[turkey]

PS:  there will be incredible number of people who will face hearing loss due to all the Ipods that were sold and are sold.  You need to see the amount of people whose tunes you can hear across a crowded and noisy NYC subway.  Pretty stupid if you ask me. 

It really started with the original Sony Walkman. I agree that many people are doing damage to their hearing that will haunt them later in life.

[2bigears]

  there is no cure.they say this helps....'No Caffeine' ,'No Smoking' ,'No Drinkin Booze' ,'No Salty Food'... i do believe i will live with it for now

[charmerci]

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[Russell Dawkins]

I think I heard - but I'm not sure - that aspirin helps.

Actually over-consumption of aspirin is one of the known causes of tinnitus.

[orthobiz]

I think I heard - but I'm not sure - that aspirin helps.

I heard caffeine is bad, too, but without coffee...well, I'd rather not think about it.

biz

[Dan Kolton]

And ear candling is very dangerous according to many ENTs and audiologists.

[Big Red Machine]

And ear candling is very dangerous according to many ENTs and audiologists.

Sounds like loss of revenue.

[Big Red Machine]

Ringing is permanent and the brain is telling you there is damage by sending the buzz.  The bioflavanoids, etc. are meant to reduce swelling and some believe this will help the ears.  But if the person had the loud concert experiences, etc. then they can only be temporary relief at best.   Not to knock bioflananoids, which I take regularly for other health benefits.

Tylenol is also reported to contribute to ringing in the ears.  Not sure if that is from overuse or some other incompatibility.  No data handy on that one.

[Wayner]

This is a really sad topic and for those of you suffering from this kind of difficulty, you have my sympathy. For you other, younger people who insist on listening to shit way too loud, take heed. Ear damage is permanent and not repairable. I blame lots of it on headphone use, loud concerts, but if you enjoy shooting a gun, please use ear protection! There are other risks from working in noisy factories to what ever. Protect your ears!

Wayner

[Anji12305]

There is an over the counter treatment for excess ear wax (I kid you not) - DeBrox.

Followed by Aural Lavage with warm water, the application will remove excess wax.

This won't do anything for tinnitus, but it will make the most of what hearing remains.

I find my tinnitus comes and goes with seasonal allergy flares.

I don't know which sense I would miss most...

[Bemopti123]

I advocate for systems that are low powered, inefficient electricity wise but at least give you the joys of listening to it at low to moderate volumes, flee powered tubed+single fullrange driver type.  Why?  With these gigawatt ultra high powered Class D amps that are so common now, it is much, much easier to crank up the volume without realizing....causing irreversible damage.

Furthermore, watch out for in the car stereo.  Sometimes I find myself cranking a track I like when I am driving, maybe the rush of the pedal, cylinders cranking and the like take over my best judgment.

Sometimes, the best sound I hear is simple ambient noise that is produced when NOTHING is playing and it late at night.  That noise is extremely therapeutic as well as being non damaging.  Appreciate the moment without attempting to put a soundtrack to it, as Apple advocates with their Ipod commercials. 

I think that it is inevitable to hear some low level noise that memory produces when we have some insomnia.  They can sound like whizzing and infrasonic sound that is low level, but when you fall asleep, it is gone.

I once read and article of several hundred people around the world who are so sensitive to sound that they could hear things that the audiologist could not really find anything "wrong" with their ears.  Of course, that might simply mean that medicine and science has yet to reach the level of fixing neural+aural contacts that have out of whack. 

In any measure, take care of your hearing and do not waste it in garbage recording or badly distorted music. 

[turkey]

And ear candling is very dangerous according to many ENTs and audiologists.

Sounds like loss of revenue.

Why? They could do it too if they felt it was worthwhile.

[Tone Depth]

I know for me, tinnitus is an opportunity to:
1.  Listen responsibly to more music
2.  Go to more concerts
3.  Justify purchasing good sounding equipment
4.  Put music on when I feel the need for "white noise" to block out the ringing
5.  Listen a little bit louder than normal to hear something
6.  Have a valid excuse if I didn't hear something
7.  Convince my kids to keep the volume down in their iPods

I'm sure I'll come up with more to add to this list.

