03-28-2012, 05:12 PM
(03-28-2012, 05:11 PM)Jim Kent + Wrote: Dear Ankh,
Again - thank you very much for digging that up!
After reading that the possibility/probability suggests to me that there may well be a more earthly explanation that my tinnitus results from...
I went to my first gig when I was just 10 years old, and had what is known as "temporary threshold shift" ( when your natural hearing range is forced to increase in range to protect one's hearing upon being exposed very loud sounds and you have difficulty hearing quieter sounds) for 3 days afterwards...
Then I took up drumming at the same age and got my first drum kit when I was 16 - and I was a ridiculously loud drummer!
Then at the age of 20, I got into Rave and could often be found right next to the P.A. system!
So - who knows - all I know is that I can cope with the tinnitus - but I could not cope with becoming deaf!
Jim
The EMF of cell phones have also been found to be a contributor to tinnitus. I'm a victim, too.