Hello all;
I just wanted to see if anyone has any info on a phenomenon I've been living with all my life...
I have constant high-pitched "buzzing" in my ears. The sound is like VERY high pitched, and I particularly notice it when everything is quiet.
I thought this was normal for everyone, until I read about a disorder for it a while ago, but I forget what it's called.
It is irritating, since I have issues using earplugs, since the sound follows me everywhere.
I feel as though I can never have 'silence'... and in a way, I guess I never have experienced it.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.
~M

Tell me what you find out.

I used to be able to hear the sonic intrusion dection systems that they kept running, for wha treason i don't know, during the day at department stores. They were supposed to be above human hearing. i could also hear the TV oscillator, so I'd spook people when I'd ask them what they were watching on TV it the "sound" was tuned off so i should n't be able to tell.

I always figured that I live in such a noisey environment that when i put in ear plugs or left the noise the "after ring" was from slight hearing damage caused by too loud stimulation.

Tell me if you find something diffrent.

Thanks.

I have the same thing, though it doesn't really bother me. I always wondered if everyone else had it - or if it was just me.:confused:

I used to get that a lot when I was younger. I also lived accross the bay from Logan Airport too so I"m not sure if that had anything to with it. Every now and then I still hear it.

Have you talked to a DR about it?

This is called "tinnitus"... have you had it all your life? Are you positive you had it when young, or an infant? It is often caused by loud noises damaging your ears.

I too am highly sensitized to high pitched noises. I can hear things that are so minute - sometimes people think I'm nuts (they may sttill be proven correct). TV on mute - like David, I can hear the whine. Tiny vinrations causing the frames on the wall to "tick"; A car turning the corner (hundreds of feet away) I can hear it while the TV is blairing. It's not that I think that I hear better - I think I'm able to identify individual sounds out of the cacaphony of our world better. I can also locate those sounds very quickly. Yet another "gift" that I can't really take advantage of...

Originally posted by why
I too am highly sensitized to high pitched noises. I can hear things that are so minute - sometimes people think I'm nuts (they may sttill be proven correct). TV on mute - like David, I can hear the whine. Tiny vinrations causing the frames on the wall to "tick"; A car turning the corner (hundreds of feet away) I can hear it while the TV is blairing. It's not that I think that I hear better - I think I'm able to identify individual sounds out of the cacaphony of our world better. I can also locate those sounds very quickly. Yet another "gift" that I can't really take advantage of...

Me too, on all counts.

Originally posted by Wheel1975


i could also hear the TV oscillator, so I'd spook people when I'd ask them what they were watching on TV it the "sound" was tuned off so i should n't be able to tell.



Was this with CRT's other than TVs? Like computer monitors? In elementary school, I could always tell when teachers had their computers turned on as I walked by each teacher's door, and each computer was usually placed in the opposite corner of the room with relationship to the doors.

I still hear this in some TVs, as I can always tell when the TV in our basement is off, even if the picture is completely black, the sound is muted, and I am at the opposite end of the room (approximately 30 ft. away). Even newer TVs can be quite noisy.

slowpoke - if this sound is not caused by anything in your environment (TV etc.) and it is constant (i.e. irrelevant of the environment) then have a look into "Tinnitus" it's exactly what you describe, i.e. a constant ringing or buzzing sound in your ear(s).

Or have you had any medical explanations excluded?

High blood pressure can also cause a ringing sensation in you rears.

yeah i hear all this environmental stuff, and i have tinitus, but... i dont know if its there ALL the time?

yea i can hear the tvs and computers and floroestnt lights, and all those 'behind' noises nobody else hears, and ticking watches in a drawer across the room etc.

As long as I can remember, I have had high-pitched sounds in my ears, so it doesn't appear to have been caused by damage from noise. I can hear it best when things are quiet, but even though I wouldn't mind being able to turn it off, it doesn't bother me all that much. My hearing doesn't seem to be any better than average, though aging is surely stealing my hearing (soon to be 46). Interestingly enough, the senses seem to come with volume controls, that appears to be the case with autistics who have hypersensitive hearing. Dave...

tinitus

it can be caused by some medications, even some foods. It is often caused by hearing damage. it can be temporary or permanent. There are two types of it, objective tinitus and subjective tinitus. Read up... for most people who have it it is only mildy annoying, but for some it can cause some very bad problems. If you have it, tell your doctor.


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Hello all;
I just wanted to see if anyone has any info on a phenomenon I've been living with all my life...
I have constant high-pitched "buzzing" in my ears. The sound is like VERY high pitched, and I particularly notice it when everything is quiet.
I thought this was normal for everyone, until I read about a disorder for it a while ago, but I forget what it's called.
It is irritating, since I have issues using earplugs, since the sound follows me everywhere.
I feel as though I can never have 'silence'... and in a way, I guess I never have experienced it.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.
~M

The horizontal oscillator in a TV operates at about 16 KHz. The flyback transformer , which generates the high voltage for the TV also operates at this frequency and many people can hear the transformer core "singing" as it and the copper wire inside vibrate a little at 16 KHz. Also , computer monitors with random sync or multiple sync frewquencies might or might not be audible because the frequencies can be in ranges that are inaudible for most people.

ME :D



Was this with CRT's other than TVs? Like computer monitors? In elementary school, I could always tell when teachers had their computers turned on as I walked by each teacher's door, and each computer was usually placed in the opposite corner of the room with relationship to the doors.

I still hear this in some TVs, as I can always tell when the TV in our basement is off, even if the picture is completely black, the sound is muted, and I am at the opposite end of the room (approximately 30 ft. away). Even newer TVs can be quite noisy.