Your life with Tinnitus ?...

[Daniel Pompougnac]

Bad english language

Seven years ago, I've listened music louder and louder.
And Tinnitus came (tinnitus is a high sound in ears for life).
Hell.
I've stopped music during five years. Music was only for me nausea.
And two years ago, Ive composed again and it's nice.
And you ? Have you tinnitus ?
If not, are you afraid to have tinnitus a day (if you're afraid, you're right )
If yes, what is your life with Tinnitus ?

Daniel
http://www.pompougnac-daniel.com

[softegg]

I have had a tinnitus for 1-2 years.
In the beginning it was terrible but I learned to live with it, nowadays I barely notice it at all. I use ear-protection ever since, when I go to loud places.

There was one thing that really helped me :
->I was reading about Tinitus : In most (not all) cases of chronical tinitus it is psychosomatic. I.e. it gets better when you don't think about it. So don't worry.

[dry bones]

I have tinnitus in my right ear, due to a badly-fitting earplug at a very loud gig; some days it's loud, most of the time I don't notice it. I've learnt to live with it, and I always make sure my earplugs fit properly at practice and gigs.

[ericj23]

my tinnitus has definitely started to decrease - just turned the volume down on those headphones and dont dj anymore - but as said above it's in the mind - the more comfortable you are with it the less you notice it - tinnitus does not = hearing loss

it was a sucha relief when the quack said I wasn't going deaf !

[BertKoor]

I got mine from band practices about 20 years ago, and it's there to stay alas. When the environment is silent I hear the equivalent of about 10 TV sets at different pitches in both ears. Understanding what's being said in noisy places like bars is a bit more difficult, but otherwise it's not a big deal...

[stressed]

I got mine from band practices about 20 years ago, and it's there to stay alas. When the environment is silent I hear the equivalent of about 10 TV sets at different pitches in both ears. Understanding what's being said in noisy places like bars is a bit more difficult, but otherwise it's not a big deal...

Yeah i know what you are saying I have had tinnitus in both ears for well over 25 years now and again caused by too many hours in front of a band, but contrary to what was said in previous posts
(tiinutus does not = hearing loss) i have to argue with that as like you if in a crowded noisy environment all I get is garbage also I have definitely lost sound in the upper sound frequencies
which make for a pain in the a**se for trying to get a mix properly done. but hey life goes on!

[Radek]

Got it few years ago due (most probably) some neck problems. I can hear it in both ears and it was getting worse. Now it can vary from being loud and terribly tiring to nonexistent.
I found that muscle tension in neck (and jaw) can increase it.
It's most troublesome in a night where you are supposed to sleep yet try to when you get a high pitched whine...
It doesn't degrade my hearing itself thought.

I know a temporal solution for my tinnitus - if I will use lots of sedative drugs then it will silence. But don't ask in what force it will return when drugs wear off.

Sometimes it can be panic related - you start to hear it somewhat - you start to fear what is it and focus on it - you start to hear it louder then - then it all is repeated again, and again. The worst is even knowing it's just a panic will not work. The best cure (save the drugs) is to change an environment rapidly to distract yourself from it.
(I just get into my car and drive senselessly for around 30 minutes and it wears off usually)

[tq]

Got my Tinnitus 10 years ago, due to stress and probably neck and jaw problems as well. Various high pitched noises and a dark buzzing noise. Actually, getting the dark noise after a few years helped, because it's louder than a few of the high pitched noises, and easier to live with. So when the Tinnitus gets worse, I can concentrated on the lower frequency noise and the painful high pitched noises disappear...

Nowadays, I don't really care about it any more. I take it as an alarm that goes on when I have too much stress and trouble. It's a good indicator for me that I have to take a day of, go jogging etc.

To me, the best advice was by a doctor who said that I cannot fix it, since there is nothing to fix in my ears (they are nearly perfect, except the frequencies of the Tinnitus itself, which are missing from the frequency spectrum), so I should stop searching for a cure and cure other things that might be wrong in my life. The hardest part of getting along with the Tinnitus was to actively forget about it (which is not possible, really - you have to actively do other things, which make you forget the Tinnitus). Anyway, main message is this: You will get better, even with a chronic Tinnitus.

[Mighty Pea]

On the subject, as i'm rather afraid of getting Tinnitus: which earplugs (re-usable) would you guys recommend for loud gigs? I love to stand right in front of the stage, and often enough the bands i go see like to play loud, so i've become more and more worried about going to a show without protection. anyone?

[JeffSanders]

I have tinnitus. At first, it scared the hell out of me. I used to smoke alot of herb and it made me focus on it and feel paranoid it would eventually drive me insane...lately I can deal with the tinnitus better, but I listen to music at lower volumes and use earplugs (or at least tp in the ears) at concerts to hopefully prevent further damage.

[Radek]

The whine what you can get after a loud concert is a different kind than that constant everyday tinnitus. It's just a temporal damage to your ears what should heal itself in days. Of course if you will be affected by loud sounds constantly then you might get a permanent damage eventually.

What I have (an some others) is a tinnitus what have some different causes. In my case it's clearly muscle tension in my neck. I can get rid of it using an appropriate drugs but they have their own problems so it's not a win.

The best to do is just take a care of yourself. It helps.

[tq]

What I have (an some others) is a tinnitus what have some different causes. In my case it's clearly muscle tension in my neck. I can get rid of it using an appropriate drugs but they have their own problems so it's not a win.

Radek, did they check your jaw as well? Very often, neck problems are related to jaw problems, and these can be fixed by special dentists (they slowly change the position of the jaw and teeth with retainers that you have to wear in the night, and sometimes the day). It's quite a process, but they could at least fix my jaw problems, and it helped to lower the Tinnitus as well.

Also, neck problems can be somewhat fixed by a long time therapy.

And if it does not help against Tinnitus, it's still good for your neck...

[MrM]

Some people have that famous VSTi called OnePingOnly, I have OneRingOnly

In both ears...

[Moe Shinola]

I've had tinnitus for the last couple of years really bad. It gets worse whenever the weather changes, believe it or not. Unfortunetely I like in the midwest U.S., where the weather is always changing. This last autumn and winter have really sucked. I never put headphones right over my ears and keep the volume low but still it seems to aggravate the noise. I sufferred a head injury several years ago and I might have nerve damage from that. It's not so bad sometimes, though. I visited a band practice the other day and used earplugs and was OK. And yes it does seem to lessen when I'm not dwelling on it.

[stevieb19]

You know what reading this thread makes me realise just what a lucky b"£$ard I have been.

I have been DJ'ing for more than 20 years my hearing is still very good (touch wood). Although a policy of keeping both headphone and monitor levels as low as possible has obviously been a wise one

I am lucky, I know it and believe me when I say I feel you pain.