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Ringing in Ears Tinnitus Treatment

1.2M views · Apr 26, 2012 · 0:18 · 4 HN recommenders · 5 mentions · discussed 2016–2023

A short promotional video demonstrating a head-thumping technique that is claimed to relieve tinnitus. Covering the ears and tapping the back of the head is said to silence the ringing temporarily.

Why Hacker News points people here: Tinnitus sufferers share it as a free trick that briefly stops the ringing, though not as a cure.

“this trick helped me be in silence for the first time in decades.”HN comment, 2023

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Strongly recommendshackernewdsDec 2023

“this trick helped me be in silence for the first time in decades.”

Trick that gave commenter silence for the first time in decades.

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to add to my other comment: this video this trick helped me be in silence for the first time in decades. it was wonderful, to say the least

in “Tinnitus Linked to Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a Cure” · view on HN
RecommendssubyDec 2016

“There's a technique that has the potential to temporarily (around 1 minute) clear tinnitus.”

Technique that briefly silences tinnitus.

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There's a technique that has the potential to temporarily (around 1 minute) clear tinnitus. this video It's not much and doesn't seem to work for everyone, but if you've been suffering from tinnitus for years, one minute is better than nothing.

RecommendsconceptionJun 2017

“Thump the back of your head like that with your ears covered well about 40 times and enjoy the silence.”

Head-thumping trick for temporary tinnitus relief.

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I've always had tinnitus since I was a child and just thought the world was like that. A trick popped up on Reddit to temporarily, and perhaps for some with regular application, cures it for a short time. this video Thump the back of your head like that with your ears covered well about 40 times and enjoy the silence.

in “A music-lover's guide to tinnitus” · view on HN
Recommendsk4runaOct 2023

“Not permanent but whenever it bothers me now I just do this thumping and it disappears in a few seconds”

Thumping technique that temporarily stops tinnitus.

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I had tinnitus for a while, and tried a few things that didn't work but this thomping technique I found on reddit one day stops it, and I just do it every couple of days and it disappears for a while. Not permanent but whenever it bothers me now I just do this thumping and it disappears in a few seconds: this video

in “Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?” · view on HN
RecommendshackernewdsDec 2023

“you can also try this exercise for very low risk temporary tinnitus suppression”

Low-risk exercise for temporary tinnitus suppression.

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you can also try this exercise for very low risk temporary tinnitus suppression this video it works reliably well

in “Tinnitus Linked to Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a Cure” · view on HN