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Constant tinnitus: Are there any solutions?
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Oct 30, 2023 | Replies (183)Comment receiving replies
Good evening @gator123, Tinnitus.......what a devil of an irritant day and night. I have had it for several years and it has gone from my left ear to my right ear. However, I have to tell you that one of the extra benefits of my new hearing aids is that they do quiet the tinnitus. I even wear them overnight when the tinnitus is so loud I don't think I will get to sleep. It also evens out to one sound and even that is dampened quite a bit.
I can't believe I have been dealing with it for years. It even seems like after this long I kind of become used to it and it is not so irritating. Perhaps you could just wear your iPods and listen to music all day. My hearing aids pair with my iPad so I have music accompaniment.
May you be free, safe and protected from inner and outer harm.
Chris
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Just wanted to comment that I have had it for as long I can remember. Might have been born with it LOL. Ear infection since birth, many tubes as a child. And I can confirm that when you've had it as long as I have, you forget it's there unless its a particularly loud "episode". I had surgery in 2016 to fix my broken ear- new drum, titanium bones......and the tinnitus has been minimal since then. Should have done it 20 years earlier LOL. However, I had some hearing loss as a result, and got a hearing aid. I agree that with the hearing aid in, when I do get it now, it greatly subsidies the tinnitus. Who knew?
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One type of masking device works for me. At night I use nature sounds, especially water sounds to sleep. This means I have devices in my ears most of the day and night but not too loud. Anyway you can’t lose hearing that is already lost!