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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / October 2004SoundidEARS
The next step I am going to explore is sound masking. I went to this clinic and it seems that they provide me with another attempt towards 'complete silence'. Kindly take a look at the following and see what you think of ithttp://www.soundidears.com/ FP Looks like TRT. Tinnitus is a pain in the neck Elly's Tinnitus Resources http://eebee.net/ For email: elly at eebee.cjb.net >The next step I am going to explore is sound masking. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >FP > Looks like TRT. They sell a hearing aid plus a TRT program. But i think mainly it is that hearing aid plus some tuning of the device from time to time in 24 months period. I am concerned that my tinnitus might worsen as a result of wearing this device. At this time, my t is quite livable. FP > Tinnitus is a pain in the neck > Elly's Tinnitus Resources [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > >FP > They sell a hearing aid plus a TRT program. But i think mainly it is > that hearing aid plus some tuning of the device from time to time in > 24 months period. I am concerned that my tinnitus might worsen as a > result of wearing this device. At this time, my t is quite livable. > > FP Then, why bother with it, Francis? Leave well enough alone. *??) . ?? ?.?*?) ?.?*?) ?.?*?) (?.?? (?.*? ?.?? `?-* * Patty * `?-* > > They sell a hearing aid plus a TRT program. But i think mainly it is > > that hearing aid plus some tuning of the device from time to time in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Then, why bother with it, Francis? Leave well enough alone. Lately, my t is recovering fast. At this moment of my writing to you, it is 95% silence. I do notice, however, that lately I have been eating a lot of banana. Perhaps it is the potasium that helps. But I think more likely than not it was that accupuncturist that put needles right at those spots at the back of my head. FP =====================> > *´¨) > . ·´ ¸.·*¨) ¸.·*¨) ¸.·*¨) > (¸.·´ (¸.*´ ¸.·´ `·-* * Patty * `·-* >Lately, my t is recovering fast. At this moment of my writing to you, >it is 95% silence. I do notice, however, that lately I have been >eating a lot of banana. Perhaps it is the potasium that helps. But I >think more likely than not it was that accupuncturist that put needles >right at those spots at the back of my head. Yes, I'm sure that's it. So, adding it all up, you're about 50,000% cured about now. Susan > The next step I am going to explore is sound masking. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > FP Francis, I can't make head or tail of that site, which seems to contain nothing new. I can only quote my own experience and speak for my own particular tinnitus ... some types of 'masking' sound (those lacking the high frequencies) exacerbate my tinnitus. Others (with the full h.f such as even quiet 'violet noise') don't just mask my tinnitus they seem to 'discharge' it - ie. it is reduced for a while afterwards. However, as I've stated here before, the most effective method of all (for me) is to wear a mild hearing amplifier, tuned to only amplify sounds around the tinnitus frequency. No need to turn it up high . This reason it works is simple - the amp replaces the tinnitus with more useful sound content from the outside world. I don't understand why hearing aids are not discussed more here. During the days when my 'habituation' isn't doing so well my little amplifier provides an instant and complete escape. Steve O > I don't understand why hearing aids are not discussed more here. During the > days when my 'habituation' isn't doing so well my little amplifier provides > an instant and complete escape. I had two digital aids two years ago and they made my tinnitus *really* bad :( Ben > I had two digital aids two years ago and they made my tinnitus *really* bad > :( Ben, I get the feeling that there must be all sorts of types of tinnitus that respond differently to different things. Having said that, I'd be interested to learn whether the response of your digital aids was designed to emphasise sound only at your tinnitus requency - or if they just gave a more general boost. I imagine that if my hearing amps were not as selective as they are, and particularly if they were adjusted to favour the lower frequencies instead, then I too would find they made my tinnitus worse - just as exposure to lower-frequency 'droning'-type masking noises already does. Steve O > Ben, I get the feeling that there must be all sorts of types of tinnitus > that respond differently to different things. I agree with you there! > Having said that, I'd be interested to learn whether the response of your > digital aids was designed to emphasise sound only at your tinnitus [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > they made my tinnitus worse - just as exposure to lower-frequency > 'droning'-type masking noises already does. I replied to this elsewhere, but in case you didn't see it. My aids are programmed to my hearing loss - high frequency. My T is a very high pitched ringing sound, usually emanating from the back of my head, or can be either side, though if on the left side, a lot harder to tolerate, That is why I am not a great believer in TRT - how the heck can someone get "used" to a variety of different sounds, or even the same sounds coming from different places on any given day, and sometimes no T at all? I like the no-T days best :) Ben > > Ben, I get the feeling that there must be all sorts of types of tinnitus > > that respond differently to different things. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > ringing sound, usually emanating from the back of my head, or can be either > side, though if on the left side, I suffered from a similar phenomenon about 2 months ago until I met this lady doctor at www.yongsheng.ca. You may want to visit a chiropractor about this. A nerve might have been pinched in your neck bone. FP ======================= a lot harder to tolerate, That is why I am > not a great believer in TRT - how the heck can someone get "used" to a > variety of different sounds, or even the same sounds coming from different > places on any given day, and sometimes no T at all? I like the no-T days > best :) > > Ben > > The next step I am going to explore is sound masking. > > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > days when my 'habituation' isn't doing so well my little amplifier provides > an instant and complete escape. It is a hearing aid!!!!! OK now?? FP ============== > Steve O |
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