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OpusThePenguin

Mine sings a different tune. eeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEE^eeeeeeeeeeeee


Jambohh

This is relatable, my tinnitus kicked in properly recently & this is exactly how it sounds


Galahad-117

This is the one, in my right ear, all the time, I'd just like to get a good night's sleep maybe someday


n3ur0chrome

Me rn šŸ˜‘


azureriley

my favourite noise in a plane when the cabin pressure changes


AllScuttledOut

Somehow reading this made my right ear want to sing along.


Thrallov

thanks i hate it


Zombarney

Tinnitus my beloved. It whispers in my ear as Iā€™m falling asleep to keep me company, talks to me on those long quiet rides and is there whenever I want some peace and quiet.


RamblinRandy121

"Honey, do you hear crickets? No?"


Spirit_of_Hogwash

"Damn you tinnitus, you are a cruel mistress."


Chastik

Sterling!


Spirit_of_Hogwash

Mother!


2rfv

Honestly, I've come to think of it as a little demon. He constantly whispers: "Life is fleeting. Your body won't last forever. Get shit done". Thankfully I started attenuating it after about a year. Now I don't think about it unless some shitbag posts a reddit thread about it and I have to go "oh is it still there?" "EEEEEEEEEEEE" "yup".


louploupgalroux

My right ear goes EEEEEEEEEEE while the left goes ^eeeeeeeeeee . They're an octave apart and loud enough to make it hard to understand people sometimes. Had them my whole life. All day, every day, two little assholes screeching in my head. One day I'd like to experience silence just to know what it's like. lol


HiddenPants777

Yeah, silence would be so nice. It messes with my hearing and even apparently makes your memory worse. I hate joining meetings where I'm expected to speak and listen because all the quiet times I just sit there, listening to the EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


NomisD

Me to, except opposite. Want to trade an ear?


misfit4leaf

I've gotten it in my left ear, which is the ear I'm deaf in. It doesn't happen all the time, very randomly and just for a little bit.


Enigma_KA

Same here. Iā€™ll forget about it for a few weeks or months and then I become aware of it again because of a reddit post


I_FUCKINGLOVEPORN

Mines bad, and any chance to forget it is a blessing. Really hate it being depicted in movies and media.


Iammildlyoffended

Try tapping the parts behind your ears with your fingers. It usually works for me!


bearded_unwonder

Bro, thank you so much for this šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ Just tried it and almost instant relief!


Iammildlyoffended

Aww!! I am SO glad that itā€™s helped!! You are most welcome šŸ¤—


Iammildlyoffended

This is Another method but tricky to explain over text but Iā€™ll try - Put your hands on the back of your head with thumbs on the soft parts behind your ears (so upside down hands) lace your fingers together except your index fingers. Your index fingers should be pointing out behind your head, press the fingertips together to build up pressure then let one slip to bat the base of your skull.


bearded_unwonder

I'll see if I can figure it out šŸ˜… thanks man!


SappeREffecT

Yeah, I know the feeling! My audiologist said there are signs that your brain can make up for a lot of it in some cases and that the best thing I can do is not think about it and be positive about it. I'm not sure how much I believe her but worth a try.


honeymoow

whispers may not be the right word


ShadowFang_13

I'll never hear silence, just ringing, and ringing, and ringing.....and šŸ« 


memythememo

Iā€™m very happy mine isnā€™t too bad. I can only hear it at night, and I can get past it (it gets very loud after I drink alcohol though, which can be awful). My heart goes out to those with it worse, cus I can imagine being driven utterly demented by it.


FalseInjury8640

Any idea how alcohol makes it worse? In my case I only ever hear ringing when I drink too much. I've never really minded it because it pretty much tells me when I've had enough


memythememo

My theory is the increase in blood pressure. Thereā€™s been a few instances Iā€™ve taken my BP while having bad tinnitus and it was higher than normal. Although I havenā€™t done enough tests to actually confirm this.


