Door 3 - what is it like to live with tinnitus?

[AlexaHU]

For door 3 of the HealthUnlocked Advent Calendar the British Tinnitus Association describe what living with tinnitus is like and sounds like.

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The key is not to think about it. Mine was probably caused by playing in a group, and dancing too close to the house PA. The irony is that I need to use headphones when watching dialogue heavy drama such as Howards End.

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My tinnitus is caused by me having a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Many AVM sufferers, to my knowledge, have it. The noise is caused by blood rush to and from the AVM. I remember noticing this as a child and thought it affected everyone. I don't think it will ever go away unless my AVM is removed.

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Mine seems to have built up over the last five years. It gets louder when some symptoms of my lupus symptoms get worse. I try distraction also using headphones to listen helps. When its silent the ringing is most distracting particularly at night. Sometimes I wear headphones at night to sleep.

I feel its louder in my right ear and sometimes it gets intense and then reduces alittle, but never goes. It is high pitched and ringing. The noise is constant.