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I Always Had A Very Light Tinnitus Which Could Be
Question: I always had a very light tinnitus which could be heard only in a very queit room. I am involved in noisy activities such as night clubs.Ear plugs caused me problems. I tried all of them from the local stores. They all hurt my ear canal, which consequently causes cloqqed ears headaches and muscles problems in the jaw muscle and neck muscle which i believe aggrevated tinnitus (part of the problem other than the noise).
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Recently my tinnitus increase so my ENT talk me that there is no ohter solution than to use hearing protection in loud noises. Make sense but all ear plugs caused me so many other uncomfortable problems like ear canal irritation which ruins your next day and sometimes makes it hard to hear. This cause me tremendous anxiety so i had to see a psychiatrist to give me ssri. Any suggestion? Please note that I cannot use external ear plugs in a lot of place I go.
Thank you
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Recently my tinnitus increase so my ENT talk me that there is no ohter solution than to use hearing protection in loud noises. Make sense but all ear plugs caused me so many other uncomfortable problems like ear canal irritation which ruins your next day and sometimes makes it hard to hear. This cause me tremendous anxiety so i had to see a psychiatrist to give me ssri. Any suggestion? Please note that I cannot use external ear plugs in a lot of place I go.
Thank you
Meanwhile I forgot to mention that i use cotton for mild noise which is soft and does not irritable my ears but this does work for loud noises. Is there any soft material?
Brief Answer:
Hii. I feel sorry for your tinnitus. Please consult an ent surgeon and get
Detailed Answer:
Hii. I feel sorry for your tinnitus. Please consult an ent surgeon and get your audiometry done. It's likely it will show sensorineural deafness. The inner sounds get prominent once there is weakness of nerve. The loud may be the reason for this. There is no major treatment for that. You can use hearing aid for that. There are lots of different types of hearing aid which you can use. Some of them are so small that it cannot be seen from outside. And along with the hearing aid some tinnitus maskers are attached through which it will provide some pleasant music to hear. So you can avoid the tinnitus easily. Lead a stress free life. Relax. Avoid loud exposure of sound. Don't take excess tea, coffee. Avoid smoking. Try to avoid the sound. Don't stay in noise free environment. You can switch on fan or radio at low volume while during sleep so that you can avoid sound. You can use ear muffs instead of ear plugs. It's quite soft. You can use cotton and not cotton plugs.
Hii. I feel sorry for your tinnitus. Please consult an ent surgeon and get
Detailed Answer:
Hii. I feel sorry for your tinnitus. Please consult an ent surgeon and get your audiometry done. It's likely it will show sensorineural deafness. The inner sounds get prominent once there is weakness of nerve. The loud may be the reason for this. There is no major treatment for that. You can use hearing aid for that. There are lots of different types of hearing aid which you can use. Some of them are so small that it cannot be seen from outside. And along with the hearing aid some tinnitus maskers are attached through which it will provide some pleasant music to hear. So you can avoid the tinnitus easily. Lead a stress free life. Relax. Avoid loud exposure of sound. Don't take excess tea, coffee. Avoid smoking. Try to avoid the sound. Don't stay in noise free environment. You can switch on fan or radio at low volume while during sleep so that you can avoid sound. You can use ear muffs instead of ear plugs. It's quite soft. You can use cotton and not cotton plugs.
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