I first noticed my tinnitus in 1997 after attending an outdoor music festival...
Client asked:
This year my tinnitus has gotten worse and I'm not really sure why. I think it may because I've moved to the London, England and the city is just louder. Plus, I take the tube every day and have noticed that it can be quite noisy (I recently started wearing earplugs for my commute.)
My left is worse than my right as a result of a freak accident several years back when my sister accidentally discharged a Christmas cracker next to my ear. The sound was like a rifle blast going off near my head and I suffered with buzzes and hisses for several days. It settled down somewhat but it is noticeably noisier than my right ear. My left also sometimes 'feels' different from my right. It's hard to explain, but it sometimes feels fuller or like it should be 'popped' -i.e., build-up of pressure.
I smoke and drink-I'd say about 10-12 pints a week and somewhere in the vicinity of 10-20 cigarettes a week. (I usually only smoke when I'm having a couple of drinks with friends). If I have too much of either I can tell through my tinnitus: it gets very 'whooshy' (dull roar similar to running river water). But I also eat fairly well and exercise regularly (my wife and I have joined a gym). My workout is mainly weights as someone told me too much cardio can make your tinnitus flare up. I also drink about 1-2 cups of fairly strong coffee a day, plus usually at least one unit of soft drink (Coke, iced tea,etc.).
My tinnitus sounds like a low hiss, the noise a speaker makes when not tuned in properly. Sometime I get roar/water sounds (see above).
The good news is that I had my hearing tested a few times in the past 6 years and have been told that my hearing is okay, with no significant damage. The last time my hearing was tested was about three years ago. They showed me how my left ear was slightly worse than my right.
I take a regular, daily multi-vitamin and occasionally paracetamol if I have a headache or a hangover.
I also seem to be more sensitive to noise than others. I even had to wear earplugs the last time I saw fireworks.
Finally, someone told me it is rather significant that my tinnitus gets much worse when I clench my teeth or stretch my head/neck. (I have no idea why this might be important but your website said to write everything you knew about your tinnitus.)
Our response:
Hello Seamus,
I thank you for the excellent description of your tinnitus and the history behind it. Information such as this makes it so much easier for me to recommend the correct tinnitus relief remedy, in order for you to get effective lasting tinnitus relief. There is no doubt that your tinnitus is as a result of exposure to loud noise.When an external noise is experienced the many thousands of small hairs in the cochlea are stimulated.
As and when an external noise is picked up the minute hairs sway and send signals via the auditory nerve which is interpreted as a sound by your brain.
The agitation of the hairs in the inner ear can be likened to a field of long grass moving in tune with the wind.
The cilia in the inner ear are easily damaged from the huge pressures generated by sudden bursts of sounds. The inner ear damage is all the more amplified if you have played in a band or worked in a loud environment for a long time.
The cochlea and its delicate structures are also damaged by a severe blow to the head If damage happens and the cilia are damaged or bent they can send random signals to the brain which are interpreted as a sound even though none is present.
Noise induced cochlear damage tinnitus which can cause a ringing in the ears often is by ear wax removals, ear candling, swimming incidents, sports injuries, dental surgery.
Loss of hearing is permanent but our cochlear damage remedies have successfully lowered the ear ringing levels of many thousands of tinnitus sufferers.
The exposure to loud music and the incident with the christmas cracker have undoubtedly caused damage to the inner ear structure. This is cochlea damage and causes the low hissing noise, similar to a tuned out speaker that you describe which is tinnitus. It is very common for one to be more sensitive to noise when suffering with tinnitus and unfortunately the intensity of tinnitus only seems to get worse over time.
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