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Topic: Help for Some Tinnitus Sufferers |
b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 8:08 am |
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I found this tinnitus remedy on Reddit. It works for some people, depending on the cause of the tinnitus.
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Place the palms of your hands over your ears with fingers resting gently on the back of your head. Your middle fingers should point toward one another just above the base of your skull. Place your index fingers on top of you middle fingers and snap them (the index fingers) onto the skull making a loud, drumming noise. Repeat 40-50 times. Some people experience immediate relief with this method. Repeat several times a day for as long as necessary to reduce tinnitus. Dr. Jan Strydom, of A2Z of Health, Beauty and Fintess.org.
This always works for me.
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It worked for me (for now). The description was a bit confusing for me (the snapping index finger part). I put the palms my hands over my ears and aimed my middle fingers at each other at the back of my head (the lower part a bit above the neck) then put my index fingers on top of my middle fingers and slid them downwards (they thump lightly against the lower part of my head) and just count 50 or so repetitions (less than a minute).
And it works and it feels kinda strange to not have a perpetual background noise in my life. No idea about long term effects of this solution but I can't complain if a minute of work gives me multiple hours of calm. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 8:32 am
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My otologist has never mentioned anything like this, but I can't see where it would hurt to try it.  |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 8:35 am
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That is cool. I just tried it (even though I am not experiencing any ringing at the moment). Essentially, you are tapping your index fingers against your lower skull, which results in some pretty powerful and deep tom tom like sounds.
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Storm Rosson
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Silver City, NM. USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 8:39 am
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Stranger things have happened IMO,soon as mine gets to the point (by tonite usually) I'll give it a shot. Cheap and easy and can't hurt to try, thx B0b....Stormy  |
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Bo Borland
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 10:23 am
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ok, so while i am trying this .. and feeling like a dork, trying not to laugh and checking for someone videoing me..
it did reduce the amount of white noise (for lack of a better term) for a period of time.
edited , it lasted for only a few minutes.
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 10:25 am
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| Pretty interesting. Whether it works by distraction or acupressure, who cares? The fingers seem to land off the occiput, at pressure points. |
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Dick Wood
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Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 12:09 pm
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I've tried several times today and I don't notice any change so far.
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 12:49 pm
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If it works for you, you'll notice an improvement immediately. The remedy wears off after a while. Often I have severe ringing when I wake up in the morning. This does help to relieve it.
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John De Maille
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On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 2:19 pm
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| I just did it and it seems to work, to a point. The white noise is reduced and my hearing is a little better. I'm going to keep trying this to see if it helps. Thanks! |
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2015 5:33 pm
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| I read about this method here on the forum a few years ago and I use it quite a bit. It does provide me some temporary relief. |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2015 1:57 pm
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Never worked for me.. Read about this several years ago, on the Tinnitus forum... What is it with steel players anyway??. does EVERY SINGLE one of us have T???.... We're worse than those heavy metal guys.... We're either deaf, or have sirens in our heads 24/7, or both.... bob
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Jim Park
From:
Carson City, Nv
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Posted 17 Sep 2015 3:59 pm Tinnitus
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| Its like the brain has an automatic gain control that turns down for a minute |
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 17 Sep 2015 6:42 pm
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I've been a multiple, multiple abuser of my ears for decades. High and low pitched machinery, artillery, lots of shooting (small bore and big bore), loud bands, loud music. Too many years and too many abusess. I'll try anything at this point. The white noise is unrelenting. The doc says I'm a half step away from hearing aids.
But, I did try this approach and it did help some. I'm going to continue with it and see what happens. Funny how the doc never mentioned this. |
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Jim Smith
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Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2015 4:57 pm
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I've used that technique for a few years now. It only works for a few minutes for me, but any relief helps.
For anyone having trouble figuring out how to do it, there's a link to a short video of the technique here: http://health.learninginfo.org/tinnitus.htm |
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