Tinnitus: Ringing in the Brain | Josef Rauschecker | TEDxCharlottesville
In this talk Josef Rauschecker illuminates the science behind tinnitus as well as the current state of treatment options.
Josef Rauschecker has 35 years of experience in systems and cognitive neuroscience, more than 25 years of experience in animal electrophysiology, and upwards of 15 years of experience with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). At Georgetown University Medical Center, he helped create the first human fMRI research facility. He has also held visiting appointments at several institutions, including Harvard Medical School, and has been the recipient of a Humboldt Award and a Finland Distinguished Professorship.
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My only wish is to hear silence... 😥
Jack Attack, I agree! You've said what I try to convey to people, that this is a PERCEPTION problem. Generally, those who suffer the most from it are people who are obsessively focusing on it, listening for the sounds, and that is what causes it, or at least worsens it to a great extent. Find distractions, stay busy with things that you enjoy, things you love. In the beginning weeks and months I was regularly upset about it. I was mad, sad, and worried about it. I did research about nutritional supplements, saw all the doctors, had hearing checked out, had hormone levels checked (my tinnitus is related to hormone imbalance and menopause). But as time went on I got pissed off enough that I decided to take my normal life back, and slowly over the following months, I got it back. I've come to see that for most people, it is related to IMBALANCE in all areas of my life; and to poor sleep, too much stress and worry, and to feeling depressed, angry, or sad too often. When I started to have that understanding, when I went to bed and heard it, I was like "Meh, big deal, f- off" and just kept happy thoughts in the forefront of my mind, thought of scenes from my favorite movies, or my cats little furry faces, or the faces of people I loved, or some comedy sketches that always make me laugh, and I let myself be soothed by these positive thought-distractions. Then I dropped off to sleep more easily. It's been easier and easier since then. :)
Lyndy Stucky tinnitustalk is terrible. A website where everyone is insane It's unbelievable. I mean they plug their ears when walking outside. They are not good people to mix with. I know there are Some Hopeful and lovely people there, but way too Many depressing stories Which will mess with you.
Me too I do not know what silence is had tinnitus for 40 yrs in one ear after a bad bout of viral flu it has now visited my other ear so I am back to square one. I do not know how I have kept going but I have somehow.
George Kehaya, Yeah, I agree with you. Barbara Steisand and Steve Martin have also had it. It has not dampened their success or enjoyment of life either. I think one of the problems is when people feel it as a bad thing, as a punishment, or a sickness, etc, when it doesn't have to feel that way at all. In most cases (yes, I know there are exceptions), but for most people there is NOTHING WRONG in their body. There is NO problem. It is an offshoot of anxiety or stress, or anger, and general imbalance in a person's life. They have to approach the curing of it or the managing of it from many angles: Massage Therapy Cranio Sacral Adjustments Overall stress-management in one's life, which could mean changes to relationships and jobs or careers SLEEP, getting better sleep, more sleep, including sleep positioning (some peoples' tinnitus is actually caused by using the wrong pillow!) Some dietary changes ; it couldn't hurt to cut way back on processed foods, sugar, salt, caffeine, alcohol, smoking EXERCISE, not necessarily more, but better exercise, more relaxing (swimming, yoga, bike riding) It's when people keep their lifestyle basically the same, with little or no change, and stay in horrible jobs, relationships, get horrible sleep, take too many medications, smoke, drink, eat fast foods, watch too much TV, sit too much in front of the computer, don't get outside for fresh air or enough exercise that they then complain that tinnitus is wrecking their life. Maybe it is not the tinnitus doing it, but the fact that they are not approaching overall lifestyle changes to improve their quality of life.
George Kehaya it's weird isn't it. People take their peaceful silence for granted. I've had it for five years, I tune it out and have listened to a lot of binaurals, Hypnotic videos etc. I'm so used to it that even when it gets louder I just lie there hearing it and eventually fall asleep. Safe to say listening to all the material I have helps a lot. They have a few tinnitus sufferers hypnotics to listen to. Always get those.. they are in app form as well. Since it is a "hallucination" it makes sense hypnosis would be the best way to go.. that and acupuncture.
1:56 lower your sound if you are a tinnitus or hyperacusis sufferer. This loud tone can be really hard to handle. Upvote please to help others.
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It freaked me out. I had stepped away from my phone at this moment and wasn't sure if it was in my own head but much louder...
yup
Thank you dude.
I read this in the nick of time
I'm 71 and I have had tinnitus since 1974. it has grown worse over the years. In my case, it's a very high pitch in both ears. It is very loud. My ears have become very sensitive to abrupt sounds, but I don't let it get me down. I ignore it the best I can, but that is requiring a lot of determination these days. It sometimes gets to me and I languish for a while wishing the ringing would stop, trying to imagine what silence is like. The funny thing is that I have played harmonica since I was ten and still love to play. I still have good pitch, too. I usually avoid watching videos on tinnitus because they end up offering fake cures that require a subscription, etc. This is the first time I see something that makes sense (I am a retired DC). I hope they succeed in finding a treatment plan soon.
specifically clonazepam and avoiding all salt has given me relief from overwhelming tinnitus
I hope soo too but this video was from 6 years ago and still didn’t find the curr😢
Ringing in ears since 1967. Ugh!.
One of my earliest memories is of my telling my Mum that I had a noise in my ears. She said, "Oh; everyone has that!', and told me not to worry. So I didn't, and hearing it hasn't bothered me at all for the last 75/76 years! (Edit to add) I spent 23 years working in an engine laboratory, where I had tests carried out on my ears, to the highest standards, twice a year. I would enter the soundproof cell, where the only sound I could hear was the tinnitus, until the test started, when, at very low levels, sounds very similar to the sound of the tinnitus were played through the headphones. The sounds were so quiet that I found that unless I breathed through my wide-open moth, the noise of my breath would drown them. Despite this, my hearing was always found to be the most sensitive of any in the laboratory.
Dr. Alan Mandel has several videos on utube regarding tinnitus. You might want to try watching them.
as horrible as it is to live with this it’s comforting to know that im not alone in this it gives some sort of hope
If your Tinnitus persist, meet Dr Akintola on KZhead, he cured me of my chronic Tinnitus, I can hear silence again for the first time.
To hear silence again would be beyond description.
it's possible
I’ve been living with tinnitus for my entire life and have never got the chance to just be in silence. I think that in some ways its better though because I never got to experience life without it, so it’s just life rather than an affliction.
Its from wifi
While I'm not discounting Wi-Fi as being the cause for some, for myself, I'm going to have to say No, I'm pretty sure my tinnitus isn't from Wi-Fi, seeing as how I've had tinnitus since 89, long before there were cell towers & routers everywhere.
@@andreah6175 I've had it years before wi-fi
I've had tinnitus for over 40 years. It's always there (high frequency), but you get used to it. You have to, or you go mad.
Does the frequency increased when you grew older n older!
Yes, mine is very high pitched
@@gauravmishra1421 jesus christ it's gonna get higher pitched?
@@svendinsvinderlin4569 I hope, it don't!!
I had mine for 55 years...
I have only just discovered this video. His words, "help is on the way, we're not there yet, but help is on the way" brought tears and I broke down and cried that someone cares about root cause ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
And where the treatment?! 6 years silence
@korotaevaa was thinking the same thing. This is 6 years old..
I was 9 months pregnant when I woke up on my 30th birthday with tinnitus and Bell's Palsy. My doctor said that he'd never seen anyone with that disorder that late in pregnancy. I wasn't permitted to take time off without pay from my 2nd grade teaching position, so I had to teach 30 seven-year-olds after having sleep interruptions to get up and feed my newborn. The students were so loud during the day that the sounds were camouflaged, but I never experienced quiet over the two years I dealt with it. I heard whistling, someone blowing in my ear, geese honking, and other sounds and it was driving me mad, but when I was pregnant with my second baby and caught a bad head cold, the sounds slowly went away as I recovered from the virus. I am now 73 and it never came back. I have so much empathy for those who are suffering with it because I completely understand how life-changing it is. The only thing that kept me from considering suicide was my little baby. I truly wish they would find something that could help (other than listening to the static between radio stations--what I was told to listen to so I could fall asleep).
I hope those kids are now helping you.
My tinnitus stops when I stop eating my inflammatory foods - grains, comercial dairy products - which most ppl are also sensitive to. Do a blood test for food and environmental sensitivities/triggers. Inflammation causes disease and destroys the body over time and leads to early death.
@@Noitisnt-ns7mo My tinnitus stops when I stop eating my inflammatory foods - grains, commercial dairy products and night shades - which most ppl are also sensitive to. Do a blood test for food and environmental sensitivities/triggers. Inflammation causes disease and destroys the body over time and leads to early death.
@@nadahere Great advice. I haven't done this.
@@nadahere i agreed with you food hv a big role. I have ear stuck, later i realise that one side of my skull is higher than the other side. I suspect i have demantia for a while until lately it got worse and ear stuck. I massage my head using accupunture point and red ligt therapy. I have muscus from my nose and tear flowing from my eyes, was so bad for few days that it swell. After 2 weeks of treatment my skull is normal and ear no stuck. I talk faster and mood feel better. i think is inflammation in the brain.
