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pateandcognac t1_isi416p wrote

Reply to comment by Anoobis_117 in OHSU scientists discover mechanism of hearing by TequillaShotz

Iirc, research into reversing hair loss has recently led to a breakthrough in reversing hearing loss and tinnitus by regrowing the auditory sensory hairs. There may be hope on the horizon.

I just learned about this finger thumping technique to help with tinnitus. Gives me some relief, sometimes. Ymmv

edit: I looked it up. here's a link I also just learned that tinnitus is associated with dementia, so there's that.

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whattherede t1_isjce1c wrote

The connection between hearing loss and tinnitus is a little unclear, plenty of people have hearing loss without tinnitus, and many people have debilitating severe tinnitus while scoring perfectly on an audiogram.

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windowpuncher t1_isjip23 wrote

Yep, I'm the latter. I have absurdly good hearing, always have, but making out any details is really hard because EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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whattherede t1_isjj6s5 wrote

I'm also the latter, SCREAMING, multi-tonal tinnitus and told my hearing was perfect.

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PretendsHesPissed t1_isjos5r wrote

Same here. Actually have hearing that goes a bit above the average hearing for a human (26k) but still have that delightful 24/7 tinnitus that sometimes loves to pretend it's a multi-instrument symphony playing inside my ears.

YES, I HEAR YOU, CONDUCTOR! NO, I DON'T WANT AN ENCORE.

Dammit. He ignored me again.

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poppy_otter t1_isjr67m wrote

I have a symphony in the left ear & EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE in the right. I haven’t bothered getting my hearing tested, I just know I rely on subtitles so that the tv is blasting my kid’s hearing…too much anyway.

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PretendsHesPissed t1_iskfutq wrote

Subtitles on everything else I have no idea what's going on.

They're great even for the non-hearing fuct, especially given that right now it's quite popular to deliberately make dialogue and background sounds confusing and inaudible as hell.

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HealthyBits t1_isjn9wt wrote

I just love when the Eeeeeee changes pitch and goes EEEEEEEEE to the point that it covers any other noise.

Fun times….

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maguchifujiwara t1_isjoxo0 wrote

Thanks for the info. TIL I have tinnitus and probably pretty severe at that! I always thought you couldn’t have one without the other.

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SiGNALSiX t1_iskfh3o wrote

How do you score perfectly on a hearing test if you have loud tinnitus? Wouldn't the tinnitus (especially if its multi-tonal) mask some of the test tones?

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Intelligent_Tip_4989 t1_isnvhyn wrote

Not nescarilly, atleast fro mine it doesn't cover up sounds. Can sort of hear through it. Can still hear plug sockets, birds those annoying cat scares in people's gardens

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PretendsHesPissed t1_iskgcqa wrote

Yeah. While it does last longer than I do in bed, it's still a harsh reminder that it's always there.

On the flip side, at least we have comfort in knowing that one of the reasons why life is so hard for us is the permanent disfigurement of our hearing. Yay!

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VitiateKorriban t1_isin7zb wrote

I did that exercise and felt immediate relief, albeit it was short

Thank you

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tonyrizzo21 t1_isjar7n wrote

But the OSHA video my employer makes us watch every years says those tiny ear hairs never grow back!

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practicing_vaxxer t1_isjw8jq wrote

I think the correlation with using earphones and not using earplugs is a lot stronger.

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draeath t1_iskdcs7 wrote

> I also just learned that tinnitus is associated with dementia, so there's that.

Oh goodie

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egoic t1_isku9v6 wrote

For others here's something to possibly consider before using the thumping technique: I don't know if it's just me but the thumping technique just got me really really depressed when I found it, because it reminded me what it was like to hear silence again and the effects are quite short-lived. Not saying someone shouldn't try that if it gives them hope or some bit of happiness or relief, but if someone has a lifelong constant tinnitus and they have come to terms with their condition then sometimes it's better to just not think about what's lost and learn to live with life the way it is now. Everyone is different, but it's just something to consider before trying if you're living with the condition

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Shambhala87 t1_isjgyhh wrote

“Beating on the heavenly drum”

It doesn’t help mine : /

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DunebillyDave t1_it0bspl wrote

I really hope you're right because

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

SHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSH

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

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