How old r u now? (if I may ask that) I'm mid 40's now.
pulsatile is very interesting, i wonder why it happens. ringing tinnitus makes sense to me, maybe something wrong with the ear, but pulsatile is unique i think. yes you should protect your hearing, thats always a good idea!
25, so had Tin for about 10 years. i wasnt thinking much about it, but due to a recent flare up, it got back on my mind. i try to avoid loud places, didnt know that having a stuffy nose on an airplane could cause issues, now i know
There are specific causes but they've all been ruled out. As it's not causing any damage and isn't symptomatic of anything else, there's no point pursuing anything invasive and costly and probably harmful to attempt to correct it. And my party trick is being able to predict the results of heart rate tests. The real downside is that it's distracting enough that if I'm trying to count things, I can only do so in time with my heartbeat
rarely i get pulsatile on my left side and then if i hold my neck there it stops, then i let go it resumes againThere are specific causes but they've all been ruled out. As it's not causing any damage and isn't symptomatic of anything else, there's no point pursuing anything invasive and costly and probably harmful to attempt to correct it. And my party trick is being able to predict the results of heart rate tests. The real downside is that it's distracting enough that if I'm trying to count things, I can only do so in time with my heartbeat
When I was in my 20's I spent almost every weekend in clubs and with loud music (that's not an advice) so far it didn't have any negative influence on my hearing ability. I still like to listen to loud music and with headphones on max volume but i think it's the high frequencies that can hurt the ears.
from what i know loud noise causes some amount of damage every time you hear it, but it doesnt always develop into tinnitus or diminished ability to hear, something like that. i also visited a bunch of concerts after getting T (i was young and didnt care at the time) and nothing happened, also used headphones on and off - nothing happened. but the noise would flare up from a teapot boiling or from vacuuming at times. so its all very mysterious, the way the ear works. its super hard to study ive heard. eyes are easier to study than ears
Yeah, that's y I said no advice. Anything what is not "natural" of our environments can have potential damage to our health. Ultimately, there's no cure for tinnitus and it ha so many reasons why we can suffer from it.
There's definitely a link with stress. What or why, nobody is yet to establish.
I have it but I think it's easy to ignore; it's only an issue when you think about the noise, just like how you suddenly see your nose in your vision once you think about it. Otherwise it's something I've learned to dismiss. It's almost ironic, as a child whenever I'd stay in my grandmother's room I'd absolutely LOATHE her box tv. There was always a static ringing while it was on. I always wanted to turn it off when I was in the room because of it. Now I'm 21, and that static ringing never leaves. It's in my life day and night and it's so loud.
It sounds like what you're not hearing
yes same for me, i think stress often times = stiff neck and sore muscles, meaning = louder T. those parts of the body have a lot to do with it imo. and by the end of the day i get all tired in my neck and head from not stretching or exercising, taking frequent breaks helps.
yes i know which trick you are talking about. i wonder why it helps, sometimes i used it, my hearing can go out of one or the other ear very rarely and it knocks it back. sorry about your issues, i like to educate people too, i just told a taxi driver i had a conversation with, (we were talking about music) to protect his hearing at concerts. he didnt even know tinnitus existed. you should go to an audiologist for sure, check your hearing. its a simple test
