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There is a Visual version of tinnitus that goes by the name Visual Snow[1]. I developed both at the same time. The visual snow was maddening and tinnitus is un

There is a Visual version of tinnitus that goes by the name Visual Snow[1]. I developed both at the same time. The visual snow was maddening and tinnitus is unpleasant. There is apparently a link between the two and seems both are mostly noise artifacts of the visual and auditory systems of the brain. It makes sense that these systems would have some innate noise in the signals. Eventually I was desensitized to the new baseline noise levels. Kinda like Exit signs at movie theaters, You don't notice until someone points it out. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_snow https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_snow

sgt 9y ago
That makes floaters [1] seem like a piece of cake. I've had floaters for many years due to myopia. As a developer, I always seek out dark themes in IDE's and such because if I have a white background I see the little guys floating by. Most of my life I managed to ignore them, but a few years ago I became obsessed with the floaters and I saw them a lot more than usual because my mind was constantly looking for them. So take my advice; if you have floaters - do NOT try to think about them or actively seek them out. It's a dangerous path. It took me a couple of years to get back to where I am now. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater