I've lived with it for many years. At times I don't notice it, at other times I endure it. Not many alternatives.Every time I see this thread, I have tinnitus... Most of the time I don't think about it, I don't notice it...
I thought I was Army, then realized I was just a . . .I thought I had tinnitus earlier, but it was the Ring doorbell
Same here; it seems to have subsided lately, until I read this thread.When you've had it for so long you kind of tune it out. Right now it's screaming at me. Seems like this post makes it louder.
Same here. Although, I did not always do this and my ringing in both ears is constant and noticeably, it increases in intensity with my level of stress. In these cases, there are instances when I’m trying to sleep but can’t and the ringing gets so loud it momentarily worries me like my brain is going to pop. That emotion ends quickly and thank the Lord my life doesn’t bring me that level of stress very often.I always wear earplugs and earmuffs.
I understand. Gotta learn to love the visual.I miss the sound of silence - That dead quietness early in the morning before the birds start chirping. That is gone forever with having tinnitus.
Yep, was a neighbor kid's 44 magnum pistol that got me. We shot mostly. 22 at the time and never used earpro.Right there with you.
When I was a teenager learning to shoot from my uncle, we didn't use hearing protection. It didn't occur to me to use "ears" until after my first couple sessions - in which we were shooting 9mm pistols and .30-30 rifles. After the first shot with a .30-30 - it was harder to hear and the ringing was ever-present.
I spent most of my adult life as a commercial driver in some sort - mostly tow trucks. The truck I drove the longest had a tweaked door frame that created a high pitched whistle in my left ear. That did me no favors.
You're never alone, when you have your constant companion, the ringing. I don't have it as bad as my dad or grandpa though. Dad was a jet engine mechanic in the Air Force. Grandpa was a navy diver back in the days before SCUBA took over (he just turned 84 on July 31) - he can hardly sleep at night sometimes because its so bad for him.
I'm sitting in my office right now, dogs are asleep, but there's still the ringing. If I have background noise on, like music or the TV, I usually don't hear it, but right now it sounds like cicadas all going off at a distance.
Hopefully there's a cure for it sooner rather than later.
Im thankful that I dont have it and I am young enough that I started protecting my hearing like this at 20 about halfway through my time in the militarySame here. Although, I did not always do this and my ringing in both ears is constant and noticeably, it increases in intensity with my level of stress. In these cases, there are instances when I’m trying to sleep but can’t and the ringing gets so loud it momentarily worries me like my brain is going to pop. That emotion ends quickly and thank the Lord my life doesn’t bring me that level of stress very often.
ETA: Reasoning - many, many loud punk rock concerts starting ~14. Great memories but paying for it now in the hearing dept. Feels like a bunk reason compared to you @Wudidiz and @MTA89 - thank you gents for your service!
One thing that helps me at night is a sound machine playing ocean waves on a beach, helps mask the ringing.Same here. Although, I did not always do this and my ringing in both ears is constant and noticeably, it increases in intensity with my level of stress. In these cases, there are instances when I’m trying to sleep but can’t and the ringing gets so loud it momentarily worries me like my brain is going to pop. That emotion ends quickly and thank the Lord my life doesn’t bring me that level of stress very often.
ETA: Reasoning - many, many loud punk rock concerts starting ~14. Great memories but paying for it now in the hearing dept. Feels like a bunk reason compared to you @Wudidiz and @MTA89 - thank you gents for your service!