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The last 2 days have had some serious ringing in the ears. Not really ringing, more like a super high pitched constant sound. I just had a doctors appointment scheduled for today luckily and told him about it. Unluckily though there doesn't seem to be anything to help it. Or it's untreatable. From all my google searching it seems it may be something called Tinnitus and that this effects roughly 1/10 of people and is fairly common.
Kind of a long shot but what I'm asking for here is anyone who has had a similar problem and what they've done to help, lessen, or stop this sound entirely. Tonight I'm going to go out and buy ear plugs and see if it helps at all. Doubtful seeing as the sound is being caused by my head but worth a shot.
So far I've also tried to sleep with a loud fan on but it didn't seem to help.
From what I've read the more you worry about it / let yourself get annoyed by it the worse it will get.
TL;dr - Loud high pitched noise, can't sleep. Suggestions?
  
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might just be in your head. like brain wise thats making you think you're hearing something while your ears are fine themselves.
i read something about that in the paper the other day. it was a study done by a university too, so pretty legit.
maybe you can try smoking some pot before bed or go clubbing and get the noise to replace the ringing. give your brain a little jumpstart outta the ringing
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Have your woman give you an old fashioned.
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Try sleeping with some background noise to ease the effect of the high pich sound.
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konadora
Singapore66364 Posts
is it because the room's too quiet? i get similar sounds A LOT if there's absolutely no noise in my room. try turning on the air-con and go to sleep.
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get really drunk, i mean it
i got them sometimes too, never when i drink
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This is common in people who are starting to have hearing loss due to noise (loud music, occupational noise, etc...). I would avoid listening to anything too loud for a while, or maybe forever. And you're on the right track with the fan, white noise sometimes helps. If it gets worse or doesn't go away there are options that are a little more extreme, but hopefully it won't come to that and it just goes away after a while.
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How/when did it start? Did it increase or it was the same all the time? It can happen if you hit your ear/head I think or too loud noise. If both ears have the same sound, it's probably caused by some sound/noise, not a hit.
If it was me, I'd probably stay away from too much/loud sounds, probably chill in a forest or nature for a bit.
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United States7166 Posts
maybe listen to some kind of music to fall asleep?
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if it's Tinnitus then it's due to damage - maybe someone hit you in the head or you feel asleep next to a big as speaker?
Anyways, I currently know two people with this condition. One constantly uses earplugs and hopes for recovery still. He says it's getting better.
The other one is my uncle and he drinks a lot before bedtime to coop with it.
Basically you could have this for all time since there's no cure and your best shot is to exploit things that makes you sleepy. Get air plugs asap and try to rest your ears. Nothing loud! gl
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Could try listening to music until you find another way to deal with it? ;x (not loud music obv)
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Get so tired that the only thing you'll be able to do is drop on the bed and drool all over the place.
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Play soothing music while you go to sleep, it helps to distract you from the ringing. The second option would be just sleep when you feel really tired... while watching TV, you wouldn't even notice that you have fallen asleep yourself.
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If you turn on your television without cable, ie white noise, it makes tinnitus disappear.
So you can either sleep with tinnitus or white noise!
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Thank you for the suggestions so far keep them coming.
Going to make a list of all of them and try them out.
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I've found the best way to deal with tinnitus is to have something distract you from it
its most noticeable when there is no sound, Ive had it since childhood and I've always dealt with it by having something else to focus on
most of the suggestions other people made should work. sleeping with in-ear headphones playing music, or going to bed with the tv on and watching something until I pass out is what I did as kid
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Yes its common I have it and it can be terrible at times. It is very true that the more you focus on it the worse it gets. When it gets me I take a benedryl and try to go back to sleep.
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On December 10 2010 18:47 Zelniq wrote:
maybe listen to some kind of music to fall asleep?
I think generally this is the best, and perhaps the worst advice at the same time.
Tinnitus can, for some, be temporary - but it's no secret that many will have to live with this condition for the rest of their lifes. I get that high pitch noise now and again, but it always goes away after a minute or up to a couple of hours.
Now I am speaking from an entirely unscientistic point of view, but I think that the music thing is a great way to help you sleep. Soft ambient-ish music on low volume on preferrably speakers would probably do wonders for you. However if what you are experiencing is not yet chronic, I would suggest that you let your ears rest as much as possible. Which means no music and no computers or other electronic devices powered on while you sleep. It's always good to keep in mind that the most damaging sounds are the ones that we cannot hear (ie. the computer).
Again, I have no source or scientific proof to back me up (I'm sure there is, but I'm sure you're capable of looking it up on your own) and I would suggest you contact a doctor again if it doesn't go away on its own.
Good luck!
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