ringing in ears

well, it's 8:09 here and no aspirin at all today, and no headphones for tv. I couldn't stand watching tv any longer, so boring. But my ears are still ringing as loudly as they were this a.m. I am overly conscious of it right now, but I am sure hoping I started paying attention in time. I did notice it weeks ago, but I'm not sure if it's the aspirin or the headphones so guess I'll just see how it goes this week. I can go see my doc later but I don't think there is anything they can do for tinnitus if I have it for keeps. Well if all of you can handle it, so can I. I'll just try not to damage my ear drums any further. Gads, if it ain't one thing it's another. Thanks everyone for you feedback today, Denise
 
nwlady said:
that was a good read Gael, thank you much. I think when he spoke of panic, I related best, because it can be so frightening, something wrong that you don't understand, or why it's happening. Not panicking is the best thing I can do, don't dwell in the problem, get into a solution, even if it's acceptance like Shatner said, he began accepting it as part of who he is. I think I'll remember this article for all things in my life, that just appear out of nowhere, no rhyme or reason, they just "are".
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Glad it was of some interest to you nw and hope it can be of some help too.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Without ear plugs or head phones you can really damage the nerves in your ears. I used them, and it wasn't enough obviously. Every once in awhile I think I'm starting to hear it in my other ear, but it is short term and hasn't really developed yet, thank goodness. I hear a lot of radio talk personalities getting Tinnitus from wearing their headphones for hours on the job at high volumes to hear the callers, etc. A couple have had to quit because they couldn't take it anymore.
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Notice a lot of rock and pop singers routinely wear ear plugs while performing. Singers learned the hard way about hearing loss due to loud music.
 
All good posts and answers.. I have a inherited condition whereas my whole nerve system in my body
is getting affected with iron overload.. also known as Haemochromotosis.. getting pretty common in these later
days.. I`m hearing more and more about it all the time.. it damages the nervous system and if you don`t keep
having blood taken and lower the ferriton iron level down it can damage all the nerves in your body .. at the moment
it has done that to my knees , which were damaged in a motor car accident when I was 25.. I had just lost my husband
from cancer and I was driving over an over pass to see about the funeral arrangements when this car came out on my left.. he should have stopped but ploughed right into me.. my two kids went sailing from the back seat to the front.. but were unhurt, but my knees took a bashing down under the steering wheel, well it took ages to heal.. now middle aged the news from the doc as to why I was just so tired and no energy and my legs were getting so tired and finding it hard to walk , that this iron overload problem is causing all this problem and pain to my legs.. my ears also are affected as my sight .,but I won`t give up..life has to go on.have to take paracetemol also blood pressure meds and I know it causes this tinnitis and having it so long now I am used to it.. lots of medications can affect it my doc told me .. aspirins.. this sheet is what he gave me and includes this information on itthats below here. ..so now I know my problems and answers just live with it..
and take time to smell the roses.. try to stay calm well thats easy as I am very placid and calm.. always have been..

Many prescription and nonprescription medicines can cause ringing in the ears(tinnitus). Recently starting or increasing the dosage of some medicines increases the chance that tinnitus will occur. The side effects caused by medicines vary from person to person.
Medicines that commonly cause tinnitus or make tinnitus worse include
Antidepressant medicines, such asamitriptyline and nortriptyline (for example,Pamelor).

 
Gael said:
My husband has no hearing in one ear due to a bout of diptheria as a child and the other ear isn't much help either. Hard to live with.
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I know what you mean, Gael. My wife and I are both hard of hearing and when she doesn't have her aids in, it's a repeating shouting match. I'm sure she feels the same about me. You learn to say everything at least twice, maybe more.
 
Pappy said:
I know what you mean, Gael. My wife and I are both hard of hearing and when she doesn't have her aids in, it's a repeating shouting match. I'm sure she feels the same about me. You learn to say everything at least twice, maybe more.
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Sounds familiar Pappy. I have to repeat things twice or more to him as he won't work with a hearing aid which he finds uncomfortable. Add to that sometimes his accent throws me or some expressions he uses that I haven't heard before.

I need to always sit on the side where he has some hearing and any background noise then all bets are off. I also have to turn down the tv when I'm in the room as he has it blasting and I'll be the next one to lose hearing!!
 
