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[GoneButNotForgotten]

Does anyone have this condition?I'm pretty sure I do so I'm going to see my doctor. So that I don't sound dumb, how is this pronounced? I thought it was "tinn i tis" but I heard someone pronounce it "TIN- i-tis" Which is right?

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@GoneButNotForgotten 

I just looked it up and discovered that I've been pronouncing it wrong.  It's tin-uh-tus with the emphasis on the first syllable.  My son and husband both have this problem. 

[Mombo1]

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@GoneButNotForgotten wrote:

Does anyone have this condition?I'm pretty sure I do so I'm going to see my doctor. So that I don't sound dumb, how is this pronounced? I thought it was "tinn i tis" but I heard someone pronounce it "TIN- i-tis" Which is right?

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@GoneButNotForgotten    My daughter is an audiologist.  She has corrected me many times  😊. It is pronounced tinn I tus.  .....although it is many times pronounced the other way.  
I just saw my ENT for the condition.  Apparently there is not much that can be done...sometimes it is temporary.  I had a ruptured eardrum as a kid...so that is part of my problem.   The ENT recommended a sound canceling machine for nights when it is especially bothersome.  Not sure if that is the answer...

[Mj12]

I had it and I pronounce it emphasizing the 2nd syllable. 🤷‍♀️ 

Mine was due to extremely low active B-12; my hematologist now gives me B-12 shots (cynocobalamin) and it went away asap. Might be worth looking into. 

[MamaWick]

As a retired medical transcriptionist, I have listened to many ENT physicians dictate notes.  I've heard both pronunciations.  So I say either is okay.  

[Suzeecat]

I have suffered with this for several years.  There are many causes and few "cures".  Most drs. will tell you to "habituate", which means basically, learn to live with it.  I've heard that either pronunciation is correct. 

[frenchie]

Yes I had this for about 30 years. I have no hearing in my left ear. I have hearing aids but don't bother using them much. I count on captions and reading lips. Noise level varies, usually I hear three sounds at a time, hissing, music and a motor running. Very bothersome. I'm sure there's no plan to help with this because you can't die from it. I need a sleep-aid every night or can't sleep. No one cares. I make the best of it by keeping my mind busy.

[PA Mom-mom]

@GoneButNotForgotten  I've had it for 16 years. I always pronounced it "tin I tis." Lost hearing in one ear due to an autoimmune attack. Killed all the nerves in my ear. I would have to get a cochlear implant in order to hear. No real cure for the tinnitus.

[TVLand]

A friend had that annoying condition for quite awhile...after trying  many common remedies .....he went to an acupuncturist and had good results.....

[Imaoldhippie]

@GoneButNotForgotten ...........Yes I have tinnitus and have had it since I was around 12 yrs old.  I had so many ear infections as a kid that it destroyed both nerve and bone in my ears.  I am completely deaf in my left ear and losing hearing in the right.

I went to an audiology clinic and the doc said they now believe that the noise (tinnitus) is caused by the brain trying to compensate for hearing loss.

Basically there is nothing that can be done for tinnitus.  Hearing aids do help to lessen it.  BTW hearing aids from the audiologist office were $3,200, $4,200 & $6,200.  I would consider one if I were younger but at age 77 I cant justify that cost.

On the other hand I have been seeing commericals for hearing aids that are more than amplifiers (what the cheapo's are) and affordable.  I am going to check into them.

I can not be in absolute quiet!

Tinnitus is pronounced either way and either is correct.  The doctors I worked with, their pronunciations of certain medical terms depended on what medical school they attended.