Temporary Tinnitus
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I have had tinnitus for 6 weeks 5 days now, and three doctors have told me it will go one hundred percent. Has anyone else been told this before? They say minimum 6-8 weeks, no longer than a year. I'm really struggling to live with this, and I will never accept it if it is permanent. If it is still here in 5 years time I won't be here anymore. It is noise induced by the way: I was listening to music pretty loud with new headphones, FLAC format which means lossless audio, for just under an hour, when the fire alarm went off. I am in uni halls so I have a fire alarm in my room. I could hear the fire alarm whilst the music was still playing directly in my ears. I took off the headphones and went outside. When I came back in I didn't notice the ringing in my ears if it was there. So, I continued to listen to music through my headphones for 20 minutes or so. When I finally decided to go to bed I took the headphones off and straight away noticed the ringing. Having heard it before for a few seconds/minutes after music, I thought nothing of it and assumed it would go in the morning. I woke up, and it was there. I was incredibly anxious and all the rest of it, here I am today, having been told it will go one hundred percent and will last no longer than a year. I should be positive right? but I am not - I can't stop worrying that this is permeant and will be one of those people that has to learn to accept it will be there for life and get on with it. Well, I am not prepared to live with this for the rest of my life, and yes, people do live with MUCH worse i.e. no legs, arms, sight, hearing, etc, but I simply will not live with this if it is permanent. Therefore, I have decided to give it 5 years. The doctors say no longer than 1 year so I shouldn't even consider that but I am just that anxious and it is bothering me that much that this is what is has come to. I know about white noise and trying to keep your mind off of it by keeping busy, I have to sleep with a fan on and the TV and the sound of rain and leave the window open so I can hear the cars on the motorway faintly and not sleeping with my ears against the pillow and trying to get to sleep itself, I'm tired of it. Anyone else been told it will go or anything similar? I'm due at the ENT in 2 months. I'm 19.
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darkmascara john45611
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I'm understanding your suffering John. I can not fathom as to live with this condition. I also have severe tinnitus in one ear. I woke up with a loud frequency noise in my left ear, i could hear loud enviromental noises. It became unbearable and i used ear plugs.. It stopped, but it transfer to my right ear. I am deaf in one ear, but still hear the loud frequency noise. Like a sharp searing roaring noise, i can not hear. It has made my life unbareable, I have thought about giving it a year before i go.. I don't even listen to loud music. I have a lot to live.. I am a real estate investor, property manager, accountant and business advisor. I have so much to live at 28, but the loud noise defeats the purpose of my life. I never judge people on their disability. I've always thought blindness was more horrendous than losing hearing. To live with tinnitus will drive a blind person crazy. I've seen a lot of people who are mute and deaf live their life to the fullest. I know how hard this can be for each and one of us who suffers from it, but try everything you can. I also try massaging behind my ear lobes and temple at the same time.. It reduce the loud ringing noises. I hope this helps.
marie06185 john45611
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Hi John I'm in tears battling with a neck injury of permanentt clicking and now this ring I just can't live like this any relief .. I went to a party and music was loins next day I got the flu and ever since this ringing I have not stopped feeling anxious and depressed ..
jonathan_80234 marie06185
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I just would want to know if it's has gone away for you ?
alex84034 john45611
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How is your ears doing?
Is the tinnitus gone away?
Would love to hear from you and hopefully get positive news.
The doctor diagnosed something similar as your situation. No hearing loss and ringing 1 month now..
thank you for you reply.
monica1120 john45611
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Hi, i just started having continous buzzing sound in my right ear.i never listen to loud music or headphones, the one thing i did, i screamed loud because i was so upset my daughter wasn't listening to me.then a minute later there's the buzzing sound.i thougt it will go away then the next morning i woke up its still there.it sound like a boat engine,refrigerator or a freezer. constant buzzing.only goes away when i talk.it is really bugging me!
brian2954 john45611
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I felt I had to reply to this discussion because since my sudden onset of tinnitus I benefited from reading other people's stories. WIth me it was the one music gig that was too loud. I have been playing for almost 40 years on weekends but this band was way too loud and the tinnitus came the same night. I might have had mild T before but like nothing like this. It's been 3 weeks and it is getting slightly better. I am encouraged by the people who said it fades with time. However I never want to risk a recurrence and so had to make the decision to stop all music gigs for awhile. Hard to do, it's been a way of life. I just have to play quietly at home. I think others who experienced dizziness as well should consider the possibility of Meniere's disease, just based on what I have picked up from other blogs. I think sudden onset tinnitus has a better chance of fading in time. Best of luck to you all, it's a scary experience to be sure and one that makes us grateful for the many other positive things in life. I would also suggest Magnesium pills, Gingko biloba and Lipoflavanoids that increase circulation to the head and ears. It's certainly worth a try.