At night the silence is so loud.
Do you drink alcohol?
Same for me. I put the radio on in the background, helps a bit.
It's maddening
I don't how long any of you have had tinnitus, but, after 33 years, the only thing of comfort that I can say is that the brain learns to ignore it, most of the time.
Yea , I'm 13 and I have tinnitus
These medical researchers are the actual heroes in our society , not the sports stars or the musical stars or the television stars or the movie stars .
Jerry Wiese and the tik tok starts 😂😂😂
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Well what is the prolonging if life, without art ?
Jerry Wiese Attention!! I suffered this for a few months and still have minor minor problems with it but I CURED about 99% of it! I did a lot of the things everyone suggested, these videos, hairdryer to the ear canals on low, nerve massages, etc. What I truly believe worked for me was LIONS MANE mushrooms. Please look into them if you suffer tinnitus. I believe that all these other techniques helped but the true silver bullet was lions mane. It’s legal and sold in most Asian supermarkets. I got mine in pill form from a company called Host Defense but I think any organic source will work. Lions mane has been shown to regrow nerve endings and repair the nervous system and neurons in the brain. Do some research and try it!
Last month I have a tinnitus, which makes me worried about my future and self, this ringing brought me anxiety. Later then I ask God to help me out, I read Bible and the driven life purpose book that helped me a lot to connect with God finding my true purpose. After days and weeks that has passed I learned to don't be bothered by this ringings and live my life according to God's purpose....And yesterday a miracle happened, God granted my prayers He allowed my tinnitus to heal, like I can't explain how it happened, like just suddenly! And for that I am very thankful to God, not just for healing my tinnitus but also for transforming me into a new person. God is so good, He just need to see our faith, He works in disguise, things are not always impromptu, God needs our patience.
I had tinnitus. Had my hearing tested and it was PERFECT. I had been under a tremendous amount of stress. After some time - removing myself from the stress-the tinnitus STOPPED.
For Many Days You Suffered From Tinnitus?
@@thehistoricaljourney4789 Yes. Probably 3+ months.
I believe you. Do You know that there was a severe conflict that startet the tnnitus? You aready said something about stress.
@@borodel619 Yes. There was an emotionally traumatic incident.
I turned 25 recently. I've had tinnitus for over a decade now. No cure.
Who have tinnitus here? Lets pray for them.I have it now just now sept 21 2019 im sad :(
It happened yesterday :(
@@creepycat31 my tinnitus is less now the doctor said it will gone after 1 month cuz i have ear infection he provide me to use eardrop for my ear left and right anti bacterial and inflame if u have at go to doctor asap before its too late
I've had it since 9/30/19
@@samharrington5356 go to doctor ASAP before its too late
I got mine around in july this year. I went shooting without any hearing protection (Brilliant right). It's settled down since then but it still comes up. I can activate it at will if i bite really hard. Honestly man, it's a part of you. You gotta live with it. Think of it as just a sound coming from within your body :)
I'm 33 and have it so bad I made plans to end my life but fortunately my family intervened. It's still a daily struggle and I hope we make medical advances some day. I wouldn't wish this condition on my worst enemy.
Keep the faith!
Dont drink sugary drinks... makes it worse...
Wow I hope you get better. I'm 36 and I just started hearing the ringing around a week ago. Its getting to the stage where I'm getting so worried, thinking about it all day, unsure how it started and why its happened. Its starting to drive me crazy. I hope you get better. I really do and I hope we can find a cure.
So glad you are still here. I, too, am waiting for a cure. Here is to hoping!
@@craigwalker7411 It gets better, trust me. Though it seems impossible now, you will gradually accept it and learn to live with it. White noise at night helps.
Wow! Had Tinnitus for over 45 years and depression for 20 years, and it is the first time I hear there is a relationship between these two diseases...
Same here!
And how did you cure your tinnitus?
I've had it for 30 years :) For anyone with it, I recommend don't fight it. Just accept it and your life goes on, it's not so bad really when you think of all the other possibilities that can go wrong with health. I hardly think about it now.
That's true. I visited a lot of doctors and tried to cure it, but the real cure these days is just acceptance. However, my tinnitus is not loud, so can't compare to others that much.
Until the vertigo begins… ☹️
That’s because you have “normal” tinnitus.
@@Cursed4Life8 what are the other flavours? This one is bad enough: (
@@tomrichards51 mine is not too hard. It only triggers when there's total silence, and fortunately where I currently that almost impossible.
It's the first sound that I hear when I wake up and it's the last sound I hear when I drift off to sleep... and it follows me around all day. I can hear people just fine when they face me when they're talking, but if they're some distance away, speaking more quietly or not facing me I can always hear that they are talking, but it often makes it difficult to clearly hear their words. And, when I'm in a more noisy environment, like a restaurant, it just seems to get louder and complicate conversations. It's really hard to explain this to the people who are closest to me because they think I'm losing my hearing and keep pushing me to get hearing aids, but they don't understand it's not that I can't hear, it's that I constantly hear something I don't want to hear that makes it harder to hear the things I really want to hear. This is the first time I've had the opportunity to share comments with people who understand what I've been experiencing for more than forty years. Thanks for "listening."
Have you had it since you have memories? My first memory has it.
@@WexMajor82 No, I seem to recall first becoming aware of it in my later 20s. I think it came on as a consequence of my assignment to the SAC ICBM crew force. There was a 60hz/400hz AC/DC motor generator non-interruptible power set beneath the floor decking in the underground launch control center and we would spend three shifts down there during a 40-hour alert tour. It was not loud, maybe about as loud as a moderately crowded restaurant, but it was a constant kind of whine that you couldn't shut out. The tinnitus I hear is the same sort of constant, unwavering tone, almost like the output of a test signal generator.
@@calspassionbeyondscale2983 Like an old cathodic tube TV turning on. Constant, unstopping. The more silence there is in the room, the louder it gets.
@@WexMajor82 I also have the cathodic TV sound, very high-pitched
Background noise is the worst when it comes to understanding people talking. As you mentioned, background chatter in a place like a restaurant is bad, I personally also have problems with running water. If someone is running water in a sink and talks to me it just sounds like incomprehensible garble. I started suffering from tinnitus in my early 30's. At first, strangely, I just had bouts of it and it was intermittent. Now it is constant, and for me it sounds like the first sound sample in this video, except higher pitched. The best way I can explain it is if you turn in a tv or computer monitor with no signal and you hear a high pitched hum.
I cried while watching... I have noise-induced tinnitus (loud music) and it's bad. This gives me hope. I'm 21. The thought of not having to live the majority of my life with the ringing and hissing and headaches-- Man, that would be really swell. I want to have some silence again. Hopeful for a cure in my lifetime.
sounds bad man i too hope they find a cure. i dont really know what caused my T, it just started. may actually have been my friends dog barking. i hope not, because that will mean it was noice induced. my ear was also ear wax blocked at the time, so im very hopeful that was the cause, so there is a reasonable chance it will pass. if it was the earwax, then it should pass between 6weeks to 3 months. could of course vary. im on week 5 now, and i have felt minor reductions and many changes along the way. frequency, intensity, volume all change constantly. but it hasnt become completely quiet yet. i actually wish Bill Gates would get T, so he would invest billions in a cure. think he would probabily use 40 billion if he had to (out of about 80 billion), know i would.
Hi there. I'm just writing because my tinnitus is a lot like yours. It came out of nowhere with no noise induced cause, and it also varies a lot. The sound can change, the intensity, the volume, even the pitch. I have however, drastically reduced my tinnitus from almost suicidal levels that I was suffering only a few months ago, and it's at the point now where, though it still varies, when it is at it's quietest, I barely notice it at all through the day, and it's quiet enough at night that it doesn't bother me at all during sleep. When it's at it's loudest, it only just barely irritates me, because I know that it will be quieter before long, and that over time, it will get even quieter. My tinnitus seems to be following a pattern of spike, drop, spike a little less loud, then drop even lower than the previous low, and I am certain that one day I will have silence again. It may take years, but the fact that it can be improved at all has taken away the fear this ailment had paralysed me with. My advice to anyone reading this comment is to check out Julian Cowan Hill's videos on tinnitus, or even check out mine to hear my experience, (but you're better off checking out Julian's.) Tinnitus doesn't have a "Cure", in the sense that there is no pill or surgery for it, and in my opinion there never will be a cure like that because tinnitus is fundamentally a dysfunction of the nervous system, and that's affected by everything from your thoughts and feelings, to everything you perceive going on in your environment, big and small. No amount of money or research will ever fix the fact that, in my opinion at least, doctors are looking at it the wrong way. Tinnitus can however be eliminated, or at the very least reduced, so please check out Julian's channel. Anyway, sorry for the massive wall of text, but I really have improved my tinnitus and gotten my life back, and I desperately want to share that with other sufferers, because I was almost getting to the point where if I didn't have people in my life that would of been affected by my passing, I would of wished for death, and no one should have to go through with that, not when the problem is actually quite a simple one, though by no means is tinnitus 'easy' to cure. Thank you for reading, and I really hope this helps.
hey man, thanks for reply. hope i dont have it for months or years. its not very loud at the moment, usually loudest in the morning, and then gets lower after a shower. i think mine was induced by a combination of stress/depression and earwax blockage. hopefully, it was only the earwax. i also have had a stuffed nose for the entire duration of this, so hopefully, when summer comes the stuffed nose will go away, and parhaps the tinnitus. mine is very wierd. it went from a low ringing, to a loud one, then changed pitch, then it was like 3 or 4 sounds at the same time. one ringing, one hissing, one that sounds like someone scraping their nails on a board, and one sounding like a angle grinder that is not in contact with anything, just turned on, and turned off, but still spinning down. now its mostly just the angle grinder. i also have this very wierd thing going on randomly in my ear. i can feel it, like something is happening. its like someone is pulling a trigger, a flesh trigger per se, and i can hear it a little. a couple of weeks ago it happened like 30 times in a row, and the sound was gone. then it sneaked back, so im sure its some form of body function trying to cure me. hope it is. anyways, it it is earwax cause/cold and stuffed nose, im hopeful it will pass within a couple of months. but this fking symptom can last however long it feels like.... imma check out the julian video, see if it helps. ty man. hope yours go away too.
