Lifelong Tinnitus — I Want to Learn More About the Causes of Tinnitus

[voyager]

I have had tinnitus for as long as I can remember, since at least 5 years old, maybe younger.

It has been constant and variable in sounds and intensity, but is always there, never actually masking my hearing, but sometimes competing with it.

I have never done anything for or about it.
It's a natural part of my life that I have accepted and live with.
I only hear it on those rare occasions when it catches my attention and I concentrate on it.
It really doesn't bother me much other than not understanding why I experience it as I do.

I'd like to learn more about the causes to gain an understanding of it.
The info I find online concerning it is too simplistic to really tell much about it.
What I end up inferring is that no one really knows too much about the whys and wherefores of it.
I am looking for in-depth information concerning it for my understanding.

I don't have a lot of hope for success, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Any good places to look into this?

 

[Kendra]

For starters the Tinnitus Talk Podcast where they interview different people/companies doing research can help understand more about why tinnitus might be happening.

Unfortunately there isn't a conclusive answer for why or how tinnitus happens at the moment.

 

[voyager]

Thanks Kendra.

At least some of the recordings are somewhat informative. But, they still comes across a bit like someone's telling how to chase a ghost they can't see. Although, that is an apt comparison to what tinnitus is.

Which brings up the question:

How do you describe what only you can hear, or other senses?

The more you think about it, the more complicated it gets.
One may always be stuck with: Only you will know what is being sensed.
Tinnitus is as personal as one's thoughts.
Need to do a bit more listening to these.

I might also take a look at tinnitus articles in The Hearing Journal.