Anyone have constant ringing in their ears?

[lubetek 10+ year member]

I never said that Menier's was caused by dizziness... As far as that goes... This was copied off of E-medicine http://www.emedicine.com/"The exact cause of Ménière syndrome is unknown. The current theory is that it is the response of the inner ear to injury."

And meclizine does cause drowsiness... http://www.medicinenet.com/meclizine/article.htm

And I've given it to countless Marines, so I do have expirence with it. "Knock him out" may have been a little harsh, but it probably will make him a little tired. If you have been taking it most/all of your life, your probably used to it. One of my instructors from school had it and he too popped meclizine like it was going out of style...

No I only started taking it about a year ago and since then only a few days each time which has been twice. Menier's comes and goes. I usually go a year or 3 between bouts of it.

Yes no one is certain what causes it BUT they know whats happening in the ear. (fluid)

Read this:

Ménière’s disease, also called idiopathicendolymphatic hydrops, is a disorder of the inner ear. Although the cause is unknown, it probably results from an abnormality in the fluids of the inner ear. Ménière’s disease is one of the most common causes of dizziness originating in the inner ear. In most cases only one ear is involved, but both ears may be affected in about 15 percent of patients. Ménière’s disease typically starts between the ages of 20 and 50 years. Men and women are affected in equal numbers.

Read this:

The symptoms of Ménière’s disease are episodic rotational vertigo (attacks of a spinning sensation), hearing loss, tinnitus (a roaring, buzzing, or ringing sound in the ear), and a sensation of fullness in the affected ear. Tinnitus and fullness of the ear in Ménière’s disease may come and go with changes in hearing, occur during or just before attacks, or be constant. There may also be an intermittent hearing loss early in the disease, especially in the low pitches, but a fixed hearing loss involving tones of all pitches commonly develops in time. Loud sounds may be uncomfortable and seem distorted in the affected ear. From all the Ménière’s disease’s symptoms, vertigo is usually the most troublesome. It is commonly produced by disorders of the inner ear, but may also occur in central nervous system disorders. Vertigo may last for 20 minutes to two hours or longer. During attacks, patients are usually unable to perform activities normal to their work or home life. Sleepiness may follow for several hours, and the off-balance sensation may last for days. The symptoms of Ménière’s disease may be only a minor nuisance, or can become disabling, especially if the attacks of vertigo are severe, frequent, and occur without warning.

so there is no cure. they don't know what causes it. they don't know how to cure it. The meclizine does help with the dizziness and upset stomach yes, but my Doctor also said it helps with the fluid in the ear. All I know is when I started taking this stuff I noticed a release in pressure the very next day. I took the pills for about 3 days. then about a year later it hit me again and I wen't right out and bought the pills. a few days later I felt great. Before I discovered this drug I would have bouts for up to a week straight. it was crazy. Now I could care less if it comes because i know the fix. for me anyway.

all in all I have taken around 100mg twice a day for a period of 6 days total since the doctor told me to try it. so I don't think I have a tolerance.

Also meds affect different people in different ways. I have never felt sleppy due to the stuff and tonight was the first time I heard that it could cause one to become sleepy. Maybe it does. I won't argue that one.

Anyway. I'm just going off of what my Doctor has informed me and my own experience.

also i should say that all this is neither here nor there. I don't know if this is even what the guy is dealing with. I was just tossing out one possibility.

 

[GO-N DEF 10+ year member]

Well your system can cause permanent hearing loss... it's a little off topic to your ringing but here is what happens:
The Bass in your system stretches some membrane in your inner ear. With REALLY loud bass the stretch becomes permanent and your ear becomes less sensitive.

The Highs rip tiny hairs off in your inner ear that pick up high freqs. This is also permanent.

This info comes from my uncle who got his degree in Audiology. He went into social work after school but it's good info... be careful with your ear... it sucks being 24 and hard of hearing...

Very well put...

 

[GO-N DEF 10+ year member]

No I only started taking it about a year ago and since then only a few days each time which has been twice. Menier's comes and goes. I usually go a year or 3 between bouts of it.
Yes no one is certain what causes it BUT they know whats happening in the ear. (fluid)

Read this:

Ménière’s disease, also called idiopathicendolymphatic hydrops, is a disorder of the inner ear. Although the cause is unknown, it probably results from an abnormality in the fluids of the inner ear. Ménière’s disease is one of the most common causes of dizziness originating in the inner ear. In most cases only one ear is involved, but both ears may be affected in about 15 percent of patients. Ménière’s disease typically starts between the ages of 20 and 50 years. Men and women are affected in equal numbers.

