Road rules0 min ago
Do You Have Tinnitus?
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There was a feature about this on the radio this morning. I have tinnitus. Had it since I was teenager and worked in a weaving shed. If you have never been in a weaving shed, I can tell you it is one of the most noisy environments you could be in. In those days there was no H&S and no PPE. You bought your own work wear and protection. For years I didn't even know I had it. I knew I had high pitched whistling in my ears but didn't know there was name for it. The sounds have a slightly different pitch in each ear and I've noticed they get louder as I get tired. I've just learned to live with it. It doesn't stop me sleeping, nor does it hinder me in any way. It's just there and will never go away, as there is no cure. It's similar to those bleeps you hear when they scan products at the checkouts, but higher pitched. And constant. If I was asked to help anyone who also suffers, I have to say I wouldn't know what I could do. So, if you have it too, you have my sympathy.
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I'm 53 and have had Tinnitus for about 30 years. It is always there but I am not always aware of it. I have no idea how it started - my dad also had it and it was linked to him being a Fireman on Steam Trains, he also had some hearing loss.
Now that I have read this post I will hear it all night and it will annoy me. ☺☺☺
I've had it for more years than I can remember so assume I've always had it.
Unusually I also have constantly firming light receptors so when I close my eyes there is a constant cacophony of light.
Noisy tinnitus and firing light receptors and it is little wonder I have so much difficulty getting to sleep.
I wouldn't wish either on my worst enemy.. oh hang on
Unusually I also have constantly firming light receptors so when I close my eyes there is a constant cacophony of light.
Noisy tinnitus and firing light receptors and it is little wonder I have so much difficulty getting to sleep.
I wouldn't wish either on my worst enemy.. oh hang on
For me there are three competing noises but they are always the same.
One is a metallic sounding Speeding tap. I once heard the exact sound when there was a stone stuck in the wheel of the car.
Two is a high pitched whine. Same pitch all the time.
Third is a constant thrumming as if you are on the bowels of a ship near th engine room.
One is a metallic sounding Speeding tap. I once heard the exact sound when there was a stone stuck in the wheel of the car.
Two is a high pitched whine. Same pitch all the time.
Third is a constant thrumming as if you are on the bowels of a ship near th engine room.
mine's the same all the time, alba, high pitched hissing, which has got slightly worse over the years. It used to be more chirping, which reminded me of the insects on the hillsides in summer when I was little, and so I rather liked it. I can mentally block it out so I don't "hear" it all the time, but it sure makes it hard to hear what other people are saying. I haven't been to a pub for more than 20 years, because I can't converse.
