Silence

[poppyb62]

I have been suffering from hearing problems since childhood and I was diagnosed with tinnitus a few years ago. My thoughts today are about how much I miss silence.

From the time I wake up to an empty flat there are two noises going in my head and I would love to wake up one morning and not hear anything but silence. I put my hearing aids in and then I need the radio or the TV on to drown out the tinnitus noise.

Silence truly is golden and it is much missed by me 😥😥😥

[Hidden]

Hi poppyb62, I couldn't agree more- had mine 18 months now, head and both ears, it never lets up and is just too loud to ignore- god do I miss peace and quiet! Keep your chin up, you're not alone x

[KC1961]

Hi,

I'm sure that we'd all love to experience silence again. I remember a few years back standing on the top of a hill with a friend and he said something like, "Listen to that, pure silence-brilliant". I instantly felt so deflated, especially when I took the time to think about never hearing it again.

Best wishes

Kenny

[djv1985]

I’m right there with you. One of my favourite things to do was to listen to the night when I took my dogs for a walk. I’d just stare at the nights sky sometimes and enjoy that moment. I tried it the other night and all I heard was eeeeeeeeeeeeeee oooooooooooooo eeeeeeeeeeee oooooooooooo and thought “I’ll never hear silence again” and so I went back inside.

I sleep with a fan beside the bed the air conditioner at the foot of my bed but facing the door so I’m not cold (it’s more the motor noise I need) I have the tv on a clock to turn off 3 hours after I’m asleep and listen to the radio that I have on the wall so yeah I miss silence so much.

[Blaze1166]

Deffo, pardon the pun. Silence is the one thing that I miss the most. Never to know it again! At times I do feel a little down. Knowing that I'll always have 't'

Is anyone actually working on a cure or is it not the important?

[nkindia]

Have you checked your Vitamin B12 levels? Deficiency causes tinitus.

[poppyb62 in reply to nkindia]

will get it checked at my next blood test

[nkindia]

Surprising that you didn't get it checked so far. I am on a B12 deficiency forum which has thousands of members and almost everyone has tinitus. Once we start taking B12 shots we can see improvement although it takes a looooong time. Instead of ordering serum B12 level, see if you can get MMA test (Methyl Melonic Acid test) it's far more reliable for pinpointing B12 deficiency.