tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944095498805201368.post3842074662246012585..comments2023-07-05T04:33:16.611-07:00Comments on A Year of Living In My Head: Never SilentBlue Shoe Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04924280779882517141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944095498805201368.post-52015215664665175092013-02-28T08:51:05.658-08:002013-02-28T08:51:05.658-08:00Sometimes I think I cannot hear things as well bec...Sometimes I think I cannot hear things as well because of the overriding buzz I have in my head. So when I notice it, it is loud! I believe they have checked my thyroid recently, I will confirm. They are always checking things, I lose track! <br />I was wondering what the meds do for the ringing, if they add to it. Blue Shoe Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924280779882517141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944095498805201368.post-79981968753232217122013-02-20T02:15:07.535-08:002013-02-20T02:15:07.535-08:00I've had that since I was in my twenties. I a...I've had that since I was in my twenties. I also "mourn" what actual quiet is like. I am not actually sure I can even imagine it accurately.<br /><br />How loud is yours? I don't know if modern day televisions still do this (I ecycled mine by choice, so I can't test it), but years ago if you turned the sound off on a tv, you could still hear this high pitched odd kind of noise. That's what my tinnitus is usually like, plus from time to time to add variety, it adds in an insect buzzing noise.<br /><br />The good thing is that after enough time living with it, I can tune it out unless I think about it.<br /><br />Have you had your thyroid levels checked? When I went hyperthyroid last year it really ramped up the tinnitus, and took a good six months to quiet down after the thyroid was back to normal. Also cold weather will ramp mine up, so I always wear something over my ears outside in winter.<br /><br />Aspirin is another culprit as are various other meds. A polio booster once increased it for two weeks.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.com