would be interesting to find out.........
am one of those who spent countless times a meter away from titanic speakers, wish i hadn't, but now it's too late

Never went to a "techno rave" [thanks be to God],, However yes I now have T because of loud music all my life... I am 57 and have played in bands since I was 16... LOUD bands.
Right up until July of this year when the T blindsided me on 7/10...bob

From what I have read, pot can very easily make your tinnitus worse. If not for that, I would start smoking myself.

I think everyone who tries it says it doesnt affect the T at all but it will make you focus on it more which makes it worse.

Progress.... so far... made it worse..... on the other hand.. made it more fun.

Here's an idea... we're NOT hearing something in our heads... we're actually overly-sensitive to certain frequencies and in fact have BETTER HEARING than everyone else!!!!

No, wait, i was wrong.... It's alien communications that if I can decipher eventually I will know the secrets of the universe.

Ahhhh dammit... I'm trying here ok, give me that.

Neilster, you gave me my first laugh of the day. That's the way to go, keep up the positive, light hearted approach. We cannot allow ourselves to fall into doom and gloom. Have a good day T people.

i have often wondered if that might be true...being overly sensitive to sounds, like dogs hearing that certain whistle sound...or yeah maybe it is the aliens... :-)

Yes too many loud parties for my poor ears to handle, have had T for around 35 years. The loudness of it comes and goes with or without pot....

ya all have a wonderful day!

I think smoking pot, makes you more aware of your T

I don't hink it helps your T at all, but I don't think it will make it worse.

It does get pretty loud, when you smoke it though.

T is, what it is. It comes, and goes. It has a mind of it's own.

I really honestly feel. that there is a solution to all this.

My friend, who knows Tinnitus very well, has help me through some very rough times.

He works at the Tinnitus clinic in Los Angeles.

He read and article about controlling the GABA, It deals with the brain and the signal that the brain is putting out, which creates the phantom sound.

He truly believes, that up in San Francisco, they will find a way to control the Tinnitus.

I believe it was one of the current articles, that we had already had read, on this site.

He thinks it going to be the real thing, that will actually quiet down the Tinnitus, or take it away.

dgn58,
Which tinnitus clinic in L.A. are you referring to? I'm in the area.
Thanks!
Kat

Hey, I've been gone for a long time, in and out of hospitals, and Drs. offices and all that stuff for way tooooooo long!
But since i've been playing in every kind of Band and or Orchestra since I was 8, it's been a ride. As a Trombone player, the Trumpet guys were right behind me, blasting right into the back of my head. As a Bass player, 10,000 watt speakers pounding me into oatmeal nightly! I played with Billy Idol for quite a while. Then I raced Top Fuel race cars. Then (don't take offence by this one) I was married to a black woman for 10 years!!!
That is what did it I think!!!
So now my T is no longer at 11 ! it's officially now at 14!

mike

I should add one very important thing... I do have a new girlfriend who loves me even though we do have a serious communication problem....
at least on the phone anyway.... I love text messaging, email, and Facebook!!!
M

Hearing Doctor in Culver City, talk to Miguel.