Is it possible that tinnitus is actually just a person's inability to ignore natural noise in the hearing systems? More of a physchological issue like chewing fingernails or having OCD, but which can be amplified by legitimate physical hearing damage? I ask this because for all the life I can remember, I've always been able to perceive a high-pitched tone, even in completely quiet environments. If I actually focus on…
I thought the 'ringing' frequency could actually be detected in the auditory nerve in tinnitus sufferers. It may still be possible to train away attention to this tone somewhat, but its a real thing!
Always be wary of researchers who go straight to the publicity mill instead of seeking verification via a sample size >1.
I believe he said he found several people with tinnitus and let them try, all with similar results. So I Would guess the sample size is probably more like three or four.
Is it possible that tinnitus is actually just a person's inability to ignore natural noise in the hearing systems? More of a physchological issue like chewing fingernails or having OCD, but which can be amplified by legitimate physical hearing damage? I ask this because for all the life I can remember, I've always been able to perceive a high-pitched tone, even in completely quiet environments. If I actually focus on…
That sounds like my experience. In quiet settings I can hear the high-pitched whine, but usually there are other sounds so I don’t notice it.
I had no idea that there was a connection between motion sickness and tinnitus, and interestingly I suffer from both! (I was unable to complete the "road to Hana" in Maui because I got out of the car to puke several times!)
Is it possible that tinnitus is actually just a person's inability to ignore natural noise in the hearing systems? More of a physchological issue like chewing fingernails or having OCD, but which can be amplified by legitimate physical hearing damage? I ask this because for all the life I can remember, I've always been able to perceive a high-pitched tone, even in completely quiet environments. If I actually focus on…
Interesting, I damaged my right ear with loud earphones while DJ-ing. And in the beginning (about 20 years ago) I could hear it all the time. But with time it kind of went away there are times where I don't hear it for a year or so. The only times I hear it so it really bothers me is when I think about it. For example now that I read the headline it started immediately and it almost hurts. Therefor I'll concentrate on some other article so it stops.
I would urge anyone that suffers from tinnitus to get their hearing checked if they haven't already. Getting hearing aids has given me significant relief from tinnitus and if my hearing aid battery dies the tinnitus comes back fairly quickly. It's as if my ear is trying to compensate for the lack of sound. Of course, there are multiple reasons for tinnitus to occur so your mileage may very, but it's absolutely worth…
I have a google alert on "fx-322" from Frequency Therapeutics, which appears to be a drug injection that helps with hearing.
It had a fast track designation from the FDA, and just initiated Phase 2a clinical studies. Somewhere I read that apparently they will also test its impact in Tinnitus.
Is it possible that tinnitus is actually just a person's inability to ignore natural noise in the hearing systems? More of a physchological issue like chewing fingernails or having OCD, but which can be amplified by legitimate physical hearing damage? I ask this because for all the life I can remember, I've always been able to perceive a high-pitched tone, even in completely quiet environments. If I actually focus on…
Yea, I second this. I had my hearing tested and the results came out "very good." I talked with the doctor and she basically said that what is most likely happening with me is that I have "better" hearing than most and this is what is making it difficult to hear. She said what is probably happening is that I hear a lot of ranges outside the test window and/or I just hear the lower background noises better than I hear…
This sounds like me; I seem to have great hearing (I can still hear those "mosquito" devices used to annoy teenagers even though I'm over 40), but I have a hard time understanding human speech when there's a lot of ambient noise. Noisy restaurants are very unpleasant for me, and I'm constantly asking people to repeat themselves.
People eating/chewing, mainly. Basically any sound that comes from the mouth, even when not eating. Tooth picking, brushing teeth, etc. Unless I'm on a noisy environment (like a crowded restaurant), I simply can't eat with others. I just ended a 2-year relationship because of it -- and I have no idea how I'm supposed to live with someone else while having this disease. Ironically, I'm indifferent to sounds that most…
I have a friend with the same ( Misophonia @ people eating/chewing ). Cost him his relationship as well.
He was treated at Amsterdam AMC IIRC.
edit: treated after his relationship ended that is.
> It's as if my ear is trying to compensate for the lack of sound. Holy crap. You just blew my mind. "Silence is deafening" makes more than just figurative sense. From a young age, I've always noticed a light ringing while in extremely quiet places. Not enough to bother me, but enough to notice my ears straining to hear sound.
I hear it right now. Doesn't everyone?
Nope, that's tinnitus. But it's a fairly common condition.
Is it possible that tinnitus is actually just a person's inability to ignore natural noise in the hearing systems? More of a physchological issue like chewing fingernails or having OCD, but which can be amplified by legitimate physical hearing damage? I ask this because for all the life I can remember, I've always been able to perceive a high-pitched tone, even in completely quiet environments. If I actually focus on…
Most tinnitus sufferers learn to ignore their noises to some degree. You're like me, where you have figured out how to turn it out. We're lucky sufferers, our noise is fairly constant. Some folks perceive more patterns in their noise, and that makes it much harder to ignore.
Yeah, I suddenly woke up with tinnitus a few months ago and while I can ignore it most of the time there are days where it's louder with a constantly changing pitch and it drives me insane