Tinnitus

[Slick]

Ouch.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking - £20 for a punt isn't bad.

Most people I know would try anything to reduce tinnitus. One friend sent me a link to see what I thought but I immediately recognised it as a scam but he is getting pretty desperate to try anything and the scammers know it.

Trial the link and let us know what you find, although the less stress claim is a bit suspicious.

 

[Beebo]

My friend is an ex night club promoter. He damaged his hearing years ago.
he has tiny hearing aids which emit a low buzzing noise designed to counter act the tinnitus. If he holds them close to your ear you can Just about hear the noise they emit
he says they work for him, just to cancel the noise.

 

[Paul Bromley]

Hi Andy
Have you thought it may not be you ?

Have you asked your parents if they can here it too ( Apologies if this has been discussed. I've not read the entire thread)

Also do you have any electrical equipment in the loft, especially with transformers in them- thinking mains operated alarm clock for example, They tend to emit 50Hz/100Hz electrical hum. If it's mounted on a board it can act like a sounding board amplying the noise and assuming you loft is a typical ridge style with sloping sides then the noise could be rebounding back off the roof

Another source of this type of noise would be say a pole mounted transformer outside the house

 

[kingrollo]

Quiet does make it worse - and I mean that literally. If you hear the noise it can get hardwired into you're brain. Get some background music on.

 

[MontyVeda]

... I'll be getting my ears properly checked when I can.

Did you ever manage to get your ears checked Andy?

 

[Lookrider]

Me too with strange unexplained sounds
I've got the regular buzzing tinnitus that I can " change" the tune by jaw movement ??

I can also hear a distinctive constant click next to one socket on the wall whether its switched on or off ?? Nobody else can hear it and I'm aware that electricity cannot click
So I no longer ask people iif they can hear this socket click

 

[Lookrider]

Ear syringing time ?
Last time I had mine done, it was so nice to have less tinnitus, an unexpected bonus.

I believe that's what started mine off
First time I had them cleaned out with water is when I first heard the buzzing
Tbe ENT guy said the damage was done years ago working in noisey industry but the cleaning was just what brought it out and any number if factors could cause the "activation"
I also recall many years before tinnitus my yearly work medical and hearing test the GP said I'm losing the frequency at which we hear voices/speech ....I then was aware that I do slur some words and occasionally find it hard to get words out ,,I never really thought about it till the GP piontd this out
I guess that why people born with hearing issues do at times struggle with words

 

[AndyRM]

Did you ever manage to get your ears checked Andy?

I haven't yet, which is daft but it always just seems to be another thing I don't get round to...

 

[MontyVeda]

I haven't yet, which is daft but it always just seems to be another thing I don't get round to...

Well there has been a pandemic... and a Dr's waiting room is one place to avoid at such times.

Was wondering because do the doctors actually test hearing these days? Or do we have to go to a specialist such as Specsavers??

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I haven’t suffered from tinnitus at all in all my 59 years until I had Covid a few weeks ago.

I now have it almost constantly, and at times it drives me round the bend.

 

[MontyVeda]

I've had it for decades but I don't always notice it... or I'm so used to it filter it out 90% of the time.

but so far this year i've been noticing it a lot.

 

[Lookrider]

Well there has been a pandemic... and a Dr's waiting room is one place to avoid at such times.

Was wondering because do the doctors actually test hearing these days? Or do we have to go to a specialist such as Specsavers??

I doubt your GP will do a hearing test as it's in a soundproof "wardrobe" a headset that emits low beeps and you press Button vwhen you hear it beep ....more an occupational GP or an ENT place
water irrigation is dome by a nurse at your gp practice or also at some chemists
My wife does this but she is aldo aware that some practices are not yet doing irradiation as its deemed non urgent and tell patients to put olive oil in

 

[MontyVeda]

I doubt your GP will do a hearing test as it's in a soundproof "wardrobe" a headset that emits low beeps and you press Button vwhen you hear it beep ....more an occupational GP or an ENT place
water irrigation is dome by a nurse at your gp practice or also at some chemists
My wife does this but she is aldo aware that some practices are not yet doing irradiation as its deemed non urgent and tell patients to put olive oil in

Doctors, not GP

 

[presta]

I've had it for decades but I don't always notice it... or I'm so used to it filter it out 90% of the time.

but so far this year i've been noticing it a lot.

I rarely notice mine unless I'm reading a tinnitus thread on a forum.

 

[Oldhippy]

I've had Tinnitus for many years. Got hearing aids late last year in the hope it would help but it didn't sadly. Just got used to it. Some days worse than others.