How long have you had this problem going on? Have you seen a doctor? The doctors will probally tell you what they tell most of us hEAR, "learn to live with it." There are other things that can cause this...certain medications, tumor (very rare), etc...I have a (permanent?) high pitch ringing. I did have kind of a thumping, heart beat sound in my ears a while back and that went away completely. God Bless...

I feel your pain. I have a high pitched ringing in both of my ears 24/7. I've been to Drs. and all they can say is learn to live with it.
They have suggested retraining but it's so bad that I've written that off.
I'm on supplements(magnesium, grape seed extract) but it's not helping.
I've always had trouble sleeping and this just adds fuel to the fire.
Good luck with your struggle, hopefully it will pass soon.

I have had ringing in my ears since my early 20's...about 30 years now. I have Bipolar Disorder and take meds for it so could be magnified by those? One of the symptoms of Lithium is ringing in the ear but I just ignore that symptom because I have Tinnitus...duh...maybe I should mention this to my pdoc? (Phyciatrist) This past year I have gone from the paralizing ringing to the annoying buzzing like a radio not tuned in. I have an appt. with the hearing place next month and they will be checking if I have any hearing loss or damage. I have Hepatitis C also so I have sleeping problems too....so Golgiguy...you think my sleeping habits may trigger it...interesting. It seems the older I get the worse it gets...aaahhh!!!! Thanks for all the feed back guys. Appreciate it. God bless you too. Love and Prayers Ramona xoxoxoxo

I understand how you feel as i get my tinnitus 24/7 as well and it's not nice at all. It does get worst when i have eaten something or have a drink. Or when i am stress or worried.I have had it in my left ear since i was 15 and in my right ear since 2000.

I just got this ringing in my ears yesterday around 10:00 P.M. I searched the net and found Tinnatis but I hear everyone's experience is different. I was diagnosed 2 months ago with hearing loss in my right ear so I guess this is a result of that. I've already began taking a natural vitamin called Gingko bilboa extract that has helped a few people I know over time and they now make Tinnitus masks from what I understand--a device that puts "white noise" in your affected ear to ease the irritating noise. Since I'm just learning all of this with the help of some friends' advice (going to the doc on Wednesday) I thought it might help some of you. I'll keep you posted. Please do the same with any treatments that are effective for you. Happy New Year!

Hi Pulpit, I was in mioddle of a response whem COM decided to Poof,
Getting off lithium if its helping you, could be out of the question!!
I would check all your supplements and prescriptions
or any cotributing factors.
Do you get any nightime relief, Tramadol is a low-schedule synthetiuc opiate with a double action on ones sympathetic nervous ststem.
It can reduce any pain, help during a slaapless night
I kniw pain-relief is a taboo-topic ( Im sure it creates nerve-pain (afterall
migraine sufferers exsposedto too much bright-light worsens their condition
Have you ever had migraines?
Sorry about all the quwstions,
Find me on DS Aite if wanna talk about tinnitus.
Regards, Jessica Caley

Try Xanax when it gets real bad. I have left-ear tinnitus that sounds like the piercing shrill of a smoke detector. Going on three months with it now, and Xanax usually brings it down (or least makes me sleep), although it never stops the "ringing" completely. I agree, it can certainly be "paralyzing", but you do get used to it in some degree.

Xanax also makes me sleep, but I don't take it during the day. I'm afraid my doctor will cut me off if he thinks I'm overusing it, and I cannot afford to give up 6 hours of sleep.

The ATA has links to finding a Audiologist. You might want to start there. I'd recomend finding one that does Neuromonics. Although I haven't tried it (yet), it sounds promosing.