Which Tinnitus Frequency Do You Think Is the Easiest to Deal with?

Discussion in 'Support' started by uae96, Nov 8, 2018.

    1. uae96
      Thinking

      uae96 Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      6/14/2015
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise induced
      My tinnitus is mostly a mid frequency, more like a hiss. I can literally hear it everywhere but it’s more like a pure tone accompanied with a hiss.

      Many people here who have vibrating tinnitus say it’s the hardest to cope with, along with the high-pitched shrill noise.
       
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    2. GregCA
      Jaded

      GregCA Member Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      03/2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Otosclerosis
      The one that I can't hear.
       
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    3. Rajin

      Rajin Member Benefactor

      Location:
      PA
      Tinnitus Since:
      9/7/17
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Hearing loss ,noise
      I think the one that matches with external noises such as outdoors ambience noise. That masks it better.

      I think low frequency tinnitus is easier to deal with.
       
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    4. grate_biff
      In pain

      grate_biff Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Moss, Norway
      Tinnitus Since:
      09/2014
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic trauma using headphones
      Jepp. I got the high pitch shrill (12500 Hz) that is killing me.
      Also got a steady 4000 Hz tone. Not too bothersome.
       
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    5. Basshell
      Suicidal

      Basshell Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      1990
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise induced
      It certainly isn't !!!! Trust me I have had tinnitus for 30 years and have loud ringing and high pitch static noise. Somehow I coped with those but now I have a low frequency pounding vibrating noise. n can tell you it is another level of awfulness. Ruined my life . Everyday is misery .
       
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    6. Audiophile_bg
      Furious

      Audiophile_bg Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      08/2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Olanzapine/MRI
      Having had both high and low pitched sounds, i would say the low pitched are more difficult to mask, and habituate to and tolerate. If its both loud and low pitched, i don't envy that person... When i got the low drone, i would say it wasn't as loud as it could have been amd when i went off the med that caused it, it kind of disappeared (the ear fluttering is still here unfortubatelly) But if it had stayed unchanged, i would be going out of my mind right now.
       
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    7. Krolo

      Krolo Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Sweden
      Tinnitus Since:
      1999 , Worse in September 2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Loud Volume
      I would say having just one sound beats having an orchestra. Would go any pure tone vs that
       
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    8. Alex Matyjasek
      Not amused

      Alex Matyjasek Member

      Location:
      Spain
      Tinnitus Since:
      8 September 2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Stress? Who knows...
      I have a high frequency vibrating T. I hear it over everything. There's no escape! Just keep myself distracted and try not to think about it. I occasionally feel the necessity to accommodate my life stile with this nightmare, might one day go to hell. I've had it for over 3 months and I find it so hard to addapt. I sometimes wonder how...

      I don't know if low frequency tinnitus is easier to deal with. If it's easier to mask then what I can say, I prefer to have low frequency T. Better said I whish I simply didn't have it at all!
       
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    9. Audiophile_bg
      Furious

      Audiophile_bg Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      08/2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Olanzapine/MRI
      I have had both high and low sounds, and the low sound was more intrusive.
       
    10. Nonna
      Moonlighting

      Nonna Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      1/17/16
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      guess
      i experienced vibrating t yesterday for the first time, anything that u feel related to all of this is the worst. I once had a very loud drill blowing out my good ear. The drill came as a reaction to cat dander. That comes in second.
       
    11. Eric N

      Eric N Member Podcast Patron Benefactor

      Location:
      Canada
      Tinnitus Since:
      10/2012, 03/2016, 05/2017, 05/2018
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      noise + 3 major increases via (shouting / MRI/ flu+Tylenol)
      This is me on fortunately and it's a living hell
       
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    12. Nonna
      Moonlighting

      Nonna Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      1/17/16
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      guess
      i take that back. the drill blowing out of the ear is the worst.
       
    13. Gman
      No Mood

      Gman Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      07/2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Ototoxic earwax drops, worsened by MDs (Muppet Doctors)
      Having experienced ultra low sub 100hz T (thanks to weirdo tensor tympani muscles vibrating or something) I can say it’s very annoying and hard to mask, but can be somewhat soothing, in a bizarre kind of way.