Trolleylol, Have you had your hearing checked, and blood tests and all that, to rule out certain causes? Did you see an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor? Another thing is lots of people have tinnitus from neck and shoulder problems. When they get physical therapy and massage from a highly skilled practitioner (don't just go to some bozo, in other words), their tinnitus lessens or goes away altogether.
Gray, That's fantastic! This is encouraging to read. I also see it as a kind of "perception" problem; problematic to people because of how they perceive it. If they perceive it with dread or anger or annoyance it is a problem, but if they are curious about it, unbothered by it like a monk resting in meditation, it ceases to be a problem. So it increases in direct relation to the degree that it's perceived as something bad, that has to be resisted. One of the many "tools" I have devised for myself is reminding myself that my body knows what it is doing; I will say that to myself: "trust the body, the body is not an idiot, it knows what it is doing, it is just trying to find balance." Everyone has to find their own way to feeling better, but I'm so glad when people like you share your positive outlook and experience.
This guy sure understands better than any doctors I've ever been to. Yes, I suffer from tinnitus, and it's a daily experience that I must deal with.
When I first noticed my tinnitus, in 2010, I felt panic/claustrophobia/anxiety and also grief for the silence I will most likely never know again. But now, although the tinnitus is still here, in both ears, ALL the time (the steady high-pitched tone) I pay no attention to it and I mostly forget it's there. It definitely gets louder when I'm stressed.
I'm glad you mentioned the stress factor. My chronic tinnitus definitely cranks up a few notches when I'm stressed. I love my sound machine. I find a sound that helps block tinnitus while I sleep or nap (rain, crackling fire, different types of white noise, etc). Makes a big difference in sleeping more soundly through the night.
@@2lioncobra that's interesting (I've not tried a sound machine) I'm glad to hear it gives you some relief.
Mine is so loud right now it's almost deafening, but what CAN I do but live with it.
100% true for me too
@@lindahandley5267same 😢
I clearly remember a sinking feeling when the realization that my life with tinnitus was the new normal hit me. The emotional stages of grief that followed shook me at my roots. I largely can ignore it during the day now and feel stronger from the experience but like almost everyone, the quite nights that used to be so glorious have now become a cacophony that takes away what was once a precious time. Please keep up the good work!
Im no doctor but i hope you and many are wearing earplugs in noisy areas. Like walking down the streets for all that traffic noise. Just to avoid it from getting worse. At night you can turn on the fan. Ofc im sure you know this.
It started for me as a child. I think perhaps after a fever or an ear infection? I can remember so clearly crying and begging my mother to "make it go away!" But of course, it never did and I am now 64, have had it all my life. There's an app that I play with sometimes and my frequency seems to be around 9100 Hz, super high-pitched. The odd thing is that playing that frequency will quiet my tinnitus for a few short moments. It's not supposed to work that way, but who knows what my brain is doing.
got treated from titanius. First clean both the ear , take few steroids from doctor good for ear infection . Then i took proponol medicine as suggested by doctor for getting relief from anxiety and stress for 3 week . Slowly it took 1 year to get rid of titanius . Together with I have started to ignore titanius sound , similarly like our heart beats , clock do tick tick , If we learn to ignore together with medicine and deep sleep for 8 hour with little physical walk or exercise 2 months . Titinus will get remove . In case this sound has still disturbing you , try to listen to few nice mantra like ganesh chalisa , gayatri mantra , hanuman chalisa before sleeping for 30 min or more . So that your subconscious mind forgot about the titinus sound and start absorbing sound of good vibrational mantra . All together if anyone follow this they can get rid of titinus within 2 month also. I was not not knowing the solution , so it took more time . Never loose hope . Where there is a will , there is a hope.
I just realized that i had tinnitus yesterday...cant sleep
@@vincentramos4333 How are you now my friend?It has been 9 years.
Haven't heard silence in 40 years. Maybe in my last moments the brain starts shutting down and I get a silent moment or even a day. Just silence, a simple thing most people enjoy and have no idea how valuable the experience is.
Tinnitus correlates with stress and depression?!... with the limbic system?! Even as a nursing student at the time this video was posted, tinnitus has always been explained to me as "idiopathic." This means the cause and physiological processes are unknown. Thank you for this information and the opportunity to understand my tinnitus. I wish the best to my fellow tinnitus sufferers!
I grew knowing about this and though it was caused of losing ear sound when you get old and to my unfortunate experience i know have it and i realise its on the brain that create this frencuencies and shapes when sound tones change.. i just have this since yesterday and it hasnt stop hoping that on my medic appointment the prescribe something that helps
yes! and the tinnitus of trauma clients I work with.
Thanks to Dr. Akintola who I met on KZhead that cured me of Tinnitus with his herbal mixture.
I all medication on my Tinnitushave tried , non could cure me but using Dr. Akintola herbal medicine cured me permanently. am finally free from Tinnitus.
Tinnitus, or its perception of it -- and thus its impact on me -- has always been related to my stress levels. It doesn't ever go away when I'm calm, or relaxed, BUT... being calmer helps me cope.
Very interesting to read other people's experience. I suffer from a high-pitched tinnitus 24 hours a day. I have learned to live with it. When I am seeking quiet time is when I notice it the most. It has impacted my life in that; I have to look directly at the person speaking and do some lip-reading if there are background sounds. If a person is speaking to me quietly and not enunciating their words; it just sounds like a mumble. I have found that in group settings, I tend to not engage in the conversation much anymore. I am now the quiet listener because I miss a lot of what is going on in the group conversation. Sad because I enjoy conversing with others so much.
Valerie, you probably have hearing loss as well. What you're describing was happening to me. When I got hearing aids, I was able to hear and understand people much better again. Get your hearing checked, and the hearing aids will give you your relationships back! Best wishes for you.
Hi Valerie, I have to avoid groups of people even my grandchildren 😢 If a restaurant becomes noisy I have to leave. I don't attend parties or loud gathering
I feel your pain.
@Super Moto thanks, I didn't realize I could be both. But why not! Oh joy.
20 years having tinnitus and I have noticed it gets louder when under major stress
same
Yes, for me too with stress it get louder and also barometric pressure. Right now I think I have a sinus infection so my right ear is really loud and the TV bothers me and loud sounds. Have taken Sudafed and nasil spray and still have it. I want it to get back to my manageable ring.
Me too, and I was just talking to my fiancée about this. I had massive stress triggered on Monday (due to a combination of car issues, severe lack of sleep and project deadlines) and the very next day when I woke i noticed the ringing, which has been with me for almost a week now. Yes, I am still very stressed, and having to stay mentally strong in the face of this tinnitus, but I am confident that with exercise I will return me back to normal and the tinnitus will go away.
Me too 😊
farsh cage I noticed it becomes louder when I move my jaw or neck
I’ve have this for years. It’s a hissing sound that never goes away. The phrase “silence is golden” is so under rated. This is an update after a year that I wrote this and I don’t know if this will help anyone else but I had an iron infusion due to being anemic and while I was undergoing this my tinnitus disappeared and it has not come back. I don’t know if it’s an iron deficiency but it’s gone.
The hissing sound started in one ear now both for years but glad i can sleep at night when my brain shuts it off. I'm 75 now hoping my insurance will cover an MRI Imagine to help correct my tinnitus so i can have again "silence that will be golden"
Try homeopathy
Mine was caused by migraines recently my migraine with aura was cured after some days tinnitus disappeared.
got treated from titanius. First clean both the ear , take few steroids from doctor good for ear infection . Then i took proponol medicine as suggested by doctor for getting relief from anxiety and stress for 3 week . Slowly it took 1 year to get rid of titanius . Together with I have started to ignore titanius sound , similarly like our heart beats , clock do tick tick , If we learn to ignore together with medicine and deep sleep for 8 hour with little physical walk or exercise 2 months . Titinus will get remove . In case this sound has still disturbing you , try to listen to few nice mantra like ganesh chalisa , gayatri mantra , hanuman chalisa before sleeping for 30 min or more . So that your subconscious mind forgot about the titinus sound and start absorbing sound of good vibrational mantra . All together if anyone follow this they can get rid of titinus within 2 month also. I was not not knowing the solution , so it took more time . Never loose hope . Where there is a will , there is a hope.
@@smitakumari4221 to be fair any music or audiobook or anything else not including loud noises can be helpful for the brain to kind of blur the tinnitus out, mine is not as bad as some people I see in the comments, actually I have better hearing than anyone in my family, but I remember i had tinnitus as far as my memory can go. If just forget about it it's much better, if there are any sounds around just as said it gets kind of blurred out. It only gets annoying when it's completely silent in my room and/or I suddenly remember that I have it and it automatically comes back. Hope that my advice about kind of distracting the brain and your comment also help someone who has it worse. Hope everyone of you who suffer from tinnitus get better❤️
Hard to explain, but there is a brief moment ,when I first wake up , before my brain is totally awake, there is no ringing in my ears.
Same wtf
That happens to me as well
Mine is a mid pitched tone that has been part of my life for well over a decade. It's totally imperceptible during the day except for small, temporary clips, but at night I use fans in order to overwhelm it because otherwise it's nearly impossible to fall asleep due to the ringing.
I would have thought if yours was barely noticeable during the day you are basically habituated and night time wouldn't be so bad. I've had Tinnitus for 28 years I barely paid any attention to it and never had any issue sleeping but after the second Pfizer shot it got louder and now I have trouble sleeping and even during the day it's very noticeable
@@Mark_Jacobson81 Nah. I hear sound all the time and my brain will fixate on something. So if not the fans, it'll be the ringing. During the day, there's plenty else to focus on with my ears, but not at night.
My tinnitus stops when I stop eating my inflammatory foods - grains, comercial dairy products - which most ppl are also sensitive to. Do a blood test for food and environmental sensitivities/triggers. Inflammation causes disease and destroys the body over time and leads to early death.
@@Mark_Jacobson81 My tinnitus stops when I stop eating my inflammatory foods - grains, commercial dairy products and night shades - which most ppl are also sensitive to. Do a blood test for food and environmental sensitivities/triggers. Inflammation causes disease and destroys the body over time and leads to early death.
Same.
May I hear silence again one day
Amen
what caused your tinnitus?
Did u hear
Could you speak up please?
Me too....😥
I've suffered from tinnitus for over 20 yrs. It's a nightmare that I wouldn't wish on anyone.
😓😓😓😓
Lets All HOPE fore a thritmemt Soon to reduse the hyperaktivitet in the brain my only HOPE is the Susan SHORE device or lenire devise to reduse tinnitus untill acure is found
Do you drink alcohol?
Did it get better?
How have you managed to sleep?
Got it when I was 18, Most depressing time of my life learning to accept the reality of living with such a condition. At 30 years old it's still there but I consider myself healed from it, If I MAKE my self aware of it I will hear it, But if I ignore it by just living my life, it's non existent. Honestly if it went away, I probably wouldn't even notice until I decided to "check" on it in a quiet room.
How many sounds?
I've had it my entire life after a reaction to antibiotics took most of my hearing in my right ear. It's terrible, but alot of the time you can trick yourself into not noticing it. Play some games, read, and having light music in the background always helps. The more you hone in on it, the worse it gets. I sympathize with everyone who's gotten it and knew what it was like without it, but if your mind is distracted it really helps. All the best to you all
All thanks to Dr Abiola on KZhead he cure my tinnitus
I took some antibiotics ear drop too But I have no ringing or hearing loss please how long did it take for you to get hearing loss after the antibiotics please am really in pain now
@@johnkay5711 alright
M😊e too - double dose of antibiotics
i have it since i was very young, it drove me mad at first, there were times that i really thought about killing myself, it was horrible but i have learn to live with it i had no other choice, but I'm still have some hope for a cure
change your diet, detox, see if that helps.
legrand mustache - me too, I have always had this, as early as I can remember. No one has been able to help, although, for a short period of time accupuncture helped but then it stopped. I also found through testing that I have multiple autoimmune disorders and I also think tinnitus is a big factor on problems with insomnia, which creates a vicious cycle. I truly hope you find something that helps, I still am searching too. Best wishes from a fellow sufferer who also just wants to live in a peaceful head.
my ears ring relative to what I have eaten. I can't eat certain foods or my ears ring loudly. My wife says there is a connection between the ringing and my kidneys. one thing that helps a lot is detox and also foot detox. Only the USA machine works well, the ones from China are not as good.
I suffered with this for years. The past year I started to take my health back. Getting right nutrients. Magnesium, d3k2, iodine, did some fasting, keto diet, eliminated sugar and processed carbs, I also used tea tree oil around and behind the ear. Had issues with ears for years. Unwanted pathogens can hide out in the ears . I don't know if it was one particular thing or a combination but I have been free from this for months now. I hope you all can find a healing path.
how long have you been?
Hi Turkee! How long did it take for you to experience results? And do you mean intermittent fasting? Last , was you r ringing consistent? Thank you for any feedback. Its been tough on me and this post is all hope.
do you think fitness could help?
@@nubianzen1977 He is lying, there is no cure. I acquired tinnitus a month and a half ago, first it really bothered me, then I didn't notice anymore and now it is very annoying. Go to see a doctor if you can, if you are experiencing hearing loss like I do, buy a hearing aid
@@f3rrrmi Any activity that distracts you from tinnitus is helpful although I do not advise you to run away from it, at least try to have some moments in a quiet place and get used to the high pitched sound, it's not negative nor positive, just is. Also after three months the brain will naturally accept the tinnitus.
When I was 22, went instantly deaf in right ear, ringing started immediately along with vertigo...that went away but tinnitus continues, I am 80 now!!
Youre a warrior. Having it for so long
happened to me at 17. had to get a hearing aid and still can’t hear anything in my right ear. i don’t even care about the hearing loss, i just want the tinnitus to go away. it’s miserable 😢 i’m 23 now.
Uncle I'm19 I want to leave study because of tinitus what should I do please motivate mr
@@misbasvlog6 i have tinnistus for 3 years .i listen online book on KZhead for sleep ,it helps and i read too much book .i hape this knowladge help for another people too
If your Tinnitus persist, meet Dr Akintola on KZhead, he cured me of my chronic Tinnitus, I can hear silence again for the first time.
I know you might've heard this before.......but tinnitus sufferers hang in there, be strong, WE GOT THIS!
Wish I could agree when u say we got this
Sabrina Callender We must be strong because there’s no other alternative! You can do things you’ve never thought possible, it’s inside you!
Its just been going on so long now, I've tried ignoring it other methods no relief
@@fruitcupboard Maybe go see a ear, nose and throat doctor, also sound therapy that creates a white, pink, or brown noise. Hearing aides can help, small earbuds that link to your smart phone have been effective for some. Also vitamins have been known to help, B12, melatonin, zinc, biotin, magnesium. Please see a doctor before taking the vitamins, also counseling ........but please keep looking for answers they are out there.....you must believe. One last thing sleeping on your back with a pillow designed for sleeping on your back and side, with your head slightly elevated with a fan running or a sound machine helps to sleep at night....you could take the magnesium an hour or two before bed time to help relax the central nervous system. Hope this helps you!
@@fruitcupboard There are 3 new device on the way SOON to reduse tinnitus untill acure is found check out Susan SHORE ☺☺😊
As a science student who somewhat suffers from this, I'm inclined to study neurology to understand Tinnitus, in the hopes of one day countering it. This is quite the motivating presentation~
Please do!!
Hey, are you still on it?
Please!
got treated from titanius. First clean both the ear , take few steroids from doctor good for ear infection . Then i took proponol medicine as suggested by doctor for getting relief from anxiety and stress for 3 week . Slowly it took 1 year to get rid of titanius . Together with I have started to ignore titanius sound , similarly like our heart beats , clock do tick tick , If we learn to ignore together with medicine and deep sleep for 8 hour with little physical walk or exercise 2 months . Titinus will get remove . In case this sound has still disturbing you , try to listen to few nice mantra like ganesh chalisa , gayatri mantra , hanuman chalisa before sleeping for 30 min or more . So that your subconscious mind forgot about the titinus sound and start absorbing sound of good vibrational mantra . All together if anyone follow this they can get rid of titinus within 2 month also. I was not not knowing the solution , so it took more time . Never loose hope . Where there is a will , there is a hope.
@@smitakumari4221 thank you i really hope it works for me too thanksss so much
I’ve been on high alert since childhood. That, along with hyper sensitivity and tendencies to depression have surely caused tinnitus in me. I long for relief.
specifically clonazepam and avoiding all salt has given me relief from overwhelming tinnitus
I believe mine started sometime 2015. The more I think about it the more it gets louder. Those who hasn't experienced tinnitus, cherish the moment of silence.
