Had tinnitus since the viet nam war.
fortunately that and hearing loss are a disability where the VA provides a
hearing aide device. Beyond helping me hear there is a built in option
that generates different background noises. Its a distraction from the
buzzing that actually works.
But - after so much time has passed, its just part of me and I ignore it
the vast majority of the time without the device. I have only had the
device for about 6 or 7 years.
Prior to that the treatment was similar - I got first I-Pod and the
audiologist instructions were to download classical music that was devoid
of drama and play it at low volume - sort of like the background noise. It
helped in much the same way.
But accepting that there never will be silence eventually happened, that
was more of a cure than anything.
On Sat, January 6, 2018 5:50 pm, Peter Grey via Piano Technicians Guild
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> I have it. Would be nice to have silence.
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> Pwg
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> Original Message:
> Sent: 01-06-2018 09:38
> From: Robert Highfield
> Subject: Tinnitus
>
>
> Thanks Larry, I'll check it out.
>
>
> When my tinnitus rings I just answer. Mine may have been from loud music
> in my classroom, where I taught ten classes a day for 30 years. I was
> alway told tinnitus generates in the brain and since I don't have a brain
> where else does it come from? I never used at a chainsaw, mower, leaf
> blower, snow blower or carpenter saw without wearing shooter ear plugs.
> If I concentrate, a rare thing for me, I hear the very soft high pitched
> ringing. Not nearly as loud as my C or A tuning fork rings.
>
> I've seen ads for a tinnitus blocking device for sale at hearing aid
> audiologist offices in my area. They don't say what it will cost. $$$$
>
> My audiologist, who told me there is no cure for tinnitus, asked if the
> high pitched ring keeps me awake at night and if I have trouble hearing??
> pitches? My answer was no, and I didn't mention that I tune pianos. She
> then tested my hearing with a high tech. program that took about fifteen
> minutes. When finished she said, "OK Bob, you are normal." My reply was,
> "Thanks Heather, you are the first doctor to ever tell me I am normal."
> :-)
>
>
> I guess many of us, with this condition that some piano tuners have, had
> no trouble ringing in the New Year.
>
> Bob Highfield
>
>
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> Robert Highfield
> Lancaster PA
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> Original Message:
> Sent: 01-05-2018 16:10
> From: Larry Messerly
> Subject: Tinnitus
>
>
> It's a condition called tinnitus, and WWJ' Dr. Deanna Lites reports a new
> treatment may provide relief.
>
> University of Michigan researchers say an external device that uses
> precisely timed sounds and weak electrical pulses to target unruly nerve
> activity in the brain can quiet the sounds associated with tinnitus.
>
>
> In the study participants got either the real device or a fake device to
> use for 30 minutes a day for a month. The sham treatment didn't provide
> relief.
>
> As for the real device, researcher Dr. Susan Shore said, "It helped their
> tinnitus???As a group, it made their tinnitus significantly less loud, and
> it made their tinnitus significantly less bothersome."
>
>
> More studies are planned and researchers are looking for participants.
>
>
> Recruitment for the next clinical trial will begin in early 2018, with
> the trial expected to start in late summer. Information will be posted on
>
www.clinicaltrials.gov <http://www.clinicaltrials.gov> six months before
> the start of the trial. To learn more about the study now, send an email
> to
tinn.trial@umich.edu <
tinn.trial@umich.edu>.???
>
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Original Message------
I have it. Would be nice to have silence.
Pwg
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Peter Grey
Stratham NH
603-686-2395
pianodoctor57@gmail.com
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