Found this interesting. Ringing in your ears and pain
Tig said
Sep 29, 2015
Now that's funny! Tinnitus and insomnia, I've been laying here for two hours experiencing that exact thing! Thank goodness for this iPad
Groupergetter said
Sep 29, 2015
Tig, the "hearing aids, exercises, sound machines" hits close to home, and the "huh?" is all to familiar. Fortunately my wife and family are patient. As I have hearing loss as well. the hearing aids do help, but the tinnitus is an ongoing aggravation. Guess you could say "it's a real pain in the ear". :) If I can keep busy working on something that requires focus and attention the tinnitus is shifted out of mind. This is the only relief I've found. For me, both the tinnitus and neuropathy contribute to insomnia, which can also be frustrating. The dragon is dead, now to tame the tinnitus, and neuter the neuropathy. :)
Tig said
Sep 28, 2015
Thanks for the link 4L. That's very interesting indeed. I've been treated for 14+ years for chronic pain. My tinnitus started years ago and attribute it to the overuse of a very toxic antibiotic, gunfire exposure, industrial noise and then the coup de grace was the Victrelis (I believe) that I took during HCV treatment. It increased exponentially after starting that and hasn't improved or returned to the previous level. Doctors just shrug their shoulders. I've tried hearing aids, exercises, sound machines and get no relief.
So this article helps provide some possible insight into why. It was progressive in my case and now is almost disabling because of the volume. There are times I think I'm going to lose my mind because I can't get away from it (obviously)! I was glad to see the research done by Georgetown. Hopefully they will be able to continue their research and find some solutions. I'm really tired of this and the noise machines, loud TV's and radios all night long. People are probably tired of me having to say "huh?" all the time as well, but it is what it is. At least I can hear something, there are many that can't... For that I'm grateful.
Now that's funny! Tinnitus and insomnia, I've been laying here for two hours experiencing that exact thing! Thank goodness for this iPad
Tig, the "hearing aids, exercises, sound machines" hits close to home, and the "huh?" is all to familiar. Fortunately my wife and family are patient. As I have hearing loss as well. the hearing aids do help, but the tinnitus is an ongoing aggravation. Guess you could say "it's a real pain in the ear". :) If I can keep busy working on something that requires focus and attention the tinnitus is shifted out of mind. This is the only relief I've found. For me, both the tinnitus and neuropathy contribute to insomnia, which can also be frustrating. The dragon is dead, now to tame the tinnitus, and neuter the neuropathy. :)
Thanks for the link 4L. That's very interesting indeed. I've been treated for 14+ years for chronic pain. My tinnitus started years ago and attribute it to the overuse of a very toxic antibiotic, gunfire exposure, industrial noise and then the coup de grace was the Victrelis (I believe) that I took during HCV treatment. It increased exponentially after starting that and hasn't improved or returned to the previous level. Doctors just shrug their shoulders. I've tried hearing aids, exercises, sound machines and get no relief.
So this article helps provide some possible insight into why. It was progressive in my case and now is almost disabling because of the volume. There are times I think I'm going to lose my mind because I can't get away from it (obviously)! I was glad to see the research done by Georgetown. Hopefully they will be able to continue their research and find some solutions. I'm really tired of this and the noise machines, loud TV's and radios all night long. People are probably tired of me having to say "huh?" all the time as well, but it is what it is. At least I can hear something, there are many that can't... For that I'm grateful.
http://news.yahoo.com/ringing-ears-chronic-pain-share-unexpected-154358994.html
I haven't suffered with the ringing ears but I know I have read many of you have and thought this was an interesting read.