Do You Know Other People Who Have Tinnitus?
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Sybelle
Member
- Oct 18, 2019
- 20
- Tinnitus Since
- 9/2010
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Genetic predisposition/ compounded acoustic trauma/Antibioti
It's a genetic predisposition due to hereditary hearing loss in my family. My brother, mother, uncle, and grandfather all had Tinnitus ranging from severely incapacitating to mild yet they are all currently habituated so the noise is imperceptible.
I had habituated so completely that I forgot I had Tinnitus until two months ago after an aberrant spike that's still persisting two months later. I'm hopeful I can habituate again but this time I'm having musical ear syndrome symptoms too...I just can't stop listening to it.
All the internal 'infrastructure' I had in place to attenuate the Tinnitus has just crumbled around me. Dear god, I cannot believe my ears can produce such a cacophony of sirens, wailing tones, crickets, and music. It's hell on earth living with this.
I had habituated so completely that I forgot I had Tinnitus until two months ago after an aberrant spike that's still persisting two months later. I'm hopeful I can habituate again but this time I'm having musical ear syndrome symptoms too...I just can't stop listening to it.
All the internal 'infrastructure' I had in place to attenuate the Tinnitus has just crumbled around me. Dear god, I cannot believe my ears can produce such a cacophony of sirens, wailing tones, crickets, and music. It's hell on earth living with this.
MemberMy dad, he says his is 9/10 and can hear it over everything, including the shower. My cousin, same severity as my dads. Two coworkers, again severe, can hear it over everything.
All four of them have severe hearing loss, and a history of operating heavy equipment, shooting guns, etc.
They all live a completely normal life.
I don't know how they do it.
All four of them have severe hearing loss, and a history of operating heavy equipment, shooting guns, etc.
They all live a completely normal life.
I don't know how they do it.
- May 11, 2016
- 1,184
- Tinnitus Since
- 2012
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Loud music/gigs probably
My uncle, granddad, and my dad gets tinnitus frequently and I'm sure my mum said she does too. Do they protect their ears? Never. Strange ailment this is.
My Grandad, because of hearing loss.
My brother-in-law, because of multiple ear infections as a child.
My best friend, because of being a DJ. Oh and his dad, from using machinery.
My parents-in-law's best friend, because of being death in one ear.
My mother's best friend, unknown reason.
My doctor, but his went away.
Our cleaner, who had labyrinthitis (hers disappeared eventually).
My lecturer's sister, who suffers with it terribly - apparently.
The list goes on...
My brother-in-law, because of multiple ear infections as a child.
My best friend, because of being a DJ. Oh and his dad, from using machinery.
My parents-in-law's best friend, because of being death in one ear.
My mother's best friend, unknown reason.
My doctor, but his went away.
Our cleaner, who had labyrinthitis (hers disappeared eventually).
My lecturer's sister, who suffers with it terribly - apparently.
The list goes on...
A co-worker of mine has a pretty loud "hiss" in both ears for some years (she says she can hear it over everything) : it has absolutely no effect on her life.
She admits the onset was kinda harsh though.
She admits the onset was kinda harsh though.
My mom, uncle, grandfather, and sister-in-law's father have it. Theirs along with their hearing loss onset in their 50s which is probably presbycusis? It's frustrating that my hearing loss started in my teens.
Rjbookworm
Member
- Jun 26, 2020
- 81
- Tinnitus Since
- 05/08/2020
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Ototoxic medication
The lady who cuts my hair has tinnitus and she doesn't know the cause.
My mom's ex-boyfriend who was in the military has tinnitus from 'shooting guns and blowing things up.' He did these things without hearing protection. He is still a family friend.
My mom's ex-boyfriend who was in the military has tinnitus from 'shooting guns and blowing things up.' He did these things without hearing protection. He is still a family friend.
- Feb 6, 2020
- 971
- Tinnitus Since
- 11/2019
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Noise
A couple of my friends have a barely audible "eee" when they have their pillow to their ear. A coworker has it, a bit louder (says he can clearly hear it sitting in a quiet room or car that is off). My mom has it but she also only hears it when it's completely silent.
My friend, due to noise exposure. (Doesn't bother her unless she's trying to focus on something in a quiet environment.)
My mother, due to Meniere's Disease. It's severe, but doesn't seem to bother her at all.
My mother, due to Meniere's Disease. It's severe, but doesn't seem to bother her at all.
When I first got tinnitus, I told people that I had it and was surprised at how many people told me that they had it as well. I was shocked and asked why they never mentioned it thinking they all have it like mine. Most told me it didn't bother them. That was when I realized that not all tinnitus is created equal. Now I'm hesitant to tell anyone thinking they'll tell me the same.
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buttercake
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My PhD advisor has it, he got it 14 years ago. I do not know how loud it is/was, but he told me that he needed antidepressants to cope with it. My uncle has it too, and from what I understood it is on the moderate side like mine ("it blasts when I try to sleep", "I can hear it while speaking", "some everyday sounds mask it, some do not"); he got it more than 20 years ago but kept using chainsaws and power tools without hearing protection. They are both doing fine, I never ever imagined they could have it (until I asked). Other people told me they have a bit of tinnitus, but "a gas leak that I can hear only if I plug my ears or I am in a quiet room" is not classified as tinnitus to me.
- Oct 31, 2020
- 1,254
- Tinnitus Since
- 9-17-2020
- Cause of Tinnitus
- turning everything up to 11
My stepdad. I don't know how bad he has it, but he's worked in mechanics, fixing and repurposing factory machines for many years.
