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Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by quietpain »

jFriedensreich wrote: post #97

I got mine under control, though there is still a bit left that probably wont go away, but is totally ok for me. Got rid of my 2 main stress sources, changed to a much more healthy diet, drinking more regularly and if there is a new tinnitus attack (i still do not know the propper english word, in german its hörsturz) i do breathing and ear massaging for half a minute. Not just massaging the outer ear but also gently…

   i still do not know the propper english word, in german its hörsturz
In several forums I've seen them talk about "spikes"

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by SunlightEdge »

I think I'm an odd case, in that I did have "tinnitus" (a constant high pitched buzz in my right ear), along with a constant tension headache that resulted in me not getting any sleep. I was prescribed sleeping pills and then a visit to the neurologist said all my conditions were caused by anxiety. I actually didn't think I was anxious (I think it was the result of a bad night on cocaine). Err... Anyway, a large career break with lots of relaxation gave me relief from both my daily headaches and tennitus. I was doing lots of exercise and also drinking a lot of water mixed with corriander (I was convinced this would help to detox me for some reason). The tennitus went away after about 2 months and it took about a year to get away from the constant headaches. I haven't done class A drugs since... Probably not at all helpful, but I thought I'd share.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by 0-x »

YES! Unfortunately I couldn't tell you how it went away as it just went away over time and never came back. Not even trolling.

Had a mild(?) case of tinnitus from about 17 to 20 years of age. Haven't really even thought about it since then but in my case the prime suspect was probably loud music. During that time period I was super depressed and angry at the world so I used to listen to loud heavy metal music nearly all day every day from my earbuds.

I stopped doing that because of the tinnitus, but it lingered on for long enough such that I can't draw a clear link between the music and tinnitus. Other potential suspects have been quitting dairy, cigarettes and weed, which I also quit in that same time period as the loud music.

If I had to guess, it was probably damaged stereocilia as @RelativeDelta mentioned.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by c16 »

I also have what I'd now say is quiet tinnitus, when I used to party a lot it was pretty bad. I won't notice it during the day and I don't really notice it at night, however that wasn't the case a year or two ago.

Things I've done to try prevent it getting worse:

* iOS has a limit volume option - that's on permanently.

* I use a speaker on soft volume in the room when wfh rather than headphones when listening to music.

* I have ear plugs on my keys for when I end up going out to music events and festivals (I use Alpine, partner uses Loop). This made a huge difference and I'll go to bed without ringing ears.

* I try have days where I don't listen to music. At first it was weird, now I'm quite used to it.

* Online meetings, keep the volume low where possible.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by od1nos »

hbossy wrote: post #99
MichaelMug wrote: post #82

I’ve had tinnitus for about one year now. There is no permanent relief or treatment. Lots of snake oil. My hearing was tested by an Audiologist and my hearing was normal. The “sound” I observe is high pitched. Using a tone generator I matched it to around 16,500 Hz. Interestingly, if I play that tone I get temporary relief on the order of 2-10 minutes. As far as I understand my tinnitus is the result of something goi…

Have you tried playing that tone and shifting it's phase to cancel the imaginary signal?

Phase is a physical property of sound waves that cannot influence a signal originating from the brain or cochlea.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by dinkblam »

0-x wrote: post #113

YES! Unfortunately I couldn't tell you how it went away as it just went away over time and never came back. Not even trolling. Had a mild(?) case of tinnitus from about 17 to 20 years of age. Haven't really even thought about it since then but in my case the prime suspect was probably loud music. During that time period I was super depressed and angry at the world so I used to listen to loud heavy metal music nearly…

stopping to listen to heavy metal because of tinnitus is a really sad story

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by buster3000 »

I gave up a long time ago (almost 20yrs) after looking into it but recently I had a video pop up on my YT-short feed that looked interesting. It seemed scammy, and it was, but it got me looking more into it again.

I came across an FDA-approved device called lenire. Reviews seem hit or miss, but if I'm feeling flush I may try it. I can mostly put up with my tinnitus these days but it can get quite frustrating when tired & I want to sleep.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by eps »

od1nos wrote: post #115
hbossy wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you tried playing that tone and shifting it's phase to cancel the imaginary signal?

Phase is a physical property of sound waves that cannot influence a signal originating from the brain or cochlea.

Doesn't mean you can't match it.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?

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Post by simbolit »

od1nos wrote: post #115
hbossy wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you tried playing that tone and shifting it's phase to cancel the imaginary signal?

Phase is a physical property of sound waves that cannot influence a signal originating from the brain or cochlea.

Yea, but he proposed shifting the phase of the physical signal (16.5khz) which supposedly matches the frequency of the imaginary signal.

I still think it's unlikely to work.

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