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How many of you have tinnitus?
Nov 20, 2015 at 1:49 PM Post #166 of 205
Yes, same here. I use the Simply Rain iOS app which is great. I would continue to use it even if my tinnitus would disappear.
 
Jan 23, 2016 at 10:21 AM Post #167 of 205
My tinnitus started 10-days ago, after three-days of ear sensitivity whereby I wore earmuffs (likely made my brain hungry for those frequencies...) , following a few days of "just a little more volume" with my Mojo, those volume colored-marbles are as seductive as candy.

I have been to plenty of loud concerts over decades, only suffered temporary numbness; maybe I did not get the tinnitus then because a show has more dynamic range than when one feeds oneself a constant rock play playlist.... Just one person's theory. Also, direct headphone pressure is way different from loud music dissipated through distance.

My doctor told me to take an antihistamine, Allegra, no relief after three-days. I went to an ENT and audiologist, slight hearing loss in left ear; prednisone to reduce inflammation, nasal sorest Rx to reduce nasal inflammation ( unrelated), MRI on my head to ensure my latent Lyme has not revealed north and to rule out a brain tumor which can cause tinnitus symptoms.

After three days on the prednisone, the 9 kHz tone has sudbsided, and now I have the crickets ringing in my ears which is more tolerable.

I think (uneducated hypothesis) the key is to get rapid treatment so the brain does not permanently wire the missing frequency into your neurons to recreate the missing frequencies.

There is an online app that is free that provides some relief for an hour, I plan to download the files to my iPhone, much cheaper than Neuromonics


This guy's blog is terrific in my opinion.


http://lets-beat-tinnitus.co.uk/blog/free-tinnitus-pulse-therapy/
 
Jan 23, 2016 at 11:13 AM Post #168 of 205
angular mo said:
My tinnitus started 10-days ago, after three-days of ear sensitivity whereby I wore earmuffs (likely made my brain hungry for those frequencies...) , following a few days of "just a little more volume" with my Mojo, those volume colored-marbles are as seductive as candy.

I have been to plenty of loud concerts over decades, only suffered temporary numbness; maybe I did not get the tinnitus then because a show has more dynamic range than when one feeds oneself a constant rock play playlist.... Just one person's theory. Also, direct headphone pressure is way different from loud music dissipated through distance.

My doctor told me to take an antihistamine, Allegra, no relief after three-days. I went to an ENT and audiologist, slight hearing loss in left ear; prednisone to reduce inflammation, nasal sorest Rx to reduce nasal inflammation ( unrelated), MRI on my head to ensure my latent Lyme has not revealed north and to rule out a brain tumor which can cause tinnitus symptoms.

After three days on the prednisone, the 9 kHz tone has sudbsided, and now I have the crickets ringing in my ears which is more tolerable.

I think (uneducated hypothesis) the key is to get rapid treatment so the brain does not permanently wire the missing frequency into your neurons to recreate the missing frequencies.

There is an online app that is free that provides some relief for an hour, I plan to download the files to my iPhone, much cheaper than Neuromonics


This guy's blog is terrific in my opinion.


http://lets-beat-tinnitus.co.uk/blog/free-tinnitus-pulse-therapy/
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This is really interesting!  Did you find the greatest relief by matching the pulse tone to the tone frequency of your tinnitus?  I'm still kind of playing around with this.  Thanks for the link!
 
Jan 23, 2016 at 11:29 AM Post #169 of 205
This app is still new to me having discovered it only two days ago. So far I have been playing with 1 and 3, though my tone is around 9 kHz.

It gives me about 45-minutes of blissful relief; likely best to use when waking up and going to sleep, the moments when your brain is inactive and not busy with the day's events.

Many argue against Ambien, but I believe getting a full night's sleep is critical to feeling restful and tamping down the sound in one's head.
 
Mar 6, 2016 at 6:20 PM Post #170 of 205
Hi guys, new audiophile here. I'm worried that I won't be able to continue this hobby because of my tinnitus.

After listening to new akg k702 the passed couple of day my tinnitus has become extremely bad, I can actually hear it over my music without concentrating if I listen at reasonable levels. I have to turn the volume up high to drown it out.

My ears do feel fatigue and I know I've been carried away with enjoyment turning the volume up too high.

