Life Science by Scott Stoltenberg Before we go any further, let's address the all-important tinnitus pronunciation dispute. Which syllable should be stressed? Is it the first (TINN -na-tus), or is it the second (tin-NY-tus)? I prefer the first, my sister, a professional speech therapist, prefers the second. The Oxford English Dictionary (online) gives (t na t s) for the pronunciation. Which, although, I can't understand the symbols they use, seems to support my pronunciation. However, the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) prefers my sister's pronunciation.
Perhaps the sound of your own tinnitus influences your pronunciation. I hear a low-level sound of a white-noise hissing. It is always there in the background. Most of the time I don't notice it, but when the room is really quiet, or when I wear earplugs, I can hear it distinctly. My sister tells me that her tinnitus sounds like ringing. All you white-noise hearers should say TINN-na-tus, and you ringing hearers should say tin-NY-tus. Problem solved. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mamapug" <mama...@netzero.net> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 6:15 PM Subject: Re: CS>tinnitus > CS never did anything for my tinnitus either; I`ve been taking it for 7 > years, and had the tinnitus about a year and a half, ever since my Pug > yapped loudly in my ears! > At least it doesn`t hurt. > Marshalee > PS, Tinnitus is pronounced Tin-it-us, not tin-Eye-tus. Comes from Poe`s poem > "The Bells", from a word he made up, "tintinabulation". > Good one, IMHO! > > > > As a Looooooong time possessor of tinnitus and a user of all of the > > remedies you suggested at the same time ------ not one iota of change, and > > mine is, on occasion, loud enough to block my ability to hear certain > > frequencies above all of the noise. I find it hard to think that silver > > would be of any use but, what say you listers, - does anyone think the > > cause is an infection? > > > > Jack > > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> >
