# Tinnitus stories: tell me about the ringing in your ears

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-stories-tell-me-about-the-ringing-in-your-ears/542413>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 8, 2010, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-stories-tell-me-about-the-ringing-in-your-ears/542413 "2010-06-08T12:21:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-stories-tell-me-about-the-ringing-in-your-ears/542413/61 "2014-08-16T01:55:44Z")

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I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 1987. Back then, the only thing that brought me temporary pain relief was large quantities of aspirin. Since then, my ears have rung non-stop and it will probably never go away.

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**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinnitus-stories-tell-me-about-the-ringing-in-your-ears/542413/62 "2014-08-16T03:02:11Z")

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Wow. Carotid artery dissections are apparently the leading cause of strokes in young adults - and many of the symptoms aren’t necessarily things you’d worry about too much (headaches, neck pain, etc). Scary stuff.

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