whats the best way to live with your tinnitus?

Answer 1

"Ringing" in the ears is called tinnitus. It happens when delicate cells inside your ear that send sound messages to your brain are injured or over-stimulated. These cells have projections on them that look like hairs, and they are called "hair cells". The perception of sound starts when pressure waves moving through the air reach your ears. This causes your eardrums to vibrate, and these movements are transferred to the fluid in the inner ear, where the hair cells are located.

Movement of the inner ear's fluid leads to bending of the tiny hairs on the hair cells. This bending excites the hair cells, and causes them to send electrical signals to your brain through a nerve called the "auditory nerve". Your brain interprets the electrical signals from the auditory nerve as sound. The ringing sound of tinnitus is often a high squeal, like the sound of a computer monitor, but it can also be a low roar, and it can affect one or both ears. Usually your ears ring for a brief time after you’ve been exposed to loud noise.

For about 44 million Americans, ringing in the ears is a constant and annoying problem. It most often happens because people expose themselves to damaging levels of sound over long periods of time and don’t protect their ears. You can tell a sound is too loud for safety if you have to shout to make yourself heard over it.

Other causes of tinnitus can be an ear canal plugged with ear wax, abnormal blood pressure, allergies, ear infections, medications, and even specific kinds of food! If you have persistent tinnitus, you should tell your doctor about it.


Living With Tinnitus

Although tinnitus often can not be "cured," the following general measures may be helpful in alleviating symptoms:

1...Avoid nervous anxiety or stress, as these stimulate an already "sensitive" hearing system.

2...Obtain adequate rest and avoid fatigue.

3...Avoid the use of stimulants to the nervous system, including coffee (caffeine), alcohol, and smoking (nicotine).

4...Sleep with the head propped up in an elevated position. This may usually be accomplished with the use of one or two extra pillows. This also lessens head congestion and tinnitus may become less noticeable.

5...Be aware that tinnitus is usually more noticeable after retiring for the night and the surroundings are more quiet. Any noise in the room, such as a ticking clock or softly playing radio, helps to mask tinnitus and make it less irritating.

6...Use a tinnitus masker if you've found one helpful

7...Some people benefit by using a hearing aidAn instrument designed for amplifying sound. since it amplifies outside noise (like masking)

8....Avoid situations that can further damage hearing (excessive noise), and protect your ears from injury and occupational hazards. Use protective ear wear when appropriate.

9...Some people are considerably helped by alternative therapies

10....Counseling may be beneficial, especially if people are afraid that they have a serious or progressive disease, such as a brain tumor. Some people worry they may have a mental illness, since the noise is "in their head." Reassurance by a specialist helps to calm such fears and anxieties.

http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/tinnitus/TIN_living.html

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I've had this for about 20 years. to sleep I turn on a fan....during the day time...music...t.v... it works