jsplice
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Can someone please ban that guy?
EDIT: wow that was quick...you may delete this post also
EDIT: wow that was quick...you may delete this post also
Originally Posted by MrGreen /img/forum/go_quote.gif There was a study done in the 50s or 70s with college students and it found that 70% (if I recall correctly) college students suffered from some kind of tinnitus when placed in an acoustically padded room. I bet these days its closer to 99.9%, but I guarantee you that most people wont notice because theyve got things in their ear 24/7. I dont really notice that much unless I have my head against something that filters out high frequencies (such as a pillow), otherwise its really really really quiet in my case. It's surgery and infection related which isnt fair... but oh well Um, can you cure mine, dear sir? Both my subjective and objective tinnitus. |
Originally Posted by kostalex /img/forum/go_quote.gif I hear how blood is pumped through my vessels sometime. It is not psychological, it has the same rhythm as my heartbeats and may be pretty loud. Is it tinnitus? How to cure this? |
Originally Posted by kostalex /img/forum/go_quote.gif I hear how blood is pumped through my vessels sometime. It is not psychological, it has the same rhythm as my heartbeats and may be pretty loud. Is it tinnitus? How to cure this? |
Originally Posted by MrGreen /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have this in my left ear, and it is classified as tinnitus (although it is observable tinnitus - i.e. the sound is actually there). In my case it is due to a slight kink in an artery travelling past the ear. You can opt for elective survery in my case but it doesnt bug me unless I am laying down. |
Originally Posted by DaveBSC /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've had tinnitus for about 3 years, which developed after a long flight with a head cold. Mine basically sounds like a 15kHz test tone, and is mostly in my right ear. It wiped out any ability to hear above around 14.5kHz, and the stage width, depth, and height of my old loudspeaker system seemed to shrink quite a bit. I believe those sorts of spacial cues are located in the ultra high frequency range. My doctor suggested nasal sprays, all of which were completely ineffective. About two years ago I started taking Arches Tinnitus Relief formula (basically gingko and zinc) and that has been quite effective in reducing the perceived volume of tinnitus and also seemed to improve my hearing a bit. I'm still completely deaf above 14.5kHz though. The effects of tinnitus can be reduced, and just training yourself to ignore it as a big part of it. There is currently no "cure", and damaged cochlea do not heal. Believe me, I'll be first in line if somebody ever develops a real treatment. Now I always take ear plugs with me if I'm going somewhere that will be even remotely loud, and when flying I take decongestants and wear flight plugs. That's a bit of closing the barn door after the horse has already ran away, but at least no more horses can get out. |
Originally Posted by Rhett_Butler /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey guys I also checked website Chinesekiwi gave us, it has an "Airefreshener" software that pumps out environmental noise to partially mask tinnitus, it works quite well for me and has many variations of environmental noises ranging from fireplace to beach-surf. Best of all it's deadware so it's free lol. Tinnitus alone I can deal with...but it interferes with my listening experience somewhat. I blasted my hearing 3 days ago with a 15 inch screen LCD with integrated when I inserted a Blu-Ray concert DVD into my new PS3 grrrr! I shut myself in the bathroom yesterday to see how bad my tinnitus was, turns out it's a high frequency squeal in addition to a moderate buzz. Not good! And just as I was getting my audio wings! Wow Piracetam, I wonder if this is the future of Head-Fi lol..noo-tropic enhancements to improve hearing. |
Originally Posted by oqvist /img/forum/go_quote.gif Always wondered how dangerous it´s to fly with a cold. I had one some weeks ago when I was supposed to travel down to audition HD 800 and other headphones. I thought my ear drums was going to explode. Like when you dive to about 3 metres depth. My ears suck because it´s impossible to pressure equalize them. I know the technique but it just never work and always get severr ear pains after such dives. Which sucks because I always wanted to experience diving. Anyway I was half deaf for several weeks later but mostly due to my ears being blocked. Hope that was the case anyway Of course no reason to listen to any heapdhones at that time |