Mine comes and goes in a very regular pattern that lasts a few days. It is always sleep that either restarts it or suppresses it. When it is absent, it is not just a matter of noticing it less, it is truly gone or barely there.
I am probably thinking about it the wrong way, but it seems to me that if there were a clear physiological cause—such as hearing loss, a circulatory problem, or a medication side effect—that factor would be constantly present and would produce a more or less consistent symptom, not one that truly comes and goes.
Perhaps it is not that unusual, but I can literally go to sleep in near silence and then wake up a half hour later with loud, intrusive hissing. It feels as though there is some kind of on and off switch at work.
Any thoughts or insights would be much appreciated. Perhaps it is not even a relevant question as to what might be happening, but since I have never had it answered, I remain curious.
I am probably thinking about it the wrong way, but it seems to me that if there were a clear physiological cause—such as hearing loss, a circulatory problem, or a medication side effect—that factor would be constantly present and would produce a more or less consistent symptom, not one that truly comes and goes.
Perhaps it is not that unusual, but I can literally go to sleep in near silence and then wake up a half hour later with loud, intrusive hissing. It feels as though there is some kind of on and off switch at work.
Any thoughts or insights would be much appreciated. Perhaps it is not even a relevant question as to what might be happening, but since I have never had it answered, I remain curious.
