Comments on: Give a little whistle http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:20:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/comment-page-1/#comment-37176 Grandad Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:31:25 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/#comment-37176 Welcome, Jasmine :) I am amazed at the number of young people who seem to have tinnitus! It must be the noisy environment we live in. I know exactly what you mean by sensitivity to other noises too. Weird. Welcome, Jasmine :)

I am amazed at the number of young people who seem to have tinnitus! It must be the noisy environment we live in. I know exactly what you mean by sensitivity to other noises too. Weird.

]]> By: jasmine http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/comment-page-1/#comment-37174 jasmine Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:55:49 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/#comment-37174 I've had it since I was a kid and I'm 31. Due to flying on planes I think... It makes me sensitive to quiet noises, like footsteps and pens dropping, probably as I am trying to tune out of the tinnitus. When it is quiet I notice when it sometimes churns into second gear and is more high-pitched than usual. I've just bought a sleep aid that creates a gentle whirring sound, that helps detract other noises. I’ve had it since I was a kid and I’m 31. Due to flying on planes I think…
It makes me sensitive to quiet noises, like footsteps and pens dropping, probably as I am trying to tune out of the tinnitus. When it is quiet I notice when it sometimes churns into second gear and is more high-pitched than usual. I’ve just bought a sleep aid that creates a gentle whirring sound, that helps detract other noises.

]]> By: GoingLikeSixty http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/comment-page-1/#comment-37140 GoingLikeSixty Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:43:45 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/#comment-37140 Huh? Yeah, I got it too. Lots of us I'm afraid and it gets very little attention. I've been bugging the ATA.org folks to upload small audio files of the different kinds of Tinnitus, but no luck. They can even decide how to pronounce it! TIN-eye-tus or TIN-it-us... assholes. They have a CD which I ordered "Sounds of Tinnitus" (insert your jokes here) that has sample sounds. Mine comes from too many cars/motorcycles without mufflers. iPods will cause an epidemic... I have hearing aids because I was told that if I could amplify the "real sound" instead of the fake, it would help. Didn't. So I guess we need to form a support group and YELL AT EACH OTHER. Huh?
Yeah, I got it too.
Lots of us I’m afraid and it gets very little attention.
I’ve been bugging the ATA.org folks to upload small audio files of the different kinds of Tinnitus, but no luck.
They can even decide how to pronounce it! TIN-eye-tus or TIN-it-us… assholes.
They have a CD which I ordered “Sounds of Tinnitus” (insert your jokes here) that has sample sounds.
Mine comes from too many cars/motorcycles without mufflers. iPods will cause an epidemic…
I have hearing aids because I was told that if I could amplify the “real sound” instead of the fake, it would help. Didn’t.
So I guess we need to form a support group and YELL AT EACH OTHER.

]]> By: Charmed http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/comment-page-1/#comment-37135 Charmed Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:15:24 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/#comment-37135 Ok, first off, where on earth are y'all living, I'm in Dublin and while its warm there's a great whopping dirty cloud ruining the sky. No blue to be seen. Secondly, yipppeee, finally some folks who know how annoying it is to not know the direction sound is coming from. Many the times I've turned the place upside down to locate the ringing phone. As for multiple sounds coming from multiple directions (ala pubs) ooooohhhh, I feel a headache coming on. I wonder what pure absolute total silence is like? Ok, first off, where on earth are y’all living, I’m in Dublin and while its warm there’s a great whopping dirty cloud ruining the sky. No blue to be seen.
Secondly, yipppeee, finally some folks who know how annoying it is to not know the direction sound is coming from. Many the times I’ve turned the place upside down to locate the ringing phone. As for multiple sounds coming from multiple directions (ala pubs) ooooohhhh, I feel a headache coming on. I wonder what pure absolute total silence is like?

]]> By: popeyemoon http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/comment-page-1/#comment-37134 popeyemoon Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:58:02 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/#comment-37134 GD I have tinnitus,But mine sounds of cricket's and whistling,or whistling crickets.I would drive my wife nuts asking if she heard crickets all the time.My tinnitus came about from things going BOOM and shooting.Ah the good old days of youth did not give a shit and now as i am older.Damn i was dumb. GD I have tinnitus,But mine sounds of cricket’s and whistling,or whistling crickets.I would drive my wife nuts asking if she heard crickets all the time.My tinnitus came about from things going BOOM and shooting.Ah the good old days of youth did not give a shit and now as i am older.Damn i was dumb.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/comment-page-1/#comment-37126 Grandad Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:40:32 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/#comment-37126 :) And there are still people out there who think I'm a spotty 20 year old college kid! :) And there are still people out there who think I’m a spotty 20 year old college kid!

]]> By: prin http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/comment-page-1/#comment-37124 prin Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:33:27 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/#comment-37124 I love it when you talk about getting old...makes me feel better :) now where is my friggin' cane! I love it when you talk about getting old…makes me feel better :) now where is my friggin’ cane!

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/comment-page-1/#comment-37123 Grandad Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:33:14 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/#comment-37123 Aha! I like non-eco-friendly stuff. I suffer badly from Green Fatigue too ;) Aha! I like non-eco-friendly stuff. I suffer badly from Green Fatigue too ;)

]]> By: peter donegan http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/comment-page-1/#comment-37119 peter donegan Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:19:53 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/#comment-37119 grandad, yeah re the other blog - i realise i had too much to say and it wasn't all about gardening/ green stuff - adrian mc mahon [and the man on the bridge - who darren hates] roped me into it. For non green matters only! grandad,

yeah re the other blog - i realise i had too much to say and it wasn’t all about gardening/ green stuff - adrian mc mahon [and the man on the bridge - who darren hates] roped me into it. For non green matters only!

]]> By: Kate http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/comment-page-1/#comment-37117 Kate Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:27:07 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2008/07/04/give-a-little-whistle/#comment-37117 I was deaf in one ear until I was 19 then it returned and scared me to death - everything was so loud!!! I believe in ear defenders - mine are not 'poncey' - they have the words "Bullshit Protectors" written across the top! Nobody questions it....... I was deaf in one ear until I was 19 then it returned and scared me to death - everything was so loud!!! I believe in ear defenders - mine are not ‘poncey’ - they have the words “Bullshit Protectors” written across the top!
Nobody questions it…….

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