My mom is almost completely deaf now, and I’m afraid the same thing is going to happen to me. It would be devastating to me, because I want to be a musician! I’m doing some research, but I thought I would ask on Yahoo too. My mom drinks alot of diet coke with aspartame, (Nutrasweet). That might have caused her deafness. At work I have been drinking too many soda’s with aspartame, becuase there are no alternatives, and I’m diabetic, and water gets really boring after awhile. So I’m cutting down, but I want to find out what causes Tinnitus, and make sure that I prevent it. I also have fans blowing in my house because of the heat and I’m paranoid about it making me deaf, because my grandma’s dog went deaf because of sticking it’s head out the window.
My mother started drinking diet coke with aspartrame in the ’80’s. She has always been a heavy drinker of diet coke. Her hearing started to fade away I believe at a much higher rate than normal hearing loss, unless she has been exposed to very loud noises that I don’t know about. She’s about 65 now, and her hearing is so bad that she has to read your lips most of the time, and it’s very difficult to talk to her on the phone. I have read that aspartame caused this. Saccharin was controversial because they said it caused cancer in laboratory rats, but according to www.saccharin.org saccharin was removed from the cancer causing list by congress. But I’ve heard nightmare stories about Nutrasweet, and I may be seeing the results of this first hand. This is serious. My Mom can’t hear! Why??

iam suffering with tinnitus .presently iam using homeo medicine . went to ENT .no cure pl find medicine

Any idea on how to supress its effect or make it more tolerable would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I am seeking a site where I can learn some more about tinnitus treatment.

I love my music;

However a shocking 76% of clubbers / rock fans experience ringing in their ears (tinnitus) after listening to music at the average of 110db – risking permanent hearing damage

What would make ear plugs fashionable & desirable?

What cool style would you actually want to be wearing?

You wouldn’t want to get tinnitus from the DJ!

I’ve had tinnitus for two and a half years and have thought of suicide many times. I’m 51 and can’t bear the thought of living with this demon much longer. It’s a constant sound of a tea-kettle on boil 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It keeps me awake at night and grumpy when I’m awake.

I got tooth infection because of a wistom tooth, and my ear ringing all the time, feel pressure in my ear and got headache too. My dentist suggest me to take out the wistom teeth since he think it cause my ear ringing and headache. anybody had the same experience? does the ear problem goes away after the teeth took out?

Well I wasn’t feeling well so I started looking up symptoms I have. I found I have multiple signs of anemia. I really don’t think I have it and I sure don’t want to have it but I don’t know what to do.
heres a check list of all the symptoms and what I do and don’t have

* Fatigue ✔

* Weakness ✔ (i think that may be because I’m lazy)

* Fainting

* Breathlessness ✔

* Heart palpitations (rapid or irregular beating) ✔

* Dizziness ✔

* Headache ✔

* Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) (what does tinnitus mean? I do have a ringing in my ear but I’m not sure if its *tinnitus*

* Difficulty sleeping ✔ (EVERY SINGLE NIGHT)

* Difficulty concentrating ✔

Common signs include:

* Pale complexion ✔ (I’ve been told, though I’m not sure)

* The normally red lining of the mouth and eyelids fades in color (I don’t know)

* Rapid heartbeat (tachycardia An abnormally rapid heart rate, usually defined as a rate greater than 100 beats per minute. An abnormally rapid heart rate, usually defined as a rate greater than 100 beats per minute. ) (I’m not sure)

* Abnormal menstruation (either absence of periods or increased bleeding) ✔ (Past few)

I really don’t think I have it but I don’t know. I don’t want to waist my mom’s time
lol I’m 13 and HAPPILY AND PROUDLY a virgin

I can tell its been helping me alot but idk if like i can get it just because my ears ring constantly Anyone think i may be able to get it perscribed from my doctor ?

I went to the ENT today for the maddening tinnitus I have been suffering with. I went to a bar last sat and every since they have been ringing. Although I had a sinus infection 3 weeks ago, and my ear has been full every since then. Well the ENT told me I have wax on my eardrum and my eardrum is retracted. He gave me nasonex and ear wax removal. So what is causing it? He doesn’t know. He says it could be, the loud music from the bar, the wax, the sinus infection, or the retracted eardrum, or any of the above. Any of you been through this? what did you do to relieve the ANNOYING buzzing?