Ringing in Ears Tinnitus Treatment on HackerTube: recommended by 4 Hacker News commenters across 4 separate months, 2016–2023.
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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.
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.”
5 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
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
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
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
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
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.
in “Bose Hearphones” · View on HN