      Ultra high frequencies ie 10-16khz I’ve also found can sit above almost all background noise. These are the worst, in my opinion. They don’t tend pack a lot of punch but they drill into your brain.
       
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    14. -serotonin-
      Frantic

      -serotonin- Member

      Tinnitus Since:
      November 20, 2018 (probably?)
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      No clue.
      I think the high pitched ones are the easiest to ignore because I know it's my own head noise. If it's low, I can't tell if it's from the environment or not and it really bothers me.
       
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    15. Blue28
      Doubtful

      Blue28 Member

      Location:
      Europe
      Tinnitus Since:
      04/2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic Trauma from Microsuction
      I have multiple tones but the main one was measured at 12500hz... It's sucking all the life out of me.
       
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    16. iGL0CK
      Thinking

      iGL0CK Member

      Location:
      Poland
      Tinnitus Since:
      09/2013
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Acoustic trauma (punk rock show)
      When my T started I had only one tone (about 4 kHz). I heard it almost everywhere but I felt ok with that.
      Now I've got this tone too but I have to 'find' him.. I hear mainly crickets and white noise and my 'starting tone' under them. Some evenings I hear only this tone. They are my best days, so for me 4khz frequency tone is easiest to deal.
      He even calms me down and is my lullaby.
      I know personaly a few people with T and 90% of them hear only one tone (close to my description) and it isn't a big problem for them. Most of them developed T after using headphones btw.
       
    17. Jcb
      No Mood

      Jcb Member Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Location:
      UK
      Tinnitus Since:
      December 2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      possible TMJ, came on after severe cold and chest infection,
      I have multiple tones, one is a high pitched shrill type of noise and there is also a lower type of frequency kind of sounds like a rattle snake (best way to describe it) it seems as if they compete with each other at times it’s so frustrating.
       
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    18. Bam

      Bam Member Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Tinnitus Since:
      10/2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Neck/stress
      This is my poison. If I had to explain it someone I would say it’s the sound of suicide.
       
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    19. RingerBell

      RingerBell Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      2008
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Noise
      I have sub bass T and high frequency T too. If I try to mask, the low freq T is above the masking sound or the recruitment and distorted sound that I get on many bass frequencies makes the masking sounds pretty much useless.
       
    20. PDodge
      Cowboy

      PDodge Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Woods of Alberta
      Tinnitus Since:
      01/2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Bear ate my Cochlea
      I have ear sizzle around 13khz + mid and one low tone. I hate the sizzle!
       
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    21. Yoshi
      Wishful

      Yoshi Member

      Location:
      Canada
      Tinnitus Since:
      June 2015
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Earphones, Bus Braking, Burping (air enters ear canal)
      It depends on the type, for me the random, high-pitched truck backing up beeping in my right ear can not be ignored. The constant CRT static that's centralized in my head I can pretty much ignore now.
       
    22. Tinniger

      Tinniger Member Benefactor

      Location:
      Germany
      Tinnitus Since:
      06/2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Uncertain, now very somatic, started with noise?
      I don't have any frequency, - it is like a hiss of white noise in my left ear, like a tire loosing air...:).
       
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    23. Vicki14
      Panicky

      Vicki14 Member Benefactor

      Tinnitus Since:
      January 2016
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Stress
      I have mainly a loud hiss that fills my skull, it changes to crickets and tonal eeeeee’s which make me feel physically sick. God! Why can’t ‘they’ sort this shit! :(
       
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    24. Marko Nakovski
      Bored

      Marko Nakovski Member Benefactor

      Location:
      North Macedonia
      Tinnitus Since:
      27.04.2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      Loud music
      I have 2 main sounds that are always present, the first one is hissing coming in waves, the second one is changing all the time, from broken tv sound like shh shh to insects and dentist drill (the worst). The 3rd sound is vibrating machine which is not always present and last one is literally copy paste sound of wind. So as far as I understand sharper sounds like dentist drill and similar are considered high frequency and low frequency sounds are bumping, vibrating and etc ???
       
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