Who here has Tinnitus, how are you managing?

I have tinnitus, have my uncle to thank. I always wear ear plugs when on the dock working. And if I'm wearing my headset I put a earplug in my left ear. I can still hear, but it cuts down on the truck noise. And I don't have to crank the volume. I also sleep with a fan on so I can't hear the ringing.

A guy I work with has a pillow with some sort of stereo in it. That cuts down on the noise until he falls asleep. He said it was recommended by his doctor.

 

most are saying ringing, with me it's a hissing sound, only sometimes does it go to ringing.

kind of when you hold a seashell to your ear or voices whispering??

 

Food for thought. I don't know how accurate it is.

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I also have left ear damage and blame a lot of it on driving with the window down for years.

 

Yes, ringing is a general broad coverage description. Hissing, roaring, etc., can also be used, as well as, in some situations, "pulsatile". Some, and myself included from time to time, get a pulsing throb when holding a phone to my ear. My left ear is worse, and when this happens I literally have to put the phone to my right ear. It becomes very painful to keep the phone to me left ear as the pulsing gets unbearable.
So ringing is a general term used in description.

 

70 to 75 decibels at a steady cruise on interstate on my 97 379.

Been planning to insulate firewall on both sides. Also planning to get the door frames straitened to cut down on wind and road noise. Hopefully this is the year I get it done, it's been 20 years.