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This is a little bit off topic but sort of related in how there seems to be at least 2 kinds of tinnitus which might have different cures, if any. I have the k
by CapsAdmin 3y ago
This is a little bit off topic but sort of related in how there seems to be at least 2 kinds of tinnitus which might have different cures, if any.
I have the kind I believe is called "somatic tinnitus". It's very high pitch and multiple tones. If I stretch my body or clench my teeth it becomes louder. It does not really sound like they come from one ear or the other.
It can also become louder if I'm drunk, or if I get a nicotine rush. It also becomes temporary louder if I listen to noise for a long time and then turn it off.
But from time to time I also get the occasional high pitch ringing in one of my ears that last for a few seconds. I've also gotten temporary tinnitus from a loud concert. While they are similar they seem different to me.
Just having casually talked to other people about this, I wonder if a lot of people have somatic tinnitus but are sensitive to it to varying degrees.