Hi John,
> Does anybody have suggestions on how to stop *_Tinnitus_*_?_ (ringing*
> *in the ear.)
>
> I talked to my doctor. He pretty much said I have to live with it.
Well, that may or may not be true, depending upon your ability to learn
about what it is and isn't.
You have some studying to do...because there is a sufficiency of hype
and bs as well as folks who seem to know what they are talking about.
First, it is necessary to determine the type of tinnitus you
have...objective or subjective. Subjective tinnitus occurs in the
brain, not the ear. Objective can be in the ear and can be an
indication of something more serious.
A good otologist can do an exam, hearing test and a test for hyperacusis.
There is also Tinnitus Retraining Therapy...takes about 18-24mths...aka TRT.
Then there is a study being done at OHSU here in Portland using
acamprosate, which is a drug used to help alcholics stay sober...I have
heard that the test is loaded, no pun intended:)
Drugs can cause it, for example Welbutrin, Xanax and anti-biotics.
Xanax is also a drug which helps some folks with it as well.
You may develop hyperacusis...become very sensitive to sounds that
previously didn't bother you and by sensitive, I mean experience real
pain from them.
There is a device called Neuromonics:
http://www.neuromonics.com
Costs about $US5,000...and by the time you calculate the probability
that it will help you, its a toss up. However, the military has given
them a million dollar grant to test its effectiveness on
troops...tinnitus is becoming the most significant after-effect of the
Iraq war, following PTSD (and along with it).
I have tried it, made no progress in 30 days, so I returned it (there is
a 30 day trial period with a money back guarantee (less a fee for the
testing) and be sure to get that in writing.
This is a summary of other things that I have tried from a post on the
tinnitus list I belong to:
The DTM-6B system, annoyed the devil out of me.
http://www.contactassist.com/timacd.html
I also bought the Luxe Vivant set of Five CD's and I was surprised at
how differently I reacted to each of them and between digital and analog
as well. Wish they would do a White Fountain with analog white noise
because I like the analog better...ultimately ended up liking the White
Fountain best and have used it for nearly more than year all day, every
day and every night to sleep...all night long. I have never tired of
it. It isn't all that expensive for the five cd's:
http://www.luxevivant.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=82
Oddly enough, I have the two cd's from Immrama Institute and Luxe Vivant
seems to be using their Clarity sounds...They are very similar, but the
Luxe Vivant runs for an hour before starting again...I have found it to
be better.
I had intended to order the Fan cd, but never felt the need. On the
above page there are samples, but they are not long enough to evaluate
your "irritation" point:) I had to listen to a couple for a good while
to determine if they irritated me, a couple of others were just a few
minutes.
I use these (Amazon has them for two prices $160 and 49.95 the model is
A8) There are comments about the cheaper ones being knock offs, so I
bought the full priced ones:
http://www.bang-olufsen.com/page.asp?id=629
If I listen to music, I wear these with the white noise at a low level
and can hear the music very well...for ME...the white noise just doesn't
exist, but I believe part of the reason for that is that I tried a
number of them and found one that didn't annoy me.
These also allow you to hear conversations and are very comforable and
they are not EAR BUDS, they sit at the entrance to the ear not in the
ear. These will work when flying as well, not noise canceling, but I
turn the volume up a bit and do fine.
Also, at night I have a small cd player and use speakers and I play the
white noise all night...my two cats love it as well.
When I travel, I have a portable set of speakers that I plug my Sansa
mp3 player into so I can listen to the white noise at night, works fine.
In addition I have purchased a program called Neuro Programmer 2 from
the Luxe Vivant site...if you get your ears tested and get a graph of
everything then one might be able to use this program to set up some
custom sounds. I haven't had the time to do it yet.
I also use Etymotic ear plugs...they have a 20db reduction and when I am
going to have to deal with noise (like the movies, concerts) I wear
them...however...you get to hear your tinnitus very clearly, but you can
hear the music/movie too.
Beyond this, I am still looking, although I get along just fine for the
most part.
Apologize that this is so jumbled, but there is enough stuff here to get
you started.
Good luck,
Craig
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