Read this:

The symptoms of Ménière’s disease are episodic rotational vertigo (attacks of a spinning sensation), hearing loss, tinnitus (a roaring, buzzing, or ringing sound in the ear), and a sensation of fullness in the affected ear. Tinnitus and fullness of the ear in Ménière’s disease may come and go with changes in hearing, occur during or just before attacks, or be constant. There may also be an intermittent hearing loss early in the disease, especially in the low pitches, but a fixed hearing loss involving tones of all pitches commonly develops in time. Loud sounds may be uncomfortable and seem distorted in the affected ear. From all the Ménière’s disease’s symptoms, vertigo is usually the most troublesome. It is commonly produced by disorders of the inner ear, but may also occur in central nervous system disorders. Vertigo may last for 20 minutes to two hours or longer. During attacks, patients are usually unable to perform activities normal to their work or home life. Sleepiness may follow for several hours, and the off-balance sensation may last for days. The symptoms of Ménière’s disease may be only a minor nuisance, or can become disabling, especially if the attacks of vertigo are severe, frequent, and occur without warning.

so there is no cure. they don't know what causes it. they don't know how to cure it. The meclizine does help with the dizziness and upset stomach yes, but my Doctor also said it helps with the fluid in the ear. All I know is when I started taking this stuff I noticed a release in pressure the very next day. I took the pills for about 3 days. then about a year later it hit me again and I wen't right out and bought the pills. a few days later I felt great. Before I discovered this drug I would have bouts for up to a week straight. it was crazy. Now I could care less if it comes because i know the fix. for me anyway.

all in all I have taken around 100mg twice a day for a period of 6 days total since the doctor told me to try it. so I don't think I have a tolerance.

Also meds affect different people in different ways. I have never felt sleppy due to the stuff and tonight was the first time I heard that it could cause one to become sleepy. Maybe it does. I won't argue that one.

Anyway. I'm just going off of what my Doctor has informed me and my own experience.

also i should say that all this is neither here nor there. I don't know if this is even what the guy is dealing with. I was just tossing out one possibility.

The fluid that they are talking about is in the semi-circular canals. There are three in each ear, arranged on different plains. As you move your head around the fluid moves in the canals. Your perception of your body's physical position (standing, lying, upside down, etc) is based on where the fluid is at in the canals. They are kind of like mini gyroscopes in your head. If you spin around in circles or take a boat ride or do the Dizzy Izzy around a base-ball bat (LOL!), the fluid is acted on by forces other than gravity and the result is vertigo. In Meniere's they suspect that there is something wrong with these semi-circlular canals...

Either way, these canals are sealed and no amount of medication is going to get the fluid out of them.

I will give you some pos rep points for a good argument though...

 

[Termlab 10+ year member]

i'm def in my left ear, and when i used to bump the stereo constantly, every night when i would lay down to go to sleep, my left ear would also ring. but now that i dont turn it up so loud, the ringing is gone, but i'm still def on that side //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

like somebody said earlier, i find myself asking people to repeat themselves alot...

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

Good thread, who knew there were so many hypochondriacs on CA.com //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

Guys I really want to thank you for all the responses.. Someone mentioned me getting subwoofers that reproduce how bass was meant to be heard.. Thats a great idea.. Im believe I am going to dodge out of SPL and go for SQ... I am at school right now and I dont hear the ringing.. Doesnt really bother me..But when I get home and its silent, I will definitely notice it.. Helps me out though knowing I am not the one chosen one this happens to.. If other people can deal with it I know I can.

Thanks again!

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

Well I went to the doctor today for my follow-up.. He decided it was TMJ and that it was high frequency hearing loss. My hearing is still good though.. The hearing they test doesnt go up as high of a frequency that I lost.. So I am guessing it is above 20kHz?? So i reckon im stuck with this the rest of my life.. I told him that I had a little ringing back in Novemeber when I had my ear infection and then after I shot my .300WSM a couple times one day it got really bad..The worst ringing went away in just a day but it has rung ever since.. Don't know if my system has anything to do with it or not.. Now I just got to ignore this annoying ringing the rest of my life!

O well..

 

[GO-N DEF 10+ year member]

Just keep some ambient noise playing in the background...

 

[D-C 10+ year member]

Hi all. I just read this entire thread and my heart goes out to everyone that has any kind of hearing loss, whether it's self induced or natural.

I have some serious TMJ and also flat out hearing damage. Maybe the TMJ is from the damage, but I'm not trying to split straws right now, just possibly help someone out. Here's how:

I grew up going to many live shows (live bands) in D.C., my home town. That didn't help- I went to bed with loudly ringing ears for years on end; basically from the age of 15 to 30+. That's a problem. The crazy thing is, the ringing didn't really kick my *** until a long, helmetless motorcycle ride that exposed my ears to LOUD wind noise.

That's stupid from a safety perspective, but it ruined my hearing. 8 hours riding with loud wind noise has given me very loud ringing in my ears 24/7. It's so loud I can't believe it sometimes. I've been to the audiologist that has confirmed what I knew- hearing loss at high frequencies.

So anyway, I'm not much on writing novels about this type of thing, but I do have to say that if something makes your ears hurt, STOP IT! Use ear protection or do whatever you have to do (turn it down or leave?) The volume of the ringing in my ears is not worth it, and it'll never go away. Not cool. Good luck!