My mother got it at 38. She is 70 now and she said it bothers her still, every single day.
Her father, my grandfather, came home from WWII with it.
My friend has it, born same year as me (1978). She got it 3 years ago. She said she hasn't bothered seeing a doctor or anything because it's quiet and she just got use to it.
My uncle has it in one ear. He played in bands (guitar and lead singer) all his life. He said it is a high pitch ring but not that loud and only hears it when he thinks about it. Had it almost 50 years.
My husband's old boss said he hears a roaring both ears. He is now late 40s and had it since his 30s. Never bothered him apparently. Fairly quiet and only hears it in the dead of night. It changed from a constant high pitch whistle to a low pitch roar literally overnight apparently about 5 years ago.
A friend of my father's, in her 60s. Fairly quiet, doesn't bother her apparently.
None seem to have it loud and intrusive like I do. Indeed not all tinnitus is created equal. None of the aforementioned would have come to Tinnitus Talk in despair looking for support like so many do, myself included.
I have asked them all (except my grandfather, deceased) how they were when it first started. They all said they weren't too bothered. My mother said she was mad though because she got it from wearing headsets at work and the pay wasn't worth life with tinnitus.
Her father, my grandfather, came home from WWII with it.
My friend has it, born same year as me (1978). She got it 3 years ago. She said she hasn't bothered seeing a doctor or anything because it's quiet and she just got use to it.
My uncle has it in one ear. He played in bands (guitar and lead singer) all his life. He said it is a high pitch ring but not that loud and only hears it when he thinks about it. Had it almost 50 years.
My husband's old boss said he hears a roaring both ears. He is now late 40s and had it since his 30s. Never bothered him apparently. Fairly quiet and only hears it in the dead of night. It changed from a constant high pitch whistle to a low pitch roar literally overnight apparently about 5 years ago.
A friend of my father's, in her 60s. Fairly quiet, doesn't bother her apparently.
None seem to have it loud and intrusive like I do. Indeed not all tinnitus is created equal. None of the aforementioned would have come to Tinnitus Talk in despair looking for support like so many do, myself included.
I have asked them all (except my grandfather, deceased) how they were when it first started. They all said they weren't too bothered. My mother said she was mad though because she got it from wearing headsets at work and the pay wasn't worth life with tinnitus.
Absolutely. It just came to my mind that the chasm between these types of tinnitus might be comparable to the difference between ordinary sadness and clinical depression.
This may lead others to mistakenly believe they can assess the situation because they know the condition from their own experience.
DimLeb
Member
- Jun 20, 2021
- 355
- Tinnitus Since
- 03/2021
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Idiopathic Cochleopathy or Maybe Loud Music
I very recently learnt that my mother has it (60+ years old)... Apparently it doesn't annoy her at all so she didn't bother to tell me all these months that I'm "struggling" with it.
I have it generally mild but it's multi-tonal and sometimes it doesn't let me sleep. However, being a musician and a by nature anxious person, it hit me hard like a truck and I'm so afraid of it getting worse.
She also seems to have a similar set of sounds and can do the same modulation move by clenching the jaw as I can do. It's weird how many close people might have it and you may never know.
I have it generally mild but it's multi-tonal and sometimes it doesn't let me sleep. However, being a musician and a by nature anxious person, it hit me hard like a truck and I'm so afraid of it getting worse.
She also seems to have a similar set of sounds and can do the same modulation move by clenching the jaw as I can do. It's weird how many close people might have it and you may never know.
My dad has tinnitus, he has had it for 12 years, the 2nd COVID-19 booster shot made it go away.
My mom though, she was telling me the other day, that when everything is off, she can hear the A/C working when it's clearly off. The first few days, she'd get out of bed to turn it off and it was off. I think she has a mild case of tinnitus.
My mom though, she was telling me the other day, that when everything is off, she can hear the A/C working when it's clearly off. The first few days, she'd get out of bed to turn it off and it was off. I think she has a mild case of tinnitus.
cjbhab
Member
Lucky.
I wonder what the mechanism would be that made his tinnitus to go away.
I guess it gives a person hope that a miracle could happen and tinnitus vanish even after years.
I got 2 shots and am not brave enough to go for any more.
- Nov 5, 2022
- 344
- Tinnitus Since
- Mild since 1982 - then Severe Oct 2022
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Microsuction (Oct 2022)
I do, my father for example, whose tinnitus sounds like an old TV when switching off. His tinnitus is moderate and stable.
I don't know anyone else with sound reactive tinnitus, which seems to make quite a difference.
I don't know anyone else with sound reactive tinnitus, which seems to make quite a difference.
- Jun 2, 2022
- 494
- Tinnitus Since
- 03/2022
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Gradual hearing loss + a huge amount of stress
Several people (like 6-7) I know told me they have tinnitus after I told them that I acquired mine. One friend told me (to my surprise since he's never mentioned it) that he's had it since childhood and it sounds like jet engines in both ears. Another friend got it after I got mine, so I was able to support him.
- Jul 23, 2022
- 513
- Tinnitus Since
- 02/2022
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Ear wax or COVID-19 infection
After this - therefore because of this.
There are cases of tinnitus clearing, and if it happens to be after some event, naturally a connection may be drawn where there is no warrant. I am saying this as people may dash out and have COVID-19 boosters hoping to clear their tinnitus when there is no real causal link to remission.
