Seems I might have given myself tinnitus

whyamihere

Oops. :oops:

psymon

my dad has this, and i think i do too a bit.

dad was told everybody has it to some degree.

silver lining is that he has a very sexy indian consultant lady .

cee

peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

ohno...i've got it too!

submityournentries

im aware that this is very silly, but what pray tell is tinnitus?

whyamihere

submityournentries wrote:

im aware that this is very silly, but what pray tell is tinnitus?

A ringing in your ears to say "You twat, you should have listened to your mum about the crazily loud music".

Looks like I need to invest in some earplugs before my next gig...

cee

apparently...

that ringing sound is a frequency 'dying' you will no longer hear sound at whatever the frequency was again....

might not be true though..I read it on the internet.

El Capitano

whyamihere wrote:

submityournentries wrote:

im aware that this is very silly, but what pray tell is tinnitus?

A ringing in your ears to say "You fool, you should have listened to your mum about the crazily loud music".

Looks like I need to invest in some earplugs before my next gig...

I got it temporarily after having my ears syringed. I just played my music louder to drown out the ringing...

lawman

you what???

Raymondavalon

Mine was caused from my army days, rifle fire, mortars going off, artillery and jumping out of perfectly functional aircraft.
I find some days it's more noticeable than others.

thekickingmule

I've had tinnitus since I was a very small child, and used to get confused when nobody else could hear the whistling noise that I could

If you're lucky, it'll go away and not return. I have some earplugs that are molded to the shape of my ear canal and have a filter that just lowers the sound by about 12db. They cost a couple of hundred squids (thank you work for paying for them) but are worth every penny. Going to gigs is a fantastic experience, without the pain

Oh and cee, I think that's an old wives tale as I can recreate the frequency and hear it fine. Maybe a slightly phase issue though...

MountainMonster

The voices in my head keep telling me the ringing is normal.

cee

thekickingmule wrote:

I've had tinnitus since I was a very small child, and used to get confused when nobody else could hear the whistling noise that I could

If you're lucky, it'll go away and not return. I have some earplugs that are molded to the shape of my ear canal and have a filter that just lowers the sound by about 12db. They cost a couple of hundred squids (thank you work for paying for them) but are worth every penny. Going to gigs is a fantastic experience, without the pain

Oh and cee, I think that's an old wives tale as I can recreate the frequency and hear it fine. Maybe a slightly phase issue though...

ha. see thats the problem with the internet....the noise to signal ratio is high

Chaz.Harding

I think, that tinnitus comes about because when your hearing is damaged, you no longer hear certain frequencies.

(A little background info is needed here, otherwise it makes no sense)

Your brain (yes, even if you ARE an idiot) is essentially a bloody powerful computer. It tells your body to sub-consciously do lots of things, without you thinking about it (ie; breathing, hearbeats, balancing etc etc). It also blocks out alot of 'background noise'.

Ever recorded the sound of a 'silent' room, then played it back? Wondered why there has been an unusual amount of noise that you don't hear normally..?

Well, it's because you brain automatically blocks out these noises. So, when your ears no longer pick up that particular frequency when they are damaged by loud music (etc), the ringing you hear is your brain blocking out the noise that isn't actually there.

Clever, innit?