Poll: How Old Were You When You First Got Tinnitus?

19 and I’m 19 right now.

 

33 and now I am 55. I remember the day OI was sat on my couch and I heard this hiss in my ear. After the first days and some months later, I improved, had a regular life until a new acoustic trauma (15 years later) turned my world upside down.

 

We found a significant difference between the prevalence of tinnitus among young elderly (60-70 years old) subjects (49.12%) and the older (>75 years) group (28.95%).

The involvement of arterial hypertension in the genesis of tinnitus remains controversial. Brohen analyzed a group of hypertensive patients and found tinnitus in 36.0% [13]. In 2004, Baraldi correlated tinnitus with hearing loss and found that 34.2% of these patients had high blood pressure [14]. In our sample, 276 (58.6%) of the elderly patients were hypertensive, of whom, 184 (52%) had tinnitus. So, our assessment revealed a high correlation between tinnitus and arterial hypertension (p<0.0001).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3227161/

A ton of studies do discuss the difference ratios of cause between age groups. For the elderly it's just common sense to realize the many causes. There are severity values for all ages and those of any age can have severe tinnitus, but the elderly have higher percentage ratios of severe tinnitus and less recovery.

 

I'm 23 and got it early this year.

 

I recall having a faint ringing that went away the next day after attending a fireworks show when I was 15. When I was 16, I had brief tinnitus after listening to loud music, and a very loud concert I attended a few months before my 17th birthday was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

 

37, far too young to get this sh...t,!

 

Fear not @acute in most situations "noise induced" tinnitus which you have will improve with time. I advise you not to use headphones even at low volume and keep away from overly loud music: clubs and concerts. Please click on the links below and read my articles that I think will help you.

All the best
Michael

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/new-to-tinnitus-what-to-do.12558/
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/tinnitus-a-personal-view.18668/
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/hyperacusis-as-i-see-it.19174/

 

22
(I know that many have similar feelings, but it hurts that I was a healthy person so shortly).

 

36, 40 now. I had 1 month episode of T when I was 18, but it subsided. I was not that lucky 18 years later and it stayed with me after metal concert.

 

Thank you @Michael Leigh. Thanks you for give me some hope and bring me info. Even if my tinnitus goes away, I'm still never using headphones or blasting loud music ever again. Since I started with T I have not listened to any loud noises and avoid them at all costs. Maybe I have just one chance my body to heal.

 

HI @acute

You are new to tinnitus and in many cases people will make a good recovery in time. The tinnitus can go completely away or reduce to a low level where you habituate. Now, if you want to give yourself the best chance possible of recovering from tinnitus and for it not to return with a vengeance after you habituate: Please, Please, never ever use headphones even at low volume. I am very serious about this. Please do not listen to any doctor that says "it's ok" to use headphones providing the volume is kept low. It isn't, there is always a risk of the tinnitus getting worse.

It is true some people "with noise induced" tinnitus use headphones without a problem. However, ask yourself do you really want to take such a risk now that you know what tinnitus is like? Believe me it can get a lot worse if you are not careful!

I am not saying never to go out and have a nice time. Please be careful of night clubs and concerts where loud music is played. Not even earplugs will protect you if the sound is too loud. The sound will pass through your head and be transferred to your inner ear by "bone conduction" and spike the tinnitus, and possibly make it worse.

Please read my articles there are more on my "started threads".
Things will get better.

All the best
Michael

 

2007/2008
Mid 20s I got it.

 

How are you doing today? How is your T/H?

 

For the most part , I’m doing good. T can sometimes only be heard in a dead silent room. H is fluctuating.