Anyone's Tinnitus So High-Pitched It's Almost Painful... Like Screeching?

Discussion in 'Support' started by downtongirl, Dec 19, 2014.

    1. downtongirl

      downtongirl Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      5/2013
      or that awful dog whistle that hurts dogs ears?
       
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    2. Relic Hunter
      Cynical

      Relic Hunter Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      01/1990
      Yes, sort of like the dog whistle sound.
       
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      downtongirl

      downtongirl Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      5/2013
      Is yours like this all of the time? Have you found anything that helps?
       
    4. tomm
      Thinking

      tomm Member Benefactor

      Location:
      London, UK
      Tinnitus Since:
      10/2014
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic trauma (club drumming)
      Measured it on generalfuzz. 14-15kHz. High pitched vibration through the world.

      Diazepam (valium) quietens that bit for me.
       
    5. Telis

      Telis Member Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      11/2013
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Drugs barotrauma
      Yup...be nice if it was just a lower buzz.
       
    6. Bambi

      Bambi Member

      Location:
      Norway
      Tinnitus Since:
      08/2009
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Unknown

      It can be, yes.
       
    7. Martin69
      Artistic

      Martin69 Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Germany
      Tinnitus Since:
      10/2013
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      (Health) Anxiety
      Yes, here as well. Cuts through everything. Unmaskable.
      Only thing which gives little bit relief, is cricket sounds.
      Agree to @tomm. Valium lowers it dramatically. If possible, would have a valium infusion everyday.
      But of course this is no option.
       
    8. russiancarl

      russiancarl Member

      My tinnitus is usually right around the 8khz mark but when it ramps up really badly I do get it in the ultra high frequencies where it makes me wince and my eyes water. It does suck but to be honest I prefer it to the occassional lower tones which induce much more fear in me.

      I think it's because I've had higher pitched tinnitus for much longer.
       
    9. Kevin08
      Balanced

      Kevin08 Member

      Location:
      Vancouver Canada
      Tinnitus Since:
      9/2014
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Infection
      I've got very high pitched cricket sounds in both and a lower pitch in one. I find I can tune out the high pitches during the day when I'm distracted by other sounds but it is nerve racking at night even with lots of brown noise. The low pitch seems to be more distracting during the day, can't say why.
       
    10. object16
      Magical

      object16 Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Canada
      Tinnitus Since:
      1988
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      overuse of hearing protection, plus noise
      that's the same with me, i have big problems at night time trying to sleep. i use music and rain sound and white noise in background, but i can't seem to habituate properly.
       
    11. tinnitussufferer
      Angry

      tinnitussufferer Member

      Location:
      UK
      Tinnitus Since:
      1/2004
      not really. higher sounds are hard to hear. most people cant even hear 15Khz.
       
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    12. Martin69
      Artistic

      Martin69 Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Germany
      Tinnitus Since:
      10/2013
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      (Health) Anxiety
      That's right. If coming from external, I can hardly hear.
      Unfortunately, my brain is doing the sound at this frequency and I can hear it loud and clear. :cry:
       
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    13. Frankenstone

      Frankenstone Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      2008
      I have had an incredibly high pitched tinnitus sound in both ears since yesterday morning as well, it almost feels like ultrasound in that I barely hear it but instead feel it as a piercing feeling in my ears. Ironically enough, it seems to decrease in intensity when there are no sounds around me and increase when there are sounds. I also noticed that short sounds in particular seem to make it worse, it feels kinda like a noise gate in my ears when I hear short sounds.

      I haven't been exposed to any loud sounds without hearing protection lately, so I have no idea where I have got this from. Should I just try to wait and see if it improves? Is tinnitus at all affected by the hearing spectrum, as in, would noises above the hearing range fade away when you can't hear those frequencies anymore or is it possible to have tinnitus sounds above the range you're able to hear?
       
    14. Nice
      Gloomy

      Nice Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Bay Area, Ca
      Tinnitus Since:
      06/2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Sudden hearing loss
      I get the super high pitches and the shushing. I'd rather have the shushing. I have a really hard time masking the high pitches especially in the middle of the night.
       
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