I have severe nerve damage in both ears from prolonged exposure to high frequency noise, AKA jet engines. During the 20 years I was in the Air Force I used all the hearing protection that was made available to us, but due to the requirements of my job I practically lived on the flight line and one thing you came to accept was that you were going to be constantly exposed to running jet engines. There was just no way you were going to have 100% protection 100% of the time, and anyone who has worked on the flight line can attest to what I said. Just suck it up. Add to that the additional exposure to ground test equipment and power units and all the other noise makers that were just part of life on the flight line, I am surprised I am not totally deaf.
As it is my ears ring constantly and sometimes it is really loud. I am not alone with this, a bunch of you have said the same thing. I have lived with it for so long I have learned to ignore it. If I think about it then yes I can hear it but normally it no longer bothers me.
When it first started to get real bad I couldn't ignore it, and no matter what I did the constant ringing would just drive me right to the edge. It was horrible sometimes, I just wanted to break something or kick somebody's ass, anything to relieve the stress. I swear to God that some days I thought I was going nuts. But over time I adapted to it.
Good grief, I had no idea how common this problem is. My hubby is the ONLY person I have ever known with this problem. Thinking about what you all with this problem have said, I now believe that one mystery has been solved.
At times he speaks at a normal volume and others one has to get in his face to hear him. A good friend once asked if Hubby had a volume button.
Only once or twice in 22 years has he mentioned this ringing or what ever in his ears and that he had been told that there was nothing DR. could do about it. So years go by and I never gave it a thought until now.
Questions here, Could this be caused by a blow to the ear say in an auto accident or someone hitting one up side the head as a kid ?????
Question, how old were all of you with this problem when you first noticed it ?????
Question, did this come on suddenly or gradually ????
I need to ask Hubby some questions instead of just continually ignoreing it for years.