Finally found a solution to my Tinnitus after taking the herbal supplement I got from Dr Abiola on KZhead 💕💕
Same since Yanuary 2015
I have had this for years.. feel like l am losing my mind....Hard to sleep' l lost my mother Sept 22 2020 and it has been non stop for 7 months. l PRAY for all who has this.
Peggy, look up Julian Cowan Hill. KZhead. He changed the way I look at my tinnitus.
I lost my Mom in 2006 and both of my grandmas have passed since 2018…I’ve never associated my tinnitus with loss or stress.
@@christianc8453 I had an MRI they called me and said I need to come in I lost my eye sight a few years ago for about a minute and it came right back, So I am worried about the findings. I Pray for all who have this horrible disease
@@lynngevity3724 Finally found a solution to my Tinnitus after taking the herbal supplement I got from Dr Abiola on KZhead
GOD HEAL US !!! I'M SO TIRED OF IT ... SUFFERING ALL MOST 13YRS.
we keep praying.
watch Dr. Eric Berg on KZhead expound on the subject.
get well soon
Its from wifi, tell everyone.
Sorry to hear this. Have you read my reply...about two things which solved the problem for me?
Thankyou for your words about tinnitus. I have had tinnitus all my life, first noticed age 7 in the playground at school I wondered why no one else seemed to hear it. High pitched alarm which went on for several minutes, sometimes also sounds like cicadas. Also from same age I have suffered from trigeminal neuralgia and depression, for sixty years. Interesting how we manage to keep going. I'm sure my work as an artist has helped me cope over the decades.
Fascinating talk. I'm eager to hear when a genuine cure is available. After listening to the pure tone version in both ears for 29 years so far, I cannot really remember what life sounded like before tinnitus. It certainly has contributed towards stress and depression on many occasions.
Try, low level lazer
@@mcthurman1880 Go on...
As someone who deals with tinnitus, I'm very happy to learn, that there's something going on bout the T. I thought it was marginalized and no one gave a dang. Suddenly this guys happens on TEDx Talks. Thank you so much. I hope they will find the cure.
Agree x100! It's so isolating having tinnitus. I remember the night I realised I had it and would probably have it forever - I just remember thinking, 'I'll never have silence again' and cried. I deal with it okay most of the time now but, like most/all tinnitus sufferers (probably), I get brain fog and have hearing loss too. I hope we get a cure one day :)
I still remember that first night and the nights after.. Realising you have something that has no cure makes you feel worse.. Let's hope we will soon get a relief from this .. Only people who suffer can understand how awful it is.. Good luck to scientists and us all!
Z1g0l. Please look at Julian Cowan Hill on KZhead. Very helpful and encouraging!
Same for me, a high pitched ringing. Its just in my left ear. I can block it out pretty well when I'm outside or just interacting with people, which is why I don't really like to be alone anymore. Being alone are the times that it gets the loudest, because I cant find a good distraction. I've only had it for 3 months now, even though I deal with it pretty well I hope it gets easier over time.
Z1g0l surrender to it in peace, proof you're real and not running the show, so the world isn't your responsibility. Our opportunity to live in.
After one year of tinnitus i finally learned from 5 months til now, if i search more about it on internet it gets worse. (now that i watched it, i am paying more attention to the sound and starting to get anxious again), if i wonder so much it gets worse. if i pay attention to it, it annoys me much more. THE SECRECT IS TO WORK; STUDY; WORKOUT; RUN; DATE; LIVE UR LIFE and then suddenly u realize, days have passed by and the Tinnitus were always there but u simply forgot it. its like the silence´s sound and period, no more thoughts. no negativity, no depression. I am still learning to deal with it when it sunddely gets worse for no reason apparently some few times, when it happens i usually just breath calmly and wait, in 1 to 2 min it gets mild again. Another thing i am still learning is to sleep without any sound. No fan, No aircondictioner, no whitesound. Anyway, i ve learned already that time helps you. GIve time to u, be patient, and i guarantee u, u will live HAPPY again.
Peguei o meu semana passada, mais ou menos um ano depois de ter assistido Baby Driver. To usando a estratégia dele de ficar escutando música toda hora, e até agora tem funcionado bem. Jogar videogame, assistir algumas coisas, sair de casa pra escutar o barulho da cidade também é uma boa forma de esquecer que essa porra existe. Realmente quanto mais você tenta prestar atenção no som, mais alto e agoniante ele fica. As vezes bate a crise de ansiedade ao perceber que eu vou ficar nessa condição pro resto da minha vida, mas ao mesmo tempo isso me ajuda a relaxar e a superar a ansiedade sozinho. Não adianta se desesperar, então não tem pra quê se desesperar. kkkjkjjj nem sei pq falei essas merdas aqui mano, acho que já to ficando louco. Força pra nós ae, espero que essa merda não me mate
@@paulosantana9607 é assim mesmo. Uma merda Uma tortura sem dor Ja fiz 1 ano c isso.. vou ser sincero, existem dias piores dias melhores. Dias q ele diminui msm, tenta procurar fisioterapia, me ajudou a relaxar a musculatura do rosto e pescoço e diminuiu um pouco. Negocio eh viver c isso ne.. aprender q isso eh o novo nornal
@@joaotopi Obrigado pela sugestão mano!
@@paulosantana9607 nada Tratamento psicologico e acompanhamento medico c otorrino tb ajudam cara
Thank you
I'd worked out the basics of this, the relationship with stress, stimulants like caffeine, and the power of sleep, myself quite a few years ago from my own experience of tinnitus and controlling it. Good to see the scientists on board.
Same, bar the caffeine. Another is being on serotonin regulators; if I miss a dose of meds my usually low level tinnitus explodes into rice crispies.
Today I went home from work because of my Tinnitus, the past few weeks it’s been getting to me, I recently stopped smoking because I was told that it would help my tinnitus but for some reason it seemed louder. I’m a very optimistic person but the more I read about it and look into it the more you realise there just isn’t much out there to stop it
I'm going to find an end to this and i'm going to show the world
Hi, Hearing those annoying tones seemed to quiet the white noise in my head! Could be something to it...???
+liam bedford Check out a NUCCA specialist, their cure rate is remarkable.
Okay, please do.
Same here and with my persistent efforts i have been able to reduce it to a grear exrent
Do it for all of our sakes 💔 every night for hours I am stuck awake until exhaustion
I’ve lived with tinnitus for 27 years. After a severe ear infection when I was 19 the ringing started and never stopped since. I have been able to “tune” it out after a while. Sometimes weeks pass before I’m consciously aware of it. I hope you all have found ways to cope with tinnitus.
I am 22 , had my ear clogged for a few months.. Did not get it checked. And now this. Just a few days ago probably had covid and it was gone during that time. Now I am healing and it is back.
I had it early on from a childhood ear infection in one ear. When in high school had another kid blast a high pressured balloon pop next to the other ear, the ringing is unbearable at times. There is nothing one can do for it to go away. Also, I think it has to do with genes for some people to experience it more than others. My grandmother had tinnitus. Noise cancellation helps some, but I am not ready for that yet. But I admit, tinnitus drives you mad... at times it feels as running engines oven metal tracks, and an entire forest with cicadas and crickets. I work for the veterans and I understand their tinnitus problem.
Finally found a solution to my Tinnitus after taking the herbal supplement I got from Dr Abiola on KZhead 💕💕
@HK, yes, the cicadas! And man, are they LOUD!
If your Tinnitus persist, meet Dr Akintola on KZhead, he cured me of my chronic Tinnitus, I can hear silence again for the first time.
'help is on the way'. a lovely thing to say. Thank you for your work. All of us who follow Beethoven with our ear-ringing thank you. I think mine started with inner ear congestion and a lack of mucosal drainage (requiring experimental surgery when I was 10), over time I started to realise my head just rings inside all the time. Definitely gets worse for a short while after loud noise exposure.
My husband sent me this video and I put off watching it knowing that just focusing on the subject of tinnitus is going to make it go nuts... it's so proud of itself. I call it a dragon that lives in my head that just loves to be talked about. It's horrible.
I've had tinnitus for over 50 years, a constant high pitched sound! I hope that a cure can be found within my lifetime. Thanks Prof. Rauschecker for your work.
Ian Blunt 33 years here. Hang in there, friend.
Me, too! I've had it since I was 15, I'm now 68. It's so tiring.
Got mine in the 1970s ....multiple frequencies / volumes... exhausting
29, here! Had the ringing for as long as I can remember.
@@alyssabupp3665 There is a Lot going on right now the Susan SHORE device or lenire devise or Dirk de RIDDER devise to reduse the hyperaktivitet in the brain also working on OTO 313 and fx 322 and GW 201 Hope we All get relief very SOON
Nothing is impossible my friends. Let us all fight it off with strong determination! Let us not lose hope! Don't give up!
got treated from titanius. First clean both the ear , take few steroids from doctor good for ear infection . Then i took proponol medicine as suggested by doctor for getting relief from anxiety and stress for 3 week . Slowly it took 1 year to get rid of titanius . Together with I have started to ignore titanius sound , similarly like our heart beats , clock do tick tick , If we learn to ignore together with medicine and deep sleep for 8 hour with little physical walk or exercise 2 months . Titinus will get remove . In case this sound has still disturbing you , try to listen to few nice mantra like ganesh chalisa , gayatri mantra , hanuman chalisa before sleeping for 30 min or more . So that your subconscious mind forgot about the titinus sound and start absorbing sound of good vibrational mantra . All together if anyone follow this they can get rid of titinus within 2 month also. I was not not knowing the solution , so it took more time . Never loose hope . Where there is a will , there is a hope.
