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Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by xoxxala »

I can ignore my tinnitus during the day fairly well. It just doesn't bother me that much. I've never really used earpods, no longer use over the hear headphones, and keep the volume down on my speakers.

But at night it's a completely different story. With a quiet house and nothing to distract, it was causing a huge problem in my ability to get rest.

The solution was to play Spotify all night long at a low volume. The music keeps the ringing to a minimum. The genre of music doesn't really seem to matter. It all works.

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by rumdz »

2f0ja wrote: post #33
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…

You're absolutely right, there is a weird 'information hazard' component to tinnitus. It's like losing 'the game'.

I lost. You just ruined my longest "winning" streak ever.

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by outside415 »

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.

I don't have tinnitus on most of my devices at medium to high volumes. only apple devices and more recently built wireless in ear monitors. victim blaming is great though.

I personally like to pick apart all of the layers of music and hear all of the nuance/production. At low volume this is generally not possible. Not all of us have audiophile tendencies though I suppose.

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by lalalandland »

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)

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by cma »

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.

Yeah, they should lower the noise floor and allow same dynamic range at lower volume, just like Apple touts here for the new AI noise cancellation (which also mentions they use eartips for part of the reduction).

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by Sakos »

2f0ja wrote: post #33
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…

You're absolutely right, there is a weird 'information hazard' component to tinnitus. It's like losing 'the game'.

It's also a decent but annoying indicator for stress, lack of sleep and fatigue. If it's particularly loud, I know I'm tired.

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by bob1029 »

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…

I think your stress level can be a significant part of how you perceive it.

Blood pressure and muscle tension seem to be primary factors in my perception of tinnitus.

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by danielskogly »

ajkjk wrote: post #56
nozzlegear wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've got a strong pulsatile tinnitus¹, which means I can hear a strong whooshing sound (like wind) matched to the rhythm of my heartbeat. It's in my right ear and lasts all day, all night, day in and day out for the last three or four years. When I tell people about it, I like to compare it to the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Tell-Tale Heart," where the narrator hears the heartbeat of a person he murdered coming from b…

props for the effort on the footnotes

If you like footnotes and stories about tinnitus, I have this one for you :)

https://blog.klungo.no/2023/09/12/the-washing-machine-in-my-...

Re: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus

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Post by switch007 »

casenmgreen wrote: post #34

I had tinnitus as an adult, and it was cured. It turned out to be caused by an improperly filled root canal; some root material remained inside the tooth, the flesh above and around the tooth was inflamed and this was applying pressure inside the skull and bringing tissues which would otherwise not have been into contact, or firmer contact. I had the root canal re-made, and the tinnitus ended.

I also had tinnitus, as a result of a gum infection. It was a low grade infection for a while which made me not make much of a connection, but when I finally got antibiotics after the infection got way worse, the infection and the tinnitus cleared up within 3 days
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