23 Aug
2012
23 Aug
'12
7:30 a.m.
At 0:06 -0500 8/15/12, Chuck wrote:
So, does anyone know of any publicly-owned hearing aid
manufacturers?
Looks like a growth industry...
--Chuck
(with some ringing in his ears)
Unpopular suggestion of the day:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus
Avoidance of caffeine, nicotine, or salt can reduce symptoms,
Anecdotally, it works for me (and I'm cutting out caffeine most days)
and for a friend of mine (who cut out complaining about his "horrible
Tinnitus" once I told him the cure (but only after verifying it via a
3-day coffee detox period)).
Usually at this point I would say "hope this helps" but in this case ... ?
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23 Aug
23 Aug
9:52 a.m.
On 23 Aug 2012 at 9:30, Mark Tapley wrote:
Avoidance of caffeine, nicotine, or salt can reduce
symptoms,
Anecdotally, it works for me (and I'm cutting out caffeine most days)
and for a friend of mine (who cut out complaining about his "horrible
Tinnitus" once I told him the cure (but only after verifying it via a
3-day coffee detox period)).
Mark, I restrict myself to one cuppa in the morning. I've never
smoked and prepare just about all of our food myself (very sparing on
salt). It does seem to be aggravated by my hypertension meds, but my
doctor and I are tinkering a bit to find something that works.
What I find that helps more than anything (and keeps my BP low) is
getting enough sleep. This is the hardest for me as I'm a natural
nightowl and have pretty much run my entire life on adrenaline.
The underlying cause is probably too much noise--between industrial
noise, data centers, chainsaws and brass bands, my ears are
complaining that I've abused them. And they're right about that.
A moral for you young'uns. Take care of your hearing..
--Chuck
10:53 a.m.
On Thu, 23 Aug 2012, Chuck Guzis wrote:
The underlying cause is probably too much
noise--between industrial
noise, data centers, chainsaws and brass bands, my ears are
complaining that I've abused them.
A less commonly known cause of tinnitus (for the "lucky" few sensitive to
it) is the antibiotic Erythromycin and other related drugs in the
macrolides family. I lost most of my mid-band hearing in both ears and
developed a permanent tinnitus after being treated for a sinus infection
in 1990. It's a rare side-effect, but I managed to win the lottery.
Disclaimer: I played rock music for 25 years up to that point in time,
but always wore ear protection. Prior to my ill-fated treatment, I could
still hear a 15.7x KHz. flyback transformer from two rooms away. Now, it's
just permanent crickets - I get mid-summer all year 'round :-).
Steve
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