| Tinnitus 12:47 - Jan 9 with 5696 views | geg1992 |
Hi everyone,
I've had tinnitus for almost 10 years now and it hasn't caused me much distress except from the 1st year where I really struggled.
I've been to football home and away, clubbing (with ear plugs), travelling etc and never had an issue.
Since the last home game it has increased and is really bothering me again. It's affecting my sleep and sometimes my concentration as I can hear it 24/7.
I'm really considering skipping the next home game to give my ears a rest, but as stupid as it sounds, football has really helped me through a difficult year as my wife became extremely ill and spent over 5 weeks in hospital and is still recovering (but certainly very close to her normal self, thankfully!)
I wonder, for those who do suffer, do you wear ear plugs to the matches? Or take any other precautions? I'm wondering if it was actually the tannoy system. I remember it being very loud and because of the medical emergency, was on much longer than usual.
Thanks for any advice!
EDIT - also interested to hear from people that have had it long term to see how you've coped / how it's progressed in time. [Post edited 9 Jan 2024 12:50]
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| Tinnitus on 12:53 - Jan 9 with 4529 views | geg1992 |
Thank you, I will have a read. Sounds interesting! | |
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| Tinnitus on 13:02 - Jan 9 with 4476 views | tazdac |
I’ve had tinnitus for years, I’m also deaf and have Ménières. I wear Bluetooth hearing aids and often play music at low volume when in noisy environments which helps. :o) |  | | |
| Tinnitus on 13:02 - Jan 9 with 4472 views | Greg_Norton |
Yes, I have it pretty bad. Probably mainly from playing bass in a band for years (I’m 51). Last few games sitting in the upper Pioneer, I have found the tannoy volume unbearable so I will be trying ear plugs next game to try and calm things down! | | | |
| Tinnitus on 13:29 - Jan 9 with 4344 views | Keno |
I've had a annoying high pitched whistle in my left ear only for some years for which I found a few help such as
- Leave a radio at night on which seems to help cancel the noise so I can get to sleep
- When I work I usually have music or the TV on as I find background noise helps a lot
- If I if the car any length of time I make sure the air con low and blowing on the left side of my face
- I try to avoid loud noise inside, that just makes it a whole lot worse, but dont find outside noise affects it
- when its really bad I do find having something warm on my ear helps but doesnt stop it (I have one of those microwavable bags)
Ive tried a Flare Ear Plug but that didnt really help
You have my sympathy |  |
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| Tinnitus on 13:37 - Jan 9 with 4298 views | BLUEBEAT |
This is an interesting post to me.
I have had tinnitus since the late 90s but I welcome any kind of noise as a distraction.
It’s quiet environments I have issues with. |  |
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| Tinnitus on 14:57 - Jan 9 with 4134 views | SitfcB |
Yes he’s had tinnitus for probably nearly 15 years now, constantly, been deaf in the ear it’s in for the same time as well.
Used to it now but can always hear it when I think about it and more prominent occasionally after I’ve been in loud environments, got really bad when I had covid.
Never taken any precautions or anything, just learnt to live with it. |  |
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| Tinnitus on 14:59 - Jan 9 with 4122 views | SitfcB |
| Tinnitus on 13:29 - Jan 9 by Keno |
I've had a annoying high pitched whistle in my left ear only for some years for which I found a few help such as
- Leave a radio at night on which seems to help cancel the noise so I can get to sleep
- When I work I usually have music or the TV on as I find background noise helps a lot
- If I if the car any length of time I make sure the air con low and blowing on the left side of my face
- I try to avoid loud noise inside, that just makes it a whole lot worse, but dont find outside noise affects it
- when its really bad I do find having something warm on my ear helps but doesnt stop it (I have one of those microwavable bags)
Ive tried a Flare Ear Plug but that didnt really help
You have my sympathy |
I tried a flare ear plug (after seeing you post it on here before I think) when mine was really bad when I was struck with covid but as you say, didn’t do anything. | |
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| Tinnitus on 15:02 - Jan 9 with 4099 views | Keno |
| Tinnitus on 14:59 - Jan 9 by SitfcB |
I tried a flare ear plug (after seeing you post it on here before I think) when mine was really bad when I was struck with covid but as you say, didn’t do anything. |
sorry about Sitters!!! I apologise for that
It worked a bit for a few weeks then I think I got used it and it had no effect. | |
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| Tinnitus on 15:09 - Jan 9 with 4075 views | SitfcB |
| Tinnitus on 15:02 - Jan 9 by Keno |
sorry about Sitters!!! I apologise for that
It worked a bit for a few weeks then I think I got used it and it had no effect. |
Ha no need to apologies, was worth a go. | |
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| Tinnitus on 15:46 - Jan 9 with 3969 views | WeWereZombies |
I'm another one who has suffered from tinnitus for years and learned to live with it. The Tannoy and PA systems are Portman Road are amongst the worse triggers for me, I think it is fair to say that those in charge of the sound at our beloved club are the only bad thing remaining in the set up. They appear not to have the slightest clue about what they are doing. As has been said in the deaf community 'Louder is not clearer'.
