Posted by 49er on November 18, 2007, at 8:43:18
In reply to Re: RINGING in my EARS?? anyone else feel this?, posted by yxibow on November 18, 2007, at 1:31:26
Hi,
> Its a part of the human condition and causation isn't necessarily causality. However, some people may be more sensitive to medication side effects than others. Salicylates are notorious for tinnitus in those who suffer from it.
Good point. This link might be of interest:
http://www.pa-shhh.org/resources/epstein.html
What you should know about ototoxic medications
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> Some people are able to tune out the ringing to the point where someone has to mention that they have tinnitus -- there are whole therapy clinics devoted to this. Unfortunately it can be very strong in some individuals and (gulp) my internist noted that some people opt to be permanently deaf by having the audio nerve cut.One of the main reasons I finally moved to withdraw from all psych meds was the tinnitus was to the point where it was maddening. I was concerned that if it was that loud, if I continued on these meds, I would lose my hearing. There were other concerns but this was one of the precipitating factors.
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> Nerve deafness is something that is somewhat hereditary and gets worse with old age.True except my mother didn't start losing her hearing until her early 70s. This happened to me when I was 49.
Also, I had an audiogram that just didn't seem to fit any real pattern.
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> Ear plugs and/or muffs for attending concerts and heavy powertools are a must. Check the SNR rating, they should be around 30db.Excellent, excellent advice that everyone should follow.
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