Tinnitus - do you have ringing in the ears?

Joel.
After a concussion in the summer I had Tinnitus for only 3 weeks (thankfully) in my left ear. Female voice and other high pitched freq. caused nasty buzzing. I thought about selling my gear, but rode out the short storm.

If this is a persisting problem you may want to seek the help of a recommended ENT (ear,nose,throat) specialist. They can help with all kinds of inner ear issues like vertigo and Minnears (?) disease which are usually caused by tiny 'stones' in your ears. Thankfully the British Columbia health care system pays for such specialists. I'm sure it's different in the US. Be advised, it takes painful amounts of time to see good specialists so be patient. Good Luck.

I've had Tinnitus for a couple of years now...my father has had it for the past twenty or thirty years...I've been to a well respected ENT specialist and gone through hearing tests, etc...I'm told it could get worse or stay the same...they really don't know a great deal about it...they do believe heredity is a factor...more than a "ringing" sound, both my dad and I hear a very high pitched "hissing"...it's like being in an automobile and hearing "wind noise" continuously...sometimes it nearly drives me crazy...other times, it's not too bad...when it's really acting up, listening to my stereo does seem to aggravate it...I can only hope that it doesn't get much worse...I really enjoy music and my stereo and I would hate to give it up...

I'm sure that most audiogoner's already know this,but any non-steroidal anti inflammatory(aspirin,ibuprofen ,etc) can bring on tinnitus. Just a thought.

Hi Guys,
One thing all you people should try is to have your mercury silver amalgams -fillings removed from your teeth. They are deadly poisonous. They are banned in the Scandavian countries. I wonder why we are so slow to catch on. We are too industrial and not concerned that a huge amount of our population has mercury poisoning.
My 15 year old son tested positive for mercury and he didn't have amalgams.
Remember there is a solution for every health problem. Your friendly dentist and doctor unfortunately don't know a thing.
Anyone wants more info contact me through email.
Robert

Learn to live with it is the only recommendation. Depending on how severe your tinnitus is this may be easy enough or quite difficult. Anarchy is wrong again, chiropractors offer nothing for tinnitus sufferers except the placebo effect brought about by the laying on of hands. You need to see a specialist since the cause may differ from one person to the other. Objective tinnitus is sometimes treatable, subjective tinnitus, on the other hand, normally is not. In very severe cases, a hearing aid adjusted to frequencies that mask the sound is a solution. If the sound is in the middle of your head, it most certainly is subjective tinnitus. Should the sound be in one ear only or on one side of the head more than the other, the possibility of a tumour in the area of the auditory nerve has to be ruled out. From what I was told, exposure to live or reproduced music even at high SPLs is not a very likely cause. Loud music can and does cause tinnitus, but those cases are mostly found in musicians or technicians and has to do with even greater SPLs and, what is most important, much longer periods of exposure. Depending on your case, music can remain an important part of your life. Tinnitus is usually masked by most music you can listen to. The condition may seem worse though after you have finished a longer listening session. Good luck, and see a specialist not a neck cracker!