25 May
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve really been able to listen to my Tinnitus properly seeing as no hearing aid or CI has been used to drown it out. I never knew there were so many different sounds!
Let me see…
The Foghorn – a long continuous one pitched sound, sometimes high and wailing, sometimes low and bellowing otherwise known as the “pole noise” as stated by 10 year old me.
The Car engine – A low roar, sometimes accompanied by an ascending vroom but mostly the sort of rhumble you hear on modified cars with exhausts a football could fit inside.
The Organ – Different tones in various volumes and length mostly low in pitch – my favourite although wrecks havoc with my senses when trying to do a hearing test!
The Siren – Neenaw neenaw neenaw. Nuff said.
The Intense Music – Akin to melodies heard on programmes and mostly triggered by a jump in me.
The paper crunch – As it says on the tin, but continuous.
The Bells – The most popular with the general public, little twinkle bells being run furiously right outside my ear.
If you have Tinnitus, can you add to the list? If so, drop me a line and let me know! We can Tinniterize together!
6 Responses for "Sounds in Silence"
I get tinnitus too! The one I get that you haven’t mentioned is the steam train! Another one I used to call the test card but with 24 hour tv we don’t get that any more: it’s a continuous montone whistle, arrives suddenly and fades out after a minute or so.
Sometimes I’ve found it quite comforting listening to the sounds in my ears when I can’t get off to sleep.
Chin up 🙂
Love, Dad X
I didn’t know you got Tinnitus Dad!!
Steam train – interesting, I don’t get that one! I’ll add it to my list.
I think the Test card is similar to my foghorn, but the higher pitched one?
xx
Mine is a whistle. Mostly I can ignore it. But if it does play up it is loud. Loud that you feel you have to talk over it.
I get ‘lawnmower’ tinnitus!! Sounds like a ‘lawnmower’ going off in my ears
I get a particularly nasty one for me – whenever I have a cold it sounds as if there is a beehive in my ears. A varying buzzing hum that drones on for hours but can suddenly get louder without warning.
Bearing in mind I am massively phobic of buzzing insects anywhere near my ears, I have been known to suddenly try running away from my own ears, thinking there must be a wasp or something flying around my head. When there wasn’t.
You try explaining that one to one of your lecturers at university!
Hi Bryony,
Not heard from you in ages!! Hope you’re ok!!
Love, xxxxxx
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