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I have tinnitus. I don't recommend it

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185 points gregsadetsky | 1 comments | 21 May 25 22:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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acjohnson55 ◴[22 May 25 03:58 UTC] No.44058647[source]▶
I get a weird transient tinnitus where my hearing drops out in one ear or the other for about 15 seconds, and is replace by a tone, which slowly fades as my hearing comes back. It sometimes happens multiple times per day, and sometimes not for weeks at a time. I've seen a couple specialists about it, but no known cause.

I also notice a low-level tinnitus when I'm in very quiet places. I keep white noise machines around to cover it.

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1. D13Fd ◴[22 May 25 04:24 UTC] No.44058776[source]▶
I have this. It’s pretty uncommon for me but happens every once in a while. I have heard it’s no big deal. My imagined explanation is that it is a muscle that spasms and temporarily blocks sound to the ear, but actually I have no idea.