Ringing in Ears Tinnitus Treatment
Why Hacker News recommends it
Tinnitus sufferers share it as a free trick that briefly stops the ringing, though not as a cure.
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.
Recommended by 4 HN commenters across 4 different months, 2016 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec hackernewds · 2023-12 · on “Tinnitus Linked to Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a Cure”
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
Recommends suby · 2016-12 · on “Bose Hearphones”
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.
Recommends conception · 2017-06 · on “A music-lover's guide to tinnitus”
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.
Recommends k4runa · 2023-10 · on “Ask HN: Has anyone gotten complete, permanent relief from tinnitus?”
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]
Recommends hackernewds · 2023-12 · on “Tinnitus Linked to Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a Cure”
you can also try this exercise for very low risk temporary tinnitus suppression [this video] it works reliably well