What is Tinnitus?

Nurse practitioner Rachel Hisim discusses the condition tinnitus, which is a buzzing or ringing in one or both ears. Treatment options and strategies to compensate for tinnitus are also discussed. #Tinnitus #JohnsHopkins

[brownsons]

It’s the worst thing in the world. I go through hell every single day. Drives me crazy.

[BIG-DRUZZ]

It sounds like a flashbang for me but quiet

[jamesfisher]

No hearing loss... had this since I was born. She’s right. Always had to have some sound when falling asleep...

[nerochromatic]

Come to think of it, I've had tinnitus since I was a toddler. And if it's gotten worse, I wouldn't have noticed because I used to think it was normal my whole life

[faheemmehmood-kbpt]

Bearing this for last two years No treatment no medi no nothing guys I just learned how to live with it…. Don’t be sad don’t be mad stay chill

[deanronson]

The risk of tinnitus was the reason I stopped going to live concerts. Even though I like all kinds of music, I mostly attended jazz concerts because the quality payout is the highest, but they can be extremely loud too because many are heavily electrified. About 25 years ago, after a guitarist John Scofield's live performance, which was ear-drums-busting, I said to myself, "Enough of this." Now I can listen to all of his albums and many concerts on Spotify and YouTube at a much healthier sound level.

[Lithium]

Mine happened from my blood pressure getting so high and the doctor just left it and actually said oh im really happy about how my blood pressure was. It was sky high and i am being treated for bloop pressure but it got so high and i wasnt given a higher dose that my ears started to have a high pitch ringing off and on and than a constant buzzing. Finnally it came down to stroking out or uping my dose myself and i believe i saved my life by doing so cause my blood pressure came down to a pressure i could live with. I told the doctor and he said ya thats a more reasonable dose for you and kept it that way. Now i have to live with my ears all fucked up and there not getting any better at all, so im doing keto again for a second time and going to be working out and give this a honest try to get in shape. Hopefully i can get my pressure down and maybe might buzzing in the ears will get better 🤞.

[mahmoudsoliman]

I am from Egypt and I went to the doctor and had the audiometry done and it was excellent. I went to another doctor and he told me that there are no problems in your ear, but I will not recover from the constant tinnitus. It is annoying and sad, Doctor.😢

[johnwellington]

very useful vid, thanks rachel.
i am also watching tinnisolv guide to undersrtand the root cause of ear ringing

[BrokeBoiWoody]

I thought everyone was born experiencing this. I can hear just fine, it’s just when I’m in a quiet room or place or if I just drown out the back noise. I can hear a loud but not disturbing and in a weird way invisible (if that makes sound ringing in my ears.

[Stayinyourmoment]

Frequencies are all around you, I usually get them in my kitchen by the iPads. Wifi is a signal, our devices have antennas to connect to these signals and frequencies. I haven’t googled anything til now and that’s what I felt was most logical. But here I am lol

[marcelyn]

what is tinnitus? its a horrible thing that says in your ears

[jeffbgarrett]

It seems to me, that for all doctors and scientists know and understand about Tinnitus, we might as well be back in the days of leaches and bleeding bowls.

[Spring._.]

i’ve had tinnitus since i was like eight or so. Some days are worse than others but im doing ok. It causes a bit stress because on top of my anxiety it feels like the world is never truly quiet. I can’t fall asleep in a quiet room, so i have to listen to background noise / a podcast to be able to calm down and fall asleep

[tomservo]

no hearing loss, I believe mine started in childhood after suffering a few crippling ear infections

[youme]

I have constant tinnitus for two years now. Strange thing I am going to tell you is that here in Pakistan we have a local Dry Gin, an alcoholic beverage made by Murree Brewery, whenever I drink it, that is maybe once a month, almost half liter, diluted in water, that makes five or six glasses, my tinnitus goes away for at least a week. Then slowly it comes back. I have no explanation why is this so.

[MekhiSimons]

I always thought everyone had ringing in their ears and I always thought I played things while I sleep was just for ambience or to help me sleep better

[ifyoudontworkyoudonteat]

My left ear has been ringing for 3 months straight but i’m use to it now. Sometimes I don’t even notice it until I start wondering if it finally went away.

[millennium]

I got tinnitus mostly in my left ear, its a loud ringing noise and if I stick a cotton bud in there its very painful, so im guessing that maybe its my ear is inflamed or soemthing

[chadibenchakroun]

Please find a cure for noise induced tinnitus!