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Tried hearing aids with so called masking noise, they were no help. Any OTC meds are snake oil, no remedy other than to live with it.
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Stay away from cold/flu meds.They make it worse
If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles
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Had it for a good bit of my adult life with increasing intensity the older I got. Some days are a little better than others but never has completely stopped. Can't remember what it's like to not hear the ringing.
Ear plugs made no difference whatsoever as the ringing is deep inside my ears. I usually manage to ignore it most of the time but it helps a lot to have some kind of external noise like a radio or TV turned on with the volume turned up enough to distract from the ringing. It can be extremely annoying in total silence.
All I've ever read is there is no cure for it as the damage is permanent and not repairable.
As always, YMMV.
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I have sort of a constant cricket noise in the background. Always thought of crickets as a pleasant sound, however, so pay it no mind.
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Just like my marriage.... my ex had it ,was keeping me up , divorced her. P. 
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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Gun fire seems to temporarily cure mine, ringing like a school bell right now though!!!!!!
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when I clench my teeth together, the ringing seems to get louder. I have read some things about wisdom teeth and their effect on tinnitus?
Anyone else seen any of this or had a reprieve after finally having their wisdom teeth out?
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when I clench my teeth together, the ringing seems to get louder. I have read some things about wisdom teeth and their effect on tinnitus?
Anyone else seen any of this or had a reprieve after finally having their wisdom teeth out?
My wisdom teeth have been gone for years with no noticable change for the better.
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I still have all of mine.....one is almost like another molar, the others are growing toward the front of my face...
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One of mine was growing almost sideways toward the front of my face too. The old orthodontist about stroked out trying to get all the tooth and roots out. He had to stop cutting and yanking for breathers a few times. Scared me as he acted like he was about ready to give up and leave me with half of a wisdom tooth still in my butchered up mouth. Finally did get it all though. Handed me a little white envelope full of Demerol tablets as I was leaving.
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I've had it for at least fifty years.Nothing I've ever tried for it helped.Sometimes I just wished it had more rhythm to it than that dang old constant ring.I find some noises irritating to it,like a ceiling fan.I have to turn up the volume on the tv when the fan is on.Wife gets pizzed because I can't hear what she says or I think she says something different.I keep telling her it's the dang fan!It's not that the fan is noisy,it's just like someone is blowing constantly in my ear and it distorts sound.The fan makes it sound like crickets in a wind storm.She has the fan on in the bedroom too.I have to cover my ears so I can give my crickets some relief from the hurricane.
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As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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Mine comes and goes, it gets bad sometimes for no apparent reason. When I have a "flareup" everything I hear has a high pitched reverberating/tinny sound to it. I have noticed if I spend time outside in cold windy weather, it makes it flare up.
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I have had it for years. Sounds like cicadas buzzing 24/7, and of course worse at night. I just recently got hearing aids. I originally went to the Silverstein Institute in Sarasota for testing and recommendations. One of their first questions, after testing, was whether I had Tinnitus. They said they had hearing aids with a Tinnitus feature that would help, but not eliminate it. Long story short, they wanted $6500 for them. I did a little research on line, and found COSTCO sold the same brand for $2500, but without the Tinnitus feature. As gunswizard stated here earlier, I think the Tinnitus feature is just a marketing tool. Good luck.
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I have taken Lipo-flavinoid for years. It keeps my tinnitus under control. Below is what I put in a thread about tinnitus back in 2010. More recent studies show that Lipo-flavinoid is a significant help for 1/3 of those that try it. 1/3 of the people get slight improvement. And 1/3 of the people get no improvement at all. Here is the thread: http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/3991652/1 Here is a product that has helped me: https://lipoflavonoid.com/content/6-about-lipo-flavonoid-plushttp://www.lipoflavonoid.com/Pages/LipoHome, I was getting desperate and the Dr. was no help. I ran across a magazine article by a Dr. that recommended various products for various problems that he had found usefull. I was skimming the article because I didn't have any of the problems addressed until I came to Tinnitus and he recommended "Lipo-Flavonoid" by DSE Healthcare Solutions. I was skeptical, but the writer didn't sound like a quack that was being paid off. I figured it was worth a try. The writer said it would take about six weeks to see results. The bottle says to take 3 tablets a day, one after each meal, and "for best results, use for at least six months". Well, it worked for me. After about six weeks I woke up one day and realized about 80% of the Tinnitus was gone. By the six month point about 90% was gone. Then I dropped down to two tablets a day, One morning, one night, and the relief has stayed the same. I have been taking it for over two years now. The ingredients are several B vitamins, vitamin C, bioflavinoids and inositol, whatever those are. I found the best place to purchase these is WalMart, for $24.89 a bottle of 100 caplets. The chain drugstores that have it all charge about $30. At WalMarts it is always located pretty close to and a couple of shelves below the Centrum Silver vitamins. I am very glad I stumbled onto someting that helped me. They even taste good. I never tried any other products, but I know this one helped me. Best of luck to all of you. I've heard about this for a while now. Any drawbacks to taking this drug? I'm glad to hear you can just buy it at Walmart too. I'll have to check into this..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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if i eat a really salty meal my right ear is singing within 10min. i have costco hearing aids and they do help mask the ringing.costco has some hearing aids cheaper than the 2600.00 that mine were. i was lucky ,wife works for ups and there insurance covers 85% on hearing aids.
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Have had it for many years. The older I get, the worse it gets. It was affecting my hearing, so I finally broke down and went to an ENT specialist. He told me there was nothing that would help it. He sent me to a hearing clinic, and my insurance paid for hearing aids. They help the hearing some, but not the ringing. I just put up with it, and thinking about it makes it worse.
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Sometimes like giant breakers hitting the beach only constant -- no interludes. At other times like now, reading this thread, I almost have to "listen" for it; very subdued.
Too many gunshots over the years with unprotected ears I'm sure -- who knew in the sixties, seventies, and even eighties?. I can actually point to one occasion where I acutely injured my inner ear. It was in AK and I had a 340 Wby, braked (the original KDF Recoil Arrestor) and took a shot at a big bull caribou. After field dressing, I unscrewed the thing, replaced the cap and later threw it away. Never again.
My guide and I had a headache for most of the day. I can only wonder at the decibels I released some forty inches away from my ears.
Hearing test in the mid-2000's showed some high range frequency loss. Yea, I know. I've worn digital in-the-ear protectors since. But as the saying goes, what was done cannot be undone.
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Tinnitus is caused by damage to nerves in the ear. It manifests itself in many ways so we can't just say it's this or that. Its different for each person.
Ear plugs, muffs, etc can't help it because it's coming from the nerves, not outside the ear. It's not real noise. Plugs might have a placebo effect for a while but they don't stop it. In some people it can be debilitating.
There are treatments to reduce it but it's incurable. The type of treatment that works for any person is highly variable because the problem is so variable.
FWIW, there are 2 ways to pronounce it.
Most of us commoners say tin EYE' tus. Researchers and many doctors call it TINN' itus.
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Mine comes and goes. Until I read this, I had not noticed mine for days. Thanks. π³π
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