I have tinnitus. I don't recommend it

(blog.greg.technology)

185 points gregsadetsky | 1 comments | 21 May 25 22:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

Show context

labadal ◴[22 May 25 02:10 UTC] No.44058100[source]▶

I feel terrible because I never did anything wrong. I never went to a concert. I never worked around loud things for prolonged periods. I never listened to music too loud. I have tinnitus. It seems to go up in intensity when my TMD acts up, but it never goes completely away. Mine isn't nearly debilitating, but I worry that it's going to get worse with time.

replies(4): >>44058261 #>>44058291 #>>44061599 #>>44062344 #

DontchaKnowit ◴[22 May 25 02:45 UTC] No.44058291[source]▶

>>44058100 #

I have had tinnitus for as long as I have been forming memories. As a child I called it "the sound of silence" and thought everyone heard it.

Never bothered me much. Its much worse now at times. Still doesnt bother me much

replies(6): >>44058400 #>>44058656 #>>44058729 #>>44058805 #>>44059007 #>>44061558 #

1. philiplu ◴[22 May 25 04:31 UTC] No.44058805[source]▶

>>44058291 #

I've had tinnitus since my teen years, half a century ago. At least, what I normally hear is, I assume, tinnitus, but it comes in two forms. There's a constant sort-of grey noise, not too loud (definitely softer than people talking in the same room), which wavers in amplitude over a sub-second period. The more annoying form is a pretty pure sine wave, much louder, which thankfully is more infrequent. Not really sure if that quieter form is something everyone gets, or an actual tinnitus form. Anyway, after 50+ years, it's not a big deal to me.

↑