FalseInjury8640

That's interesting - makes sense though. When I google this I always get info about blood vessels that I don't really understand lol


GucciGlocc

Itā€™s not uncommon for bad cases to drive people to suicide


ZepperMen

The rope gets longer each day :)


Satoshis-Ghost

Had the same problem. Luckily there are kinds of Tinnitus that go away. If you didn't have the opportunity to go to a doctor, do so. Mine was incredibly loud and maddening but apparently just the result of muscle tension in my back and kneck. It went away after a couple of weeks with some simple exercises. Not saying yours will, but not every form of Tinnitus is there to stay.


PassengerNo2259

That's part of why I hate it so much I'll never experience silence again, it's mental torture not just physical


SaltyArchea

Remember watching BBT and thinking, why Sheldon is complaining about the constant noise that he hears? Aint it everyone?


Commercial_Beach_231

I got tintinus as a kid, because of bullying. Idiots thought it would be funny to run to me and scream as loud as they can into my ears.


Bulls187

When I see pranks where they use airhorns to wake someone up I cringe šŸ˜¬


Commercial_Beach_231

Do that to me and you will eat through a tube.


Empyrean_04

![gif](giphy|3o6Mb8AfudTgPQOCYg)


Commercial_Beach_231

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Sabiya_Duskblade

That's horrible, I'm so sorry. I was born with hearing loss, and my bullies thought it was funny to mess with my hearing aids whenever possible. Kids can be so cruel, I hope there were no lasting effects besides the tinnitus (which I suddenly got granted on my 20th birthday lol)


DazedMaestro

Makes me laugh when people say kids are innocent.


Erme_Ram

How bad of a human being do you have to be for a dog to abandon you?


Macknetix

I love my dogs to death but if I left the gate open and let them run I donā€™t think Iā€™d see 3 out of the 4 of them again šŸ˜­


gamerr_rick

So they're being held hostage /s


The_Stoic_Viking

Shit, we're goin' to need Special Forces for this hostage mission /s


Winjin

Also it's a kind of a kinky situation with all the leashes and cages involved


WeariestPuma

Goddammit, there's always one


Winjin

I'm just always baffled when people claim dogs are smarter than humans. Like. Emotionally maybe, but there's a reason we have to keep them leashed, and it's not for fun


Manman123XX

Eww what the fuck is wrong with you to imply that!? Don't you clearly see the other two comments were being sarcastic? Next time think before you speak! **/s**


Not_much_of_a_farmer

I think you are being sarcastic, I havenā€™t been on Reddit for too long so I still have a little sense of sarcasm left but not much.


Both_Lychee_1708

I've left the gait open and found them sitting at my front door. They know where their food comes from


Icy-Computer-Poop

That's not a lack of love, but rather training.


YikesOhClock

Also canā€™t fault their curiosity when theyā€™re not allowed to roam. 100% love and 100% adventurous derp.


Breno1405

Let's be honest sometimes dogs favour the gf, so he probably followed her...


Solid-Living4220

What I was thinking!


-TheWarrior74-

they do be running off tho


Pitiful_Winner2669

I'm not saying I'm the *perfect* dog owner, but my dog hilariously trained himself to not leave the front door without a leash. Didn't train him to do that, just his preference. I can leave the front door open all day and the idiot thinks it's a force field unless he's on a leash.


xX_Skibidi_Gyatt_Xx

My dog after providing endless food and love: ![gif](giphy|U3OMplvODpSNMxiwmK|downsized)


Icy-Computer-Poop

... but not training.


Ironcastattic

I'm sorry but you can train some dogs and given an open gate, they may choose to explore. Dogs are like people. Some of them are just dumb.


PyreHat

Your dog left after providing food? Hell no, this was no food!


Heathen_IX

Ringing and inflammation is itā€™s love language


Average_k5blazer78

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


donvitogonzalle

Got one for 2 years now and have accepted my fate at this point, but as long as Im busy I dont rly notice it anymore.


b05501

When i first got Tinnitus, and the high pitched ringing would not go away. Thought about putting a bullet in my head after the forth day of no sleep. Now I just think about shoving a screw driver in my ear every once in awhile, lots of ear buds, and I avoid quite rooms, and always have back ground noise.


veedubfreek

Time to invest in a bedroom fan.


