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Re: Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy

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Post by wintermutestwin »

adriand wrote: post #73
dazc wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had odd bouts of tinitus as a teenager, like you, no obvious causes. It went away and came back with a vengence about 15 years ago. That lasted a year or so but over time it's become more of a minor irritation than a major handicap. I guess, my brain has trained itself to deal with it? The only tip I can give you is to always have some kind of background sound that you can focus on rather than the buzzing in your o…

The best advice I ever got about my tinnitus was from my mom, who has worse tinnitus than I do: "just forget about it". I know that might sound difficult, but honestly, just try. When you notice it, reassure yourself that it's not really a big problem, and then turn your attention to other things. If you are successful with this, eventually you will only notice it when you remember that you have it and listen for it.…

>just forget about it

I personally think this is great advice. I just imagine that the noise is the firing of my synapses.

Re: Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy

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Post by khnov »

luminaobscura wrote: post #139
egberts1 wrote: post #127

As one who is undergoing mapping of Cochlear Implant, I feel the need to put it out there some things about regrowing cilia hairs in cochlear. If you had been subjected to a life-threatening high body temperature (106.5+ F, spinal meningitis), your cochlears would make for a poor candidate in benefitting from most form of treatment of cilia hair regrowth. The problem is the fibrocyte nerve pathways (the ones embedded…

I lost one of my ears in a high fever episode when i was a child. I guess what you wrote means i shouldn't get my hopes up for these kind of treatments :(

I lost me left ear hearing capability when I was a child, never remember when, But don't know how. (I remember now that I had some fever) How did you know that your hearing loss was due to fever ?

Re: Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy

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Post by l8rlump »

ddingus wrote: post #140
biggieshellz wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not surprising, as what we think of as "presence" is usually in the ~4 KHz range, where our ears are the most sensitive. What's over 10 KHz may provide a sense of "air" but doesn't convey as much information.

Yup. Agreed. Maybe the 4khz range is what was emphasized on older audio gear. I am thinking about the great overall impact that gear delivered is intriguing to me.

I think I've read something about the brain being able to use harmonics of the frequencies in question to "reconstruct" what's lacking. IIRC this is how Waves MaxBass works. This could be an added effect of your tube gear, which will be generating more harmonic content.

Re: Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy

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Post by CyanDeparture »

I'm in the rare category here, but I've got around 50% hearing loss and I love it. I can't hear alarms, or dogs, or radios etc. It's fantastic for living in the city. I've tried a hearing aid and it's like... "this is awful". I just put one in for tv or the theater or parties and that's about it.

Re: Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy

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Post by ukFxqnLa2sBSBf6 »

Karawebnetwork wrote: post #143
ukFxqnLa2sBSBf6 wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s funny to me seeing everyone in this thread acting like tinnitus is the worst shit ever and they’re suffering everyday. Look up Meniere’s disease. It can be so much worse. And yes, I understand that suffering is relative and that there are worse things than Meniere’s disease, thank you.

It's not a race. I have conditions that are considered worst than tinnitus. Having a lawnmower in my head at all time is not the end of the world. But it's certainly exhausting and sometimes disabilitating. It's meaningless to compare health conditions. What's the worst between something that kills you, something that paralyzes you, something that gives you constant pain and something that triggers constant fear in y…

> And yes, I understand that suffering is relative and that there are worse things than Meniere’s disease, thank you.

Re: Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy

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Post by chinathrow »

adriand wrote: post #73
dazc wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had odd bouts of tinitus as a teenager, like you, no obvious causes. It went away and came back with a vengence about 15 years ago. That lasted a year or so but over time it's become more of a minor irritation than a major handicap. I guess, my brain has trained itself to deal with it? The only tip I can give you is to always have some kind of background sound that you can focus on rather than the buzzing in your o…

The best advice I ever got about my tinnitus was from my mom, who has worse tinnitus than I do: "just forget about it". I know that might sound difficult, but honestly, just try. When you notice it, reassure yourself that it's not really a big problem, and then turn your attention to other things. If you are successful with this, eventually you will only notice it when you remember that you have it and listen for it.…

> - There's nothing you can do about this, so just forget about it.

It depends. My friend had a bad tinitus for years. He thought it was from clubbing and the jet noise in the military.

He just has bad hearing and with his hearing aids, the tinitus is gone.

Re: Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy

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Post by dghughes »

JibJabDab wrote: post #104
dghughes wrote: post #89

There's a crazy amount of problems that are due to hearing loss. There's an increased risk of dementia. Even for balance from hearing audio cues when walking. My mother has poor hearing and she refuses to get a hearing aid mainly due to cost. They are ~$4K per ear she doesn't have the money but to her an elderly person she imagines it as $40K/ear. I also fear dementia has already begun for her. For me I have tinnitus…

Where do you live? There are many, MANY different kinds of hearings in many different price ranges. I have a top of the line OPN 1 and it was 3,000$. There are cheaper versions for 2k. Many manufacturers produce models under 2k. I'd advise to have her check again, perhaps with a different audiologist. Heck, if she gets an earmold, I can give her my old Oticon Chili. I bet there are other avenues to procure a cheap on…

I'm Canada but the devices are not covered by the government but maybe by Mom's drug/health plan. Mom has insurance but I don't know what it covers and she probably doesn't either but I'm sure it must cover hearing aids. She refuses to even talk about them other than what my sister and I manage to pry out of her.

I also know my Mom and how to her $10 is like $100 so hearing aids even $1,000 to her would seem astronomical in price. She'd retort, "I'm fine without them".

It's been a decades long battle someday she may give in.

Re: Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy

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Post by wrycoder »

dghughes wrote: post #89

There's a crazy amount of problems that are due to hearing loss. There's an increased risk of dementia. Even for balance from hearing audio cues when walking. My mother has poor hearing and she refuses to get a hearing aid mainly due to cost. They are ~$4K per ear she doesn't have the money but to her an elderly person she imagines it as $40K/ear. I also fear dementia has already begun for her. For me I have tinnitus…

I'm getting good results with MDHearingaid.com Air[0] over the past eight years. They work in reasonable environments, like the home, but aren't enough in a noisy, crowded room. Right now, they are $300 a pair, which is reasonable. Buy your mom a present for mother's day!

I had a Bose Hearphone, but it broke. It worked quite well - I think about as well as the high priced aids. Sadly, Bose discontinued it (why??) and I can't replace it. With four mics, it was able to cancel sounds from behind you. You only really heard the person you were facing.

[0] https://www.mdhearingaid.com/en/product/mdhearingaid-hearing...

Edit: I notice their dual-microphone Volts are selling for $300 a pair, also. I haven't tried them - but dual mic is what you need in noisy environments. Might be a really good deal.

Re: Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy

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Post by egberts1 »

khnov wrote: post #192
luminaobscura wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I lost one of my ears in a high fever episode when i was a child. I guess what you wrote means i shouldn't get my hopes up for these kind of treatments :(

I lost me left ear hearing capability when I was a child, never remember when, But don't know how. (I remember now that I had some fever) How did you know that your hearing loss was due to fever ?

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