Tinnitus Loudness — Can You Hear Your Tinnitus in These Settings?

Just wanted to get some responses to help us all measure our loudness in comparison with others:

Can you hear your t while sitting in a silent room?
Can you hear your t in an average office environment-- if you work in an office?

Can you hear it while walking outside on a quiet street?

Can you hear it over a tv at modest volume?

Can you hear it over a shower?

Does your t get louder when in loud environments like busy restaurant with music playing?

 

Yes to first 4 questions, no to last 2.

 

Just wanted to get some responses to help us all measure our loudness in comparison with others:

Can you hear your t while sitting in a silent room? YES
Can you hear your t in an average office environment-- if you work in an office? YES

Can you hear it while walking outside on a quiet street?YES

Can you hear it over a tv at modest volume? YES

Can you hear it over a shower? NO - MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BE

Does your t get louder when in loud environments like busy restaurant with music playing?NO

 

1. Yes. 2. Yes. 3.yes 4.yes 5.sometimes 6.yes

 

You forgot -
Can you hear it while driving 100km/hr with windows open - YES.
Can you hear it over a bus diesel engine - YES.
Can you hear while listening to music at 85dB - YES
Can you hear it on a Beoing 747 - YES

 

1.Yes
2.Yes
3.Yes
4.Yes
5.No, For me shower mean silence.
6.No

 

Can you hear your t while sitting in a silent room? YES
Can you hear your t in an average office environment-- if you work in an office? YES

Can you hear it while walking outside on a quiet street? YES

Can you hear it over a tv at modest volume? YES

Can you hear it over a shower? YES

Does your t get louder when in loud environments like busy restaurant with music playing? YES

 

Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes but only when i plug
My ears it sounds louder and after i leave its low again

 

Consider yourself lucky then, wanna trade t?

 

Yes to the first 4 questions, no to the last 2 questions.

 

Aww i wish everyone could not have T but if you had to have T then i wish everyone could have minee :-/ not tryin to sound rude meaning that but i really do feel lucky just thinkin back at the damage i did to my ears and that im left with what i have now is almost nothing. What gets me is my anxiety and worry tho. But please know my ears were ten times worse the first two days of T and somehow dropped down to almost nothing so i believe that can happen to anyone at anytime including yourselff

 

Can you hear your t while sitting in a silent room?--YES... I'd venture to say that if you can't at least answer yes to this, then you wouldn't have tinnitus.

Can you hear your t in an average office environment-- if you work in an office? --YES

Can you hear it while walking outside on a quiet street? --YES

Can you hear it over a tv at modest volume? --SOMETIMES

Can you hear it over a shower?--NO

Does your t get louder when in loud environments like busy restaurant with music playing?--NO, but mine does get louder randomely throughout the day, and I'm still not sure exactly what the cause is.

 

Yes to all the questions except the shower question- I cannot hear it over the shower at any time. However, despite how loud it is, I have become quite adept at being able to ignore it. When it is low, I tend to just forget I have T. When it is higher and I notice it, then my ability to ignore it and change my focus kicks in. This is just something I learned to do with time. I guess it is just my way of habituating.

 

Can you hear your t while sitting in a silent room?
Can you hear your t in an average office environment-- if you work in an office?
Can you hear it while walking outside on a quiet street?
Can you hear it over a tv at modest volume?
Can you hear it over a shower?
Does your t get louder when in loud environments like busy restaurant with music playing?


I can hear mine while mowing the lawn. I can hear mine in the car with the windows down or up and with the radio cranked up really high. I sometimes can't hear the tv because of my tinnitus. I can't mask it unless I use headphones and listen to loud music which is pretty dumb. Whilst volume isn't the only factor in determining how quickly you get on the habituation bus I think it often does have a bearing.

 

1. Yes
2. Sometimes
3. Sometimes
4. Sometimes
5. No
6. No

 

Can you hear your t while sitting in a silent room ? yes
Can you hear your t in an average office environment-- if you work in an office? ? if you mean school environment too then yes if its quiet
Can you hear it while walking outside on a quiet street? most of the time no sometime when its really loud like today ( last night i dint get a good night sleep )

Can you hear it over a tv at modest volume? depends

Can you hear it over a shower? no

 

1 yes
2 yes
3 yes
4 yes
5 yes
6 no

 

Yes to all except shower or sitting in the bath while the water is running into it...unless I "listen" for the tinnitus, then I can still hear it. All the other places/situations, including in a 747 I don't even have to try to listen for it, it is way above those "ambient" (sic) levels.
Also, sound above some level I am not sure of...(above normal speech between two people in a non noisy place), maybe 65 to 70 decibels, then it seems to aggravate the darn tinnitus and it gets a bit louder with exposure time. It does not have to be harsh or sharp sounds, just 'sound'.
Mmmmmmmm, though I wonder what would happen if I stood next to a loud waterfall for half an hour??? For sure that would be above 80 dBs.....Anyone tried this??? I will give it a test run next time I go back-packing in the Sierra's as there are plenty of loud waterfalls there in late spring.

To those who have T levels lower than these "All Yes except shower", I suggest you keep it that way and especially do not add Hyperacusis to the mix!

Best, Zimichael