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erronis

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

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:35 PM

16 hrs ago

The site is https://mynoise.net/. I like the "Waterfall" under Sleep Aid.

The warning about background noises is because the brain is constantly trying to understand patterns in the sounds, even while we're sleeping. If the noise has certain characteristics thee brain can be trying to interpret speech - which is tiring, even while asleep.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-constant-modern-life-minds.html

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Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function [View all] SheltieLover 19 hrs ago 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 19 hrs ago #1

Sorry you suffer with this. SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #2

I can't complain. Mostly just getting up for the usual 69 yr old stuff. Ferrets are Cool 19 hrs ago #3

Have you had a home sleep study? SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #4

No, but thank you for the info. Ferrets are Cool 19 hrs ago #5

They did this study using ferrets. Not joking! SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #7

Thanks, SheltieLover... Trueblue Texan 19 hrs ago #9

Yw! I hope it helps you. Pls let us know. SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #10

At first my Tin really bothered me for months. Jacson6 16 hrs ago #22

i remeber my recurring nightmare... and now i do believe catsudon 16 hrs ago #23

I have forgotten what silence sounds like. 70sEraVet 19 hrs ago #6

So sorry to learn you suffer with this! SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #8

Me too. ☹️ chia 17 hrs ago #15

I don't know what silence is. I hear hissing constantly. Srkdqltr 18 hrs ago #11

Pressure booms. Is that a thing? vanlassie 14 hrs ago #33

Its like a low pressure door closing? Not loud or hurtful or sharp just whomp. Srkdqltr 14 hrs ago #37

fascinating. thx so much. mopinko 18 hrs ago #12

I use a website that delivers a variety of background sounds. But be careful with these noises. erronis 16 hrs ago #21

interesting. thx. mopinko 15 hrs ago #32

I have the opposite problem - I have lived in quiet spaces so long that any sound wakes me up erronis 14 hrs ago #35

Pls read #7 above. SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #25

Crickets and locusts chittering all the time ThreeNoSeep 17 hrs ago #13

Same. nt. druidity33 17 hrs ago #14

Yes, for the most part PatSeg 17 hrs ago #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 16 hrs ago #19

Yes, for years it was as though radical noodle 14 hrs ago #34

Not to discount the pain and suffering others have experienced, I've experienced tinnitus for 40 years so far and Martin68 16 hrs ago #17

I'm in that club, too. Grammy23 16 hrs ago #18

I also get this episodic feeling of pressure in my head and then a series of clicks. 58Sunliner 16 hrs ago #20

Poor sleep is believed to be connected to the tinnitus SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #26

So lack of sleep causes tinnitis and tinnitus causes lack of sleep. SunSeeker 16 hrs ago #24

Well, we have some control over sleep... SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #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 15 hrs ago #29

Good info. Been suffering with the condition for many years now, I've often D. Spaulding 15 hrs ago #28

I've had tinnitus for longer than I can remember sdfernando 15 hrs ago #30

I went into a sound studio once & could tell the total exclusion of exterior sound.... Callie1979 15 hrs ago #31

I've had it for 20 years Diraven 14 hrs ago #36