I...have...tinnitus?
Oct 23, 2007 at 9:17 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 72
TzeYang

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There is something wrong with my ears, I can hear ringing when i use IEMs, even open air headphones and frequently when i'm exposed to a silent surrounding.

Although headphones and music are my primary hobby, but i don't listen to loud music at all. In fact, i prefer all my music to be listened to at a very low volume. This can also be proved from the fact that i prefer all my amps to be configured as unity gain (amplification factor of slightly less than 1) and from the fact that i didnt consider open air cans having the disadvantage of leaking sound to the surrounding (which proved me wrong after knowing how LOUD my head-fi friends actually listen to headphones).


Anyone knows why this happen? It's getting annoying lately when i have to test and tweak my amps. They sometimes also annoy me when i sleep in a perfect silent surrounding. Perhaps this is a naturally born trait since a baby?

Thanks.
 
Oct 23, 2007 at 10:33 AM Post #2 of 72
A tinnitus might be also caused by other reasons than loud music, especially through stress, frustration & alike. If you have tinnitus, it gets worse the more attention you pay to it. Best thing is to regard it as integral part of yourself - when it becomes louder, it's time to slow down with whatever.
 
Oct 23, 2007 at 11:00 AM Post #3 of 72
thanks.

But it has always been there since i was very young IIRC. Just that i use my ears very often lately, and it's interfering with what i'm doing
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Do you think i should seek medical advice? Sounds to me there isnt much they can do.
 
Oct 23, 2007 at 11:17 AM Post #5 of 72
For your own piece of mind you should see an ear specialist. I have intermittent tinnitus so I avoid EIMs and take a headphone holiday for a couple of days when I need to cool it down.
 
Oct 23, 2007 at 12:36 PM Post #6 of 72
Oct 23, 2007 at 1:16 PM Post #8 of 72
I would recommend seeing an audiologist immediately, especially if you're wearing IEMs. My audiologist has informed me that studies have shown that earbuds and similar devices are worse for your hearing than regular headphones since they direct sound right into your ear canal. Whether this is true or not, I do not know... but not wearing earbuds doesn't bother me so I stay away from them.
 
Oct 23, 2007 at 2:19 PM Post #9 of 72
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Originally Posted by ken36 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
It is what it is. Good luck with it. I had a 10 minute experience, yesterday. Not so nice.


Wow, wish I could say that. Unfortunately, I've had a 15 month experience! Had an Auditory Brainstem Response done a couple of months ago and the good news is that there is nothing wrong with my brain (at least not that's causing the tinnitus
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Started accupuncture yesterday to see if that might help. Keeping my fingers crossed.
 
Oct 23, 2007 at 2:35 PM Post #10 of 72
thank you very much guys. All the links and inputs are greatly appreciated.

However, my problem isnt quite the same. I have it since i was small. It's especially audible whenever i close both of my ears together with my palms. It was not bothering me since i hardly use my ears for analytic activities however lately ever since i got into this hobby it's been quite troublesome.

Do you think tinnitus can be an inherit problem?
 
Oct 23, 2007 at 3:07 PM Post #11 of 72
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Originally Posted by TzeYang /img/forum/go_quote.gif
There is something wrong with my ears, I can hear ringing when i use IEMs, even open air headphones and frequently when i'm exposed to a silent surrounding.

Although headphones and music are my primary hobby, but i don't listen to loud music at all. In fact, i prefer all my music to be listened to at a very low volume. This can also be proved from the fact that i prefer all my amps to be configured as unity gain (amplification factor of slightly less than 1) and from the fact that i didnt consider open air cans having the disadvantage of leaking sound to the surrounding (which proved me wrong after knowing how LOUD my head-fi friends actually listen to headphones).


Anyone knows why this happen? It's getting annoying lately when i have to test and tweak my amps. They sometimes also annoy me when i sleep in a perfect silent surrounding. Perhaps this is a naturally born trait since a baby?

Thanks.


Hi and welcome to Team Tinnitus if there's one. Will I get murdered if I start a tinnitus-fi thread?

I've managed living with mild to moderate tinnitus for 7 months. At the beginning I found it hard to sleep, but can now quite easily get to sleep. I remember some one-off experiences at night in my childhood and teenage, but only realised that this thing got me after several iPod sessions on noisy buses with those damned stock buds (volume < 75% max unamped). I consulted ENT and had audiologist tests after that, and results showed normal, unimpaired hearing. The ENT doctor concluded it's primarily a neurological thing and I shouldn't worry too much. He also maintained that controlled headphone use at low volumes would be fine.

I stayed away from coffee completely for 6 months, and had one month free of any headphone use, but there's virutally no difference. Now one extra concern for me is that I have 4 x 1.5 hrs weekly language lab sessions involving crappy headsets at the uni where I work!


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Originally Posted by rlanger /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Started accupuncture yesterday to see if that might help. Keeping my fingers crossed.


Best of luck and let us know how it turns out, right?
 
Oct 23, 2007 at 3:39 PM Post #12 of 72
lol, yeah i doubt going cold turkey would help my condition. Just for you guys' information, the volume i use to listen to my ER6I and MylarThree = Rockbox (positioned at -57dB, with -58 being mute and 0 being max volume) Anything over that is TOO LOUD seriously T_T.

I guess it was a borned condition. Nothing much i can do about it. Thank you all for you concern and kind inputs.
 
Oct 23, 2007 at 4:03 PM Post #13 of 72
see an ear, nose & throat doctor & audiologist immediately. it could be an infection that could lead to deafness or it may be tinnitus for which there is no cure. act now.
 
Oct 23, 2007 at 4:31 PM Post #14 of 72
I also have tinnitus. I had it since I was 3 years old, after an ear infection. Had it ever since. I can even hear it in somewhat moderately loud environments, but after having it for so long, I became good at ignoring it and it doesn't bother me even when doing analytical listening.
 
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