What does your tinnitus sound like?

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My sounds like a very subtle static sound, maybe like a sine wave or something.

Last edited by beneficii on 17 May 2015, 2:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Mine is high pitched, like the highest pitch you can imagine, and really tiny..it's like "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" and more pronounced when surroundings are quiet

High pitch as well. Sort of like the 15kHz frequency sound on youtube.

If you go on one of those hearing test videos on YouTube and then find one that you can barely hear, it's similar to that. I only notice it when its dead silent, like if I'm in bed

Mine is a high frequency tone. I am guessing about 12khz. The tone in one ear differs slightly from the other. It gets worse for a day or so after I have been exposed to loud sounds. Riding in a car with the windows down can worsen it also; I think it is due to the wind.

Just curious is this something everyone experiences to some degree? If I am in the quiet there is a sound somewhat similar to t.v static but much softer if that makes sense...especially like late at night/early morning when I lay down to sleep...of course then I am too tired for it to bother me. Its not always there though....so not sure if something sets it off or it its just an off and on thing. Also not sure its proper 'tinnitus' if not though I guess its similar.

Like I have two crickets that reside in my head.
They're driving me crazy. I wish they were dead.

Mine is high pitched static, as well. And, very similar to the sound of buzzing electrical wires (just higher pitched). I have noticed that mine becomes worse (louder and more intense) if I eat any sort of sugary foods.

mine is reminiscent of the 15.75 KHz scan whistle coming out the backsides of old analog CRT television sets.

That's what I get. Most times, I can focus on something else and "ignore" it. Always there, but not commanding my attention.

The same for me, sort of like a cricket sound/pitch that is constant. I have read that some people get relief when trying to sleep by using AcousticSheep SleepPhones headband.

both leonard nimoy and William shatner found relief with hearing aid-like devices that pumped in a mix of white and pink noise into their ears.

Has anyone had hearing loss? I've heard only 18% of cases of tinnitus don't involve hearing loss.

I've had tinnitus on and off for years, but just this month I've had hearing loss in my left ear that was quick and noticeable. I received antibiotics as it was diagnosed middle ear infection, but they haven't worked so now I'm being referred to an ENT doctor.

I'll probably get a hearing test there, but I tried one with headphones. I seem to have mild hearing loss in my left ear with moderate loss at the low frequencies. In my right ear, no hearing loss except mild hearing loss at the low frequencies.

My understanding is that low frequency hearing loss is less common, but is generally harder to stop.

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I seem to have lost my high-frequencies about about 17 kilocycles early in life, not really Presbycusis but something brought on by unmuffled gunshots at close range. 30:06 rifles are LOUD!! ! anyways- incidentally, the frequency range of my tinnitus seems to correspond with the lost frequencies, I can tell this because I remember what the scan whistle on the back of analog tv sets sounded like, and my ringing is higher pitched than that.

Sizzlin' and fryin" in the pan.

Hmm. I can't remember a time before having tinnitus. Even though it's high pitched it's very soft so it's never bothered me. I only found out what tinnitus was from reading this: Johnny Wander: The Music of the Spheres

I know that people progressively lose the ability to hear higher pitched noises with age. I just looked it up and it's called 'presbycusis'. My scanner at work makes a high-pitched noise that drives me crazy, but no one else can hear it. I should get the interns to listen and back me up. There's a device called The Mosquito that shop owners use to deter loitering, since only people below a certain age can hear it. Of course, teenagers aren't as dumb as some people think, and they use it as a ringtone at school so teachers won't hear it.

If you follow that link to the Wikipedia page there's an audio sample of The Mosquito that should only be heard by people under 25. I'm 28 and I can still hear it. Anyone else?