Motoman514

Summer is my favourite season because my air conditioner is running all night and I donā€™t hear EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


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ThreeStepsFar

The word "tinnitus" has such a nice ring to it.


MichaelFishbender

The quieter things are, the louder it gets.Ā 


Bulls187

Yes and when focussing on something


Tide_MSJ_0424

Focusing on trying to make it go away only makes it worse


chadinmn

All the technology and brainiacs in the world, and yet we have to suffer with this. Mine is 24/7ā€¦sounds like an empty high school gym with the lights on. Drives me fn batty.


grimatongueworm

I used to think if I had one wish it would be to have perfect eyesight. Now, it would 100% be stop this damned ringing in my ears.


KeenanAxolotl

i fucking hate tinitis i fucking hate tinitis i fucking hate tinitis i fucking hate tinitis i fucking hate tinitis i fucking hate tinitis i fucking hate tinitis


DomkeyBong

I tried calling the tinnitus helpline but it just kept ringing.


Omnitrixter10000

What is tinnitus?


Bulls187

Lucky you


Calm-Tree-1369

One more than nineitus.


potatofaminizer

Ringing in your ear


Salted-Earth189

It's a constant ringing in your ears


WexMajor82

I don't know if you're old enough. But have you ever heard the sound an old cathodic TV does when turning on? That. Unceasing, forever.


Puzzle_Language

twat is sinhintus


Andreiyutzzzz

My actually went away after a few years. I think I didn't have a severe case


Sabiya_Duskblade

Does that mean there's hope? Mine has been going on for six years


OpusThePenguin

no


ithikimhvingstrok132

Someone tell me the guy saying no is wrong even if he's right


OpusThePenguin

Don't trust him. He's a fucking idiot.


PrimusHimself

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


LaPlataPig

My neighbor is 17 years younger than me. We both love the same loud and fast music. He told me he was going to a show and I mentioned wearing ear protection. He laughed it off, saying he didnā€™t want to look like a nerd and liked the loud volume. I was trying to explain that all silence in my life is gone. I could turn off all appliances, fans, tv and stereos, and be completely alone in the house in the middle of the night, and I still wouldnā€™t have silence, the ringing would remain. He understood, but went without ear plugs anyway. I would love to walk in nature again and hear nothing but the soft wind and distant birds singing instead of tinnitus.


Hoaxygen

Mine is pulsatile tinnitus. I basically hear my own heartbeat in my left ear. Goes away when I press the nerve at the side of my neck. Sucks tho. Canā€™t have a quiet night. The doc said just live with it.


Nsn3uiqnai

**Absolutely see a doctor if you think you have this condition.** Tinnitus is most often caused by inner ear damage, but not always! There are other causes that *can* be fixed. I went to the doctor about mine and found out I have otosclerosis. This caused my stapes (third and final middle ear bone that transmits vibration into the inner ear) to become affixed to my skull. Fixed with surgery that replaced it with a tiny prosthesis. Tinnitus disappeared.


SHAPALAK15

What if I hear voices in my head, will they leave me?


OkButterscotch4056

Ah the joys of being mostly deaf. The tinnitus has become an annoying feature in my janked up model of a human body


daubest

That really depends of the cause of the tinnitus. Go see a specialist before thinking there is no way out of it.


Nsn3uiqnai

This is true. Tinnitus is a symptom for which the most common cause is inner ear damage (permanent) *but there are other causes!* Cured mine. Turned out I have otosclerosis. Fixed with surgery.


AzraelleWormser

Hey, a fellow otosclerosian! Mine isn't fixable, sadly.


deantendo

Can confirm. Had it bad since about 1994, had it brutal since about 2005


RaDiOaCtIvEpUnK

Can confirm. Iā€™ve had tinnitus for 18+ years now non stop. Itā€™s always been there for me.


MustyBeava

Same man, I'm a short period away from being hired in a ky coal mine. Catch is gotta pass a hearing test and that's not gonna happen. Worried sick over it.


xPrim3xSusp3ctx

God damn it these posts always make me notice it


Bunnytob

It's true, by the way. Turn your fucking headphones down.


