Does Anyone Have A Constant Buzzing Sound In Your Ears?
My wife wanted me to ask the group if anyone has or ever had a constant buzzing sound in your ears? She is 71 and has worn hearing aids for several years. However, the buzzing sound was there long before she started wearing hearing aids. Has anyone ever experienced this sound and if so, any suggestions on how to get rid of it? Thank you for any help that you can offer her...Bill
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@lacy2 Thanks for sharing I thought I was an oddball hearing things! I have moderate hearing loss in my left ear , severe tinnitus in both ears and recently started hearing a random musical note in my right ear. I took an air last to my left ear about 27 years ago , the ER doctor never tested anything just said it was ok . I’ve had the tinnitus in the left ear since and about 5 years in the right. The blast was strong enough to blow my glasses across the floor and cut my earlobe. I’m going next week to pick up hearing aids, hoping to drown out the daytime tinnitus and maybe it will help at bedtime. I’ve used sleep mask with low music playing in the past.
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1 ReactionI hear this buzzing also when not wearing my hearing aids. I do think the brain generates it. Hearing aids bring in sound, which stimulates the brain, and I think absence of stimulation might be a reason for the buzzing.
I understand Lenire became available in the US last year.
Has anybody here tried it? I’ll be asking my ENT and Audiologist about getting one at my next appointment.
Please let us know what you find out about Lenire.
Tinnitus is common and often accompanies hearing loss but not always. Veterans returning from combat zones often complain about it. Noise is a causative factor, so prevention by wearing ear protection is important when noise exposure of any kind is likely.
The Hearing Health Foundation has been doing extensive research on tinnitus. At this time there is no cure, but there are hopes for one. We are fortunate that HHF is working on this as it has been pushed aside in research for decades. http://www.hhf.org
I will definitely let everybody know what I learn about Lenire.
What I read tells me it is a significant expense ($4,000) not covered by insurance. I imagine over time we might be able to pay for the use of one through a doctor’s office for one month, which seems to be the length of treatment.
That would seem a worthwhile way to make the treatment available for more patients.
I don’t think any of that has been explored yet.
I started with my right ear buzzing after a stroke in 2000, it never stops, plus there's a hearing loss after 24 years.
Are you being treated for the hearing loss? Hearing aids can help mask tinnitus in some cases.
Unfortunately, there is currently no true cure for tinnitus...or for hearing loss.
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1 Reactionhttps://www.lenire.com/find-a-clinic/
So I clicked on this link to see how close I am to a clinic and it's only 15 miles. No surprise to me it's UPMC (Univ of Pittsburgh) auditory center. The other clinics are a bit if a distance ( you type in a zipcode).
I have had progressive hearing loss and tinnitus for several years. My diagnosis was Meniere's 10 yrs ago, current ENT thinks it's vestibular migraines.
Not sure about pursuing this treatment but I'll think about it. Right now I I have a cros transmitter hearing aid for my left ear.
Just wanted to share this info
Some hearing aids claim to help reduce tinnitus. That is what you should pursue, an aid that the audiologist claims will help you, otherwise, run away as fast as you can. It will be a miracle if they can help you. Always wear ear plugs when doing anything that causes high noise -- noise canceling bluetooth headphones are best. No hair dryers or lawn mowing without ear protection that is really tight.