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Case study: tinnitus with distortion

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Re: Case study: tinnitus with distortion

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Post by gone35 »

Interesting; that's indeed an uncommon form of tinnitus. If you are curious, here are some simulated samples[1].

Make sure though you set the volume at a comfortable level first, and listen all of them to get a representative idea (the first half are noisy/low-frequency; the second half are of the high-pitched variety, like my own).

[1] http://www.hearing.nihr.ac.uk/public/auditory-examples-sound...

Re: Case study: tinnitus with distortion

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Post by paublyrne »

I had/have a similar low frequency tinnitus that began in 2009 during a period of stress. It was so loud that it made it coloured every day sound including speech and music, and made sleeping a nightmare.

I eventually worked out a correlation to muscle tension in the muscles in my shoulder on the same side as the effected ear.

I worked a programme for muscle improvement through strengthening, stretching, and relaxation techniques, which alleviated noise almost completely, although occasionally I still get it a little, at a very low level.

Re: Case study: tinnitus with distortion

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Post by mattmanser »

paublyrne wrote: post #4

I had/have a similar low frequency tinnitus that began in 2009 during a period of stress. It was so loud that it made it coloured every day sound including speech and music, and made sleeping a nightmare. I eventually worked out a correlation to muscle tension in the muscles in my shoulder on the same side as the effected ear. I worked a programme for muscle improvement through strengthening, stretching, and relaxati…

Any more detail? I have had quite variable tinnitus for three years now on one side and am beginning to suspect it's related to muscle tension in that shoulder.

Re: Case study: tinnitus with distortion

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Post by nothrabannosir »

gone35 wrote: post #3

Interesting; that's indeed an uncommon form of tinnitus. If you are curious, here are some simulated samples[1]. Make sure though you set the volume at a comfortable level first, and listen all of them to get a representative idea (the first half are noisy/low-frequency; the second half are of the high-pitched variety, like my own). [1] http://www.hearing.nihr.ac.uk/public/auditory-examples-sound...

Oh my, that's horrifying. I have #9, but that is apparently very lucky. My thoughts go out to those who suffer from any of the first few.

Re: Case study: tinnitus with distortion

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Post by psykovsky »

nothrabannosir wrote: post #6
gone35 wrote: post #3

Interesting; that's indeed an uncommon form of tinnitus. If you are curious, here are some simulated samples[1]. Make sure though you set the volume at a comfortable level first, and listen all of them to get a representative idea (the first half are noisy/low-frequency; the second half are of the high-pitched variety, like my own). [1] http://www.hearing.nihr.ac.uk/public/auditory-examples-sound...

Oh my, that's horrifying. I have #9, but that is apparently very lucky. My thoughts go out to those who suffer from any of the first few.

I can say the same about the #8 I suffer from.

Re: Case study: tinnitus with distortion

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Post by kungfufrog »

mattmanser wrote: post #5
paublyrne wrote: post #4

I had/have a similar low frequency tinnitus that began in 2009 during a period of stress. It was so loud that it made it coloured every day sound including speech and music, and made sleeping a nightmare. I eventually worked out a correlation to muscle tension in the muscles in my shoulder on the same side as the effected ear. I worked a programme for muscle improvement through strengthening, stretching, and relaxati…

Any more detail? I have had quite variable tinnitus for three years now on one side and am beginning to suspect it's related to muscle tension in that shoulder.

I have the same thing. I'm almost certain the sound is associated with shoulder/jaw tension on my left side. I can raise the sound frequency by jutting my jaw forward.

Quite often the ringing is worse after a day of sitting at work and typically reaches a veritable crescendo by Friday afternoon.

Likewise the onset of my tinnitus correlates with a period of stress and long hours at work sitting down.

Re: Case study: tinnitus with distortion

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Post by dazc »

mattmanser wrote: post #5
paublyrne wrote: post #4

I had/have a similar low frequency tinnitus that began in 2009 during a period of stress. It was so loud that it made it coloured every day sound including speech and music, and made sleeping a nightmare. I eventually worked out a correlation to muscle tension in the muscles in my shoulder on the same side as the effected ear. I worked a programme for muscle improvement through strengthening, stretching, and relaxati…

Any more detail? I have had quite variable tinnitus for three years now on one side and am beginning to suspect it's related to muscle tension in that shoulder.

You should get this checked out as tinnitus in one side can be a symptom of acoustic neuroma. http://patient.info/health/acoustic-neuroma-leaflet
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