Does anyone get Tinittus?

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Someone near and dear to me has tinnitus severely.

Any tips on it?

Is it commonly associated with ASD?

[quote="Robdemanc"]I get this often. It is like a constant high pitch that gradually fades. But also I get a constant hissing sound that is not so intrusive but it is always there.[/quote

I don't have ASD, but I have tinnitus due to a middle ear disease. Tinnitus occurs because of damage to the tiny hairs in your ears, and is extremely common. Ask NT's about it! It can also by caused from TMJ. So I don't think it has much to do with ASD.

I don´t think it has anything to do with ASD. It is very common in todays noisy society, - VERY common.
There are therapies, or mastering techniques for people with tinnitus and they can be quite effective.
Another "solution" could be masking it with white noise.
Tinnitus can double and tripple in volume by sheer stress/anxiety, so the therapy-solution might be worth trying.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus_r ... ng_therapy

I have Hyperacusis; I'm especially sensitive to high frequencies.
I have 3 levels of constant Tinnitus; hissing, humming, fizzing. I also sometimes get a very loud high pitched noise that seems more like a whistle sort of. The humming is more relaxing, and tends to not alternate. The hissing and fizzing are also higher frequency noises and aren't comfortable.
I also hear the buzz of electric in cities (I live in a city, but on a country side holiday and on islands where there is minimal electronics, I notice a huge decrease in internal noise).

I have a constant headache, partially I believe due to all the internal and external noise I'm sensitive to.
I also have Migraine with Aura, I'm not sure if any of the audible stuff is linked to this, but I get visual aura, and severe vertigo too.
I think these all link with the sound in some way, just not sure how as I've only been diagnosed with Migraines, Hyperacusis, and Vertigo the last 3 months.

I've had the tinnitus since early childhood, I don't think I've ever heard genuine silence.

It can also get to nearly deafening and most certainly extremely painful levels.
I wear ear plugs for swimming when out in public to help cut out some of the noise and realised it helps reduce anxiety so much that I realise the hyperacusis has been causing anxiety due to me being over stimulated!

I have TMJ also. Maybe my tinnitus is from that and maybe that is why it changes severity depending on how misaligned my jaw gets.

I'll get this load and painful high pitch ring in my ears. It's so loud and painful it'll put me down until it goes away, usually in 1-2 mins. The frequency for it is about 1-2 times a month. I was told it was because I listened to music in my headphones too loudly. Of course, if I dont listen to the music that loudly I can hear it over the rest of the damn noise.

You should be careful. That ringing is a warning sign. How would you like it to be permanent?
Read a little about human ears and dB, - what dB is, how it doubles, - and be aware, that earphones, especially the cheaper ones might have damaging frequences, even at a lower sound level.
Children get ear damage by cellphones, you know.

Yeah I know ... my doctor has yelled at me and I now have extremely high quality cannister earphones whcih allows me to keep the volume down to a lower level. However, the damage is already done. It's one of those lessons I get to pass on to my son.

There is no need to make it worse. Start taking care NOW! If you can´t hear the music despite high quality bannister earphones, you have to have some, that blocks out even more.

I've always experienced tinnitus; in fact, I was a little surprised to learn that ringing in the ears is unusual.

I had it for about a week once, after shooting a .45 pistol indoors without hearing protection. Not the best idea I've ever had, in retrospect.

Thanks for the reply. I will pass that info along.



I didn't know this.

I use headphones - I keep the volume low, and I don't like to wear them, and mine are cheap old ones, too. I wear them because our desks are right beside each other and if I listen to something on my desktop it tends to annoy him. I definitely don't want to harm my hearing.

Can you say more about that, with some facts and remedies, and also about the children and cellphones thing? I can let those with children know about that, but I'd like something a bit more solid first.

I don´t know more about it. It just turned up as news in a paper, but believe me, - experts have known for long, so there must be something about it on the net.

Actually for me Brown noise works best. Try using the site Simply Noise as it has White noise, Brown noise and Pink noise which can all have differing effects on ones tinnitus and general relaxation.

Thank you for the link.
I actually found a laser therapist in Sweden.