[stereocilia]

Tinnitus one of the most common clinical complaints.  Naturally, it's not hard to understand why it's so upsetting, both for audiophiles and non-audiophiles.    Hopefully, I can contribute a little to this topic, and after reading through this thread I thought of three things.

1) Seriously, ear candling is dangerous.  Forget about it.  It would be one thing if it were merely phony-baloney, but it can actually injure you.  For more info here's a link:  http://www.nowscape.com/massage/ear_candle/ear_candle-skeptic.htm

Number 2, the most credible tinnitus treatment I am aware of so far is this one, Tinnitus Retraining Therapy.  Here's a link, and a list of centers where it is available can be found within:
http://www.tinnitus-pjj.com/

Thirdly, you may want to look at the medications you are taking.  There are more than 900 drugs (yes, including aspirin) which can contribute to tinnitus.  Of course, don't take that to mean you should stop taking your meds!  But, if you do find that you are taking something that could be harmful to your ears, your doctor might be willing to switch it to something else.

[Listens2tubes]

Man! I have tensor tympani syndrome in my right ear when I'm dehidrated and congested. After the 3rd time I just find myself listening to hear if it's back. Fortunately it is masked by sound for the most part. And no sensitivity to sound is a plus, I guess. I have read it can be treated by a surgeon slicing the Tensor Tympani muscle but often returns a month or so later. Worst case is when I wake in the way too early AM to change positions os find the blanket and as the sleep clears I am suddenly aware of the non-rythmic drumming in my ear. The same drumming I laid awake listening to when I went to bed, IT SUCKS!

[oneinthepipe]

I hope that this is not too off topic, but when I hold a ringing telephone to my right ear, my vision shakes, in unison with the ring, if the volume is loud enough.  Does anyone know why that might happen?

[stereocilia]

I hope that this is not too off topic, but when I hold a ringing telephone to my right ear, my vision shakes, in unison with the ring, if the volume is loud enough.  Does anyone know why that might happen?

You hold ringing phones to your ears?      You might want to avoid that.  Anyway, my guess is Tullio phenomenon, which I suppose could induce nystagmus without dizziness.  Or, maybe it's just shaking your head which will blur your vision.

[stereocilia]

Man! I have tensor tympani syndrome in my right ear when I'm dehidrated and congested. After the 3rd time I just find myself listening to hear if it's back. Fortunately it is masked by sound for the most part. And no sensitivity to sound is a plus, I guess. I have read it can be treated by a surgeon slicing the Tensor Tympani muscle but often returns a month or so later. Worst case is when I wake in the way too early AM to change positions os find the blanket and as the sleep clears I am suddenly aware of the non-rythmic drumming in my ear. The same drumming I laid awake listening to when I went to bed, IT SUCKS!

That DOES suck.  It's a good example objective tinnitus (vs. subjective tinnitus).

[oneinthepipe]

I hope that this is not too off topic, but when I hold a ringing telephone to my right ear, my vision shakes, in unison with the ring, if the volume is loud enough.  Does anyone know why that might happen?

You hold ringing phones to your ears?      You might want to avoid that.  Anyway, my guess is Tullio phenomenon, which I suppose could induce nystagmus without dizziness.  Or, maybe it's just shaking your head which will blur your vision.

When I call someone, and they're phone is ringing, and I can hear that their phone is ringing in the earpiece of my phone, my vision shakes with the rings.

[stereocilia]

I hope that this is not too off topic, but when I hold a ringing telephone to my right ear, my vision shakes, in unison with the ring, if the volume is loud enough.  Does anyone know why that might happen?

You hold ringing phones to your ears?      You might want to avoid that.  Anyway, my guess is Tullio phenomenon, which I suppose could induce nystagmus without dizziness.  Or, maybe it's just shaking your head which will blur your vision.

When I call someone, and they're phone is ringing, and I can hear that their phone is ringing in the earpiece of my phone, my vision shakes with the rings.

Okay, now I get it.  I thought you meant that you picked up a cordless phone and held it to your ear while it rang before pushing the button that takes it off the hook.  In the early days of cordless phones people did that because they were not used to having to press a button to answer.  It was a real problem when the ring tone came from the receiver speaker!  I'm still going with Tullio phenomenon, but it's impossible to tell from here.