Rather than put in ear plugs you can pop open the battery compartment on your hearing aids, the effect is the same. |  |
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| Tinnitus on 16:01 - Jan 9 with 3934 views | WeWereZombies |
I'm another one who has suffered from tinnitus for years and learned to live with it. The Tannoy and PA systems are Portman Road are amongst the worse triggers for me, I think it is fair to say that those in charge of the sound at our beloved club are the only bad thing remaining in the set up. They appear not to have the slightest clue about what they are doing. As has been said in the deaf community 'Louder is not clearer'.
Rather than put in ear plugs you can pop open the battery compartment on your hearing aids, the effect is the same. | |
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| Tinnitus on 18:05 - Jan 9 with 3810 views | eireblue |
I recently, well Covid times, started to get tinnitus.
Strangely it is very similar to Keno’s….hang on a second….just checked the basement, no I am definitely not Keno…..or Penny has escaped…anyhoo
I would recommend seeing an audiologist. I don’t have hearing problems but did have sound sensitivity initially. Still have bad days with the tinnitus, but sound sensitivity has gone, after following their advice. |  | | |
| Tinnitus on 22:14 - Jan 9 with 3657 views | tcblue |
The flare earplugs are a scam, tinnitus isn't noises you can hear from outside.
A younger life of DJing in clubs with poor quality sound systems did it for me. I too wear ear monitors playing music rather than earplugs when in environments where I might get even more hearing damage. The plugs just block out everything other than the ringing, so makes it even more noticeable / annoying. | | | |
| Tinnitus on 05:16 - Jan 10 with 3547 views | Dubai_Blue |
| Tinnitus on 13:37 - Jan 9 by BLUEBEAT |
This is an interesting post to me.
I have had tinnitus since the late 90s but I welcome any kind of noise as a distraction.
It’s quiet environments I have issues with. |
I am the same the quieter it is the more it effects me. |  | | |
| Tinnitus on 13:17 - Jan 10 with 3355 views | wubilyu |
Hi folks,
I've had chronic tinnitus since 2016 due to an injury. The past three years I've gone back to my old trade as a plasterer to help put some funds into my music but last year I had to cut my hours right down to zero because it was making my condition much, much worse. Stress on the neck being one of the worst culprits.
I've been reading TWTD over twenty years or so and forgive me for not writing on here sooner. TWTD has helped me in so many ways over the years, especially since the accident that changed my life. I would like to say a big thank you for being there.
Seeing as this thread was about something that is close to the bone and I am at the lowest point I have ever been with my tinnitus I thought it an apt time to speak out. There are many of the weird sound in the head people out there. You're not alone.
If anyone ever needs to chat about their tinnitus, feel free to message me. Know that even with an extreme version of tinnitus, let's call it Tinnitus 2.0, it is manageable. I find mine much louder with low atmospheric pressure and the more stress overall the worse the condition.
Best of luck and never, ever give up.
Counaqi and a simple mild cheddar. Peace n Love. COYBs
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| Tinnitus on 13:33 - Jan 10 with 3307 views | Keno |
| Tinnitus on 13:17 - Jan 10 by wubilyu |
Hi folks,
I've had chronic tinnitus since 2016 due to an injury. The past three years I've gone back to my old trade as a plasterer to help put some funds into my music but last year I had to cut my hours right down to zero because it was making my condition much, much worse. Stress on the neck being one of the worst culprits.
I've been reading TWTD over twenty years or so and forgive me for not writing on here sooner. TWTD has helped me in so many ways over the years, especially since the accident that changed my life. I would like to say a big thank you for being there.
Seeing as this thread was about something that is close to the bone and I am at the lowest point I have ever been with my tinnitus I thought it an apt time to speak out. There are many of the weird sound in the head people out there. You're not alone.
If anyone ever needs to chat about their tinnitus, feel free to message me. Know that even with an extreme version of tinnitus, let's call it Tinnitus 2.0, it is manageable. I find mine much louder with low atmospheric pressure and the more stress overall the worse the condition.
Best of luck and never, ever give up.
