Tinnitus and vaping

Waine

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I'm just doing a snap survey on the possible connection between vaping and developing tinnitus. Your honest feedback will be appreciated.

Has anyone here developed tinnitus (loud, unexplained ringing / hissing in the ears) after they began vaping?

I developed tinnitus a few months after starting to vape, but I refuse to believe that it is vaping related. Why? — because I would not want to face this as a reality in my life, as I enjoy vaping so much.

Incidentally, there seems to be a world wide increase in tinnitus.

If you prefer to PM me, you are welcome.


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I've had tinnitus since long before I started vaping. I don't think there is a connection.


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do you use asprin/disprin ?
its a common side effect !
 
Nope. Nothing in 4 years of vaping.


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Like many of the others I had it before I started vaping. It hasn't affected it in anyway at all.
 
I suffered before I started vaping. Have not noticed any change for better or worse since i started.

Ditto. Mine isn't from vaping or from disprin. It's from too much Van Halen on the headphones while growing up. :DJ: I can't say it bothers me much but it's there.
 
Tinnitus is also a sign of aging....


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Or when the wife wants to "communicate clearly and ensure that I understand her..."


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could it not be a blood pressure related issue as well? Increased amounts of nicotine and increased blood pressure could be a possible cause... don't quote or flame me its just an idea on tangent
 
Ditto. Mine isn't from vaping or from disprin. It's from too much Van Halen on the headphones while growing up. :DJ: I can't say it bothers me much but it's there.

That explains it!! Guns 'n Roses for me


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Ditto. Mine isn't from vaping or from disprin. It's from too much Van Halen on the headphones while growing up. :DJ: I can't say it bothers me much but it's there.

That explains it!! Guns 'n Roses for me


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I blame standing right in front of the speakers during Barney Simon' s sets @ doors in edenvale.

If it's too loud, you're too old!
 
I've had tinnitus since long before I started vaping. I don't think there is a connection.


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Same here. I don't think it's related to vaping.
 
Ditto. Mine isn't from vaping or from disprin. It's from too much Van Halen on the headphones while growing up. :DJ: I can't say it bothers me much but it's there.
I blame Desmond and the Tutus and standing in the front row...
 
Been struggling with it way before i started vaping .it seems to run in my family
 
I've had tinnitus since long before I started vaping. I don't think there is a connection.


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After 40+ yrs.of playing in loud rock bands my hearing may have suffered somewhat though thankfully I've not developed tinnitus.This is the first I've heard of a connection between the affliction and vapeing,and IMO there is none.
 
Cheers guys! I read an article where a woman claimed to develop tinnitus from vaping. I didn't want to post the link . It happened to me. But I can only attribute it to coincidence. I just needed some input from my fellow vapers, and the response was awesome ! Thanks a ton.


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Cheers guys! I read an article where a woman claimed to develop tinnitus from vaping. I didn't want to post the link . It happened to me. But I can only attribute it to coincidence. I just needed some input from my fellow vapers, and the response was awesome ! Thanks a ton.


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I have heard of people who are sensitive to pg and because of that they experience weird side effects. That's maybe something to look into.
 
Hi @Waine

Just adding on to this thread

I believe tinnitus has been around a lot longer than "mainstream vaping" and has been suffered by many people before vaping. My late father had it about 15 years ago and wasnt a smoker or vaper.

My cousin got it recently and is also not a smoker or vaper. Her ENT specialist apparently conceded that in many cases doctors dont know how or why it is caused and it remains somewhat of a mystery.

It could have links with vaping, who knows, but it doesnt seem like vaping would be the main cause of it.
 
From Wiki:

Tinnitus is not a disease but a symptom that can result from a number of underlying causes. One of the most common causes is noise-induced hearing loss. Other causes include: ear infections, disease of the heart or blood vessels, Ménière's disease, brain tumors, emotional stress, exposure to certain medications, a previous head injury, and earwax. It is more common in those with depression... Prevention involves avoiding loud noise.

So, if you are a vaper experiencing tinnitus, avoiding those iPod earphones (or at least turning the volume way down) may be a better response than trying to look for/change anything in vaping.
 
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