jacqueline01135 brian2954
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surgery could help, but not hopeful.. A blow to the head or neck also
can cause TT ,,absolutely NO cure for that.. If you have been told that it will go away,, suggest you ask the doctor to take a lie detector test..
brian2954 jacqueline01135
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I don't believe that to be true in every case. You speak with great authority...so are you a doctor or actually experienced tinnitus? Many of the testimonies I have read on this and other blogs indicated that their tinnitus decreases with time, although it may take weeks months or years. I can testify for myself, it has gotten better since the occurrence and it has now been 2 months. Many people who have recovered from it advise maintaining a positive state of mind and the brain will adjust. Being positive is essential for healing fron anything. You are being unnecessarily negative about something you don't know for sure.
jacqueline01135 brian2954
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Believe what you like Sunshine,,,,,, My TT consultant told me the information,and As I have had it for 5 years plus. and there has been
no change, except for alteration of sounds. Don't be don't be so patronising .
There is no point or reason ,telling me to be ""Positive !! Negativity is not my attitude,, to anything. Something you are hardly likely to know.
Just for the record,,,,, my TT was caused by a blow to the head, so,
the TT is brain orientated,,,, not hairy ears.
attitude ,,to anything..Just for the record BRIAN
brian2954 jacqueline01135
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Sunshine, huh? Wow you're really some tough cookie. Just because your condition didn't improve does that mean nobody else's will? You know...people come to blogs like these usually quite freaked out from a scary condition they never had to deal with before.....hoping to find other people like themselves (not the opinion of a doctor) who might be able to offer some helpful advice or even consolation, I'm sure you will admit tinnitus sucks. If tinnitus is no more than an open-and-shut case of "no hope of recovery" like you said, then why do you come to this website? To bring people down or merely reflect the opinion of the medical establishment which is we all know is not infallible?
jacqueline01135 brian2954
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shoulder. .I thought this was a chat forum, to share experiences and
facts.I retract THE SUNSHINE and replace it with MISERY...
maira3 john45611
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dustin_4747 maira3
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Hi, I have had tinnitus for more than 6 years and hyperacusis for about 3. Maybe it will go away and maybe it won't. I struggled a lot the first year or so. Then I made a decision to fight. It got worse and I fought. Now I have pain everyday and it barely bothers me. I believe I can live my life and know in my heart God will heal me someday. No matter how hard it gets you can fight it and live your life to the fullest. I promise there are those who have it worse than you. I am an example that you can make the most of it. Decide right now that no matter what you are strong enough and if your not, God can help. If you have any questions just ask. God bless you
brian2954 maira3
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Hello Maira, has your tinnitus improved at all? I started visiting this blog about 1 and 1/2 years ago when I got a bad case of tinnitus after playing with a loud band one night. I've played in bands for 30 years but this particular band was especially loud I had a speaker monitor close to my head to hear myself. In retrospect, it was careless, but that was back when I took hearing for granted. I had a really tough first week, had to buy the white noise machine to sleep at night like you did, my ears sounded like a field of crickets. I was depressed for about 6 months thinking I would have to give up being a musician. I went to the ENT basically telling me it probably wouldn't get better and that I had 10% hearing loss at 66000HZ. I stopped playing in that band and started praying a lot and taking Lipoflavanoids which I found at WalMart. I have sincd then experienced at least a 60% improvement. When I think about it (like right now) I can hear a fuzzy hiss that is always there, but it is not sharp and does not force its way into my consciousness like before, so I would say those pills help. I also tried Gingko Biloba and folic acid. I also stopped playing loud with loud bands, opting now for acoustic jazz. I still bring foam earplugs when playing with other semi-loud bands, being very careful about maintaining a distance from the speakers. So I just want to say that for some cases of sound-induced tinnitus there is hope of at least a partial recovery. If I can recover in my late 50's then most of you can.
raquel01968 john45611
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John..sry to hear what you are going through with the ringing of your ear....NO...once it's there it doesn't go away....so far that's what the dr.s had told me..and believe me it is so hard to sleep with this noise...I sleep with a fan too...to help me with the noise...but no Plz...don't think like that...your are very young and have all your life ahead of you...think positive...I suggest to see if your can prescribe something to help you sleep. Once you are sleeping you don't hear the noise...and in the day while you get busy...you won't pay much attention to it...May the (Lord) Bless you and help you deal with this....Thank you!
gill85474 raquel01968
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Tinnitus can go away after weeks or months, after an ear infection or trauma when the inner ear has healed. If it stays, as it also does for a lot of people, habituation is the thing to work towards. Get help from a good audiologist and only read positive stories for example, see Bruce Hubbard's story and Dr Stephen Nagler's letter to a tinnitus sufferer. Hopefully, John, who started this post has habituated as his post was over a year ago.