Low Pitch Tinnitus Hell

Tinnitus is usually the only symptom that almost always remains, even in people who managed to find the cause of their meniere and cure dizziness and even regain some hearing, they usually have tinnitus forever.

It only helps me to lower it or perhaps ignore it by playing sports. Some got their tinnitus down with the JOH thing, wait 6 months to see what happens. Other things you can try is pycnogenol and a few days ago in this forum someone shared a recent clinical trial with a type of mushroom that reduced tinnitus in people with meniere.

 

I have had MM for many years now, tinnitus has been with me since day one...after a while you just kinda get used to it. If I concentrate on it I become aware of it. Unfortunately as Ivan said it’s one of the symptoms the usually stays with you. When I first got MM it was really loud but has quieted down over the years.

 

I have had tinnitus for some 15 years in both ears and MM for 5 years ‘only’
I got used to it and now it’s a part of me ..... unfortunately. I don’t think anything can be done about it.

 

I got a hearing aid because I was having trouble hearing in crowds in my Meniere's ear. After wearing it, i found it more useful to mask against the tinnitus out of that ear.

 

In my case they fluctuate. Now I have been in a low tone for 2 days, last week it was in a high tone.

 

When I go to bed I concentrate on the tinnitus instead of fighting it which sounds crazy I know. It used to bother my trying to get to sleep but now I welcome it. By concentrating on the tinnitus I don't let other thoughts get into my head so now I fall right to sleep. I used to use white noise to try and drown out the noise but since I am nearly deaf I can no longer hear the white noise. Anyway, works for me. Good luck.

 

Mine fluctuates also, but mostly it's higher pitch.

 

I know it sucks...I have tinnitus in an ear that was surgically removed with a labyrinthectomy. Unfortunately, our brains freak out because they aren’t receiving the input they are accustomed to due to damage to the hearing anatomy and they provide their own input, which is the tinnitus. I always found the low roar to be diminished when driving/riding in a car. Seems like if you can get close to mimicking the pitch, it’s less noticeable and less distracting. Trying not to focus on it works best for me. I find at night in bed before sleep to be he worst time because the world is quiet and my tinnitus is not.

 

Perhaps, there is some sound component in the tv OR what your actually watching, that is inadvertently masking the low tone of your tinnitus. It's the same thing of those who don't hear their tinnitus while driving.

 

It doesn’t go away, it’s masked due to the other input of the TV. My tinnitus is acting up right now in my “good” ear and I notice it less when there is other sound input. Like go from the room with TV then into the bathroom or a room where you can’t hear the TV. Tinnitus will be much more pronounced. Bed time is the worst. Get a white noise generator on your phone to obscure the tinnitus. This is hard shit, but believe it or not, you will adjust and get used to it. Believe me, I’m a musician and have lost 1/2 of my hearing to a laby and the other 1/2 is going to cochlear hydrops. Try to be patient and get used to the new normal. There is tons of support here.

 

This may also be the result of processing load/selective attention: the cognitive inclination to rank order, prioritise, & subsequently pay attention to, & process task-related stimuli (processing language &/or meaningful sound) over non task-related stimuli (tinnitus).

 

T has been with me since I remember. There are many different sounds and I mean many and across the pitch spectrum. Most of the time I ignore it because it has always been there. I mostly notice when a new sound presents. To me it is the least bothersome symptom although I wish it would go and I could know what silence is.

 

Silence. As an introvert, how I used to treasure that!

 

Antivirals got rid of it for me.

 

What kind ?