• 1ns1p1d@lemm.ee
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    21 hours ago

    Im the same as you. In my 50’s. My hearing is severely damaged, and my right ear whistles like a thousand sex-crazed crickets 24/7.

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      12 hours ago

      Not the same by the sound of it, my hearing is exceptional for my age and career path.

      Sorry to hear your hearing has deteriorated to such a degree, I hope you’re able to tune it out/sleep through it.

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        2 hours ago

        I cope pretty well with it. Some people get really depressed when it happens to them. Im okay if there’s noise. At night I listen to podcasts and use a fan next to my bed. At work it’s less noticeable, although fir some reason people think it’s fine to be mean if a coworker can’t hear very well.

        For me I had intermittent ringing for a year or two. It would always go away quickly. Then, one morning, I woke up with this much louder chirping sound that’s always there.

        I was a metal head. Too many gigs and loud earbuds.