THE VIDEO SHELF · tinnitus relief
Ringing in Ears Tinnitus Treatment
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 HN readers recommended it
Tinnitus sufferers share it as a free trick that briefly stops the ringing, though not as a cure.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- ringinginearsv
- Topic
- tinnitus relief
- Format
- tutorial
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
to add to my other comment: [VIDEO] this trick helped me be in silence for the first time in decades. it was wonderful, to say the least
hackernewds on Hacker News · 2023-12
In Tinnitus Linked to Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Towards a CureThere's a technique that has the potential to temporarily (around 1 minute) clear tinnitus. [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.
suby on Hacker News · 2016-12
In Bose HearphonesI'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. [VIDEO] Thump the back of your head …
conception on Hacker News · 2017-06
In A music-lover's guide to tinnitus
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.