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So, guys, my tinnitus has gotten worse to the point I'm not sure if I could easily distinguish hoof sounds over all the "crickets" in my ears. Annoying as hell 24/7! Any of you folks have tinnitus (ringing in the ears) & what do you do to compensate? I've heard of different approaches/accomodations, there's even a psuedo-surgical protocol, but not too sure about that. Any help is appreciated.
Eddie Paulsgrove
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i know how ya feel eddie, i see deer before i ever hear them. ive been a carpenter for 20 yrs, pneumatic tools and power saws have had a big effect on my hearing. but i can read a tapemeasure from 20 ft away so im always lookin hard i think i have also from time to time get a feelin , somethin in my head tells me look around you are not alone out here , and what do ya know, there they are. nothin you can do for hearing loss accept a hearing aid. belltone . game ear and such. im sure im going to be lookin into these devices before to long myself. i do feel your pain bro. ruddy
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There is no cure and if someone tells you they have one be very wary. I've had it for a few years now and have learned to filter it out, it is hardest when it is quietest. Keep constantly searching with your eyes and keep movement to as little as humanly possible.
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Same here. I've had it in my left ear for 20+ years and I just live with it. It started due to blood pressure issues so make sure you have that checked out. If you have high blood pressure and can get it down it 'might' change the ring tone
I've also lost 60% of the hearing in that ear so the tinitus is always there.
I try to use my eyes more now.
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I found the blood pressure tie-in interesting. Where can I research that some more?, as I suffer with both.
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I have that high pitched ringing 24/7 also. I can still hear other sounds though, leaves rustling, squirrels jumping through dry leaves. I try to adjust to other sounds when I'm in the woods, and those sounds take the place of the ringing. My ears still ring, but I can hear animal sounds quite well (if that makes any sense). You lose some hearing as you grow older, and there's a space in the brain where that hearing was, so the brain fills that space with another sound...ringing. Stupid brain.
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quote:Originally posted by vermonster13: There is no cure and if someone tells you they have one be very wary. I've had it for a few years now and have learned to filter it out, it is hardest when it is quietest. Keep constantly searching with your eyes and keep movement to as little as humanly possible.
Wow, I have never seen this topic in print. Yes, what Vermontster said is so true. I have battled this for most of my life. It got to the point where I can somewhat "filter it out" however, when sitting in the quiet of woods, it can be very distracting. Since age 12, my eyes have been my ears.
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I have severe tinnitus. Surrounding sound has to get higher than 80db before I do not hear the ringing in my ears. I have had this since 2004. It started as the result of an inner ear infection that caused me to lose my balance for 10 days. FOr the first few years it was very disruptive to my life. The main cause is that it affrected my sleep. Today I consider it my little friend that always reminds me I am still alive. It causes difficulty in hunting but the worst is what it has done to my ability to hear when in a large room setting with lots of noise. It is no fun!
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quote:Originally posted by hockey7: I have that high pitched ringing 24/7 also. I can still hear other sounds though, leaves rustling, squirrels jumping through dry leaves. I try to adjust to other sounds when I'm in the woods, and those sounds take the place of the ringing. My ears still ring, but I can hear animal sounds quite well (if that makes any sense).
My right ear is worse than my left. I got it from training exercises in USAF firing M60 and M16 blanks.
I can hear some leaf sounds. I miss hearing all the songbirds. If they're close, I can hear them. No problem hearing Blue Jays or crows though.
I've been living with it for 25 years or so. And from what I've researched it's nerve damage so a cure is not likely. I too am skeptical of procedures or other claims of false hope. And it is increased by high blood pressure. If you have tinnitus it can be of some benefit as I have heard my ringing increase and subesquently realized I had higher blood pressure induced by stress.
And if it's related, I can sometimes detect changes in barometric pressure. Almost a weather forecaster so to speak.
I really can tell when the leaves are damp. I don't hear anything but the ringing. And hunting in snow is worst. The snow acts like a sound absorber and almost everything is drowned out by the ringing.
I guess we're not alone. And I guess we just have to deal with it.
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Missed a couple of shot opportunities this past season due to tinnitus--deer snuck in behind me and i didn't hear them. It comes and goes, some days better than others.
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I had it for a long time, bad, in both ears, then my mother-in-law moved out.
No seriously, some meds really crank it for me like Ibuprofen or aspirin. It ain't fun and the conventional wisdom sez you're S.O.L. if you get it.
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I have this too. I just recently noticed it. It is like the dripping faucet; once you recognize it, you can't ignore it. I don't know how long it has been there. I took my blood pressure and it is OK. I do take meds for that. I have used a lot of power tools, not always with good hearing protection and do have some hearing loss. A room full of people talking in the background and I am at a real disadvantage trying to hear certain people with soft voices. Google research says that sometimes a brain tumor can be involved, and a CT scan is needed to rule that out. Some meds like aspirin can cause it. But beyond these few situations that can be treated, there is not much that can be done. Gotta go, I think the phone is ringing?
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