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free-advice t1_isi177i wrote

Reply to comment by 3z3ki3l in OHSU scientists discover mechanism of hearing by TequillaShotz

You know, tinnitus is weird. I handle it way better than I would have thought I would. I do miss true quietness at times. Morning coffee on the back porch for example. But it doesn't drive me crazy either. I am sure there is a volume where I would not be able to say that so I am trying to preserve what I have.

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3z3ki3l t1_isi1oee wrote

I was basically born with it. Pretty sure I got it from some botched ear tubes when I was about two years old.

Never knew I had it until I was 22, when someone mentioned they heard ringing in their ears all the time, and it was called tinnitus. I thought it was normal to hear ringing in more quiet environments.

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CatFaerie t1_isi3x99 wrote

I don't know when I got mine, either. I used to sneak outside at night in the summer when I couldn't sleep and I thought that was the sound the stars make.

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FalloutHUN t1_isioyy3 wrote

Sound of the stars.... I've never heard or thought about this, but it's so deep and wholesome... I'm speechless.

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free-advice t1_isi273w wrote

Yeah I feel like I had mine since adolescence. It has just gotten progressively louder as I have aged. I would swear, btw, that after my bout with covid19 it got way worse.

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Fishydeals t1_isizilp wrote

Mine stayed about the same through covid.

Mvp contributors were my time in the orchestra, drumming and festivals.

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hnnngaWOOga t1_isi4pdn wrote

same. thought my ringing was from blood flowing through my head

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Ixneigh t1_isiyatf wrote

I’ve always had it too, as does my dad. It’s gotten a bit more noticeable as I get older though

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theWora t1_isi3n45 wrote

I remenber when I would go back to my parents' house, in a more rural area, and at night I could only hear the night and crickets in the distance. Last 2 or so years I haven't been able to hear the night, just the ringing in my ears. :(

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free-advice t1_isi500g wrote

Yeah I live in that rural environment you visit. I could have peace without that sound. But I've basically found peace with it. The rest of life is good enough that I can't complain haha. I won the lottery.

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