Tinnitus

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I'm not officially diagnosed as having AS as of yet, though I have been diagnosed with a central auditory processing disorder, as far as my hearing goes. Anyway, I was wondering, is it normal for aspies to have ringing in the ears? Sometimes it goes from high pitched to almost a wave-like, pulsating sound, ranging from fairly loud to dull. Some days it's barely noticeable, if at all, but other days, especially lately, it's almost unbearable. So, is this related to AS? Is there anything I can do?

It's normal for people who have hypersensitive hearing to have tinnitus. Hypersensitive hearing is rather common in autism.

I've had Tinnitus for about 6 years now, I LOVE blasting my music.

Yeah, I guess I've just never really thought about myself as having hypersensitive hearing before, but I guess I may. Thanks

I have tinnitus but I think it's caused by listening to music too loud with headphones - for years and years. I don't know if it could be caused by, or be a part of, Asperger's. I've heard that certain medications can cause tinnitus but the only way to find out would be to stop taking them, which isn't very practical.

My tinnitus is just one note, sometimes screaming, sometimes less so. It seems linked to any kind of body or nervous stress.

As for a cure, I don't think there is one yet. I found a place that thinks they can fix it - they're government funded and legitimate, but they want $300 just to test me and tell me whether they can help. If they think they can help, they'll want more money. So that one's on hold now. First I have to fix my teeth.

I find that white noise helps, especially if it's the sound of surf. I sleep to the sound of BBC International, with their beautiful voices.

I'm not officially diagnosed with AS, but I have tinnitus - a constant high pitched ring.

Mine might be from ear infections as a child or depression/stress, or a combination, or something else - I don't know. I was on Antibiotics as a child because of my ear infections too.

I have recently had a resurgence in this symptom. probably the last couple weeks at most. I had practically constant tinnitus as a child, it seemed to be less and less present as a grey older, to the point that i rarely noticed it, until as i said these last couple weeks it has suddenly become prevalent again. I'm worried it means something . . . i dont know what, but it is just very weird that it has come back with such force. It could possibly do with a lot of stress im having right now with my employment situation. earlier this week i got the news that i'm basically booted from the corporate office i've been working at the last 5 months, going back to a store as a clerk to start. a pretty significant financial setback, but that aspect has so far for me been a side note to the insurmountable feeling of rejection and inadequacy. It has brought so much insecurity to the surface i had no idea i still had in me. Maybe i'll talk more on this situation later. Anyway i hope this stress could be the cause of my tinnitus, i worry it could signify something about some aspect of my health. not that tinnitus is an issue in itself but like I said it had faded to such a minor presence for many years it seems something must have caused it to return so powerfully for me.

I've had it for as long as I can remember. It's not bad unless it's too quiet in the room. White noise does help, and I listen to music all the time. But those rare moments when I'm in complete silence, it's as if the "silence" gets so loud that I actually feel pressure in my head from it.

I've had painful, loud, constant tinnitus my whole life, but was only officially diagnosed with it in 2009 because they thought I might have meniere's. It can be caused by so many things- Health issues, iodine deficiency, hearing loss, etc. and it's really best if you can get it checked out. Sometimes they can help relieve it if it's painful.

i read a while back, that there are multiple locii of tinnitus, anywhere from the middle ear to the frontal lobes. there have been reports of people who had strokes and then noticed that the tinnitus they suffered from disappeared. my late father's ear doc said, that in many cases, it is indicative of damaged hair cells in the cochlea, equivalent to a bunch of horns being stuck in the "on" position. the ringing is a condition of noise which equals corrupted signal, and people with severe hearing loss also suffer from correspondingly more severe tinnitus. my father [who was hard of hearing due to intense army noise in addition to diabetes-related middle/inner ear damage] described his tinnitus as a rushing roar that he needed hearing aids in order to hear anything above it.