The Doctor gave the best talk on this terrible condition called tinnitus. Hopefully we will have a breakthrough soon. CURED HOPEFULLY SOON.
Yes, I pray also for a cure real soon.
Thank you so much Josef Rauschecker for this video. I had Tinnitus 2 years ago and was devastated. So glad to hear that help is on the way. Also feel better that I am not alone after reading all the comments here. Thank you all.
Advice from living with this for 3 years: 1. Stay well hydrated and eat healthy food. I have found this helps soften the ringing (especially the hydration). 2. Do not drink caffeinated beverages, this aggravates tinnitus. 3. Practice sitting in silence, close your eyes and breathe deeply and accept the ringing for a few minutes. This will help you to associate the noise with being calm and will reduce your stress from it; and stress will only make it worse. 4. Listen to "tinnitus sound therapy" when it gets bad and you can't help getting stressed. 5. Speak to your doctor. There may not be a cure yet but that doesn't mean there is nothing you can do to help minimize the impact tinnitus has on you.
Get to the point
@@warrenzlotnick6377 that is the point. u can minimize the annoyance by certain lifestyle
@@sathsah1593 nop it stays high no matter what
If something made it happen, something can make it stop. We must stop thinking there’s no cures for things. Having that negative attitude is why there’s no cures for things.
I agree 1000% ! I hate when people say there’s no cure. SOMETHING made it happen so SOMETHING can make it stop !
@@chantewaters150 I've been doing tons of research and am realizing this is a brain inflammation and nerve damage issue from EMF poisoning or stress. It's most likely an internal issue with brain and nerve function issues. Long story but I don't think this is a physical issue with the ears like we think it is.
I noticed one day when I was 6/7 years old, ill and away from school, in bed. I suddenly thought 'Ooo, the world isn't ever quiet' or 'I can hear my brain working'. Little did I realise until years later that I had tinnitus. I'm 75 now. When I cannot get to sleep at night I sometimes concentrate on how many different sounds are inside my head (ears actually but I still think of it as my brain working! Nine different noises at one time is the highest number I've encountered. One night around midnight I thought "I wish that car outside would stop 'idling' with the engine running, and move away". I got up, looked out of the window and - you've guessed it - there wasn't a car outside. it was a new 'engine' tinnitus sound - thanks very much tinnitus.
@@BelCantoLari Last year I actually (sort of) agreed with our son that my hearing wasn't what it used to be. In other words "MOTHER - YOU'RE GOING DEAF!!!!!" I then had my hearing tested and yes, it's deteriorated but only slightly. The audiologist thought that hearing aids, as well as helping me hear higher pitch sounds, may help lessen my right ear's tinnitus - nah. Never mind, but at least I can listen to the TV without annoying our next door neighbours now (actually, they said they cannot hear our TV, which is a blessing.)
I have tinnitus for almost a year now and I'm still getting used to it. I'm doing quite well, but the sound still varies a lot from day to day. This is quite scary for me. My reassurance is that my father has it too, so I don't have to feel alone. I wish everyone with tinnitus someone who understands them.
ah same ! I have it for a year and a half now... and my father has it for 2 years now.. but my father only got it when he was 61 and I am 25..so I dont know really it feels discouraging
Finally found a solution to my Tinnitus after taking the herbal supplement I got from Dr Abiola on KZhead 💕💕
@@dunjaperovic3271 Finally found a solution to my Tinnitus after taking the herbal supplement I got from Dr Abiola on KZhead 💕💕
I have had tinnitus for 48yrs, which in my case is a high frequency sound their has been times when I've sat in a quiet area where the pitch would get louder ,and higher, and I would get scared in thinking when will it stop, and am I about to go out of my mind luckily I've learned to cope with it, thier had been times it has caused depression but not so much now I've learned to live with it sometimes I joke about it cause in some cases I'll hear a different word similar to what someone has spoken, and I'll repeat that what I heard in a jokingly manner. Anyways it turns out my tinnitus was due to working with aircraft on board a aircraft carrier for an average of 16 to 18 hrs a day while at sea.
@@theroncrorey8472 contact Dr Abiola on KZhead he can help you
I have learned to love my tinnitus, it sounds like the insect life singing during a summer night. Very easy to fall asleep with this. It's been a real blessing during long and boring meetings.
Jay Somewhereinflyoverterritory - Mine does too. There are other sounds too though. I don't love it but it doesn't drive me mad. It comes and goes. I'm relieved to read I am not the only one that hears that form of it.
@@kentneumann5209 I have to take a hearing exam every year for my employer. I just do my best to try very hard to concentrate and I can discern the examination tones from the tinnitus and I have scored very well for a guy my age every year. I have also learned to listen to others when they talk to me in a noisy environment and I don't have to ask them to repeat themselves as often. With a little bit of personal effort, we can adapt and minimize the effect of this minor handicap.
I am glad you have made peace with your tinnitus. I have as well, had it since I can remember, since maybe 5-6. Thankfully it never elicited an emotional response. I live with it, and often go for weeks or months without actively noticing it. My suggestion for people suffering is to maybe practice mindfulness.
sebaswildboy like a voice in your head, it won’t go away if you actively want it to. However, also like the voice in your head, there are times when you are distracted enough that you forget about it, and it essentially is not there anymore. Technically it probably is, but, if you don’t notice it, it may as well not be. If your reaction to your tinnitus is negative, it will obviously become more of an issue, like when you scratch a mosquito bite, your immune system creates a reaction, well your emotions are similar. If you can find a way to not react, and don’t try not to hear it, but to simply observe its presence, and then continue to observe other sensations and sounds both inside and out. It will then become simply another sensation which you are accustomed to. I can’t guarantee this will work, but keep an open mind and you might just have a breakthrough. The key is, don’t try too hard, just let whatever happens happen.
I'm glad that some people with it aren't affected that much. For me, however, it's a persistent high pitched scream that keeps me company all the time.
I have noticed that after I eat something with a lot of sugar or sweetener in it, my tinnitus is much louder for a few hours. I've had it for about 4 years now. I notice it so much less when I have my hearing aids in...it's amazing. But I would love to wake up one morning and hear only the sounds outside my head, not inside. It is good to know that they're working on a cure. I can't believe the number of people who suffer from tinnitus!
Hello Pam, what type of hearing aids are you using? I was told there are now hearing aids that are specifically made for tinnitus sufferers? also, does insurance cover any cost ?
got treated from titanius. First clean both the ear , take few steroids from doctor good for ear infection . Then i took proponol medicine as suggested by doctor for getting relief from anxiety and stress for 3 week . Slowly it took 1 year to get rid of titanius . Together with I have started to ignore titanius sound , similarly like our heart beats , clock do tick tick , If we learn to ignore together with medicine and deep sleep for 8 hour with little physical walk or exercise 2 months . Titinus will get remove . In case this sound has still disturbing you , try to listen to few nice mantra like ganesh chalisa , gayatri mantra , hanuman chalisa before sleeping for 30 min or more . So that your subconscious mind forgot about the titinus sound and start absorbing sound of good vibrational mantra . All together if anyone follow this they can get rid of titinus within 2 month also. I was not not knowing the solution , so it took more time . Never loose hope . Where there is a will , there is a hope.
Finally found a solution to my Tinnitus after taking the herbal supplement I got from Dr Abiola on KZhead 💕💕
I've had it for many years ... I was so confused about what it was and what it is for .. I now believe it is a spiritual sound of Angels forever singing in the spiritual atmosphere that keeps me reminded that the Holy Spirit is with me always ... Don't stop the music :-) ❤☝
Amazing work ..thank you for all youre doing Josef Rauschecker to give hope to those who suffer so badly from this disorder!
My father suffered with Tinnitus ...loud screeching noises, and even repetitive music lyris. I read an article that said Magnesium deficiency could express with Tinnitus - After adding 500 mg magnesium, we saw an improvement within 6 months and now almost 1.5 yrs later it rarely comes back. Worth a try.
wow il try that
Reduce lectins, reduce sodium, reduce caffeine, more celery n modest caffeine, I cut it way down. I will add magnesium. ThNk you
I will try this. I have exactly what you describe. Loud screeching (like a tea kettle) And the repetitive music lyrics. Thank you so much!
Hi Rhonda, thank you so much for your post. Can you please elaborate how long your father had tinnitus before he started magnesium intake? And in what form was he taking magenisum, just magensium rich food or was it magnesium supplements and pills? Thanks again!
