If We Had Our Memories Wiped...

Discussion in 'Support' started by jasonbourne, Feb 29, 2020.

    1. jasonbourne

      jasonbourne Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      noise
      ...Would we still have tinnitus?

      Something that's had me curious.
       
    2. Tybs

      Tybs Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      04/2019
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Fall from stairs
      For me: definitely. The sounds are constantly changing, so I'd notice the oddities in a few hours at most :p
       
    3. Lilah
      Mellow

      Lilah Member Benefactor

      Location:
      USA
      Tinnitus Since:
      12/2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Unknown
      Yes.
       
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    4. linearb
      Psychedelic

      linearb Member Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Location:
      beliefs are makyo and reality ignores them
      Tinnitus Since:
      1999
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      karma
      yes, but if we truly emerged as blank slates, then we might just see the sound as "normal"

      I know a couple people who have had relatively loud tinnitus for longer than they can remember and because it was integrated into their sensory landscape at that level, it's just 'normal' to them.
       
    5. Candy

      Candy Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      06/2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Unidentified
      Yet some people who are born with it struggle with it. It appears we’re not designed to have that level of intrusion.
       
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    6. ASilverLight
      In pain

      ASilverLight Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      01/2020
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Probably noise, stress and a neck injury.
      We would definitely still have tinnitus because it results from any kind of damage/dysfunction somewhere in the body. If it were a memory thing, then anyone who has ever had tinnitus would have it forever and that obviously isn't the case - talking about people who have it for a few hours after a loud event or people who have it from an infection and for who it goes away after say, two months as the infection clears up.

      However, if we didn't know any better then we would interpret this as silence. Not quite the same, though.
       
    7. Bill Bauer
      No Mood

      Bill Bauer Member Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      February, 2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic Trauma
      Yes, of course.
       
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    8. Christopher805

      Christopher805 Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      May 2019
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Neomycin
      Physically, yes. Now, the question is would we perceive it the same?
       

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