"Brain Buzzing"

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I've had problems with "brain buzzing" in the past. It seems to coincide with periods when my sensory problems are being particularly troublesome, so I'm wondering if it's related. The sensation I'm referring to is like a vibrating on the surface of the brain. I found that I could mentally resist it if I tried and sometimes, I think, music would help block it out. Other times, when I was especially strained sensory-wise I would surrender to it entirely, and it was actually a source of some relief to do so. It's like white noise, but purely tactile rather than auditory.

It hasn't been a problem for a while now, and I'm not worried about it. But I'm seeing a doctor soon about my sensory issues, and I want to collect all of my symptoms to present to him. I really need a diagnosis of some sort at this point, and I don't want to miss anything relevant. Then again, this could simply be caused by the anxiety I have as a result of my sensory issues. So is this a common SPD symptom?

Thanks for posting - I never knew anyone else experienced fast vibration/buzzing inside the head. It's not something I hear, I actually feel the buzzing. I'm autistic and I have a brain injury from when I was a child that affects the corpus callosum. I've told my doctor of the same symptoms you're describing - feeling a buzzing coming right from the inside of my head, which can be quite pronounced - and she didn't have any idea of what it could be. It's worse if I've been on the computer for a long time and get eyestrain or if I'm in the bright sun for awhile. It's aggravated by stress and anxiety. It's also bad in the morning before I get up. It can make concentrating more difficult. I avoid caffeine, sugar, and starch, which helps a little. B12 injections also seem to help somewhat. I have a central nervous system-related apnea which may be why the symptoms are noticeable first thing in the morning. Coincidentally I've noticed that when I've had to take pain medication, the buzzing seems to be reduced for awhile. I'm interested in whether others experience this.

I have tinnitus & is accompanied by a physical vibration. It is caused by 2 past TBI's -- at least this is what was told to me by doctors, but they were only guessing. That is all doctors ever do is guess. Caffeine & sugar makes the buzzing (audio & physical) worse. However, I also get migraines & caffeine is part of the treatment -- have to just endure the buzzing because am completely non-functional when I get a migraine. The problem is, migraines always start off as regular headaches. I can endure it & cure that with water, breathing, glucose, & doing things to reduce blood pressure. I can reduce the chance of a headache turning into a migraine by treating it with caffeine & magnesium when my head first starts to hurt. Since I don't have the ability to see into the future to know if the headache is going to turn into a migraine, it is best to just treat it as if it will, rather than waiting. Have learned to endure the buzzing because have experienced a lot worse & am thankful it is only annoying & not painful.

I get brain buzz when I'm under a lot of stress. I had brain buzz for a few days after dealing with a scam artist a couple of weeks ago. I was feeling vibrations and words on signs were almost pixelated but in a 70's way with circles. It was horrible.

I don't have that problem with my brain but i do with my ears. Sometimes if its really quite my ears Will have this high pitched ring in my ears.

That's tinnitus^^^^^

I've gotten that from a very young age . It's basically ringing or buzzing in the ears.

Yes! I get brain buzzing as well. It's more of a feeling rather than a noise. Sometimes, (luckily it hasn't happened in awhile) but I hear really fast clicking in my head. I call them "brain pops"; my dad gets them as well.