HISSING IN EARS

@pbeet mine is really loud lately but I am less distressed than when it first happens because I know it might fluctuate and go down a little. Sleep is hard. White noise gives me vertigo. I hope you are doing okay!

I also have tinnitus and it sounds like squealing power lines. I usually get relief by using peroxide. I wet a cotton ball and squeeze about half a teaspoon into the ear then tilt my head to hold it in. I stay like that for about 5 minutes. You can hear the peroxide fizzing and kinda tickles the ear. After 5 minutes I tilt head back over and drain it out and use a dry washcloth and dry inside ear. Most time there there is white flakes which I assume is wax. Then I do the other ear. I get relief for a while. There is also a video on how to get relief too. My fingers are not long enough to do what they do on the video so I just tap.
You cup hands over ears and with fingers behind your head just below the occipital bone, place fore finger on top of middle finger and flick it to where it taps your head. The sound will be echoing like sound since your ears are covered with cupping.Since my fingers aren't long enough, I just tap the area with alternating hands. It really works but watch the video. It's not near as hard as it sounds.

My neighbors daughter had tinnitus and had surgery and it made it worse. It's not auditory. It actually has nothing to do with the ears. It's the brain. I read about it once but it's been awhile. It's something about the brain trying to interpret sounds and has no where to go. I'd just read all I could on the causes of tinnitus and you should come across it.

New research info:

Loss of auditory nerve fibers uncovered in individuals with tinnitus
Mass Eye and Ear researchers link tinnitus to auditory nerve degeneration in individuals with a normal hearing test
Date:
November 30, 2023
Source:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Summary:
Researchers have uncovered that tinnitus, an incurable persistent ringing or other sounds in the ears, might result from underlying auditory nerve damage that can't be detected on conventional hearing tests. The work builds upon previous research into cochlear synaptopathy or 'hidden hearing loss,' a difficulty hearing in noisy environments despite showing normal results on hearing tests. The researchers hope these new findings into the mechanisms underlying tinnitus could lead to treatment options.

Do most people have tinnitus in both ears or only one? Fifty years ago I was in a car accident, my head cracked windshield and have know since then I have several tilted discs in my neck. I believe I'm in the early stages of tinnitus, yet it's not as sunny1971 describes. I've hear a sound like running water or an airconditoner running. It's only in my left ear and has the rhythm of my pulse. To begin with I would get up at night searching for what was making this sound. I only notice this at night.

@gardeningjunkie my kid had a head injury and had what you have: pulsatile tinnitus, which is different from what most of us have. She had neurointerventional procedures to put coils in her brain to redirect blood vessels that had regrown improperly. Have you had yours checked out with imaging? It requires and angiogram and CT as I remember. The other cause can have to do with bone conduction.

A doctor can hear pulsatile tinnitus but not the tinnitus I have, which is "subjective."

My tinnitus is in both ears. I constantly hear hissing with music in the ground. It's called "Tinnitus with Musical Hallucination". Google it! Bottom line it almost killed me. No sleep, stress and not eating for months. Then I researched and learned about TRT therapy. I drove to Maryland to see the doctor who invented TRT therapy. I changed my life! Google TRT therapy for tinnitus. It may change your life too! Best of luck to all those out there who suffer. Lastly, I learned William Shatner who starred in "Star Trek" went to see the same Dr. too for his tinnitus.

Your response is very educational. I will make a copy of what you have shared and do my research and educate myself. Thank you.
My accident happened when I was 16 and now at 76 this is starting up. I've had x-rays of my neck last year, the first time in 60 years because of the rapid increase of discomfort with my neck issues. I never saw my original x-rays and was shocked to see clearly how tilted 3 of my discs are. Surprisingly other than stiffness, limited mobility turning my head and finding it challenging to set my neck in the perfect postition on the pillow when going to bed so it doesn't hurt I manage just fine with little pain all day. I haven't had the headaches or much pain until the last year. I had been told all this would come about by age 50 because of tramatic arthritis. I hadn't brought up tinnitus with a doctor yet because I just realized this was why I kept hearing sounds when going to bed. I have terrifc insurance so when this tinnitus becomes more acute I'll become proactive.
I appreciate you sharing about your daughter. I never realized there could be anything to help and I may have the form that she has. Thanks again.

@gardeningjunkie the neck can be a contributing factor for some kinds of tinnitus. A pulsatile tinnitus, we were told, is either a bone conduction issue (not sure if that can be related to neck) or a vascular issue. Fyi my daughter had a "fistula" from the head injury. I suppose she could have had that for a long time and lived with it until it became a problem (beyond tinnitus). But she is in music and was going to quit with the sound in her ears. The procedure blocked off a blood vessel with metal coils and eliminated the fistula, restoring peace and quiet. A fistula can become dangerous, we were told, so well worth getting the tinnitus checked out. But you have gone 60 years since the accident!

Im doing ok thank you. I am truly sorry you have having the issues also. I wish I could help.