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Ringing in Ears Tinnitus Treatment

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What it is

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 recommends it

Tinnitus sufferers share it as a free trick that briefly stops the ringing, though not as a cure.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2023

What HN commenters said

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

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

    hackernewds, 2023-12 · Strong recommendation · in “Tinnitus Linked to Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a Cure”

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

    Technique that briefly silences tinnitus.

    suby, 2016-12 · Recommendation · in “Bose Hearphones”

  3. “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.

    conception, 2017-06 · Recommendation · in “A music-lover's guide to tinnitus”

  4. “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.

    k4runa, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: tinnitus, ringing in ears, home remedy, temporary relief, health

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