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Grammy23

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18. I'm in that club, too.

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:30 PM

Saturday

It is annoying as hell. A constant, high pitched sound. Hard to describe. Ever present.My dad suffered with it, too.

Like others have said, I usually can ignore it — tune it out. If I am listening to TV or having a conversation, I hear the buzz, but the sounds I am listening to come through the buzz. As I’ve gotten older, my hearing is not as sharp but still ok. It’ll make you nuts — if you pay too much attention to it. So I note its presence but then just kind of forget about it since it is part of my every day environment. 😉 If I could magically make it go away I would but I’m not losing sleep worrying about it. My sleep is ok — according to my smart watch sleep tracker.

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Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function [View all] SheltieLover Saturday OP

Mine is mentally painful. It's hard to describe, but I suspect it is like hearing that dog whistle that no one else can Ferrets are Cool Saturday #1

Sorry you suffer with this. SheltieLover Saturday #2

I can't complain. Mostly just getting up for the usual 69 yr old stuff. Ferrets are Cool Saturday #3

Have you had a home sleep study? SheltieLover Saturday #4

No, but thank you for the info. Ferrets are Cool Saturday #5

They did this study using ferrets. Not joking! SheltieLover Saturday #7

Thanks, SheltieLover... Trueblue Texan Saturday #9

Yw! I hope it helps you. Pls let us know. SheltieLover Saturday #10

At first my Tin really bothered me for months. Jacson6 Saturday #22

i remeber my recurring nightmare... and now i do believe catsudon Saturday #23

I have forgotten what silence sounds like. 70sEraVet Saturday #6

So sorry to learn you suffer with this! SheltieLover Saturday #8

Me too. ☹️ chia Saturday #15

I don't know what silence is. I hear hissing constantly. Srkdqltr Saturday #11

Pressure booms. Is that a thing? vanlassie Saturday #33

Its like a low pressure door closing? Not loud or hurtful or sharp just whomp. Srkdqltr Saturday #37

fascinating. thx so much. mopinko Saturday #12

I use a website that delivers a variety of background sounds. But be careful with these noises. erronis Saturday #21

interesting. thx. mopinko Saturday #32

I have the opposite problem - I have lived in quiet spaces so long that any sound wakes me up erronis Saturday #35

Pls read #7 above. SheltieLover Saturday #25

Crickets and locusts chittering all the time ThreeNoSeep Saturday #13

Same. nt. druidity33 Saturday #14

Yes, for the most part PatSeg Saturday #16

I woke up at night one time and listened to the insects singing outside - and then I remembered it was winter and there Martin68 Saturday #19

Yes, for years it was as though radical noodle Saturday #34

Not to discount the pain and suffering others have experienced, I've experienced tinnitus for 40 years so far and Martin68 Saturday #17

I'm in that club, too. Grammy23 Saturday #18

I also get this episodic feeling of pressure in my head and then a series of clicks. 58Sunliner Saturday #20

Poor sleep is believed to be connected to the tinnitus SheltieLover Saturday #26

So lack of sleep causes tinnitis and tinnitus causes lack of sleep. SunSeeker Saturday #24

Well, we have some control over sleep... SheltieLover Saturday #27

That's great if your insomnia is caused by sleep apnea, but if it's not, like most people, there's no easy fix. SunSeeker Saturday #29

Good info. Been suffering with the condition for many years now, I've often D. Spaulding Saturday #28

I've had tinnitus for longer than I can remember sdfernando Saturday #30

I went into a sound studio once & could tell the total exclusion of exterior sound.... Callie1979 Saturday #31

I've had it for 20 years Diraven Saturday #36

It's been constant LittleGirl 15 hrs ago #38