OMG...are you telling me that the reason I get a song in my head that I CANNOT for the life of me get out is something that is also from tinnitus? For real! THIS drives me insane! I watched "Bohemian Rhapsody" about a week ago and I am still having many of the songs and lyrics playing in my head!
Roaring, High pitch ringing, humming, whistling, you name it and that’s what I hear. At times it’s loud enough it feels like my head is physically vibrating but even at this level you can get used to it and live your life. My advice is get on with your life and don’t dwell on the past. Protect your ears but only when necessary, over protecting makes things worse. Stay away from google and forums and work on diet, meditation, and positivity. This truly is the key to the tinnitus backing out of your awareness. I would also recommend watching Julian Cowan hills videos, even watching his videos has calmed my tinnitus down at times and while I still have tinnitus I believe his advice is solid and can help at least back your tinnitus off if you remain positive about it. As far as stress being a strong component in tinnitus here is a little proof from my own experience. I was mostly habituated to my tinnitus and getting on with life until the birth of my first child recently, an awesome experience but also very stressful and emotional. Sure enough I was thrust back into the vicious loop of tinnitus and now it’s bothering me again but with the right mindset it’s slowly settling. Tinnitus is a mental game but with the right Mindset it’s one you can win! Stay strong people!
I have read two things that have stuck with me. Every time your ears ring, you have damaged them. Eventually, the ringing stays and doesn't disappear. The second thing...a loud concert can age your ears two years in one night - wear hearing protection whenever you will be exposed to loud sound for prolonged periods of time. I have been a drummer for 41 years...the first 7 years without hearing protection. I have had tinnitus for most of that time...always there, thankfully not as serious as many cases I have heard about. Protect your hearing...it is a precious gift.
I have tinnitus that sounds like crickets and try to just live with it and image I'm in a forest listening to that sound! This is somewhat comforting.
"What you focus on grows" I have this experience. It gets more intense when I WANT it to go away. I learned to identify it for what it actually is... Sound. When I notice the sound I now just repeat the sound, sound, sound. For me it appears that my mind gets bored and then shifts focus onto something else. Tinnitus is probably still there, but my mind is no longer "stuck" on it wanting to run away.
That's very true x
got treated from titanius. First clean both the ear , take few steroids from doctor good for ear infection . Then i took proponol medicine as suggested by doctor for getting relief from anxiety and stress for 3 week . Slowly it took 1 year to get rid of titanius . Together with I have started to ignore titanius sound , similarly like our heart beats , clock do tick tick , If we learn to ignore together with medicine and deep sleep for 8 hour with little physical walk or exercise 2 months . Titinus will get remove . In case this sound has still disturbing you , try to listen to few nice mantra like ganesh chalisa , gayatri mantra , hanuman chalisa before sleeping for 30 min or more . So that your subconscious mind forgot about the titinus sound and start absorbing sound of good vibrational mantra . All together if anyone follow this they can get rid of titinus within 2 month also. I was not not knowing the solution , so it took more time . Never loose hope . Where there is a will , there is a hope.
@@smitakumari4221 i have middle ear infection fluid build up in my middle year..for 2 years i don't know what to do..today my ears get worse I'm feeling so much pressure
@@palaksoni5794 consult doctor . Take some good medicine and eat only healthy food . Chew 32 times your food for better health . Eat lots of salad and few good dry fruits . All are rich in minerals , vitamins , antioxidants etc.
My tinnitus was caused by a loud explosion. There was also some hearing loss. It was still there after 8 years (and still VERY annoying). I was told by a top neurologist it would never go away (having had it that long). But during that time I had made significant changes to my diet and lifestyle habits, and after ten years it was gone. I was tested to verify that it was actually gone (and not just my imagination). It was, and my hearing loss had improved. So when tinnitus is caused by acoustic trauma to the ear, the body can heal it, it just needs the resources (and it must first finish dealing with more serious issues that you may not even be aware of, then it can turn its attention to something like tinnitus). So, yes, for some types of tinnitus, there is a cure.
A friend of mine got tinnitus aftar a very loud explosion. He had tinnitus for eight years and ALL the doctors told him it could not be healed. But it is completely gone now, the truth is that doctors can't guarantee nothing.
True, and they are not taught how to help people heal. So the real blame lies with their schooling, and we all know who influences that.
health101DOTorg I have it of loud exposure. if I eat healthy it will relief a little
Eating and living in a healthy way can allow the body to heal it. But the body will work on the more serious things first... things you may not even be aware of. And then it will turn its attention to the non-serious things like tinnitus. So it won't happen overnight, but it could happen.
Your story of healing gave me a lot of hope. I also got tinnitus from a loud explosion. I have for 1.5 years now. Thanks so much for sharing!
Two ways to mitigate tinnitus. 1) filter the tinnitus frequency to ground (band notch filter, 2) listen to tinnitus frequency 180° out of phase.
I cried my eyes out the first month I had it but I’ve kind of gotten used to it now and I thank god I can still see, walk and talk. Always find the positives in life ❤ also leaving the tv on at night has helped me
TV 📺 easy. Good idea.
Like the old saying...'it could be a lot worse,' but it sure isn't fun.
Yes
Wonderful work. Thank you. If there were more people like you, the world would be a better place.
If your Tinnitus persist, meet Dr Akintola on KZhead, he cured me of my chronic Tinnitus, I can hear silence again for the first time.
Guys leave the speach and read comments, these are more motivating
I live in the quietest place ever. Every morning and night I am in awe of how quiet it is, and I hear this silence all around me, whether or not I am experiencing tinnitis. My tinnitis does come and go, but there are times of deep silence which I am grateful for.
I all medication on my Tinnitushave tried , non could cure me but using Dr. Akintola herbal medicine cured me permanently. am finally free from Tinnitus.
Do you mind sharing how you enjoy the silence while having tinnitus? I am having trouble enjoying silence while having it. Any tips? (Including from any one reading this)
@@vicm3129 I've had Tinnitus with no hearing loss going on 2 months now, which I believe was noise induced. At first it shook me and I cried a couple times at night on the same week knowing that I'd possibly never hear silence again.. 2 months down the line its a bit more manageable. I feel getting good uninterrupted sleep and keeping hydrated helps set me up for a good day with it, It's still there but not as noticeable, these are the days I'm grateful for. I still get bad days where the ringing pokes through most sounds and its hard to ignore, I just push on and drink plenty of water and try mask it with some music or white noise. My T is very high pitched a lot of sounds don't really mask it, I use a sleep therapy app that I can adjust the EQ and raise certain frequencies and connect it to speakers that go in my pillow, this has been pretty successful to help me doze off to sleep and feel that I'm also getting better quality sleep. In short- Good sleep, good hydration, try to remain positive, working out to release any stressful energy. Tools I use- Sound therapy bluetooth speaker for during the day for background noise, sleep pillow speakers (I really do recommend) Best of luck to everyone suffering. Hopefully one day its a thing of the past!
You are blessed. I wish I could hear silence. I crave it.
I thought I lived in a very quiet house in a very quiet area. Then had a hearing test and discovered I had lost about 50% of my hearing. Now with hearing aids I hear all kinds of sounds.
I have Tinnitus for over 5 years now and I managed to overhear it for a long time. Last year I had really stressfull times and the ringing came back more. At the moment Im struggling to focus on my work as an musician. I try my best every day to overhear it again, so I decided to accept the Tinnitus and live with it. You only have one life! Make the best out of it! Thats my massage to all other people who have Tinnitus❤
I’ve had a very high pitch tinnitus for my entire life. From my experience it sounds like people who develop it have a harder time dealing with tinnitus than people who have just had it.
My tinnitus started like 4 months ago at first I was very agitated and desperate, but gradually I knew it wasn't going to go away. A few weeks I had 3 minutes of silence and it made me cried because I took silence for granted.
Mine goes away for a while if I have a few strong drinks. It worked again just now while I watched this video so I'm double-bubble happy. (PS "Carlos" I always loved your guitar's sustain, but not this tinnitus sustain.)
Finally found a solution to my Tinnitus after taking the herbal supplement I got from Dr Abiola on KZhead
I'm fifteen, and I've had tinnitus for as long as I can remember. Sometimes, it gets really bad. I have the first type of tinnitus/ the first sound, the ringing. But instead of a low drowning whine, it's a more highpitched one, and very earsplitting. Here's hoping for a cure!
I had the high pitch siren in my grade 11 and grade 12 year. I had to sit up front so I could lip read the teacher. Things that helped me was keeping my ear canals dry. I had an ear specialist tell me I had very small ear canals. He recommended I put a drop of olive oil in the ears and roll it down while jiggling my ear lobe. He told me to do this every night. Then each morning after my shower follow it with a drop of vinegar. By the time I was in college I no longer suffered from it. For almost 2 years it was constant. So nice that God answered my prayer. It stopped never to return.
I have the same as you a really loud high pitched ringing but I also have the 2nd one when I hear loud noises
@@pearlgirl Hi. 7 years here. I'm doing the olive oil every night for 1 week now. I was wondering what type of vinegar for morning? Acv? How long before u felt some sort of improvement? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.
