Tinnitus Awareness Week

For Tinnitus Awareness Week, we're sharing RAF Helicopter Pilot, Flight Lieutenant George's story and journey of living with tinnitus.
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[@MrOlivertucker]

Am thinking of joining the RAF and I have mild Tinnitus since I was like 10, this is really helpful. Glad to see you are getting better

[@nigg2811]

Very interesting. I've had tinnitus for several years, beginning in my sixties. It's a cross between a buzz and a whine. As mentioned, you do get used to it, to the point where much of the time you don't notice it. Occasionally I get another sound: 'thrum- thrum' like a truck idling. However, this is easily removed by inflating the Eustachian tube that runs from nose to ear. Just close mouth, pinch nose and breath out to inflate it. I have wondered if the main tinnitus sound is actually a brain rather than an ear problem, and the account here seems to suggest as much... mental state can play a part. You're lucky to have RAF medical back-up... my local surgery is next to useless, I've found. Though maybe there isn't a lot to be done to cure tinnitus... your body will either sort itself out over time, or it won't.

[@freespeech4023]

My tinnitus was caused by taking doves during the rave dance scene in berlin in the early 90s and when on the buzz i would stick my head in the speakers and get another high now i have tinnitus 😂😂

[@zozita.]

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[@MyLifeIsAFrickingMess_MRPOLSKA]

Ladies and gentlemen, we need to normalise wearing ear protection

[@Wilson-cv1vl]

😁 *Promosm*

[@armyrepelentcz4090]

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