Guest guest Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 I had mild tinnitus in my left ear prior to my CI surgeries, but it was so minimal I didn't notice it 99% of the time. However, following both of my CI surgeries, I developed bilateral tinnitus which I still experience to this day. Sometimes my tinnitus is barely audible. On other days it's so loud that I hear it even when my processors are on. While I found the bilateral tinnitus to be very bothersome following my second CI surgery, it's now something I've become used to and can successfully ignore most of the time. If I had to do it all over again, I would in a heartbeat! I consider my bilateral tinnitus to be a small price to pay for the wonderful gift of hearing I've received! Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05 Right ear - Nucleus Freedom Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06 Deafblind/Postlingual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I lost my hearing in my left ear in 1998, total, resulting in no trinitus. When I lost hearing, completely, in my right ear July 06 I had moderate to severe tinnitus. I had a number of fans and motors running in my head, they never went away. Now after my implant on Dec 5 and hookup on Dec 6, my tinnitus has almost completely disappeared. If I think about it, I can hear faint noises. It must have disappeared right after surgery. I was hooked up so quick and heard so well; I wasn't able to think about it. Judy Implanted Dec 4, 2006 Connected Dec 5, 2006 > > I've been reading alot about the new herb Bioflavonoid Complex- I lost > most of my hearing about 3 yrs ago after being HOH since birth - of > course a lost also comes with a gain right?? Tinnitus is was... I'm > curious about those of you whom have a CI .. if you had tinnitus before > the CI, was it worse or lessen .. I know it doesn't go away completely. > Though I have heard a rare few it happened to .. those of you whom got > Tinnitus AFTER the CI ? I'm new to group and would like to hear your > experince ... > > Thanks for sharing ... your more than welcome to email me off line too! > > Happy New Year ! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Hi Judy, I, too have had severe tinnitus since my hearing worsened when I was a teenager. After I became totally deaf it got worse, since all I could hear was the noise in my head. After I got my CI in 1984, I experienced great relief from all the noise whenever I have my CI on. I believe the sound we are able to hear with our CIs masks the tinnitus. Whenever I don't put my CI on (when I am awake) the noise increases through out the day to the point where I'll put my CI on just to make it stop. I like hearing with my CI, so this is a rare occasion, but there is definitly a great reduction in the level of my tinnitus. Also, when I am in a very quiet environment, I find the tinnitus is much more detectable than when I'm in an environment with some background sounds. In my office at home, it is usually very quiet. I will often put on soft (non distracting) music such as fluts or some other instrumental music. Just soft enough to provide the needed masking effect I need. A funny thing, sometimes people think I'm nuts because I refer to my CI as " my ears " . " Wait, I have to put " my ears " on to talk to you " . I find when I don't have " my ears " on I cannot think as clearly as when they are on. (I only have one CI but I still call it " they " ) Maybe this is because there is so much tinnitus when I don't have my CI one that my thinking gets lost in the racket. C. N22, 22+ years > > > > I've been reading alot about the new herb Bioflavonoid Complex- I > lost > > most of my hearing about 3 yrs ago after being HOH since birth - > of > > course a lost also comes with a gain right?? Tinnitus is was... > I'm > > curious about those of you whom have a CI .. if you had tinnitus > before > > the CI, was it worse or lessen .. I know it doesn't go away > completely. > > Though I have heard a rare few it happened to .. those of you whom > got > > Tinnitus AFTER the CI ? I'm new to group and would like to hear > your > > experince ... > > > > Thanks for sharing ... your more than welcome to email me off line > too! > > > > Happy New Year ! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I'm also someone who experiences tinnitus. Mine is bilateral and occurred as a result of my first and second CI surgeries. Prior to my CIs, I had tinnitus in my left ear, but it was mild and could easily be ignored. However, following my first surgery, my tinnitus was *very* loud and alternated between 3 different sounds. Just when I became used to one sound, it changed to another. The same thing happened after my second CI surgery, but the tinnitus wasn't as severe. I now experience bilateral tinnitus 24/7. One some days it's barely audible while on others it's so loud I can hear it even when my processors are on. Sometimes my tinnitus causes headaches especially when the sounds I hear are repetitive (such as beeping or a car engine turning over repeatedly) or extremely loud. I saw my CI surgeon a few weeks ago to discuss my tinnitus and thankfully it has improved considerably since then. I've found that the less I pay attention to my tinnitus, the less it bothers me. I've even found that on days my tinnitus is extremely loud I can control its intensity to some degree by listening to soft jazz music or focusing my attention on talk radio. , I also like to call my CIs " my ears. " Speaking of which, I remember something funny that happened to me last year while spending the night at my sister's house. I removed one CI so that I could lay on the couch and watch TV with her and the rest of the family. When I got up to get something to drink, I asked, " Where did I put my ear? " My sister asked, " What did you say? " I repeated the question explaining that my CI processor was " my ear. " My sister chuckled, told me where it was (on the coffee table a few inches to the right of where I originally put it -- Tigger's tail was to blame -- LOL!) and said, " Why, of course! Why didn't I think of that? " LOL! Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05 Right ear - Nucleus Freedom Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06 Deafblind/Postlingual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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