Wish I'd heard such advice 50 years ago, before I damaged my hearing playing in a band. Tinnitus has no cure; only coping tricks - humming, chewing gum, soft music, a fan. It gets worse with age - and the pitch has dropped to remain within my shrinking hearing range. The only escape is sleep. It complicates mixing - mine is in the 9kHz range now - it was 12-14kHz a few years ago. A fan and a Sound Oasis BST-80-20T device helps with dropping off to sleep. Restaurants, sporting events, concerts, parties, are all triggers - so I avoid them. In the too-little-too-late category, I use 3M Peltor Optime 105 Behind-the-Head Earmuffs when using mowers and blowers, etc. It's not a boring subject at all.
It may not be boring, but it's not fun and exciting. I've had tinnitus my entire life, but I'm sure attending a hundred concerts in my late teens to early 20s probably didn't help. I don't really have triggers; it's just there. Trying to sleep when it's silent is always a challenge. I use music to fall asleep with and Tara sleeps with a noise machine, both of which drown it out. It's interesting that your is decreasing in pitch over time. I know a lot of musicians have hearing loss, but I wonder how many younger people are slowly causing hearing damage from listening to music or podcasts too loudly with headphones. How many editors are causing damage listening too loudly for 3,4,8 hours a day? I know I've seen a lot of mentions that "I had to switch to monitors because my ears kept hurting when using headphones." I made this video to build awareness to this because it's something not enough people think about.
@@jesse.mccune I'm sorry to hear you have it too, Jesse. I'd have hoped there was a cure by now, but the ENT doctor I saw last spring said "nope, not yet". I did read one study where mild electrical stimulus - through the tongue as I recall - together with sound stimulus - could at least reduce it in some cases. The device is called the Lenire. See also Neuromod Devices Ltd. Lenire's web site shows a clinic in Portland - I'd have to paddle to Seattle. ;^)
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Wish I'd heard such advice 50 years ago, before I damaged my hearing playing in a band. Tinnitus has no cure; only coping tricks - humming, chewing gum, soft music, a fan. It gets worse with age - and the pitch has dropped to remain within my shrinking hearing range. The only escape is sleep. It complicates mixing - mine is in the 9kHz range now - it was 12-14kHz a few years ago. A fan and a Sound Oasis BST-80-20T device helps with dropping off to sleep. Restaurants, sporting events, concerts, parties, are all triggers - so I avoid them. In the too-little-too-late category, I use 3M Peltor Optime 105 Behind-the-Head Earmuffs when using mowers and blowers, etc. It's not a boring subject at all.
It may not be boring, but it's not fun and exciting. I've had tinnitus my entire life, but I'm sure attending a hundred concerts in my late teens to early 20s probably didn't help. I don't really have triggers; it's just there. Trying to sleep when it's silent is always a challenge. I use music to fall asleep with and Tara sleeps with a noise machine, both of which drown it out. It's interesting that your is decreasing in pitch over time.
I know a lot of musicians have hearing loss, but I wonder how many younger people are slowly causing hearing damage from listening to music or podcasts too loudly with headphones. How many editors are causing damage listening too loudly for 3,4,8 hours a day? I know I've seen a lot of mentions that "I had to switch to monitors because my ears kept hurting when using headphones." I made this video to build awareness to this because it's something not enough people think about.
@@jesse.mccune I'm sorry to hear you have it too, Jesse. I'd have hoped there was a cure by now, but the ENT doctor I saw last spring said "nope, not yet". I did read one study where mild electrical stimulus - through the tongue as I recall - together with sound stimulus - could at least reduce it in some cases. The device is called the Lenire. See also Neuromod Devices Ltd. Lenire's web site shows a clinic in Portland - I'd have to paddle to Seattle. ;^)