I got tinnitus after an accident years ago where I was hit by a car off my bike and landed on my face/neck. I'm now 21.

My question is, since my tinnitus wasn't caused by hearing damage but a physical injury as far as I know why is it worsened by headphone use?
After a few days rest will I be able to use headphones at lower volumes without it getting so bad?
 
Mar 6, 2016 at 6:38 PM Post #171 of 205
Well, I've pretty much abandoned headphones except in high noise environments (like the Subway) because of my tinnitus.  I tolerate the tinnitus much more gracefully when listening through the big loudspeakers.  The hiss is there, but I can listen through it more easily. 
 
I had an interesting experience at a Broadway show a couple of months back.  I had tremendous apprehension about attending due to concerns about how my tinnitus would react - but I was so immersed in the visual experience that the tinnitus essentially disappeared for those 2 1/2 hours. 
 
The curse of tinnitus for audiophiles is that it becomes most pronounced when we "listen" as audiophiles tend to listen (carefully, intently, etc.), and cannot be distracted from it.  I've come to realize that the worst thing you can do with tinnitus is to "listen to it", rather than listen through it.
 
Mar 6, 2016 at 7:46 PM Post #172 of 205
chrisisawesome said:
Hi guys, new audiophile here. I'm worried that I won't be able to continue this hobby because of my tinnitus.

After listening to new akg k702 the passed couple of day my tinnitus has become extremely bad, I can actually hear it over my music without concentrating if I listen at reasonable levels. I have to turn the volume up high to drown it out.

My ears do feel fatigue and I know I've been carried away with enjoyment turning the volume up too high.

I got tinnitus after an accident years ago where I was hit by a car off my bike and landed on my face/neck. I'm now 21.

My question is, since my tinnitus wasn't caused by hearing damage but a physical injury as far as I know why is it worsened by headphone use?
After a few days rest will I be able to use headphones at lower volumes without it getting so bad?
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Wow, sorry about your accident.  I've suffered tinnitus since my youth, so I can't answer your question, but it does sound like a question best left for your audiologist.
 
Mar 7, 2016 at 1:22 AM Post #174 of 205
My advice to you is that take a lot of breaks when listening to headphones and switch e.g. to active speakers. I have a pair of Genelec 8020b on my desk and they sound great. I also had to switch to more softer sound headphones. HD700s gave me tinnitus and now I use HD600 and AKG K550 at work. I use them with a much lower volume nowadays naturally.
 
Tinnitus is VERY complex. It is a combination of the ear, brain and muscles. In my case my neck and shoulder issues clearly affect my tinnitus. You can google 'somatic tinnitus' for more info on tinnitus and muscles. I don't think an audiologist can help you with this very common issue you have. 
 
P.S. You all, join Tinnitus Talk if you haven't done so yet!
 
Mar 7, 2016 at 3:44 AM Post #176 of 205
I highly doubt it. WE control the volume and all the headphones have warnings about this. 
 
Apr 14, 2016 at 7:39 PM Post #177 of 205
Ive had ringing in my ears as long as i can remember, and im 17. It feels more so in my head than in my ears though. idk. I have been to a few concerts, fired some .22lr without earpro, and listened to eruption in the car a few times while at a kind of extreme volume level. (my dad used to be in the audio business so the car is decked out with stuff). but other than that im not sure what the cause of it is. id say maybe 80% percent of the time i dont notice it or just forget about it. i always sleep with a fan on at night so i cant hear it
 
Apr 14, 2016 at 10:09 PM Post #178 of 205
captsiow said:
  Ive had ringing in my ears as long as i can remember, and im 17. It feels more so in my head than in my ears though. idk. I have been to a few concerts, fired some .22lr without earpro, and listened to eruption in the car a few times while at a kind of extreme volume level. (my dad used to be in the audio business so the car is decked out with stuff). but other than that im not sure what the cause of it is. id say maybe 80% percent of the time i dont notice it or just forget about it. i always sleep with a fan on at night so i cant hear it
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I would urge you to see a hearing specialist. You obviously don't want it to be progressing at your age. Not sure what your headphone situation is, but I'm sure you know you need to be very cautious with your listening volumes and durations of sessions. I have tinnitus and I am just very, very careful with my listening volumes. Definitely see a doctor--he or she may be able to help. Good luck and take care!
 
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