Hi guys,
I've had tinnitus since a young age now, honestly don't know when, from 12 maybe.
I'm not sure how it started, I'm assuming from loud noises from headphones earphones etc but I can't remember ever listening to anything so loud (I don't believe tinnitus is a genetic thing passed down, so I don't know). I've never really payed attention to it over years even though it is pretty bad, however I'm now at that age where I'm 17 in a UK college, and I'm getting stressed over stuff for my course. This isn't making my tinnitus more noticeable as I rarely pay attention to it, however now I'm at that maturing age where I'm starting to worry about my health as I go into adult life.
I think the main points/questions I need to make are as followed
I've never been to the doctors about my tinnitus, it's been a minor thing over the years (obviously pretty bad but I get used to it quickly), my idea is that I have permanent tinnitus, however maybe a build up of wax is bumping up the levels? I always seem to need to clean my ears regularly, however this is my only hope as to lowering my tinnitus and if I go to the doctors for it and nothing comes from it, I'll have no hope left of lowering it bar medication.
Secondly whenever I lie down, the ear I'm lying on has the tinnitus a lot louder than the other
Thirdly, how much worse will it get if I keep using headphonea/earphones? I'm constantly on my xbox, constantly using earphones to block out sounds and concentrate with music at college (also there's a balls ton of stuff I watch for engineering purposes), I'm constantly on xbox too, I genuinely don't think I could live without some sort of ear/head piece.
FOURTHLY AND THE MOST IMPORTANT. I don't know the exact times, maybe every couple of hours, 7 or 8 I don't know, my tinnitus in one ear will become extremely louder for maybe 8 seconds until it comes back down gradually to the normal levels over another 8 seconds, this is so bloody weird.
Any help would be appreciated
I've had tinnitus since a young age now, honestly don't know when, from 12 maybe.
I'm not sure how it started, I'm assuming from loud noises from headphones earphones etc but I can't remember ever listening to anything so loud (I don't believe tinnitus is a genetic thing passed down, so I don't know). I've never really payed attention to it over years even though it is pretty bad, however I'm now at that age where I'm 17 in a UK college, and I'm getting stressed over stuff for my course. This isn't making my tinnitus more noticeable as I rarely pay attention to it, however now I'm at that maturing age where I'm starting to worry about my health as I go into adult life.
I think the main points/questions I need to make are as followed
I've never been to the doctors about my tinnitus, it's been a minor thing over the years (obviously pretty bad but I get used to it quickly), my idea is that I have permanent tinnitus, however maybe a build up of wax is bumping up the levels? I always seem to need to clean my ears regularly, however this is my only hope as to lowering my tinnitus and if I go to the doctors for it and nothing comes from it, I'll have no hope left of lowering it bar medication.
Secondly whenever I lie down, the ear I'm lying on has the tinnitus a lot louder than the other
Thirdly, how much worse will it get if I keep using headphonea/earphones? I'm constantly on my xbox, constantly using earphones to block out sounds and concentrate with music at college (also there's a balls ton of stuff I watch for engineering purposes), I'm constantly on xbox too, I genuinely don't think I could live without some sort of ear/head piece.
FOURTHLY AND THE MOST IMPORTANT. I don't know the exact times, maybe every couple of hours, 7 or 8 I don't know, my tinnitus in one ear will become extremely louder for maybe 8 seconds until it comes back down gradually to the normal levels over another 8 seconds, this is so bloody weird.
Any help would be appreciated
