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Chris

 

if tinnitis is your problem a windscreen aint the answer tinnitis is nerve damage to the aural nerve and never getes better and never goes away, just think of it as your own personal radio station 24 7 with bad music but hey, it's free :roll:

 

if tinnitis is your problem a windscreen aint the answer tinnitis is nerve damage to the aural nerve and never getes better and never goes away, just think of it as your own personal radio station 24 7 with bad music but hey, it's free :roll:

I don't expect to fix it but reducing exposure to further damage can't hurt. My experience is that after a ride on a bike with a noisy screen that the tinnitus is worse for hours or a couple of days. Without that exposure its not as noticable. Theres nothing to lose by trying.

 

Joe, when I bought my 08 and rode it about 60 miles or so on interstate down to GIVI in Charlotte the OEM was the noisest Ws i've ever had. They installed the standard GIVI, tall as I like to look thru, and not have wind in my face, and I couldn't believe how much quieter the bike was coming home. Got that same sheld now on my 09. I have tinnitus also and its a bitch!

 

The Givi Airflow will reduce the amount of wind noise, but wearing a good pair of earplugs will do wonders. Some have an NRR of 29 or better.

 

I always wear good earplugs, it helps but I want to lower it more.

 

Joe, contrary to what Mikeymarine stated, tinnitus is not necessarily a life sentence.
True tinnitus (known as Menier's Disease) is a nerve damage problem and unfortunately you're usually stuck with it, but.......
Far & away much more commonly an individual is suffering from Menier's syndrome or labyrinthitis and this condition is directly associated with the upper neck. If you also have occasional symptoms of mild nausea, headaches over one temple, stiff and/or sore neck, especially turning to the bad ear side, it's most likely that you're suffering the latter condition.
The best fix for this is a chat to your chiropractor. If you do a Google on Menier's and chiropractic you'll be staggered at the number of positive stories you'll read.
Just my 2c. worth, but I was in the game for 30+ years and know whereof I speak.

 

I may run the question past a chiropractor but quite honestly I think I earned this with 40+ years of target shooting and motorcycles. Plus, given how it comes on mostly in the next day or two after riding I'm pretty sure its noise related. There is a possiblity that it could be something like you describe, typically I don't have headaches, nausea or any of what you describe but I did have a bout with a injured nerve last year and I think the weight of a helmet can put strain on our necks. I definitely appreciate you sharing your experience.

 

go with it! if it ever goes away and then comes back even for a few minutes it is not true tinnitis, and there may be a fix! besides removing everything above the neck! save what you have, it isn't so great not being able to hear childrens voices

 

Joe,

Something else you might try are the active noise cancellation headphones. I've found them fairly effective at removing steady background wind noise, at least in the higher frequencies. It won't do anything to block out transient noises but does help with the steady ones. They sure do a good job on long plane flights blocking out the engine noise.

Ray

 

Is there such a thing as that you could wear under a full face helmet?
I had some muffs like that for shooting, they were an early, primitive version which are probably much improved now.

 

There are two kinds of ear buds in this category. They'll work like ear plugs to block out the outside noise.

One is the noise reduction kind, and is the closest to ear plugs. The other are noise-cancellation ear buds and work on the same principle as the full-size headphones. Probably not as well though. Just do an Internet seach for "noise-cancellation earbuds" and you should come up with many choices.

I like places like Amazon to compare at, even if I don't buy there in the end. You can read the manufacturer's claims, and then the actual users reviews. In some cases, you get someone who wants audiophile performance out of a $35 set of earbuds, but you can generally sort those out from the people who really know what they are saying.

Chris

 

Standard GIVI windshield + earplugs + Shoei Qwest helmet = quietest ride I've ever had at any speed. I basically have no wind noise under about 45mph.

 

The problem with noise cancellation is that it reduces outside input but Menier's (either disease or syndrome) is an internal condition, either in the neck, inner ear or brain itself. It is not an unusual occurrence for a Menier's DISEASE sufferer who has -for other reasons entirely- become totally deaf to still have the tinnitus.
Using ear plugs, helmets, windshields, noise-cancelling etc etc etc is a bit like having a slow leak in a tyre, you have 2 options 1) either get sick to death treating the symptom by repeatedly blowing it up or 2) fix the hole, in other words, address the cause rather than just the effect.