Developments in Tinnitus research/treatment

[TriTone]

Given our chosen hobbies and the incurred hearing damage some of us have received, despite varying efforts, I thought some of you would be as interested in this as I was. Linked article briefs some advancement in tinnitus treatment.

Link to the journal article appears to be in there if someone’s curious. Comments section has the info for the doctor in charge of the study and their contact info.

https://newatlas.com/medical/tinnitus-bisensory-treatment/?utm_source=New+Atlas+Subscribers&utm_campaign=939ed08dad-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_06_09_06_41&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-939ed08dad-[LIST_EMAIL_ID]

 

[JDeere]

If they ever figure it out that would be good. I've gotten so use to it over the years that I don't even notice it until someone mentions it. My good hearing aids have done more to help than anything...

 

[dobedo]

I have had tinnitus since the mid 80s when I was involved in a boat explosion. I list my hearing for several weeks and have always worn hearing protection. Maybe there is hope yet.

 

[JCooperfan1911]

I have had tinnitus since the mid 80s when I was involved in a boat explosion. I list my hearing for several weeks and have always worn hearing protection. Maybe there is hope yet.

WHAAAT?

 

[tws3b2]

When I was in grade school, maybe 9 years old +-. 1950s. I don't remember exactly. We were given a hearing test at school. We sat at a desk, ear phones on. When we heard a sound through the ear phones we were to raise our hand. My problem was I couldn't tell the sound from the earphones from the normal "ringing" in my ears. I didn't know what to do so I just raised my hand a few times during the test. The guy giving the test just looked at me kind of weird and said that I was just "hard headed". Test was over, never heard anymore about it.
If that was Tinnitus I don't know. Never heard of Tinnitus until many years later. No one in my family owned any guns at that time. Never around any shooting, or any loud noises that I remember unless you want to count 6 brothers and sisters.
I still have the same "ringing / tinnitus". It's never stopped. Sometimes pretty loud. I've learned to ignore it, most of the time.

 

[natman]

I called the Tinnitus Hotline, but it just kept ringing.

 

[GooseGestapo]

Huh? Say again?
My initial loss was from IV Acromycin I was given when I was 4yrs old for tonsillitis and adenoids removal.
67yrs of:
Trains, Planes, Automobiles, BOATS (20,000+hrs of boat operating Black Max OB’s less than 10’ behind me, plus water and wind noise at speeds to 80mph), and frequent gunfire (98%+ with hearing protection), loud music (jr and sr high school), didn’t help any!

My hearing aids greatly diminish my perception of the tinitis. Though in an empty room without them, it’s profound if I think about it….
I find it greatly helpful to wear electronic head sets at annual qualifications. In the plane, headsets and voice activated intercoms have extended the years of many pilots and flight instructors.

 

[lemaymiami]

Never had tinnitis fortunately - but still, I've recently gotten my first set of hearing aids.. For those reluctant to do what their families have been asking them to do.... the process was actually painless - and the aids much, much better than I expected... Of course - not cheap but well worth it... Mine are actually supposed to be waterproof (a good idea for someone who out on small boats daily - and totally exposed to the weather, whatever it is, each day... ).

 

[uuolf]

I've gotten so use to it over the years that I don't even notice it until someone mentions it

Thanks for mentioning it... Now I remember it's not just voices in my head anymore...

 

[21H40]

Given our chosen hobbies and the incurred hearing damage some of us have received, despite varying efforts, I thought some of you would be as interested in this as I was. Linked article briefs some advancement in tinnitus treatment.

Link to the journal article appears to be in there if someone’s curious. Comments section has the info for the doctor in charge of the study and their contact info.

https://newatlas.com/medical/tinnitus-bisensory-treatment/?utm_source=New+Atlas+Subscribers&utm_campaign=939ed08dad-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_06_09_06_41&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-939ed08dad-[LIST_EMAIL_ID]

I was worried that this link would lead to "one trick that doctors don't want you to know about"

Glad there's some hope. Mine's still intermittent so it is randomly annoying throughout the day.

 

[dh1633pm]

Thanks. Forwarded the link to my son who was in an IED Explosion in Afghanistan.

 

[alfsauve]

What I don’t understand is why it started in both ears at the exact same time? It was like a switch was being thrown. Mine started for about a week, turned off for couple of days then came right back. I’ve adapted.

 

[Mars5l]

I've had it since I was a child, like seriously young and no idea why. I can only hear it when it's dead silent, why I need a fan to sleep. I try and double up at the range except when at clay range. Though my job isn't helping being a mechanic around other noisy techs

 

[HighRoadRover]

"I called the Tinnitus Hotline, but it just kept ringing." Now that's funny.

Long-term tinnitus for me -- whether from lots of noise over the years, or just from getting old. One of the many indignities of old age, I guess.

 

[epags]

If it works, the VA will be ecstatic (and so would be the sufferers). Costing $$$$ in VA disability payments...as well as the suffering of us that have it.

 

[AlexanderA]

What I don’t understand is why it started in both ears at the exact same time?

Because it's not in the ears. It's in the part of the brain that processes the auditory signals.

I started "hearing" a buzzing (like a faulty florescent light fixture), along with tingling and numbness in both hands, around the first of this year. These may be symptoms of "long Covid" since I had a mild bout of Covid last October. Or, they may be side effects of Covid vaccines. I have an appointment to see a neurologist the day after tomorrow.

So far, these are nuisances rather than real handicaps. They're overshadowed by my back arthritis, which is a real handicap. I can't stand or walk for more than about 5 or 10 minutes at a time before the pain becomes too much. I have to sit down and rest before continuing. Such are the joys of old age.

I don't think the treatment described in the OP offers much hope. Not very effective, and not very practical at this point.

 

[tark]

I got mine a half century ago. I was a little too close to an M-60 tank when it fired its main gun. I get a small disability payment from the V.A. I just try to ignore it. Not much else I can do.

 

[Waveski]

Seeing The Who in an enclosed sports arena in ‘72 sure set me on the path to tinnitus. So did time spent in the pits at a stock car track.

At 71 years of age I guess I’ll just run out the clock as far as cures go.

 

[Robert]

While the information may well be useful to folks, none of the rest of this is really all that on topic for THR.