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Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by tartrate »

lalalandland wrote: post #64
umpalumpaaa wrote: post #22

I had really bad Tinnitus for years. Then I took a hearing test. Doc concluded that I needed a hearing aid. Then I got the Lyric hearing aid which sits deep inside your ear canal 24/7 and it immediately did not only fix my hearing but also my tinnitus. Its an analoge but digitally programmable hearing aid which needs to be replaced every 3-4 months or so.

I think I suffer from this. My theory: There are muscles in the ear canal that try to modulate the sound and those muscles tense up and cause issues. I also have sore muscles that get a lot better from use of magnesium supplements and the tinnitus also get slightly better from this use. (It get a lot worse if I stop taking it)

how quickly does magnesium work, and how quickly does it get worse if you don't take it?

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by m463 »

extr wrote: post #5

I have mild tinnitus and the best advice I've ever read on the internet for it is: Stop reading. Don't look up information about tinnitus. Don't think about it. If you happen to notice it, try to distract yourself immediately. There maybe legitimate hearing damage but for the psychological aspect, the more you think about it the worse it becomes. I think I saw a quora answer somewhere where the doctor said "Nobody co…

absolutely.

and forget about the hum the air conditioner in the house makes. Or that buzzing from the lights. hmmm... your computer isn't actually silent, is it?

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by Aaronstotle »

ljf wrote: post #11
extr wrote: post #5

I have mild tinnitus and the best advice I've ever read on the internet for it is: Stop reading. Don't look up information about tinnitus. Don't think about it. If you happen to notice it, try to distract yourself immediately. There maybe legitimate hearing damage but for the psychological aspect, the more you think about it the worse it becomes. I think I saw a quora answer somewhere where the doctor said "Nobody co…

This! Said it before here but also consider than right next to each ear drum is a huge artery. When you run you might hear your heart beating in your ears, but generally we totally tune it out. But it is always there. Once I realised that I could also tune out tinnitus, I did just that - but a big part of that was just not thinking about it/dwelling on it. Been nearly 20 years now and tinnitus rarely troubles me, in…

I always wondered why I could hear my heart beating so hard when I would go on a run, especially pronounced wearing ear-buds.

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by umpalumpaaa »

lalalandland wrote: post #64
umpalumpaaa wrote: post #22

I had really bad Tinnitus for years. Then I took a hearing test. Doc concluded that I needed a hearing aid. Then I got the Lyric hearing aid which sits deep inside your ear canal 24/7 and it immediately did not only fix my hearing but also my tinnitus. Its an analoge but digitally programmable hearing aid which needs to be replaced every 3-4 months or so.

I think I suffer from this. My theory: There are muscles in the ear canal that try to modulate the sound and those muscles tense up and cause issues. I also have sore muscles that get a lot better from use of magnesium supplements and the tinnitus also get slightly better from this use. (It get a lot worse if I stop taking it)

The theory of my ENT is that the brain tries to make up noises when certain frequencies are not properly "used" because your hearing is bad. My hearing in the higher frequency spectrum is really bad – thus I hear high pitches sounds (tinnitus) when I am not wearing that hearing aid.

I think it is pretty common that tinnitus gets better with any kind of hearing aid however some devices & hearing loss combinations tend to be more successful

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by shepherdjerred »

smokel wrote: post #18
radicaldreamer wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There have been theories about ANC headphones, earphones, and in-ear-monitors causing tinnitus over the years, but nothing concrete with evidence.

There are also theories that they will prevent tinnitus because one can play music at a lower volume and still enjoy it.

You can also set max volume levels which has helped me listen to music at more reasonable volumes.

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by wwilim »

extr wrote: post #5

I have mild tinnitus and the best advice I've ever read on the internet for it is: Stop reading. Don't look up information about tinnitus. Don't think about it. If you happen to notice it, try to distract yourself immediately. There maybe legitimate hearing damage but for the psychological aspect, the more you think about it the worse it becomes. I think I saw a quora answer somewhere where the doctor said "Nobody co…

Just turn up the music until you can't hear the tinnitus /s

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by bzzzt »

micromacrofoot wrote: post #67
zzzeek wrote: post #17

OK I'll bite (ha ha), why is Apple doing this? they think airpods cause tinnitus? eh

they're going to completely obliterate the hearing aid market for most general cases

At least they are building a cheap option for a change, a hearing aid can cost between 500-1500 euros here. Seems like a market that's ready for disruption.

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by chankstein38 »

extr wrote: post #5

I have mild tinnitus and the best advice I've ever read on the internet for it is: Stop reading. Don't look up information about tinnitus. Don't think about it. If you happen to notice it, try to distract yourself immediately. There maybe legitimate hearing damage but for the psychological aspect, the more you think about it the worse it becomes. I think I saw a quora answer somewhere where the doctor said "Nobody co…

Same (about having not thought about it for weeks or months) and now I hear a ringing in my ears lol

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by cocacola1 »

mrtksn wrote: post #80

I got a tinnitus which severely impacted my life only to find out that it is connected to my posture and neck issues, something which wasn't mentioned almost anywhere until I found out by myself and the specifically searched for. At glance, again I don't see mention about that in this article. Apple has accelerometers on AirPods Pro, I hope they incorporate head position into the study. Nothing helped until I got ser…

Any advice for fixing your posture?

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by threatripper »

extr wrote: post #5

I have mild tinnitus and the best advice I've ever read on the internet for it is: Stop reading. Don't look up information about tinnitus. Don't think about it. If you happen to notice it, try to distract yourself immediately. There maybe legitimate hearing damage but for the psychological aspect, the more you think about it the worse it becomes. I think I saw a quora answer somewhere where the doctor said "Nobody co…

That's pretty much it. It's like the nose in your visual area. It's always there but normally you don't see it. Focus on everything else. Let it be there but focus on something.
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