Tinnitis Anyone? (Ringing In The Ears)

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18 Jan 2014, 4:34 pm

Just curious if Tinnitis might be more pronounced in persons on the Spectrum given sensitivity issues.

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18 Jan 2014, 4:40 pm

Have it.

Sucks.

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18 Jan 2014, 4:50 pm

I have it all the time. Wish I didn't, but there's nothing that stops it, all I can do is mask it with music or white noise, and try to not to focus on it.

BTW, an app called simplynoise works very well in this regard.

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18 Jan 2014, 4:52 pm

alpineglow wrote:

I have it all the time. Wish I didn't, but there's nothing that stops it, all I can do is mask it with music or white noise, and try to not to focus on it.

/\ This.

My tinnitus varies depending on the level of stress, though. Sometimes it can be almost impossible to concentrate on anything.

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18 Jan 2014, 4:55 pm

I have tinnitus too. Fairly low level though so it doesn't bother me too much, but the background whistle is always there.

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18 Jan 2014, 5:23 pm

I've had it chronically since I was a little kid.

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18 Jan 2014, 5:35 pm

serenaserenaserena wrote:

I've had it chronically since I was a little kid.

Same here.

I personally call it "life noise".

I guess it's another of those things like IBS and CFS that tends to be like 10x in ASD people compared to NTs.

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18 Jan 2014, 5:56 pm

i have it as well, can't function at all with no background noise. but If there is background noise then its not a problem

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18 Jan 2014, 6:15 pm

It is "real" tinnitis (presuming it's normally caused by some disorder of the ear) or is it just our sensitivity to things in that we hear something not there because are brains are processing every little sound around us?

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18 Jan 2014, 7:18 pm

yes, though not often

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18 Jan 2014, 7:18 pm

yes, though not often

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18 Jan 2014, 8:32 pm

I've had a high pitched ring for as long as I can remember - I usually only hear it when there is complete silence and can even make it sound "louder" if I concentrate hard enough, but normally I just tune it out

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18 Jan 2014, 8:42 pm

I have ringing in the ears when I'm more sound sensitive or I am in the affect of a migraine. Its mild but noticeable when its quiet, but get a short term ringing every so foten.

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18 Jan 2014, 8:45 pm

I have it. It can be very loud for me sometimes and other times it goes away. I used to have it a lot more. But when it comes it can be quite loud. I usually hear high pitches. I don't think I can remember a time that I did not have it.

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18 Jan 2014, 9:49 pm

Had tubes as a very very young child which caused this.
Had this issue my entire life. Until I started working at a VA where this diagnosis is common, I didn't even know it was a thing. I always thought people had an incredibly loud ringing in their ears.

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18 Jan 2014, 10:56 pm

I have it. Probably from shooting guns without ear protection. I think the most common cause is exposure to very loud sounds (like shooting guns without ear protection! :lol: )

It's very pronounced when it's quiet, so I usually have some kind of music or background noise playing when I go to sleep. That usually makes it much less noticeable.

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