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re: Tinnitus
Posted on 3/31/26 at 4:28 pm to In The Know
Posted on 3/31/26 at 4:28 pm to In The Know
I have it pretty bad. I run a loud fan at night to help sleep or drink a lot before bed.
I primitive camp a lot during the fall/winter with no electricity for a fan. It's really bad if I try to go to bed sober. It's so loud, I can't tell if it's cicadas or the ringing in my ears.
I've tried this for no luck so far. My wife said it might take a while.
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I primitive camp a lot during the fall/winter with no electricity for a fan. It's really bad if I try to go to bed sober. It's so loud, I can't tell if it's cicadas or the ringing in my ears.
I've tried this for no luck so far. My wife said it might take a while.
This post was edited on 3/31/26 at 4:31 pm
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Posted on 4/2/26 at 2:55 am to In The Know
Sorry my man, but the simple answer is learn to live with it. I've had tinnitus for almost 40 years and it sucks. I still blast my music loud and go to concerts. Doesn't ever seem to get worse as it is probably a neurological fault instead of an actual hearing issue. Mine was caused from being too close to the barrel of a 12 gauge without hearing protection. Silence is the enemy but you can adapt over time. I use my Google device to play sounds at night. My favorite is the thunderstorm sounds as the rain creates a sound similar to white noise and the thundering just seems to relax my brain. Good luck
Posted on 4/2/26 at 10:03 am to In The Know
Have suffered with it ever since the army. Drinking makes it worse. I have to have white noise at night to sleep.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:03 pm to In The Know
i have had it for roughly 20 years off and on.Tinnitus is one of those strange conditions that is caused by a number of different things, and sometimes a combination of things. One solution may work for someone, and be totally useless for another.
i tried flavinoids, other meds, white machines, MRI's to see what in there, etc etc. To me these help th emost
1. Change your mental attitude about it. I know this can be hard, but it will bother you less if you let it bother you less. When its acting up bad, i just dont pay it any mind. Its just a part of who i am.my ear could be buzzing off like crazy and i dont even think about it, barely notice it. If i focus on it it sounds like a train going off in my ear.
2. You mentioned bruxism. TMJ issues can big a big source of tinnitus issues. it is for me. The more stressed i get, the more night time grinding i do, the more day time jaw clenching, the worse my tinnitus gets.
For this, i got my dentist to make me a real mouth guard. The ones that are molded and fitted around your teeth and sent off to get created. This probably is the single most useful thing for eliminating my tinnitus. If i wear it religiously for a few weeks at night, it makes a world of difference.
3.if you are having a really nasty spell, look up the thousand drum technique. it really does provide some good short term relief.
i tried flavinoids, other meds, white machines, MRI's to see what in there, etc etc. To me these help th emost
1. Change your mental attitude about it. I know this can be hard, but it will bother you less if you let it bother you less. When its acting up bad, i just dont pay it any mind. Its just a part of who i am.my ear could be buzzing off like crazy and i dont even think about it, barely notice it. If i focus on it it sounds like a train going off in my ear.
2. You mentioned bruxism. TMJ issues can big a big source of tinnitus issues. it is for me. The more stressed i get, the more night time grinding i do, the more day time jaw clenching, the worse my tinnitus gets.
For this, i got my dentist to make me a real mouth guard. The ones that are molded and fitted around your teeth and sent off to get created. This probably is the single most useful thing for eliminating my tinnitus. If i wear it religiously for a few weeks at night, it makes a world of difference.
3.if you are having a really nasty spell, look up the thousand drum technique. it really does provide some good short term relief.
This post was edited on 4/2/26 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 4/2/26 at 10:02 pm to In The Know
Im not even sure how long Ive had the constant ear ringing. Most of the time I don’t notice it. When I have a bad night of almost no sleep it seems to be worse. I sleep with a white noise machine but the sound setting on a soft fan noise. Tried different supplements. Now trying all the “exercises” I find searching around online. I spent many years working in power plants that were extremely loud which could’ve contributed to it.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 7:07 am to CSinLC
Thanks for the responses. On my second visit to the ENT, I do a hearing test with an audiologist and my hearing is actually pretty good. Which begs the question: if my brain is trying to compensate for hearing loss, and my hearing is fine, why is it still making the sound to compensate? There was no trauma to my ears, no loud noise exposures over a long period of time, nothing I can point to that would trigger it. It’s the damnest thing. Anyway, I’ve been using white noise to sleep and found that rain/flowing water is the best sound for helping me sleep. I’ve also found an app called My Pattern that I’ve been using as therapy. I’m using neuromodulation sounds to help and it makes me feel as if I’m taking steps to retrain my brain not to fixate on a certain frequency of sound. I’ve been doing it a week and it hasn’t made a noticeable difference but it makes me feel better. It could take months/years but the idea is to get your brain out of the continual loop of the same frequency and train it on other levels of sound frequency to break the loop or at least soften it. Worth a shot. The app also has some CBT training involved. It’s free so what the heck.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:34 pm to In The Know
Heavy metal detox fixed it for me.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 8:34 pm to caro81
quote:
thousand drum technique
Thanks!
Just tried it. Works.
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