Hi all,
I've been lurking here for a bit, but as of two days ago I've officially been diagnosed with tinnitus.
I've never heard anyone describe symptoms like mine so I thought I would share as some might find my situation interesting and maybe others have similar experiences.
While I can't be certain, it could be from exposure to loud music possibly combined with the use of statins. I'm told age can also play a factor. I have a hearing loss in the 4000 Hz to 8000 Hz range, above normal human speech. This is a change from my last hearing test approximately 7 years ago.
The ENT I saw seems to think that isn't the case and the only thing he suggested was I try Ginkgo Biloba for a month to see if it helps.
Here is the thing about my tinnitus. It isn't like any other descriptions I've heard thus far. It isn't a persistent ringing. In fact, the noise isn't persistent at all. It only seems to be triggered by overall loud volume or certain frequencies. There isn't even an accurate way for me to describe the sound. The closest approximation is wine glasses hanging on a rack and vibrating off each other when there a truck passing by outside, yet it's more of an electronic sound. For anyone who has seen the movie The Mothman Prophecies, it is eerily similar to the voice of Indrid Cold when he called John Klein on the phone.
I was curious as to whether anyone else here has a similar form of tinnitus as it seems to be unusual based on what I've been reading.
I've been lurking here for a bit, but as of two days ago I've officially been diagnosed with tinnitus.
I've never heard anyone describe symptoms like mine so I thought I would share as some might find my situation interesting and maybe others have similar experiences.
While I can't be certain, it could be from exposure to loud music possibly combined with the use of statins. I'm told age can also play a factor. I have a hearing loss in the 4000 Hz to 8000 Hz range, above normal human speech. This is a change from my last hearing test approximately 7 years ago.
The ENT I saw seems to think that isn't the case and the only thing he suggested was I try Ginkgo Biloba for a month to see if it helps.
Here is the thing about my tinnitus. It isn't like any other descriptions I've heard thus far. It isn't a persistent ringing. In fact, the noise isn't persistent at all. It only seems to be triggered by overall loud volume or certain frequencies. There isn't even an accurate way for me to describe the sound. The closest approximation is wine glasses hanging on a rack and vibrating off each other when there a truck passing by outside, yet it's more of an electronic sound. For anyone who has seen the movie The Mothman Prophecies, it is eerily similar to the voice of Indrid Cold when he called John Klein on the phone.
I was curious as to whether anyone else here has a similar form of tinnitus as it seems to be unusual based on what I've been reading.