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I have tinnitus. I don't recommend it

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185 points gregsadetsky | 1 comments | 21 May 25 22:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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acjohnson55 ◴[22 May 25 03:58 UTC] No.44058647[source]▶
I get a weird transient tinnitus where my hearing drops out in one ear or the other for about 15 seconds, and is replace by a tone, which slowly fades as my hearing comes back. It sometimes happens multiple times per day, and sometimes not for weeks at a time. I've seen a couple specialists about it, but no known cause.

I also notice a low-level tinnitus when I'm in very quiet places. I keep white noise machines around to cover it.

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const_cast ◴[22 May 25 15:10 UTC] No.44062861[source]▶
I got this after chemo. It hasn't gone away and probably never will, but it's not so bad. Unfortunately I lost a lot of hearing, too. Turns out platinum is quite bad for the ears.
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1. holuxian ◴[22 May 25 22:17 UTC] No.44067746[source]▶
Same here. Some days are worse than others. Like some of the other comments, I notice it most when tired or stressed. But it is constant. Chemo also gave me optical migraines, that show up most along with the increased tinnitus. Glad you're still here!