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I have tinnitus, I don't notice it unless its very quiet, like I'm lying in bed,
you know the sound you get when you turn on a tv while the screen is warming up,
that high pitched kind of hum, thats what i hear. It doesn't bother me but I don't
like noticing it. I went to get custom molds done for earplugs and I -really- heard
it when my ears were all blocked up. I went to an audiologist to get my hearing
checked.. my right ear is 250 (5db), 500 (10db), 1K (5db), 2K (5db), 4K (10db), 6K
(10db), 8K (15db).. my left ear is 250 (5db), 500 (10db), 1K (5db), 2K (10db), 4K
(15db), 6K (5db), 8K (5db).. she said that was above average at all frequencies..?
I'm 26 now, in my youth I attended some loud concerts but no more than most people..
I used to listen to my headphones pretty loud.. now I have an electronic drumset
and I notice that after I play for a while and take the headphones off I tend to
notice the tinnitus more, sometimes it feels like my ears are a little plugged and
I pinch my nose and blow to 'pop' them.. but I don't have the volume high, I can hear
myself hitting the rubber pads through my headphones.. other than that I'm not exposed
to loud noise anywhere, I wear earplugs when I play acoustics (ER-20)..
I've had tinnitus for as long as I can remember, I only found out a year ago that not
everyone has occaissaonl ringing in their ears and that it has a name I don't know
if its gotten worse or if its just because I'm more aware of it now, but I notice it
a lot more.. basically I don't want it to get any worse.. am I doing anything wrong?
Is there anything that can be done to reverse its effects? Is there anything that
could be causing it? I was under the impression that if that you have tinnitus you
would also having hearing damage but that doesn't seem to be the case..? Then again
its not like I have hearing test results from ten years ago to compare with.. maybe
there has been some damage..
I have tinnitus, I don't notice it unless its very quiet, like I'm lying in bed,
you know the sound you get when you turn on a tv while the screen is warming up,
that high pitched kind of hum, thats what i hear. It doesn't bother me but I don't
like noticing it. I went to get custom molds done for earplugs and I -really- heard
it when my ears were all blocked up. I went to an audiologist to get my hearing
checked.. my right ear is 250 (5db), 500 (10db), 1K (5db), 2K (5db), 4K (10db), 6K
(10db), 8K (15db).. my left ear is 250 (5db), 500 (10db), 1K (5db), 2K (10db), 4K
(15db), 6K (5db), 8K (5db).. she said that was above average at all frequencies..?
I'm 26 now, in my youth I attended some loud concerts but no more than most people..
I used to listen to my headphones pretty loud.. now I have an electronic drumset
and I notice that after I play for a while and take the headphones off I tend to
notice the tinnitus more, sometimes it feels like my ears are a little plugged and
I pinch my nose and blow to 'pop' them.. but I don't have the volume high, I can hear
myself hitting the rubber pads through my headphones.. other than that I'm not exposed
to loud noise anywhere, I wear earplugs when I play acoustics (ER-20)..
I've had tinnitus for as long as I can remember, I only found out a year ago that not
everyone has occaissaonl ringing in their ears and that it has a name I don't know
if its gotten worse or if its just because I'm more aware of it now, but I notice it
a lot more.. basically I don't want it to get any worse.. am I doing anything wrong?
Is there anything that can be done to reverse its effects? Is there anything that
could be causing it? I was under the impression that if that you have tinnitus you
would also having hearing damage but that doesn't seem to be the case..? Then again
its not like I have hearing test results from ten years ago to compare with.. maybe
there has been some damage..