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I have a helicopter type bass tinnitus that also ramps up with noises and cut´s through pretty much everything. I have have trouble with low...

Unfortunately I don´t have much answers, I can only guess what causes it. For me, I think it´s a combination of hearing loss and tinnitus, like...

@Rinz I have this vibrating sensation with various frequencies between 20-200hz. It's like I would hear another sound on top of the original...

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I meant that there are two different concepts here that can be both measured in Hertz. 60bpm or 100bpm, which more often used scale for heart...

Yes and No. Frequency in Hz is used to tell the amount of occurrences per second. If our heart beats 60 times per minute, or once per second, then...

Occupational safety standards and recommended levels for noise differ from country to another. I think it´s a sign that we just don´t know all the...

I believe that our ears also need to get some rest and silence as we sleep. Could you set the masking sound off with timer and sleep the rest of...

@frischky This happens to me a lot too. There are some helicopters that fly low over the area where I live. The few heaviest are twin engine...

It could be that contracting muscles vibrate and occluded ear makes the rumble that these vibrations create louder and more audible.

@TheDanishGirl have you tried different tints on sunglasses? For me some tints can enhance the contrast but still make the floaters less noticeable.

As far as I know, one of the differences using telephone speaker, on-ear headphones, in-ear headphones and loudspeakers is how they create the...

EU is also a bit more conservative. In European union, EU-Directive 2003/10/EC sets the lower action limit value to LEX,8h to 80dB(A) and Lcpeak...

If people accept the "gating mechanism" hypothesis, isn´t that essentially same as accepting the fact that tinnitus is a result of genetic...

Defining everyday sounds can be a bit ambiguous. For example, it´s winter here and the snow plows are an everyday thing. Most people don´t mind...

There is a peak measure for instantaneous impulse noise, LcPeak, and that is measured in C-weighted decibels, unlike the 8 hour weighted noise...

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@Kates I also have thumping in my other ear when I´m exposed to certain low frequency sounds. I also have low frequency T. I haven´t really...

@ashlee I find my low tones harder to deal with than higher pitched T. There's quite a lot of low frequency noise everywhere, and then the...

I have bass frequency tinnitus and I also hear bass frequencies "louder". I believe for me it's hearing loss and recruitment (i.e. sound going...

I have sub bass T and high frequency T too. If I try to mask, the low freq T is above the masking sound or the recruitment and distorted sound...

It's strange that people in general are more aware about habits and foods etc. that might affect their health, but blasting headphones or...

Tinnitus rates around 10% seem to be often quoted for the whole population. Studies covering certain subgroups like elderly people and military...

Maybe there are some hearing loss and tinnitus studies that cover for example commercial airline pilots. They have gone through long training,...

One of the most exclusive jobs in the world gives the opportunity to operate and be onboard one of the noisiest things in the world: Space shuttle.

Hi @ClubRacer. Sound is basically created by vibrations. If the engine and tyres make the car to vibrate heavily, the vibrations can create some...

Some bikes are a bit too loud for my taste, but those 80/90's powerboats with twin V8 engine and no muffler are even more ridiculously loud!

Harvard Medical School: The Hearing Molecule https://hms.harvard.edu/news/hearing-molecule

@Berik As far as I know, threshold of pain varies from person to another, and it's also depends on the frequency and the spectrum of the sound....

Muscles vibrate as they contract. When ear canal is occluded for example by an earplug, these muscle vibrations can't freely escape through the...

I didn't say that the funding applications should contain somebody from the internet forum as reference. Of course I agree that the bigger and...

I think that it could be beneficial for a researcher to lurk here. Quite often people here, independently of each other, describe very similiar...

@Mystery Reader Yes, basically app readings should be calibrated or atleast verified somehow. The app could be pre-calibrated for some...

There's a wide range of earplugs to choose from. Some models, like transparent silicone earplugs are very hard to notice if there's no close image...

I experience this with some tones. A rapid drop in ambient sound volume, just like turning the running faucet off, makes the tone to appear...

Most sound pressure level meters (the real devices, not apps) seem to have their upper limit ~130dB. Otherwise, they'll cost a fortune. I'd guess...

I'm not blaming you. I'm just saying that if more awareness preventing hearing loss and tinnitus is wanted, then the problem should be looked from...

To start, I agree with you with this. It's more this general awareness about sound levels that I'm thinking. The A-weighting is so deeply rooted...

@Ed209 Just as a general comment to this subject, I find it a bit confusing that, as far as I know, NRR is calculated from C-weighted measurements...

That rumbling vibration is one of the tinnitus tones I hear.

I think good advices have already been proposed in this thread. I was just trying to say that from 15m away the sound pressure level is (in...

The theoretical sound pressure level 15m away is approximately 20dB less than it would be 1m away from the motorcycle (in a open space above hard...

Yes, too much of anything is a bad thing. High pitch T cuts through everything and is painful. On the other hand, low frequency sounds are always...

I'm sorry to hear that. I have also low frequency T, and it reacts to other low frequency tones as well, so I know the feeling. I bought a...

They probably are quiet in our A-weighted world. Some AC's can have a rumble for example around 40hz, which can be quite heavy if one is for...

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Does it help if the "in the ear" aid is like a silicone plug with multiple holes? (Probably not for the irritation part, but for the other things...

Trying to get good sleep and sleep patterns might be a good idea to get more relaxed feeling and to give your system possibility to adapt to the...

Yes, and based on what I've read on this forum, it seems to be quite common.

I believe there is more and more awareness in general population that prolonged exposure to loud sounds can cause hearing damage and tinnitus. I...

I think I understood what you said very well. I agree what you said in the quote above. Perception can change due to stress and other obsessive...

I find it hard to believe that it would be so easy to find counterexamples if this would be the whole truth. What about those that develop...

Maybe it's because of something like this:...

You may find Tinnitus Hub survey helpful. There are some statistics about the causes that survey participants have reported:...

I don't know how loud crickets can get, but could it be that these things are unrelated? Could it be just the walking and the exercise that gets...

And the research article...

http://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/mindfulness-is-key-to-tinnitus-relief-research-reveals/

When you wear earplugs, the occlusion effect makes your internal sounds louder. Have you tried different sleeping and head positions to help the...