this and that kind of headphone, but you seldom see a discussion about the most important part of a audio rig, you ears! I just came back from having my ears and hearing checked and I'm happy to report that my hearing is in fact getting better (yes, your hearing CAN improve over time, depending on what kind of damage it has suffered) smily_headphones1.gif I fell from a rooftop about 10 years ago and banged my head pretty badly. This trauma caused hearing loss between 4-8khz in my left ear. It also caused a mild case of tinnitus. I still enjoy high quality music tho, but I'm really careful with my volume levels and always take short breaks when feeling fatigued!

A rather profound and recent thread on the subject:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/659210/stick-a-fork-in-me-im-done-dr-says-no-more-headphones


Yeah, you'd think hearing issues would come up more often here. Other forums that cover hobbies will mention potential safety issues from time to time in discussions, even if it's just an aside. I think it's because it's something that's literally out of sight. Electrical shock, needle pricks, severed fingers, broken backs... all these are easily and immediately frightening. Hearing is a relatively underdeveloped sense in humans; it's usually secondary to sight in everyday usage. It's not something people think about often; think of the wide range of words the average person uses to express touch (temperature, texture) and sight (brightness, colors). For sound, it's mostly volume (loud/quiet), tone (high/low), and maybe rhythm. As such, it's also a very personal and subjective thing. It's partly the reason why the rant/rave/rage on the sound qualities of headphones vary so much. Compare this with visual perception where a consensus of "better graphics" in a game is more easily reached.

The other issue I suppose is that tinnitus is quite prevalent, even if many only have a very minor case of it. So people don't notice it. When people do notice, they'll chalk it up to natural phenomena... which is partially true. General hearing loss is usually gradual and not easily noticeable. And when people notice, they will likely blame it on age... which can induce hearing loss. And I guess people tend to be selfish and adopt a "never my fault" attitude.
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