Noseparker

[Noseparker]

Tinnitus can be a manifestion of Decompression Sickness or Altitude Sickness. Victims should examine their past habits because doctors do not ask such questions as a means of making a diagnosis. I have had tinnitus since 1966 but an event in 1988 led to a right-sided acoustic neuroma being present. The neurosurgery for removal took 12-hours at the Addenbrookes Hospital.

[Notreve7766]

Thanks for sharing Noseparker I hope you are ok now

[Bigears1]

I believe that's true. I have a friend who is a deep sea diver on the rigs who can attest to that. Pressure changes can also artificially be induced sonically in the head using RF. The body is 70%water or thereabouts after all.

[Jimbob7]

Well, I'm an old pilot - so I've been up and down a lot. Barometric Pressure definitely plays its part in how loud the damn T is. I'm sure of that. For example - at the moment - Baro is approx 1030 hPa and the T is noisy as hell.

One observation which seems to correlate is the T is loudest when Baro is transitioning abruptly. It's like my ears aern't keeping pace with the change. I also get this damned blocked-ear feeling - even though they aren't.

Baro definitely plays a part for some of us and our symptoms.

But, remember T is a complicated affair. Some might not see any differential in their T on changes in atmospheric pressure. It's an elusive creature to track down and causation an even more elusive animal.

[Noseparker in reply to Jimbob7]

Barometric pressures in Scotland are almost always lower than England further south. I believe that large numbers of Scots suffer with T. Many also reside at undesirable elevations above sea level. If barometric pressure falls to about 980mb then T may be evident in Scotland together with depression. A low barometric pressure system is also refered to as a depression and I know that high numbers of Scots suffer from depression.

[Bigears1]

Again, very localised pressure changes are nothing new and can be very easily manufactured using RF. What the pilot described I've noticed just lying in my bed. And the Scots are a very jolly bunch in my experience.