Tennitus

[oneshotonekill]

I have had it for several years now. I was dumb and shot a lot with out ear protection and played my music way to loud.

To the OP is this something that has just started? Or is it due to years of damage like most of us. The reason I ask is tinnitus is a sign of salicylate toxicity and a few other meds as well.

 

[bettingpython]

I have gotten used to it, ringing in my ears is a constant partner.

Motorcycling, Shooting without hearing protection when I was young and stupid and thought it was a good idea to acclimate yourself to the sounds of gunfire in case you ever had to shoot and didn't have hearing protection. Managing a bar where the music was always loud, in a foundry, rattling out castings and grinding, working around air tools in a retread shop, working in a sheet metal shop around CNC punches running non stop have all contributed to my hearing loss and tinitus.

Did I mention motorcycling? The low frequency wind noise that is non stop in a helmet is does huge long term damage to your hearing, since I have been riding for 25 years it is one of the biggest contributors. If you ride wear ear plugs.

 

[criticalbass]

I have it in spades. Have for a long time. Look at it as part of you. An unwelcome part, to be sure, but you have to embrace it rather than fight it. It isn't going to go away. The only cure is to be made completely deaf surgically, and no one is likely to want that.

Get in a quiet room and listen to it. Is it steady (luckily mine is) or does it vary? (that is supposed to be the worst). Learn to use what you have left. In that quiet room, start introducing discrete sounds and learn how they sound over/under/through the ringing. You will be surprised what a little organized practice will do for your ability to separate out the useful from the built-in.

Don't quit hunting. Even deaf people hunt. Embrace the ringing. Again, don't fight it. You are fighting yourself.

HELLO? Hmmmmmmm . . . wasn't the phone after all . . . CB


Afterthought--sometimes hearing aids can be a big help, but go to an ear surgeon rather than just a hearing aid place and get a thorough evaluation. Especially if your onset is recent, there may be some medical help available.

 

[kroberts2131]

Mine comes and goes but when its happens, its horrible. I don't know if it really comes and goes or if I just get used to it. I have to have a fan at night though. The quieter it is, the worse it is. After awhile I think you just learn to deal with it

 

[TripleD]

I've had a ringing in my ears for as long as I can remember. After 40+ years, you get used to it.

 

[Perrone]

I live with it everyday for about 5 years now. Actually get some disability from the VA for it. I also have a fan running and a white noise maker beside the bed. The white noise helps a ton. During the day I just listen to it. It doesn't go away but I've gotten used to it. If it ever did go away someday I wouldn't know what to do with myself.

 

[psimp]

I have to agree with tripleD, I've had it for so long I'm ALMOST used to it until the tones change. :-)

 

[bettingpython]

I have to agree with tripleD, I've had it for so long I'm ALMOST used to it until the tones change. :-)

The tone of mine changes often enough that I have even gotten used to that.

If I didn't hear ringing in my ears I don't know what I would do.

 

[Perrone]

The tone of mine changes often enough that I have even gotten used to that.

If I didn't hear ringing in my ears I don't know what I would do.

That would drive me nuts. At least mine stays the same tone all of the time. (i think) I've never noticed it changing before. It's always this one high pitched sound. It's always louder after shooting too. Maybe i need better ear pro..

 

[vvvvvvv]

It does go down in level for me a little bit when I clean my ears, but it stays at approximately the same frequency (i.e. no perceived change in pitch).