Tinnitus

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Oh it's bad tonight.
Right ear is really quite unbearable.
Left ear about normal tinnitus level.

Wake up with it every morning
If I wake up in the middle of the night, then I have is so loud, I stay awake until time to get up for work.

Basically, it's 24/7

Don't know how much it takes to cope with it.

I have a hearing test at our local NHS in 2 weeks time.

can't carry on like its, it's just getting out of control.

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Captain Smerc said:

It's grim indeed , 3 years for me , 24/7 non stop , just so fking loud . It's like the Terminator , can't be bargained with , can't be reasoned with

It really is bad, how come there is no treatment for it?

It must affect countless millions in UK alone.

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andy67b said:

I too have tinnitus (20+ years) and I know there are UK Tinnitus websites, but I found this one to be helpful, in that it explains to people who are fortunate enough not to suffer from tinnitus, what you're really going through, i:e the Mrs. I hope you can get some comfort from reading it and the fact that there are Medical Professionals out there looking for a cure - https://www.ata.org/

Would be fantastic to see if there was even some way of reducing the constant whining noise..

Hope some thing can be found

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tobinen said:

I've had tinnitus since around September 2016 which seemed to coincide with a lot of pain killers I was taking for my back. It's similar to the 12,000 Hz on that YouTube video.

Day-to-day I don't really notice it but when it's quiet, say preparing for sleep, it's at it's worst. I always take some specific ear plugs (can't remember the same of them) to festivals or gigs but then it brings the tinnitus forward from the background.

I find it surprising in this day and age there is no real cure.

This is very much my situation.
However I have had it in both ears for a good 5 years.

And just as you say, when getting ready for sleep, is when the damn noise is at it's worst.

If I wake up after a couple of hours, around 2:00 am, then no chance of getting back to sleep.
Just lie awake waiting for the 5:45 alarm call.

Quite why they don't have some cure is amazing in this day and age.
So many people are afflicted by it.

I am sure that the cure would help billions and billions around the world.
Seems because it is not life threatening, the developers just can't be bothered ?

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