Tinnitus tires me out

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Cannabis after work

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Anonymous wrote:Have you had your hearing checked and tried hearing aids (some have tinnitus maskers). It might take a lot of trial and error, but you might be able to find something that really helps.

I want to recheck it when ringing goes down a bit. ENT told me I definitely have some hearing loss, but hearing aid is optional at this stage. I asked how accurate this tests are; He trusted it even as I said that Tinnitus was preventing me from testing well.

I am going to retest.

I recently tested for hearing loss with an audiologist at an ENT’s office after primary care referred me. They were pushing expensive hearing aids so I did a retest at Costco. Same results. They had me try on hearing aids there. I’m not ready for hearing aids yet; the whole idea freaks me out as I’m only 53. But if you want to retest you can do so free at Costco if you are a member.

I’m sorry about the tinnitus. I’ve only recently started having it but not as bad as you.

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Anonymous wrote:I have had tinnitus for 15 years, and it is 24/7 (not something that comes and goes). No clue what caused it. I think the best you can do is just to try not to think about it. I can't say that you'll ever get used to it, but you do become better at not letting it bother you.

Are there ever times that you just forget about it?

Like, I had construction on my building for 8 months, the first few months it drove me crazy, by month 3 I didn't hear it at all, even though the same amount of hammering was occurring.

My dad has tinnitus and he never, ever complains about it, but it breaks my heart to think that he can never get away from it or forget that it's there -- not even when he's concentrating on someone or something else. 😕

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you had your hearing checked and tried hearing aids (some have tinnitus maskers). It might take a lot of trial and error, but you might be able to find something that really helps.

I want to recheck it when ringing goes down a bit. ENT told me I definitely have some hearing loss, but hearing aid is optional at this stage. I asked how accurate this tests are; He trusted it even as I said that Tinnitus was preventing me from testing well.

I am going to retest.

I recently tested for hearing loss with an audiologist at an ENT’s office after primary care referred me. They were pushing expensive hearing aids so I did a retest at Costco. Same results. They had me try on hearing aids there. I’m not ready for hearing aids yet; the whole idea freaks me out as I’m only 53. But if you want to retest you can do so free at Costco if you are a member.

I’m sorry about the tinnitus. I’ve only recently started having it but not as bad as you.

Great to know — I’ll try it.

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Hope it does not get worse. Mine started as on and off thing, then settled in permanently.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have had tinnitus for 15 years, and it is 24/7 (not something that comes and goes). No clue what caused it. I think the best you can do is just to try not to think about it. I can't say that you'll ever get used to it, but you do become better at not letting it bother you.

Are there ever times that you just forget about it?

Like, I had construction on my building for 8 months, the first few months it drove me crazy, by month 3 I didn't hear it at all, even though the same amount of hammering was occurring.

My dad has tinnitus and he never, ever complains about it, but it breaks my heart to think that he can never get away from it or forget that it's there -- not even when he's concentrating on someone or something else. 😕

Actually - it changes its nature and I can’t quite figure out correlations, except for one - stress mostly related to the teen at home and daily battles about good manners etc.

I forgot about it today as I was glued to the comp to the deadline project.

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Yes, vacations help, but I can’t be on permanent vacation. My husband will kick me out! Lol

You need two salaries in this area - lol.

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is it a ringing or a whooshing? I had a whooshing and spent countless trips to GW over a year until they finally diagnosed it as pulsatile tinnitus caused by the Sigmoid Sinus Diverticulum...I had surgery that fixed it.

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Anonymous wrote:is it a ringing or a whooshing? I had a whooshing and spent countless trips to GW over a year until they finally diagnosed it as pulsatile tinnitus caused by the Sigmoid Sinus Diverticulum...I had surgery that fixed it.

Hmmm. I'm a pp but not op, and mine, which is relatively new, is the whooshing. Almost like a whooshing heartbeat in one ear. Maybe I should have my doctor look at this. I've had so many problems with misogyny and doctors gaslighting me that even though I now have a very talented female concierge doctor, I hesitate to discuss anything that isn't an immediate and huge threat.

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Anonymous wrote:Does your tinnitus improve without stress?

Mine doesn’t really although sure can make it worse. Mine is constant high pitched aggravating and never ceasing. I know it’s gotta wear me out. I have hearing loss and actually believe that my hearing is obstructed by it. It’s just miserable and I keep living. If I heard silence for a night I’m sure it would feel like heaven.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you had your hearing checked and tried hearing aids (some have tinnitus maskers). It might take a lot of trial and error, but you might be able to find something that really helps.

Tinnitus maskers are a joke. Whoever made these Cleary does not have tinnitus. Ringing chime noises over hearing loss and loud ringing. Not a solution or improvement.

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Are there any accommodations one could request at work / fed job due to this condition?

I do not want to request reduced hours week, because I’m afraid the workload will stay the same, but hours will go down. I did not get hearing aids yet. The condition seems to have worsened in severity as I keep overworking on both fronts. Home is more stressful than work actually due to SN childcare. I’m still in the process of figuring out how to ‘streamline’ this stress….

[Anonymous]

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can improve it as well.

I have a relative with this condition and she refuses to do anything about it. It's frustrating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you had your hearing checked and tried hearing aids (some have tinnitus maskers). It might take a lot of trial and error, but you might be able to find something that really helps.

Tinnitus maskers are a joke. Whoever made these Cleary does not have tinnitus. Ringing chime noises over hearing loss and loud ringing. Not a solution or improvement.

Except that tinnitus is not actual noise. It's noise your brain is making up to fill in gaps. So yes, there are treatments that can help. You need to re-train your brain.

[Anonymous]

Not directly what you are asking OP but I wanted to suggest trying hyperbaric oxygen chamber for tinnitus. I had some sudden hearing loss years ago and developed horrible tinnitus. I did some hyperbaric oxygen as part of hearing loss treatment and while it didn't help the hearing loss, it helped the tinnitus tremendously. I would say noise went down by 90%. Worth a shot if you are desperate and especially if your tinnitus is fairly recent. There seems to be some academic literature supporting this.