Pellet Stove Blower

Discussion in 'Support' started by erniej, Feb 22, 2016.

    1. erniej
      Sporty

      erniej Member

      Location:
      Massachusetts
      Tinnitus Since:
      1991
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      I don't know
      Bare with me on this one.
      I have been having good and bad periods lately. Today was pretty good. A hissing sound at a tolerable level.
      It hasn't been cold enough to run my pellet stove until tonight.
      I woke up a few hours after I started it and my ears were screaming horrible.
      When I turned off the stove I noticed that the blower fan made a high pitched squealing sound just before it stopped. It started me thinking that the sound may be there all along and was masked by the blower running at full speed. I know that I can't listen to "notched" music without it getting worse. Also my masker makes it worse. I wonder if the high pitched background noise is triggering my tinnitus. I also wonder if it takes a few days before the tinnitus will tone itself down on it's own. When I was in the hospital it took a few days to quiet down and I was having a lot of good days.
      I just thought I'd throw this out there. With the friggen size of my house I hope I don't have to start using my electricity to heat it.
       
    2. AUTHOR
      AUTHOR
      erniej
      Sporty

      erniej Member

      Location:
      Massachusetts
      Tinnitus Since:
      1991
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      I don't know
      Also, if I stand near the stove with the blower going I get a slight headache.
       
    3. Sound Wave
      Curious

      Sound Wave Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Finland
      Tinnitus Since:
      12/2013
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Probably headphones
      Well you use a microphone and a suitable PC software to scan the ambient sounds in your home and see if there are any high frequencies...
       
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      AUTHOR
      erniej
      Sporty

      erniej Member

      Location:
      Massachusetts
      Tinnitus Since:
      1991
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      I don't know
      Can the ringing last for a few days after the high frequency sound is located and then turned off?
      I'm getting a 22000Hz sound at -84DB
      I don't think my ear can pick up -84DB...
       
    5. Ecip

      Ecip Member

      Location:
      Edmonton, AB/Switzerland
      Tinnitus Since:
      4.11.2015
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Still unknown... possibly noise exposure?
      It can't pick up 22khz either.
       
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