Counaqi and a simple mild cheddar. Peace n Love. COYBs
[Post edited 12 Jan 2024 20:38]
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Thanks for posting
Are you still able to play your music or does that affect your tinnitus? | |
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| Tinnitus on 13:38 - Jan 10 with 3294 views | wubilyu |
| Tinnitus on 13:33 - Jan 10 by Keno |
Thanks for posting
Are you still able to play your music or does that affect your tinnitus? |
I don't think I could ever play!! :)
Seriously though, I still write and record, it took me about six months to teach myself how to sing again with how I monitor sound. I did try some open mic nights locally to see how I'd get on. It's going to be tough to perform live again so I'll probably have to book bespoke gigs somehow. I do plan to start gigging online this year. It's all about controlling the environment I work in I think. | | | |
| Tinnitus on 14:19 - Jan 10 with 3239 views | Bluish |
| Tinnitus on 13:38 - Jan 10 by wubilyu |
I don't think I could ever play!! :)
Seriously though, I still write and record, it took me about six months to teach myself how to sing again with how I monitor sound. I did try some open mic nights locally to see how I'd get on. It's going to be tough to perform live again so I'll probably have to book bespoke gigs somehow. I do plan to start gigging online this year. It's all about controlling the environment I work in I think. |
I've been following Rachel Goswell's career for many years (she of Slowdive) and she talked a little about her tinnitus and hearing loss in a recent interview:
'I wasn’t actually out of music for that long. It only ended up being about five years, because Neil and I did Mojave 3 for 10 years post-Slowdive and released five albums on 4AD. So, I was still out there doing stuff. I took my break when the last Mojave 3 record was released. I got labyrinthitis which ironically gave me nerve damage in my cochlear on the left side. I’ve got profound hearing loss on the left side at certain frequencies. It also left me with permanent tinnitus, and I had terrible vertigo for four months. I couldn’t walk a straight line, and I had balance-retraining therapy for a year. That was when I dipped out doing live work and music. I spent two years post-that feeling very devastated, thinking that I wouldn’t be able to do music anymore. I didn’t think Slowdive would be a thing again, and it took me two years, but I made my peace with not doing music after I got sick — which is why now I’m even more grateful to the fact that I have been able to come back and do it. I wear molded earplugs when we rehearse to help with my tinnitus and monitors when we play live for that same reason. So, I’ve managed that.' |  | | |
| Tinnitus on 14:32 - Jan 10 with 3205 views | wubilyu |
| Tinnitus on 14:19 - Jan 10 by Bluish |
I've been following Rachel Goswell's career for many years (she of Slowdive) and she talked a little about her tinnitus and hearing loss in a recent interview:
'I wasn’t actually out of music for that long. It only ended up being about five years, because Neil and I did Mojave 3 for 10 years post-Slowdive and released five albums on 4AD. So, I was still out there doing stuff. I took my break when the last Mojave 3 record was released. I got labyrinthitis which ironically gave me nerve damage in my cochlear on the left side. I’ve got profound hearing loss on the left side at certain frequencies. It also left me with permanent tinnitus, and I had terrible vertigo for four months. I couldn’t walk a straight line, and I had balance-retraining therapy for a year. That was when I dipped out doing live work and music. I spent two years post-that feeling very devastated, thinking that I wouldn’t be able to do music anymore. I didn’t think Slowdive would be a thing again, and it took me two years, but I made my peace with not doing music after I got sick — which is why now I’m even more grateful to the fact that I have been able to come back and do it. I wear molded earplugs when we rehearse to help with my tinnitus and monitors when we play live for that same reason. So, I’ve managed that.' |
Thanks Bluish
That's an interesting piece. | | | |
| Tinnitus on 15:23 - Jan 10 with 3137 views | Buhrer |
I found an NHS Tinnitus hotline but I've called it and it just keeps ringing. |  | | |
| Tinnitus on 12:51 - Jan 20 with 2600 views | Lord_Lucan |
Mother has very poor hearing, in fact she is almost deaf.
She only recently told me that she constantly has what sounds like a Welsh choir in here ears 24 hours a day, apparently it is some sort of tinnitus but the couple of people she has seen about it reckon there is no cure.
Anyone know anything about this crazy sh1t? |  |
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| Tinnitus on 13:00 - Jan 20 with 2554 views | LeoMuff |
| Tinnitus on 12:51 - Jan 20 by Lord_Lucan |
Mother has very poor hearing, in fact she is almost deaf.
She only recently told me that she constantly has what sounds like a Welsh choir in here ears 24 hours a day, apparently it is some sort of tinnitus but the couple of people she has seen about it reckon there is no cure.
Anyone know anything about this crazy sh1t? |
Could be like in stroke if you have some visual loss sometimes the brain fills the gaps with all sorts of random imagines, maybe hearing is the same. |  |
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| Tinnitus on 13:03 - Jan 20 with 2536 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Tinnitus on 13:00 - Jan 20 by LeoMuff |
Could be like in stroke if you have some visual loss sometimes the brain fills the gaps with all sorts of random imagines, maybe hearing is the same. |
Yes, I think that is what it is, the brain is compensating for her deafness. | |
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| Tinnitus on 13:06 - Jan 20 with 2529 views | MJallday |
Yeah I get it really bad in my left ear.
Someone recently posted on here that anti depressants can make it worse .not sure how true this is but certainly in my case it has
What helps me is background noise eg tv or radio
It’s the quiet that I notice it in |  |
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