My name is Kim and I am a 22 year old male from Vancouver, BC, and I am a new sufferer and have noise induced Tinnitus in the right ear, resulting in a very high pitched tone coming from my head, due to me being completely oblivious to the reality of how hearing loss can occur. I cannot get over how just before Christmas I had perfect hearing and completely took it for granted not realizing this could happen to me, so I have been eager looking for ways to contribute to the community I guess, and I know I don't have it as bad as some others, but when someone loses something permanently, especially a body function, it's not easy. Otherwise I am very thankful for what I have been given, and what I currently have left.
Speaking of people finding cures for other sicknesses by luck in the past though. I noticed that since I still have one good ear, if you lay down on the left side (good ear) plug the ear, and put pressure on the temple long enough, you can hear an almost identical sound. What could this mean? Maybe it could be a malfunctioning blood vein that either clots, or is pushing an abnormal amount of blood through, to or from the brain as result of compensation for the trauma, making crazy phantom sound?
How can this be? Well if you look at someone with high blood pressure, who as well experiences tinnitus, you can probably see the relevance. A noise induced trauma would obviously sound a little different then a blood pressure induced, but if you really think about it, the ear is very sensitive, and therefore the veins connecting the ear to the brain must be as well. Of course I realize that this just prooves that the sound is occurring in the brain, but is it really just damage to the ear? Why is it that some people with tinittus hear a constant ringing AND hearing loss at the same time, and why do some still have perfect hearing? Just really puzzles me but I feel I may be on to something.
Again it's just a theory, but could this mean something, or am I just posting something that is already known? However I have very high hopes in the current studies undergone at Stanford University and Auris Medical. I trust a real scientist over an average Joe like myself any day. Please excuse my poor introduction, and typing, as this is the best I can do. Please feel free to share opinions or ideas, as I would love to hear that I am wrong. Thank you for all of your time and best wishes to all.
Regards.
Speaking of people finding cures for other sicknesses by luck in the past though. I noticed that since I still have one good ear, if you lay down on the left side (good ear) plug the ear, and put pressure on the temple long enough, you can hear an almost identical sound. What could this mean? Maybe it could be a malfunctioning blood vein that either clots, or is pushing an abnormal amount of blood through, to or from the brain as result of compensation for the trauma, making crazy phantom sound?
How can this be? Well if you look at someone with high blood pressure, who as well experiences tinnitus, you can probably see the relevance. A noise induced trauma would obviously sound a little different then a blood pressure induced, but if you really think about it, the ear is very sensitive, and therefore the veins connecting the ear to the brain must be as well. Of course I realize that this just prooves that the sound is occurring in the brain, but is it really just damage to the ear? Why is it that some people with tinittus hear a constant ringing AND hearing loss at the same time, and why do some still have perfect hearing? Just really puzzles me but I feel I may be on to something.
Again it's just a theory, but could this mean something, or am I just posting something that is already known? However I have very high hopes in the current studies undergone at Stanford University and Auris Medical. I trust a real scientist over an average Joe like myself any day. Please excuse my poor introduction, and typing, as this is the best I can do. Please feel free to share opinions or ideas, as I would love to hear that I am wrong. Thank you for all of your time and best wishes to all.
Regards.
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