Rainee said:
All good posts and answers.. I have a inherited condition whereas my whole nerve system in my body
is getting affected with iron overload.. also known as Haemochromotosis.. getting pretty common in these later
days.. I`m hearing more and more about it all the time.. it damages the nervous system and if you don`t keep
having blood taken and lower the ferriton iron level down it can damage all the nerves in your body .. at the moment
it has done that to my knees , which were damaged in a motor car accident when I was 25.. I had just lost my husband
from cancer and I was driving over an over pass to see about the funeral arrangements when this car came out on my left.. he should have stopped but ploughed right into me.. my two kids went sailing from the back seat to the front.. but were unhurt, but my knees took a bashing down under the steering wheel, well it took ages to heal.. now middle aged the news from the doc as to why I was just so tired and no energy and my legs were getting so tired and finding it hard to walk , that this iron overload problem is causing all this problem and pain to my legs.. my ears also are affected as my sight .,but I won`t give up..life has to go on.have to take paracetemol also blood pressure meds and I know it causes this tinnitis and having it so long now I am used to it.. lots of medications can affect it my doc told me .. aspirins.. this sheet is what he gave me and includes this information on itthats below here. ..so now I know my problems and answers just live with it..
and take time to smell the roses.. try to stay calm well thats easy as I am very placid and calm.. always have been..

Many prescription and nonprescription medicines can cause ringing in the ears(tinnitus). Recently starting or increasing the dosage of some medicines increases the chance that tinnitus will occur. The side effects caused by medicines vary from person to person.
Medicines that commonly cause tinnitus or make tinnitus worse include
Antidepressant medicines, such asamitriptyline and nortriptyline (for example,Pamelor).

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So sorry to hear about all the trauma you've endured, Rainee. And here is something to note:
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/QAA364217

http://www.seacoast.com/topic.php?health=dr+weil+and+hemochromatosis
 
rt3 said:
... I'm am very sorry you have been cut back, your symptoms will increase while your health care provider chases the lab results, ( because they are always late) with dosage changes. I would see someone who is competent in hormone replacement therapy.
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I suppose that when you're a hammer everything looks like a nail, huh? :confused:

I have a tough time with your being sorry that Ina's dosage was cut back - isn't there a possibility that her doctors are right? Isn't it possible that she truly does NOT need a higher dosage?
 
Rainee said:
All good posts and answers.. I have a inherited condition whereas my whole nerve system in my body
is getting affected with iron overload.. also known as Haemochromotosis.. getting pretty common in these later
days.. I`m hearing more and more about it all the time.. it damages the nervous system and if you don`t keep
having blood taken and lower the ferriton iron level down it can damage all the nerves in your body .. at the moment
it has done that to my knees , which were damaged in a motor car accident when I was 25.. I had just lost my husband
from cancer and I was driving over an over pass to see about the funeral arrangements when this car came out on my left.. he should have stopped but ploughed right into me.. my two kids went sailing from the back seat to the front.. but were unhurt, but my knees took a bashing down under the steering wheel, well it took ages to heal.. now middle aged the news from the doc as to why I was just so tired and no energy and my legs were getting so tired and finding it hard to walk , that this iron overload problem is causing all this problem and pain to my legs.. my ears also are affected as my sight .,but I won`t give up..life has to go on.have to take paracetemol also blood pressure meds and I know it causes this tinnitis and having it so long now I am used to it.. lots of medications can affect it my doc told me .. aspirins.. this sheet is what he gave me and includes this information on itthats below here. ..so now I know my problems and answers just live with it..
and take time to smell the roses.. try to stay calm well thats easy as I am very placid and calm.. always have been..

Many prescription and nonprescription medicines can cause ringing in the ears(tinnitus). Recently starting or increasing the dosage of some medicines increases the chance that tinnitus will occur. The side effects caused by medicines vary from person to person.
Medicines that commonly cause tinnitus or make tinnitus worse include
Antidepressant medicines, such asamitriptyline and nortriptyline (for example,Pamelor).

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Oh Raine, thank you so much for all the info and I am so glad you are with us. So many here are inspirations to me and every day I am encouraged. I will tell you another time about how this info on the nerves is so interesting to me but basically, my cardio told me all the things that are going wrong in my body are to do with the nervous system. It was like a passing comment after I shared some things with him that were happening to me, besides the heart stuff. So it is of HUGE interest to me to know more about this iron thing.

So, again, I'm just so glad you are here and the info you shared with us is so helpful. I woke at 4 this a.m. thinking about my new "family" here on SF. To some in the world that sounds absurd. Actually having meaningful relationships on the internet, but they just haven't experienced it. I feel so blessed to know my way around the internet, and to have a computer, and to find people that I feel so comfy with:) I know I need to get out more, but sometimes we really aren't able (who doesn't know that) and when all I have to do is pull up a chair and start communicating with folks, I feel truly rich:)

I don't always have faith in God (or even believe there is one) but if He's there and listening, I just want to ask Him to bless you BIG today Raine, as well as all the other great peeps on here;) Denise
 
Pappy said:
I know what you mean, Gael. My wife and I are both hard of hearing and when she doesn't have her aids in, it's a repeating shouting match. I'm sure she feels the same about me. You learn to say everything at least twice, maybe more.
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Morning Pappy;) I like your new avatar;)

I think the hardest thing about hearing-loss is that a person doesn't know if their hearing is going bad, or the sound on a TV is wacko, or someone is mumbling. There's a "blame" thing that comes into it, like, well if you would speak up, or you would face me when you talk. And lots of times, that is truth. No one can know for sure unless they get a hearing check I suppose. I didn't want to admit for a long time, that I wasn't hearing as well out of my left ear. But lately, I realize I need to be checked, thoroughly, but a doc that knows their stuff. The ringing thing is new, but I have noticed for at least the last year, that I am having a hard time hearing lots of things, voices, it isn't just one person mumbling, everyone can't be mumbling.

