I think there is something to be said for somatic therapy and muscle release therapy around the neck and jaw. Curious, do you also have jaw issues or pain in your neck?
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?
#292I hope this comment reaches anyone suffering from tinnitus. My tinnitus is so bad that I’d … well good news is, I found a great way to manage my brain melting tinnitus. Step 1: YouTube-dl this blessed sound: https://youtu.be/8indTo2ykPw?si=izyTOg4gYvnfsqZs (Plz tip the guy) (You should be able to tell just by listening to the sound that it immediately cuts out the tinnitus— if this sound print doesn’t work for you, t…
I'm thrilled it works for you and I'm sorry yours is so bad. Mine is average I'd guess, but I actually avoid those apps that generate these sounds because once I listened and heard the REAL silence, I knew if I did it much longer it would drive me bonkers whenever my tinnitus came back. I've had it since early childhood so I think I learned to tolerate it better, I can mostly ignore it these days. So I'd just say to…
> I actually avoid those apps that generate these sounds because once I listened and heard the REAL silence, I knew if I did it much longer it would drive me bonkers whenever my tinnitus came back.
I was like that when it was a lower volume. When it got louder persistent sound became important (I use rainfall over speakers).
The day it suddenly became shopvac-in-the-room loud, I had to use earbuds and a noise app (beltone's underwater blurbing) at mid-volume to keep my sanity.
Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?
#293Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm thrilled it works for you and I'm sorry yours is so bad. Mine is average I'd guess, but I actually avoid those apps that generate these sounds because once I listened and heard the REAL silence, I knew if I did it much longer it would drive me bonkers whenever my tinnitus came back. I've had it since early childhood so I think I learned to tolerate it better, I can mostly ignore it these days. So I'd just say to…
Oh yeah, I’d give anything to hear the real silence again. Someone sent this to me as an FDA treatment that’s new, but I haven’t tried it: https://www.lenire.com/what-is-lenire/ I’m hoping for some “silence tourism” once in awhile!
Lenire is snake oil
Avoid it
Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?
#294I’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…
Aren’t in ear headphones with noise cancellation better than not using them and instead raising the volume to overcome background noise?
My experience is that noise cancellation (and transparency mode) in the AirPod max made my tinnitus much worse over time. Got rid of them. I recovered somewhat from whatever they did to me but not fully.
I had tinnitus from loud music for 20+ years prior to that and was always very careful with sound levels because it sucks.
A friend of mine similarly reported that the in ear Apple headphones caused temporary tinnitus when in noise cancellation mode (including transparency mode) but not when those features were off.
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35023808
Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?
#295Prednisone helped me. I'm diabetic now so when it flares up i take more insulin. I don't know if that counts as permanent but it helps. The other thing is I stopped using ear buds. Only over ear headphones. Also I have a small quiet fan running.
Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?
#296I can't help with tinnitus itself, but I highly recommend "Eargasm High-fidelity Ear plugs", or similar devices, to help prevent further damage. They work really well to dampen loud sounds and, importantly, they let conversation through, though it sounds muffled. But you can feel the difference. They are much better than using foam ear plugs, which muffle everything. I used to go to a lot of concerts without any ear…
Amen to always having good ear plugs. I tried many including the Eargasms and never found a comfortable fit. So I got molds and custom ear plugs from Westone. They are so comfortable and high quality they often improve the quality of the music at a concert. My only regret is not getting great ear plugs sooner, as I recently developed mild tinnitus from DJing and going to lots of clubs and concerts. The good news is t…
Yeah, the eargasm ones do get a bit itchy and warm after a while.
I’ll check out the ones with custom molds. Thanks for the suggestion.
Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?
#297I had it for years. It went away. My best guess is it was caused by medication.
It didn't go away suddenly. We had moved, and I went 6 months without getting a new Dr so I wasn't taking any prescriptions. It never came back (15 years), so if it was medication it was a different blood pressure medication than I take now or an antidepressant which I never went back on.
Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?
#298Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm thrilled it works for you and I'm sorry yours is so bad. Mine is average I'd guess, but I actually avoid those apps that generate these sounds because once I listened and heard the REAL silence, I knew if I did it much longer it would drive me bonkers whenever my tinnitus came back. I've had it since early childhood so I think I learned to tolerate it better, I can mostly ignore it these days. So I'd just say to…
Oh yeah, I’d give anything to hear the real silence again. Someone sent this to me as an FDA treatment that’s new, but I haven’t tried it: https://www.lenire.com/what-is-lenire/ I’m hoping for some “silence tourism” once in awhile!
Tinnitus hub gives some reasons to be skeptical. https://www.tinnitushub.com/heres-why-the-jurys-still-out-on...
I suspect we don't know the cause of tinnitus in many/most cases - even when we think we do. I think that makes finding cures a lot more difficult.
Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?
#299After a decade you realize it no longer bothers you and you can't pinpoint when it stopped bothering you
Re: Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?
#300I wonder if this is another manifestation of the mechanism behind phantom limb pain that amputees experience (or one of the proposed mechanisms).
Specifically, if the nerve cells for a certain frequency have gone down, and the brain boosts the gain from that cell as part of its normal AGC (automatic gain control), resulting in a phantom sound.