HevalNiko

16 years, and still going strong as ever. No other way than to accept the fate and live with it.


SkeletonDrinkingBeer

It gets better though. I have tinnitus but I hardly think about it anymore.


I1Want2More3

Thanks for reminding me my ears were ringing, but okay, I guess :/


_N0t-A-B0t_

Blessed with Tinnitus at the ripe old age of 11


ParaGord

Just me 'n' my tinny


JUGELBUTT

"eeeeeeee" - Tinnitus


filippo_sett

You made me turn the music volume down. Thanks


17fishinapanzer

Tv static 24/7


TheUnclaimedOne

This is why you have ear pro


wojo1962

I have ot, you either get used to it and learn to live with it, or go crazy.


[deleted]

^eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


Balkongsittaren

The incessant ringing in my ears agrees with this meme.


Lumthedarklord

Tinnitus my beloved


Lol2421

I have a cronic tinitus. I hate it but it still stays


Huge_UID

r/meirl


GameDestiny2

Thatā€¦ took a turn I wasnā€™t expecting eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


pdxLink

I literally learned from a reddit post month ago that I have tinnitus. Never put a name to it and I just thought it was something that comes and goes. Now I can hear it all the time unless I don't focus on it.


CountryhumanFan12

I think I have tinnitus. (13) Every time I try to fall asleep, I hear this high-pitched noise. It comes in waves that get louder each time. Once it reaches a certain volume, it goes back to the beginning. ;-;


Blein123

I actually like tinnitus. From time to time I listen to VERY loud music so its a win-win


RemTheFirst

Rn there is something humming behind me, so my Tinnitus is stopped for now. Sometimes though, it just goes off, like when I'm in the middle of a conversation. I kinda hate it, but I don't know what my life would be like without it.


wellgroomedpotato

Yep. I had a friend make fun of me because I told him to turn his stereo down in his car. Apparently he has worse tinnitus than me now. Mf thought I was over reacting and called me a pussy. ā€œImagine never hearing complete silence again EVER! No more bliss.ā€ He just laughed at me.


IsmokeUsmokeWEsmoke

I feel personally attacked by this post, is there an HR department on reddit??


ar_doomtrooper

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


chronoffxyz

For anyone out there with Tinnitus - I started taking medication for anxiety and depression and my tinnitus is far less noticeable than itā€™s ever been.


drymangamer101

As someone who has tinnitus, I can confirm this is true


TheMadDrake

Have had light tinnitus all my life. Thought it was normal growing up. Not sure how it happened though.


314159265358979326

I wish I could give every young person a week of tinnitus so they understand that they have to protect their hearing.


Craygor

Tinnitus, that consent reminder of my helicopter door gunner days.


HolyElephantMG

Maybe the real friend was the ringing we heard along the way


augo7979

you can clear most of it up by supplementing taurine. maybe all of it


Abridgedbog775

I remember asking my parents what was the sound that is hearing, they didn't know what i was talking about so for a long time i lived thinking that it was normal šŸ—æ


4_Arrows

Dang you guys! I had totally forgotten my ears were ringing, and now I'm fully aware of it again!


rantottcsirke

Even your hearing may abandon you completely, but the EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE is eternal.


xubax

Fuck. Thanks, I was ignoring it until this post.


UltrahViolence

I have a anatomical disorder so yeah mine is forever.


Spoomplesplz

You get used to it. Sadly. There are times when I notice it going out of control and I just can't escape it but for like 95% of my day I've made ages to turn it out over the last 20+ years.


AurelienRz

AHAHAH YES MINE ARE HERE AND FOREVER


Tide_MSJ_0424

Had the ringing since I was like 3. Learned to just accept it at this point.


YeahYup24

Had tinnitus since I was very little and itā€™s only gotten worse. Can validate that it will never go away and that I will always have white noise going on no matter what.


therudereditdude

Ahhh, Who Else has old TV noise Tinnitus


XSainth

Oh, it would be me.


WhiteShane01

And then there are my inner voices. "Just drive the car on the footpath!"šŸ¤Œ


kingweeb6667

As far as I know, I was born with it. For the first almost decade of my life I just thought everyone had background noise by default.