I just appreciate this forum so much, and the opportunity to learn from others, and especially not to have to feel so alone;) Denise
 
Good morning/afternoon to you all; and I can't remember what this thread was about, so I will go away and start again!
 
nwlady said:
Morning CeeCee!! I woke up laughing, I couldn't get that pic of Phil out of my head, the one where he is Norma Desmond!! LOL!! I know I have a sick sense of humor, that's why I like Phil's stuff so much, LOL!! But everyone has their own, unique personality and the forum is all about that:)
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Our sense of humor certainly isn't for everyone, but we know what WE like, don't we? ;)
 
Vivjen said:
Good morning/afternoon to you all; and I can't remember what this thread was about, so I will go away and start again!
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Hi Viv!! I don't remember the topics that well either, but seems like we can always count on them being lively:weird:
 
LOL, this forum reminds me of the days when I was at some big party and people are everywhere, so you have to move around to get in on as much fun as you can! I get my notifications faster then I can get to each thread and read, LOL!!
 
nwlady said:
LOL, this forum reminds me of the days when I was at some big party and people are everywhere, so you have to move around to get in on as much fun as you can! I get my notifications faster then I can get to each thread and read, LOL!!
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That's the one....that is why I get confused sometimes. When the threads converge then I need another coffee....
 
nwlady said:
you didn't seem like the earring type but that's a nice pair you got TG!
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The "nice pair" she is referring to are the bell earrings I posted as a possible cause of the ringing in her ears. See? I am not responsible for taking things off track . . . But, since we have drifted into uncharted waters, which I enjoy immensely and the subject has been well discussed, please allow me to offer this on the idea of earrings:

Way back in olden times (1980's) more and more guys were wearing one earring. I think right or left meant something about being or not being gay . . . but happy nonetheless....

People kept bugging me about wearing one and I always said I didn't need an earring to be cool and still don't. But, just for fun and I'm always for fun, one fine day I attached a paper clip to an earlobe with a few different colored ones dangling from it. Well, got big laughs and admiration as intended. Forgot all about it, went to lunch and stopped by the bank. Now, at the bank and other wait-your-turn types of establishments, I always play a little game of "will I get the cute teller, clerk, attendant, et cetera. Well, I hit the jackpot that fine day and Lady Luck directed me to the window of my favorite teller, a beautiful late-thirties dream who always flirted with me. During our transaction she purred, "I love your earring . . . !" Fell all over myself trying to explain it was a joke and stuff. I think she got it but I definitely did NOT feel like mister cool...

As Phil would say in WII, DING DING DING we have a winner!
 
I believe asprin can cause it as well,I have ringing in my left ear and it can drive me mad at times,I try to ignore it as much as I can, I think the hole I have in my eardrum doesn't help either.
 
That Guy said:
The "nice pair" she is referring to are the bell earrings I posted as a possible cause of the ringing in her ears. See? I am not responsible for taking things off track . . . But, since we have drifted into uncharted waters, which I enjoy immensely and the subject has been well discussed, please allow me to offer this on the idea of earrings:

Way back in olden times (1980's) more and more guys were wearing one earring. I think right or left meant something about being or not being gay . . . but happy nonetheless....

People kept bugging me about wearing one and I always said I didn't need an earring to be cool and still don't. But, just for fun and I'm always for fun, one fine day I attached a paper clip to an earlobe with a few different colored ones dangling from it. Well, got big laughs and admiration as intended. Forgot all about it, went to lunch and stopped by the bank. Now, at the bank and other wait-your-turn types of establishments, I always play a little game of "will I get the cute teller, clerk, attendant, et cetera. Well, I hit the jackpot that fine day and Lady Luck directed me to the window of my favorite teller, a beautiful late-thirties dream who always flirted with me. During our transaction she purred, "I love your earring . . . !" Fell all over myself trying to explain it was a joke and stuff. I think she got it but I definitely did NOT feel like mister cool...

As Phil would say in WII, DING DING DING we have a winner!
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What a great story! See there was a reason for me wandering off-track, else how would we have got to hear this!! Now I would sure like to see a video of you and your "earring of multi-colors":jumelles:
 
just trying to give what is current in medical literature at to this web site. I'm out of here
 

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