Ringing of the ears

[cheezyridr]

i think i was born with tinitus.  i was 12 before i realized not everyone hears the "crickets" that i always have, all the time. ad to it being in a rock band for years and years, and being a sheetmetal worker for almost 40 years,  it's a wonder i can hear anything at all anymore

[flyfisher]

you know the ringing is caused by the screams of all the women you tried to hit on in your early years to torment you, right?

[12poundbass]

1 hour ago, flyfisher said:

you know the ringing is caused by the screams of all the women you tried to hit on in your early years to torment you, right?

Those are rejection scars and they are on my soul. ?

[NYWayfarer]

My Dad has had Tinnitus for a long time. Working a printing press for years with no ear protection contributed for sure. At 84 he can barely hear anything over the constant hissing in his ears. 
 

Scares me to death. I wear ear protection for all loud activities. Mine is barely noticeable but it is there in quiet times. Probably from the screeching NYC subway trains I road from my 20’s to near 40 years old before I got out of dodge.

[Darth-Baiter]

I carry disposable earplugs everywhere.  I’ve been to movies that were to loud.  I’m ready to pop them in.   Before Covid I was at a music festival.  That band Chvrches tried to deafen me. They were screeching.  I was so happy to have them. I made my wife put some in.  

[softwateronly]

There's been some new (to me?) studies that show how important your hearing can be for your later life mental faculties.  Untreated moderate tinnitus is linked to a 3x increase chance of dementia.  It seems worth it to protect your hearing while you can and use hearing aids when needed.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-hidden-risks-of-hearing-loss

 

scott

 

 

[Choporoz]

It is always there.  Tinnitus contributed to my calculated veteran disability.  I just mostly got used to it.  Best triggers for noticing it are someone talking about it....or seeing a post like this.  (Thanks, 12#...& everyone who keeps topping it :D..lol).  Only rarely does it have big impact on me.  Usually, good focus on something else pushes it into the near-sub-concious .  The pitch varies a lot, but there have been rare occasions when it completely masked some other sound.  Our septic tank high level alarm going off one time was an example.  Wife could hear it fine.  I heard nothing.  Other times, I've heard that alarm clearly, so it wasn't my ears...just the ringing.

[txchaser]

On 5/9/2023 at 12:47 PM, Choporoz said:

It is always there.  Tinnitus contributed to my calculated veteran disability.  I just mostly got used to it.  Best triggers for noticing it are someone talking about it....or seeing a post like this.  (Thanks, 12#...& everyone who keeps topping it :D..lol).  Only rarely does it have big impact on me.  Usually, good focus on something else pushes it into the near-sub-concious .  The pitch varies a lot, but there have been rare occasions when it completely masked some other sound.  Our septic tank high level alarm going off one time was an example.  Wife could hear it fine.  I heard nothing.  Other times, I've heard that alarm clearly, so it wasn't my ears...just the ringing.

Mostly not there, but thanks to the thread I'm hearing it now too  or... thanks to the military. 

[jminer79]

Got my hearing loss from my time in the ARMY. I was on 155mm SP Howitzers (M109A6) and spent alot of time as the No.1 Man loading and firing. Left side faces the breach....thats where my hearing loss is, thats where my tinnitus is. Really only gets bad when its quiet. Definitely causes some sleep issues. 

[Functional]

Did competitive shooting for quite a few years. Long rifles in tubes and confined spaces and awkward positions. Always wore ear pro but started with electronic buds and they didnt work so great. Went to electronic muffs (howard leight) but every so often the cheek weld on the rifle would break the seal.

 

Also found out my old HL muffs are much louder than my wifes newer set. Didnt know you could wear out muffs but apparently I did.

 

Here on out its double ear pro. Foam surefire buds and electronic muffs maxed out so I can still hear range commands.

 

Only mild ringing in my right ear and only notice it in quiet rooms or when thinking about it....like now.