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help, need advice! hearing problem (tinnitus)
« on: March 01, 2010, 12:01:38 am »
been suffering from this weird sound in my ears for quite sometime now. this happened almost 2mos ago. while driving back to manila from baguio where you suffered from pressure build-up in the ears. quite ordinary right? the problem is it didn't go away, as if something is blocking my ears i know it mucus build-up but dont have the idea, and now i can hear this high pitch sound in my ears. been to a doctor and advice me (after taking all those medicine he gave me) say's that i am losing my hearing and i should bear with it. Of course why should i settle for his advice alone. i gone off to a second EENT and still under medication. I researched my condition and it turns out to be tinnitus. any idea how can i flush those mucus out of my eustachian tubes. i can still feel the mucus in my nose cavity and its not flushing out. by the way i know it goes by the age laffman:: (loss of hearing)well i only stepped in the 40's hahaha. thanks for your reply, please bear with me in my english  ;)

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Re: help, need advice! hearing problem (tinnitus)
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2010, 02:28:15 am »
Hi po :)
I'm really don't have much idea regarding tinnitus but as describes its a perception of sound in the absence of an acoustic stimulus-nabasa ko lng:)
Associaed ng po yung hearing loss...sabe po some people suffering from tinnitus finds relief by playing background music to mask
s the tinnitus & even go to sleep w/the radio playing...if mag hearing aid daw nman isusupressed mo lng yun tinnitus...may tinnitus masker na ginagamit din,a device that is worn like a hearing aid & you hear a noise that is pleasant than tinnitus as better that buzzing/ringing/roaring/hissing sounds...
Anyway bro its also your ability to tolerate but talagang kaasar yan ganyan:)

About sa pagflush ng mucus-i remembered sa show ni Oprah si Dr.Oz ngdemo sila dun ng pagflush ng nasal tube ata di ko na masakto but w/ the used of saline solution/water w/salt,pour it in you ear then it will flow or goes out on your nasal tube & out your nose :) di ko lng sure ha if advisable sa case mo dn po...continue your medicine na din po.
(Pasensya n po sa typo ko-may topak n nmn ako este yun cp:) )

Take care po...mag sounds ka na muna bro",)

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Re: help, need advice! hearing problem (tinnitus)
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2010, 03:19:30 am »
thanks mshappy, quite deppressing nga e... though thats life  ;D

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Re: help, need advice! hearing problem (tinnitus)
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2010, 04:52:45 am »
thanks mshappy, quite deppressing nga e... though thats life  ;D
understood bro but c'mmon there's more in life ;)
(sabe nga sa bible e''It is better for you to lose one part of your body
than for your whole body to be thrown into hell'' ;)-wow heavy na! toinkkk ;D
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Re: help, need advice! hearing problem (tinnitus)
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2010, 06:01:20 am »
That's sad..

I have a tininitus too. 9 yrs na sa akin to. I remember merong 1st warning, nabingi ako nang 1 week. Parang may hangin sa inner ear ko. Pag nalilipasan kasi ako ng gutom, parang sasakit yung tenga ko, then parang may hangin na. Ayun, deadma lang. Walang pagpahalag sa katawan. Then after a year comes the second warning. Parang may tubig na sa loob. Yung akala mo sa labas lang na pwede mong pupukin yung ulo mo para mailabas ang tubig sa ear cannal. Pero sa loob pala yun. Then nawala na naman after 1 week. After a year na nama, dun na talaga nasimula at hanggang ngayon andito pa rin sa akin. Bagong grad pa ako nun, ang fear ko is baka dumating ang araw na di na ako makapagtrabaho. Sa awa ng Diyos andito pa naman, yung nga lang nabawasan na yung talas ng pandinig. Sa left ear ko, yung safe volume sa earphone for normal hearing ay di ko na marinig. Kung full volume maririnig ko nang kaunti pero parang masakit sa tenga ng kaunti kc mafi-feel mo yung wave ng air from earphone. Thanks to God, meron pa akong right ear na kahit may tinnitus din eh within normal hearing pa naman.

Sa pagbasa ko ng mga materials about tinnitus, parang wala pa atang proven na gamot tungkol dyan. Siguro yung pinaka mild lang. Meron din kasing nagsasabi dun sa libro about kung paano tayo nakakarinig; Meron daw tayong microscopic hair sa inner ear na kung masira daw yun eh di na pwedeng maibalik. Yung ang magsasabi sa quality and quantity ng sound.

My 3 doctors at different times prescribed Duxaril tablet that time, 1tab/day for two months and vitamins for the nerve, meganerve, polynerve. Walang pa ring epekto. Okay naman yung eardrum ko. Kaya lang parang nandun pa talaga yung hangin, 9 years na ang nakalipas. Imagine ang inner ear mo ay baloon, habang you fill more air lalong lalakas yung pressure inside creating sounds.

Eto na lang yung pwedeng gawin kung kasing lala na sa akin yung condition mo. Eat healty foods if you can afford. Fruits, lahat nang klase, yung parang trip mo na kainin sila lahat.

