The Red Green Tinnitus reducer


Okay, no duct tape but still a little wacky. Since we just had an interesting thread, I thought I'd follow up with this one. I'm wondering if any of you have discovered the same thing or if it's just me. I've had tinnitus for the last ten years. I would not consider it a severe case, albeit significant. Not sure if this is always accompanied by hearing loss but in my case it is due to abuse. I've never made a connection between my tinnitus and itchiness and am still not sure there is one. I'm speaking strictly of the outer ear, nothing to do with my ear canal. I have a constant itch deep in the flesh of my ears, not just surface. The central location is about 2/3 up the outer rim and about 1/4"-1/2" in. Constantly relieving this itch has become almost second nature.
One day while listening to my system I accidentally stumbled on a strange and pleasant phenomenon. Reaching up to relieve my itch while turning to look out my front window and thus focusing the ear in question solely in the direction of the sound, I experienced a marked transitional increase in fidelity. This just blew me away. Not only that, but I also noticed an incidental decrease in my tinnitus simultaneously when experimenting. As I stated, this itch is deep in the flesh of my ears so simply scratching doesn't change anything. I sometimes, not always, pinch said area quite hard between thumb and forefinger with shifting motion. It was during one of those moments this happened. It seems to be pressure that causes it. I have verified it over and over and it is real. Just to clarify, I don't sit clinging to my ears in front of my system. For the most part I consider it a novelty. But it wouldn't take much to build a pair of cool punk clamps for your ears:)
So do any of you out there relate to this? Or willing to discover you do?
csontos
Luckily, for me, I don't have your problem but I'm happy you've found a cure, of sorts. It's similar to my astigmatism as when I apply pressure to the outside of my eye, it sometimes clears up my vision significantly. More so in the past than now and not as often but it still works.

Knowing what you now know, a specialist should be able to zoom in on just what may be the problem and go a long way towards helping you. I wish you the best as I don't want to see you going around wearing punk clamps, even if they are cool. :-)

All the best,
Nonoise
There are many acupuncture points in the ear. There is a point to reduce pressure in your head along with dizzyness.
A possible explaination?
I do squeeze these points for medical reasons, but never tried it during listening sessions.
I haven't ever been to a hearing center to check my hearing as I'm not fond of hearing bad news. I suppose it's about time though.

Never thought of acupuncture. Possibly a joint venture with my wife; her for dizziness and me for when I'm about to explode. I'll tell her we're doing it to improve our hearing;)
I too suffer from tinnitus and itchiness in one ear.Mine itches because of fluid buildup,and comes and goes.Antibiotic ear drops for a day or two clear it right up.Best of luck to you!