ellieD t1_isi47mu wrote on October 16, 2022 at 3:54 AM

Reply to comment by theWora in OHSU scientists discover mechanism of hearing by TequillaShotz

HUGS!

For the first two years, it was so loud, I cried about it more than once.

It was driving me crazy!

I had to take sleeping pills for a while.

13 years later, there are whole days I don’t think about it.

Very lucky that your brain actually learns to ignore it somewhat.

theWora t1_isi4wyc wrote on October 16, 2022 at 4:01 AM

I'm going to have to look into the science if what makes this happen. Is it the actual ear, drum, or soemthing in there that makes it ring, or is it also related to the brain, like maybe the ear sends false signals to the brain and the brain keeps stimulation going?

ellieD t1_isibigi wrote on October 16, 2022 at 5:08 AM

For me, it was ear damage from a loud noise.

theWora t1_isibndw wrote on October 16, 2022 at 5:10 AM

I see. I think for it, it started due to cabling constantly exposed to this high-pitch noise for over a year. The areas I lived it wasn't the best, so there was a lot of noise pollution near me.

Ixneigh t1_isiygwq wrote on October 16, 2022 at 10:08 AM

Power tools and no hearing protection I think made mine a lot worse

nerd4code t1_isidk2q wrote on October 16, 2022 at 5:31 AM

AFAIK it’s usually associated with the cochlea specifically, which is where the body applies the biological equivalent to a Fourier transform to incoming noise. But it can be caused by damage to nerves or certain parts of the brain, or even impacted earwax.

theWora t1_isidsux wrote on October 16, 2022 at 5:34 AM

I see. Man, I hate having tinnitus.