Choose an exercise na hiyang sa iyo. I tried yung magpa muscle ka pero parang naka-aggravate ata. Im not sure kc tamad na man ako mag exercise eh. I tried just jogging pero parang ganon din. I don't know what's better.

Meron akong nakita sa individual shows nina boy abunda and korina sanchez, yung parang paper tube na sinisihan habang yung opposite end ng tube ay nasa orifice ng ear canal mo. I haven't known that ritual kc taga davao ako, then yung spa/service ay nasa luzon then no theraputic claims pa.

Kung total hearing loss ka na, may pag-asa pa naman, yung nga lang mahal masyado. I don't know if comfortable din ba yun at kung okay ba ang quality ng sound.

Manalig ka.

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Re: help, need advice! hearing problem (tinnitus)
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2010, 06:27:28 am »
I've been living with this condition since elementary. Masamang bisyo ko kasi iyung pagpasak ng maliliit na bagay sa tenga ko. Nagka-infection na pareho, butas na pareho (80% perforated ang right eardrum ko). Hindi na kasing-acute ang hearing ko. (Anyway, tapos na ang period na annoyed ako at ngayon ipinagpapasalamat ko na lang kapag naririnig ko ito, it means tahimik ang lugar.)

Ang tinnitus, symptom iyan. Based sa kwento mo (pero wala akong specific data about sa tenga mo tulad ng lab tests, etc.), ang dahilan nga niyan ay ang pressure build-up nga. May pain ba sa tenga mo ngayon? May luga ba o masamang amoy? Huwag mo nang kakalikutin at baka magkaroon ng infection. Continue your meds. May sipon ka ba ngayon? Don't blow your nose too hard. Inom ka rin ng vitamin C at zinc para mapalakas ang immune system mo. Mahirap na magka-infection. Kapag lumulunok ka ba anng nararamdaman mo sa tenga mo? Masakit ba ang ulo mo?

Another thing: May iba ka bang gamot na iniinom ngayon? Maaaring ito ang dahilan ng tinnitus mo, or at the very least, pinapalala nila ito. Ano ba ang trabaho mo? Pwede ring matagal na iyan at ngayon mo lang napapansin.

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Re: help, need advice! hearing problem (tinnitus)
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2010, 12:54:40 am »
thanks for the reply mga ka-espiya, nice to know there are others (hehehe) here in espiya suffering like me and sharing their views and tips on how to tackle this annoying problem of mine. ala naman pain sir necro, ala din luga or bad smell coming out of my ear, though according to my audiotory result theres a significant hearing loss on left ear and less on the right one. aminado naman po ako na nagkaroon na ng paghina ang ears ko for quite sometime now, what is new to me is the high pitch sound that never goes away. is it natural kapag humihina na pandinig mo? or nabibingi ka na? according to the internet this high pitch sound is tinnutis. right now i have this mucus which has been bothering me for quite sometime now. which i know contributes to the blocking of my eustachian tube. thanks again mga ka-espiya  :applause

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Re: help, need advice! hearing problem (tinnitus)
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2010, 04:40:22 am »
Tinnitus is a symptom.  Don't go asking for a cure sa symptom mo...go for the main problem...aim for a cure dun sa disease which brings about your tinnitus.  At maraming disease ang posibleng magbigay ng tinnitus...and for that eh da best is to consult an ENT specialist.  Yung bata-bata na ENT specialist...baka kasi oldtimer masumpungan mo eh ambilis pa naman ng progreso sa medicine nowadays.  Be prepared to pay.  Ask the doctor "ano po sakit ko"...wag makuntento sa "tinnitus" lang.
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Re: help, need advice! hearing problem (tinnitus)
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2010, 05:09:42 am »
.... though according to my audiotory result theres a significant hearing loss on left ear and less on the right one.

Pareho tayo dito.

Mero mucus pero di ko napapansin kc parang dry sya sa loob ng nose ko. Di 100% easy yung paghinga ko, siguro 80% lang :-)

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Re: help, need advice! hearing problem (tinnitus)
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2010, 08:22:15 am »
Tinnitus is a symptom.  Don't go asking for a cure sa symptom mo...go for the main problem...aim for a cure dun sa disease which brings about your tinnitus.  At maraming disease ang posibleng magbigay ng tinnitus...and for that eh da best is to consult an ENT specialist.  Yung bata-bata na ENT specialist...baka kasi oldtimer masumpungan mo eh ambilis pa naman ng progreso sa medicine nowadays.  Be prepared to pay.  Ask the doctor "ano po sakit ko"...wag makuntento sa "tinnitus" lang.

correct it is symptom and not a  disease or condition

the will always be a greater and more serious reason for the underlying presence of the symptom na dapat alam ng doctor mo and hindi yung "tinnitus" is you condition/disease

i get tinnitus once ina while, the low pitched ring usually prior to a vertigo attack which is a condition some of us in my family live with

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Re: help, need advice! hearing problem (tinnitus)
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2010, 03:48:58 am »
thanks mga ka-espiya, for your replies and advices  :applause