http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/ Engadget Comments for VNS implant might fix the ringing in your ears http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 25th 2010 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
As much as I love technology, I draw the line at implants of any kind.]]>May 25th 2010 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
but will it stop the voices in my head?!

please, make them stop!]]>May 26th 2010 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/I wouldn't go that far. If I need a pacemaker one day, I want one. An implant that saved many lives. ]]>May 26th 2010 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
I know it may seem like a funny subject and also many of you say you would never get anything under your skin but just imagine what it would be like to have a high pitch whine in your head/breain/mind, for some people quite loud and also several differnt frequencies at the same time. Imagine you can never, ever take arest from it. It's there when you wake up and there when you try to go to sleep. For some people it's so loud that they can't even hear other people talking. One guy was so desperate for a moment of silence that he had the nerves connecting his ears to his breain severed because he'd rather have total deafness than the constant screetching in his head (when he woke up from the surgery he was totally deaf allright but the screetching was still there). imagine that then think again if you would 'never' have anything inplanted under your skin.
There's worse, not only does tinitus rob you of 'ever' being able to enjoy silence or even quiet again but it also has a secondary effect in that your brain mistakenly thinks there is danger and activates the drug that your brain usually releases for fear/high anxiety. It flows steadily and constantly 'always'. Trust me, if you experienced Tinitus for even a week you would not be so blase about cranking up the music.

I'm lucky, got Tinitus after an ear infection about three years ago and apart from an initial gush of anxiety chemicals from my brain that left me near suicidal I got control of it by neutralizing it with endorphines from constant exercise. If im outside or leave the pc on while i sleep (i'm downloading anyway) then i can mask the sound most of the time as its not too loud.
Stories like this give me hope though.]]>May 26th 2010 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/I leave my PC on for the same reason. Cheers.]]>May 26th 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
@Editors of Engadget: Not all ringing in the ears is due to listening to headphones too loudly. Do some research before accusing us of damaging our own hearing.]]>May 26th 2010 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 25th 2010 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
11 here I come..]]>May 25th 2010 11:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 25th 2010 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
Welcome to the future...]]>May 26th 2010 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
LOOK HOW LOUD I HAVE TO YELL SO I CAN HEAR MYSELF OVER MY TINNITUS.]]>May 26th 2010 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/wow, i didnt notice till now how narrow minded engadget readers are
well except for the fanboys.]]>May 26th 2010 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/Ah sorry, the interweb has a bad way of portraying tone, ^^"
Sorry mate.]]>May 28th 2010 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
Pearl Jam is not meant to be played at low volumes. ]]>May 26th 2010 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
WHO'S WITH ME????]]>May 26th 2010 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
The Omar FTW!!!]]>May 26th 2010 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
Not sure I would go to the trouble of this though.]]>May 26th 2010 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/Haha so true, when the crickets are chirping I just roll onto the good ear]]>May 26th 2010 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 2:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 2:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 2:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/yeah but you can't say that won't be effective against chronic hiccups, epilepsy, tinnitus and severe depression]]>May 26th 2010 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
A lot of tinnitus cases can be prevented by reducing exposure to loud noise, wearing earplugs or reducing ambient noise when using noise reducing headphones helps with this; plug - http://www.minerva-hearingprotection.co.uk/noise-reducing-headphones.html]]>May 26th 2010 6:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/
I don't think I'd go as far as to get an implant unless I was 100% sure that it would fix it (mine sometimes varies in my right ear when it is exposed to loud noise - it is hell, when it is just a static tone I don't mind it so much). I used to have to sleep with the TV on, but these days I've been doing just fine! It's still there, as loud as ever but I'm dealing with it fine.

Good luck to all others who have this condition and stay safe!]]>May 26th 2010 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/vns-implant-might-fix-the-ringing-in-your-ears/May 26th 2010 11:30AM