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sdfernando

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30. I've had tinnitus for longer than I can remember

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:13 PM

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Its a constant higher pitched ringing in my ears. It doesn't bother me much and I fall asleep soon after my head hits the pillow. I always thought that ringing was just "the sound of silence". Even with my hearing loss it is still there, every hour of every day, unabated but it doesn't really interfere with my day-to-day life.

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Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function [View all] SheltieLover Saturday OP

Mine is mentally painful. It's hard to describe, but I suspect it is like hearing that dog whistle that no one else can Ferrets are Cool Saturday #1

Sorry you suffer with this. SheltieLover Saturday #2

I can't complain. Mostly just getting up for the usual 69 yr old stuff. Ferrets are Cool Saturday #3

Have you had a home sleep study? SheltieLover Saturday #4

No, but thank you for the info. Ferrets are Cool Saturday #5

They did this study using ferrets. Not joking! SheltieLover Saturday #7

Thanks, SheltieLover... Trueblue Texan Saturday #9

Yw! I hope it helps you. Pls let us know. SheltieLover Saturday #10

At first my Tin really bothered me for months. Jacson6 Saturday #22

i remeber my recurring nightmare... and now i do believe catsudon Saturday #23

I have forgotten what silence sounds like. 70sEraVet Saturday #6

So sorry to learn you suffer with this! SheltieLover Saturday #8

Me too. ☹️ chia Saturday #15

I don't know what silence is. I hear hissing constantly. Srkdqltr Saturday #11

Pressure booms. Is that a thing? vanlassie Saturday #33

Its like a low pressure door closing? Not loud or hurtful or sharp just whomp. Srkdqltr Saturday #37

fascinating. thx so much. mopinko Saturday #12

I use a website that delivers a variety of background sounds. But be careful with these noises. erronis Saturday #21

interesting. thx. mopinko Saturday #32

I have the opposite problem - I have lived in quiet spaces so long that any sound wakes me up erronis Saturday #35

Pls read #7 above. SheltieLover Saturday #25

Crickets and locusts chittering all the time ThreeNoSeep Saturday #13

Same. nt. druidity33 Saturday #14

Yes, for the most part PatSeg Saturday #16

I woke up at night one time and listened to the insects singing outside - and then I remembered it was winter and there Martin68 Saturday #19

Yes, for years it was as though radical noodle Saturday #34

Not to discount the pain and suffering others have experienced, I've experienced tinnitus for 40 years so far and Martin68 Saturday #17

I'm in that club, too. Grammy23 Saturday #18

I also get this episodic feeling of pressure in my head and then a series of clicks. 58Sunliner Saturday #20

Poor sleep is believed to be connected to the tinnitus SheltieLover Saturday #26

So lack of sleep causes tinnitis and tinnitus causes lack of sleep. SunSeeker Saturday #24

Well, we have some control over sleep... SheltieLover Saturday #27

That's great if your insomnia is caused by sleep apnea, but if it's not, like most people, there's no easy fix. SunSeeker Saturday #29

Good info. Been suffering with the condition for many years now, I've often D. Spaulding Saturday #28

I've had tinnitus for longer than I can remember sdfernando Saturday #30

I went into a sound studio once & could tell the total exclusion of exterior sound.... Callie1979 Saturday #31

I've had it for 20 years Diraven Saturday #36

It's been constant LittleGirl Sunday #38