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For those of you that have tinnitus, what do you do for it? Sometimes the ringing in my ears is too much. I feel like I'm going insane it is so loud... Anyone have suggestions?
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I found it helps to keep a radio or TV on in the background to mask the ringing whenever possible. I also find it easier to get to sleep if I keep a radio on at night. To keep the wife happy, I use a pillow speaker with the volume set to the lowest perceptible level.
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SFC Kevin Bazurto
That's a good idea! I usually try to have a fan on high, but it's not the greatest during winter months. Looking for other suggestions before it starts getting colder. Thank you, I'll yet this out!
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What you can do is go down to the VA and make sure you get your 10% disability for having it.
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SGT William Howell
I was at the DR the other day and there was some advertisement about some medicine for tinnitus. Not sure what it was about and I was whisked into a room and forgot to look at it when I got out. White noise is all I can find that works.
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Sgt Steven Thomas - Do you have an advocate? VFW, American Legion, DAV? I know people drawing pensions for PTS who never left a FOB. A traumatic experience doesn't require a dead body.
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If you have an e-benefits account, appeal online. It doesn't take long. I have a buddy I served with who was having the same issue with them. His advocate just told him two things:
1 - to keep appealing the decision.
2 - get your congressman involved.
After 4 appeals and a call to his congressman's office they VA had a change of heart.
Hope they come around for you.
1 - to keep appealing the decision.
2 - get your congressman involved.
After 4 appeals and a call to his congressman's office they VA had a change of heart.
Hope they come around for you.
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Sgt Steven Thomas - sorry about posting this twice, forgot to tag you.
Are you dealing directly with the VA yourself? If so, ask around other vets and see who they recommend to advocate for you. Our DAV here is pretty good. Our American Legion advocates are pitbulls. You can always choose another advocate if you don't feel you're getting the service you should be.
If you have an e-benefits account, appeal online. It doesn't take long. I have a buddy I served with who was having the same issue with them. His advocate just told him two things:
1 - to keep appealing the decision.
2 - get your congressman involved.
After 4 appeals and a call to his congressman's office they VA had a change of heart.
Hope they come around for you.
Are you dealing directly with the VA yourself? If so, ask around other vets and see who they recommend to advocate for you. Our DAV here is pretty good. Our American Legion advocates are pitbulls. You can always choose another advocate if you don't feel you're getting the service you should be.
If you have an e-benefits account, appeal online. It doesn't take long. I have a buddy I served with who was having the same issue with them. His advocate just told him two things:
1 - to keep appealing the decision.
2 - get your congressman involved.
After 4 appeals and a call to his congressman's office they VA had a change of heart.
Hope they come around for you.
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SFC Kevin Bazurto
Also be aware that you can sometimes distract yourself from the ringing by having background noise (a lot of people recommend a white noise machine) but it won't always completely drown out the sound. I can have all kinds of background noise and the ringing in my ears still makes me twitch.
Also be aware that you can sometimes distract yourself from the ringing by having background noise (a lot of people recommend a white noise machine) but it won't always completely drown out the sound. I can have all kinds of background noise and the ringing in my ears still makes me twitch.
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Not sure how it affects you, (mine is only in quiet areas) but I have to have some type of background "noise", preferably at of near the frequency of the ringing I hear as it tends to "absorb" it. During the night, Nature sounds or music (preferably Jazz, as there are no words to trigger any dreams). During the day, this is not too much of an issue unless it gets too quiet (testing, classroom activities, etc) but other than that, my iPod goes where I go... Unfortunately, this is not a cure and though it helps me a lot, it doesn't always work... It's settling for the lesser of several evils...
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If you haven't applied for VA disability for tinnitus, it's worth a shot. I applied but they turned me down, saying I couldn't prove it happened due to my time in the Army.
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I've had tinnitus since 1991, and long ago learned to live with it. Much of the time I don't "hear it" although it never goes away. Years ago I bought a "Moses/Lang CD" produced by the Oregon Hearing Research Center at Oregon Health Sciences University. It's a temporary relief, provided by listening to what is commonly called "white noise." It's at different frequencies, and you experiment to see which CD tracks work best for you. I've also heard Xanax helps many people, but I haven't tried it, as it can be addictive.
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I mask it with music or try working out. I only notice it when I zoned out
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My hearing aids have made it manageable. I usually sleep with my radio on and in between stations on AM so I have white noise to drown out the ringing and buzzing.
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