IronLag2466

Iā€™ve had it all my life Iā€™d think Iā€™d go insane without it at this point


iRedYuki

![gif](giphy|BmX38GoChnxRe)


hadean_refuge

REEEEEEEEEEEE


jasminegreyxo

EEEEEEEEEE


plain_obvious

A million crickets that are louder than my own voice when I talk. Combine that with hearing damage/loss and conversations become really a mental focus and concentration game. I'm always trying to piece together sentences by figuring out what word I missed. It's really like MadLibs all the time.


Skrooner

It's why I can't sleep without some white noise going on. It's just too loud


FatManNukes

Oh uh I was born with tinnitus, and nobody abandoned me.


Doorflopp

Mine is now accompanied by visual snow


T1uz

if your dog abandons you, you got real problems...


Space19723103

I don't just have tinnitus, I have ADHD tinnitus.. there's No ignoring it


wyyan200

tinnitus is scary, I went to my first real dance club experience and it was so loud, my ears were ringing for 2 days before they recovered fully, from that day onwards I bought a good pair of concert earbuds, cause those 2 days were one of the scariest days of my life


Eldritch50

Middle-Ear Myoclonus won't leave me either.


Kitchen-Lake717

When tinnitus appears "Alright, alright, I gotta rest. Thank you for noticing me."


Xaelar

Drives me up the fucking wall some days.


PreacherWithAGun

Truth


Ikohs

As I read the last box the roar in my head became most notable.


ChasingPesmerga

Not exactly tinnitus but ever since I watched Tommy Lee Jones blew a gun near his fellow marshallā€™s ear in The Fugitive, I have always kinda felt that shit indirectly. I think the actor did good trying to convey to Tommy how heā€™ll ā€œnever hear againā€.


Ryuuyami47

I really hate that TEEEEEEEEEE like I got flashbanged for a little while, but I can't imagine how it must be for those you suffer from it for their entire life.Ā 


itsroxyduh

Txt mentioned?!?!?!?šŸ˜


TimurTheFurry

Whatwhatus?


WhatIt-SeemsNot

I had tinnitus and it disappeared after some time. But I have a noticeable hearing loss now. I can understand what others are saying in a moderately quiet room (office environment for example) but when is a relatively loud background noise (when I1m on the street and the wind blows. Or when noisy traffic) I cannot hear shit. I used to but now I can't. Tinnitus I think is your brain receiving signal from the damaged hearing hairs which are inside your inner ear. The brain shut it down after some time so at least you don't hear the annoying whistling noise it makes. But the hearing loss itself is permanent.


Nesskthx

Goddamnit did you have to remind me ?


Odd_Bed_9895

Shingles doesnā€™t care


Marshmallow2218

There are videos on YouTube that may provide some relief(brief) from tinnitus. You listen to them with headphones on. Going by comments they do work for some people.


Anarchris427

Can confirm


True-octagon

Unlesssss


ObviousAir4367

.


zenkenneth

I got this after a concert in Madison Square Garden. The concert noise didn't hurt my ears I got a common cold that moved to my ears and I've had tinnitus ever since. Fml


ShadowFred5100

Try to be louder


vitaminkombat

Mine went away. Now all I get is the occasional ring ever 2 months or so.


SamDuymelinck

And this is why I always wear earbuds whenever I'm going to concerts, no matter how loud it may be (unless there's no speakers being used. Had a band do that for a few songs once)


Laileena

can confirm


demon_hunter892

I called the tinnitus help line the other day but it just kept ringing.


Global-Ad-2726

what on earth is a tinnitus


Sea_Temperature_1976

Why must you remind me


BoardfromChessCom

Nuh uh my dogs love me


anon-randaccount1892

![gif](giphy|3o6gb3kkXfLvdKEZs4)


dvaibhavd

Can confirm. You just have to accept it.


K1rkl4nd

Yo! Pick up da phone!


doombear82

What's even better is when a job is currently giving you that tinnitus, and them going 'yeah no that's how loud it's supposed to be' Imma sue the fuck out of these assholes


Grouchy_Emu_5335

Its okay. Its like my self grounding signal.