Sombre - there is hope it’s called Neuralink.Obviously I can’t say for sure….but I hope that soon they will be able to cure your condition and mine.
Thanks to Dr. Akintola who I met on KZhead that cured me of Tinnitus with his herbal mixture.
OMG I Didn't Know What Was Happening To Me When I Experience Tinnitus I Was Scared, Stressful Conditions, Afterwards Calling On Jesus Again Greatly Receive His mercy Amen
Have you heard of Dr Asia cure, who cure tinnitus perfectly
Your utmost dedication towards your work has gave me full confidence, Dr Abiola, sometimes we do need trust to with a great sense of humor to get things accomplished, I never thought there would be a way to get rid of my Tinnitus Buh you made that possible.
Hi I'm rich 29 and I've had it for years now!this video gave me in the hope that one day we all can put this behind us and move on we can live with it just don't give up anybody you're not alone just remember that
did they mention any treatments? all i read about is sob stories, god, and hope. How about FKING TREATMENTS.
@@Holypikemanz no clear treatments
@@stealthboy5767 they are doing promising studies with notch inhibitors for tinnitus and hearing loss.
I am 68, I suddenly woke on a morning in 1998 and my ears was ringing as I have never experienced before. It has never stopped. In the background is the rhythm of my heartbeat. I have now had it for 22 years. I have learned to live with it.
Has anyone investigated SCDS? Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome?
Thanks to Dr. Akintola who I met on KZhead that cured me of Tinnitus with his herbal mixture.
Finally found a solution to my Tinnitus after taking the herbal supplement I got from Dr Abiola on KZhead 💕💕
@Would be farmer, I have had tinnitus for many years now. But have never had any problem with my balance of any kind.
Sounds like you have pulsatile tinnitus, this is treatable. See an ENT that is familiar with tinnitus, they should all be, but search out one that is more focused on tinnitus. Good luck.
This gives me some hope. I just pray it comes sooner than later 😭
I have had high-pitched vibrations in my ears for longer than I can remember - decades and decades. I am 64. They are constant, yet variable in volume and pitch and in timing. In fact, instances where I realized I was not aware of them leave me with the feeling that they were still there nevertheless. I believe these to be cosmic frequencies that rewrite my DNA and help me to evolve into the human being I aspire to be. Whether this is true in the minds of others doesn't matter to me for it is what I understand and believe to be true, and knowing this makes the phenomenon a very welcome part of my daily existence. In fact, this is the first time ever that I have even shared with anyone at all that this happens to me. For some reason, running across this video today, I am inspired to share it with those who are experiencing similar higher auditory frequencies - and I am grateful for the opportunity.
Love this! I beleive the same - I’ve had it for nearly 30 years and am at peace with it - I notice it is very loud when I get in to an argument with my husband! So it definitely is related to stress levels. ringing in the ears is an alarm mechanism, so it makes sense it would be looud when the nervous system on high alert. Learning to accept and reduce emotional stress in life will reduce or eliminate.
I have always had the tones, my dad had radios, I thought it was communication from somewhere. I also thought I was receiving information. I thought everyone could hear it. I’m 65, at this point, the silence might be worse than the tones ever are.
I have never read comments on the internet that made me feel so comforted. Tinnitus is such a horrendous thing to deal with especially the first year. It is worse than any pain ive ever had. Good luck everyone 😪
I was just writing an essay about the ringing in ears during a flight, but stumbled upon this comment section. I pray that all of you who have Tinnitus find a way to live with it and enjoy your lives.
Tinnitus is shaking my life and that of the whole family, I try to stay sane for the family, but I'm afraid I can't take it. Doctors and researchers need to find a cure soon, lives are being destroyed overnight.
Silence is golden
I wouldn’t know. I’ve had tinnitis my entire life. I’m 86 YO.
It came out of the blu....for few weeks just a mild hissing and then it exploded....it was so bad that I considered suicide....visited every dr, clinic, changed diet.....nights were horrendous....it was so loud that I couldn’t believe that a person next to me couldn’t hear it. Had to stop working, went into a deep depression, lost friends....really lost my life for awhile. Still have it, it’s livable, I guess with time one adjusts. But what I wouldn’t give for silence. Good luck,everyone.
Do you still have it?
Mine too... It is beyond awful... Unspeakable... I'm thinking of doing 21 day of water fasting, when I prepare myself for it, cause I found one man who claimed that his tinnitus was gone after 21 day. So I will give it a try... It could not be worse than this...
Hope is everything
Please continue all research!
I got tinnitus when too many ear drops were squirted into my ear. Woke up the next morning and it sounded like there were hordes of mosquitos in my bedroom. I could hardly hear for about a week. Then just had the tinnitus and a slightly reduced hearing. Now still have the reduced hearing and a much reduced ringing - Ten years later and I'm used to it. Very rarely I'll wake up and there will be silence for a day and then it comes back. The silence is lovely. I try to just live life normally but I always feel a bit distracted and my brain is not as sharp, although still ok. Interesting to watch this Ted talk and understand the process and causes a bit better. Thanks.
I never hear my chronic tinnitus in my dreams.
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I was born with it. I probably hear it in my dreams. but on the bright side, I’m used to it by now.
I had it since childhood,however I managed to live with it...I thought it was normal!but for the past three weeks it’s really very high pitched ,not only in the ear but also in the center of the brain...it’s really driving me crazy...I even hear two noises at the same time...and it wakes me up at night.its a constant nightmare.dont wish it to anyone
@@happypiano4810 "I probably hear it in my dreams." I suppose that's like if i were to ask if you hear rain drops in your dreams. To me tinnitus is like hearing the pouring rain just a secondary background noise like crickets .. Thank you for your kind reply and have a blessed day my friend.
Thank God!
As an autistic person that values peace and silence over majority of things you can imagine how my life is. What's interesting it's I didn't care that much until a week ago, I'm passing trough a depressive episode with constant anxiety attacks due to the sudden passing of several loved ones due to the pandemic, and suddenly the noise (a constant high pitch ring) got harder to ignore. It's not that annoying when I'm focused in something else but I guess now, after what i went to, I just want to be fine and live peacefully. I hope this thing ends or at least get better when my mental health gets in order, also I hope the medical advances gave us treatment soon.
specifically clonazepam and avoiding all salt has given me relief from overwhelming tinnitus
Tinnitus and visual snow with derealisation is the worst combo 🥲 if anyone else haves it, stay strong 🙌🏻 you will not go deaf, nor blind, nor mad, I assure you !
That was six years ago and the speaker said help is on the way. Is it here yet?
@1:59 I would appreciate a freaking warning before they blast a high pitched tone at twice the volume of the speaker. Jesus Christ.
Yes, I was looking away when it happened and I thought it was my ear. Had a rush of anxiety go through me!
Yeah, that was bad!
That was the point. Now you know what those of us who suffer from tinnitus have to deal with. Imagine hearing that non-stop 24-7. I am one of the fortunate ones, my tinnitus sounds like the last one...crickets ALL THE TIME.
Didn’t hear a thing.
All tinnitus have a or several frequency. Try to establish yours by listening keenly to the sound and generate one that is about the same frequency or hertz. Tinnitus is a sound generated by the brain not the ears . Now try to meditate with a peaceful humming sound that is the same frequency as your tinnitus . I soon learned that even if i chant Ommmmmmm in my head, the tinnitus reduces and ultimately disappears .
Interesting. How long do you do this, how long does it last?
@Daniel T. - It's temporary masking. In total silence, I find my tinnitus come back. If there's something to 'mask' it - it goes away (mostly).
it toke 4 years for youtube to recommend this video to me 😢
Almost crying every night
Please stay strong we are in this together, I am going through the same, much love. If you need someone to hear you out Im here and so are many people on the internet going though the same. Hold on buddy life can be a pain, but never take it personally try to find happiness in the smallest of things. Make people smile, it will make you forget about this noise and many other things, find a dog and pet it. Sit in a garden watch the wind sway the bushes and the flowers, sip water enjoy every bit. breath life in. this ringing might take your silence away sure, but it cant take your peace away, that you can work on buddy by enjoying small things in life.
Whats really helping is white noise, rain sound, please try it to sleep, it's magic😘🙏
@@N12458 thanks buddy 👍🏽
Box-Fan just outside the bedroom helps a little, and she zonks out with white noise. Also, reduce or eliminate loud sounds 1-2 hours before bed (car/construction projects, kitchen mixer, loud tv/music, etc) can sometimes help. Sometimes when it's really bad before bed, I'll sleep with EARPLUGS in. Or when camping. The silence at night in the tent is THE WORST! I'm 36. I've had tinnitus 20+ years and Crohn's Disease 6 years. Tinnitus is agonizing, but a walk in the park compared to the Crohn's. Positive thoughts, and mental conditioning to accept what is. Me~"yeah my Crohn's disease sucks... blah blah blah" Peeps~"Oh that just sounds terrible!" My mantra, "Yeah, it sucks. But it's not..."
@@ranbowsingh heed up mate gets better trust me, try Micro dosing mushrooms if you can helps a lot for me anyway