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I've been noticing this more and more lately, sounds like a load of hgvs idling on a distant road. I always thought tinnitus was higher pitched so was I wrong and is it a case of just living with it or do I bother my hard working gp?
For the avoidance of doubt, I do not live near a lorry park. It's also a steady sound, not related to pulse or movement and persists in different locations.
Tinnitus can be any noises in the head. Most common is buzzing or whistling, but it really can be any noise - some people hear music. Most common with people with a bit of a hearing loss. Is it in both ears (or middle of the head) or is it localised to left or right? If it bothers you, see your GP. Have a look at [url= http://www.tinnitus.org.uk/ ]BTA[/url] for more info
Thanks antimony,useful info.
I get the full range of everything, and I have had it as long as I can remember.
It sounds a lot like all the sounds they give you during a hearing test.
You'll get used to tuning it out and will only know it was going full chat when it stops and everything goes quiet for a bit!
Don't bother your GP, they cant do anything about it.
I have had mine now for 15 years. It is at it's worst first thing in the morning when I wake up.
I also have hearing loss and sometimes use aids in both ears. As the years roll on you will learn to live with it.
Forget about any miracle cures as there aren't any.
Have you tried turning off your central heating pump?
Been living with whistling in both ears for twenty-odd years now, higher in right than left, but it's really only noticeable when things are very quiet. I've basically ignored it, I don't find it too distracting, fortunately, but I know some folks really suffer.
mine is usually like a bunsen burner gas tap on, but not lit. Sometimes is sound like it *is* lit.
Left ear only.
But then hearing in LH ear is next to nothing, which is most likely related..
Hi OP. Google "the hum". It's currently thought to be caused by waves making the earth vibrate like a bell
Forget about any miracle cures as there aren't any.
Out of interest does white noise (radio static) help at all? I don't mean it's a cure but does it make it more bearable?
I have 'normal' tinnitus which I think was caused by having narrow Eustachian tubes - not hearing damage but like having a cold in your head all the time.
But I also get that low frequency humming sometimes, which seems to be related to being bloody unfit.
It will go if I run a bit to get some fitness back, and my normal tinnitus benefits a lot from cycling, or squash, but not necessarily running. I think the panting from the exercise helps with my inner ear ventilation. Although it may not be the tinnitus that benefits, it could be my hyperacusis instead 🙁
I suffered with tinnitus as a result of a head injury for twenty years, I eventually decided to ignore the "suck it up and learn to live with it" opinion holders.
I went for proper hearing tests, discovered how bad my hearing loss actually is. It's that which is causing the tinnitus so I've now got a very discrete hearing aid and no tinnitus. It's magic not having that constant hum.
Don't ignore it, get to the doc and hearing specialists. You might be pleasantly surprised how much help you can get.
G
Hearing aids can help with this. Get a hearing check up. I have hearing aids. They can reduce tinnitus quite a bit.
I've got the 'charging flashgun' high pitched version. Hearing seems ok though.
The best way to get rid of it is either a hearing aid or white noise.
I've had it for years...some days it was so loud I could hear people talking...and yes I even had the music version ...classical music.....but hearing aid sorted it out ....but as soon as I take them out ...it starts up again within mins
Lots of interesting stuff above, but it doesn't cover all the bases... Most of it is about treatments, but you need a diagnosis, or at least to rule out some..
If this tinnitus is persistent and you are young you need audiometry.
All sorts of causes including various kinds off deafness, noise exposure, stress, Menieres etc etc etc
If you have it in one ear only at any age you may need an MRI to rule out an acoustic neuroma,
I'm a doc.. Got left sided tinnitus which I only notice now when people mention their tinnitus or I am stressed. 🙂
But I got the tests done.
Go and see your GP
Key questions. Is it pulsatile? Is it one sided? Do you have rotational balance disturbances? Is your hearing impaired? Do you have a history of noise exposure?
I developed what I'm guessing (having read up a bit) is mild tinnitus just before Xmas off the back of a weird sickness/ flu type episode. Basically woke up one morning & noticed a high pitched background buzz - would describe it as being a bit like the buzz you notice when there's lots of electronic equipment on around you. Went to the docs who did some checks ( what Stoats said ) & reckoned it was something 'post viral' and that it should clear.
I struggled for a while with multiple sound sources e.g. Road noise, music & someone talking to me all at the same time but it's gradually lifted and has gone completely now from the right ear and mostly from the left. You do just kind of tune it out but I did worry about it quite a bit at first until I'd seen the doc & spoken to other people with experience of the condition.
I have high pitched version, imo it was brought on by stress in my 40's and can be a sympton of high blood pressure. Has never gone away. I've never heard of the low potched sound type you are describing, go see the Dr us blokes are too reluctant generally and its not conducive to good health.
I suffer from high pitched tinnitus in one ear as well as partial deafness (15%?)
I try to look on the bright side though, sleeping with deaf ear up is easier than with good ear up, it's quieter.
I manage to block the tinnitus.
As it's the only "injury" with the deafness after a high speed collision into a tree I feel lucky to be able to hear my tinnitus and not hear my deafness, if you know what I mean.
I was the only person to get out the car alive. The driver and other passenger weren't so lucky.
I have a constant high pitch (6-8 khz) due to working in noisy power stations for 40+ years. The time I notice it most is when everything else is quiet and I'm trying to get to sleep. I find it better if I have some kind of background noise like a radio on quietly.
I've never heard of the low potched sound type you are describing,
I have, I've seen letters in HiFi News from people mentioning it.
Does anyone else's tinnitus change pitch/volume when the shake/move their heads? Bit like a wah wah peddle?
Does anyone else's tinnitus change pitch/volume when the shake/move their heads? Bit like a wah wah peddle?
no, I just hear my neck grinding as the bits move around within it...
All sorts of causes including various kinds off deafness, [b]noise exposure[/b], stress, Menieres etc etc etc
good point
i used to get low frequency tinnitus, and it was always much worse if i had been wearing loud headphones (especially closed-back) or in a nightclub.
Live near Bristol?
[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35344544 ]The strange case of the Bristol hum[/url]
I have the low pitched "ship out at sea" type and also the high pitched "damp wood on a fire" type as well. Too much time standing next to loud drummers and in front of big bass rigs probably has something to do with it though.