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Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Ferrets are Cool

(22,071 posts) Thu Sep 15, 2022, 05:55 PM Sep 2022

I have had tinnitus since about 1986. Most of the time I don't even notice. [View all]

It is like a bunch of cicadas in my head, but it is what it is. NOW, in the past two weeks, I've noticed something new in my head to compete with the cicadas. It is evidently called "The HUM" and is like a an aquarium air pump in there.
I can ONLY hear this when I am trying to go to sleep, but I am worried that it will get louder and more annoying.
Anyone else have The Hum and how are you handling it? Does it get worse or stay the same level?

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I have had tinnitus since about 1986. Most of the time I don't even notice. [View all] Ferrets are Cool Sep 2022 OP

i dont even know how long ive had it. too many loud amps and music in my past. bullimiami Sep 2022 #1

Does this sound like what you're describing? Gaugamela Sep 2022 #2

Yes, that is exactly it. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2022 #5

It used to kind of freak me out. I finally came up with an explanation Gaugamela Sep 2022 #7

1. whatever brand of tea or coffee, change it Tetrachloride Sep 2022 #3

Yeah.... Ferrets are Cool Sep 2022 #10

I personally didn't like Stevia in the US Tetrachloride Sep 2022 #12

My mom had tinnitus bucolic_frolic Sep 2022 #4

Yes, at one time I had found a concoction of suppliments that would actually make it get better. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2022 #9

I don't know what you took, obviously bucolic_frolic Sep 2022 #11

Try: fierywoman Sep 2022 #6

Thanks for the link...I have tried this several times before with no effect. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2022 #8