A weekly show where we endeavor to answer one of your big questions. This week, Emma R. asks, “Why do I get that weird ringing noise in my ears?”
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this was so disappointing. I was expecting a look at why these things make
us hear a noise that isnt there, not just something anyone could pull up
from wikipedia or webmd. *why* does anemia make ears ring? why does
standing up too fast?
Head trauma. Yup. When I was around 15 or 16, my sister got upset because I
didn’t know how to help her with something on the computer. She had a
massive anger management issue. So I went back to watching TV, and a minute
later I was on the ground. She’d taken an extension cord and swung it full
force at me, slamming the metal prongs into the back of my head and
knocking me clear off the couch. My ears were literally ringing for close
to 5 minutes, and I had trouble balancing for hours (and for a few days, if
I turned my head a little fast, I’d get very dizzy). I’m pretty sure she
gave me a concussion. Gotta love sisters, right? >_<
If you have a ringing in your ears after experiencing a loud noise, it’s
actually called Temporary Threshold Shift.
I had no idea you could/should pronounce tinitus that way.
English is so messy…
I got tinnitus two years ago after two intensive weeks of concerts with my
class and I didn’t protect my ears from it.. it’s been constant ever since.
It’s gotten a bit worse now though, I don’t know why, but it’s never going
to be really quiet for me ever again. It’s a bit sad, actually. Protect
your ears! It’s going to be like this for the rest of my life, and I’m only
20.
i once threw a short fuse fire cracker and it blew up at my ear, 3 hours of
constant ringing
The link in the dooblydoo doesn’t work…
I have tinnitus, it sucks lol… especially because i’m a music composition
student in college. It make analyzing pieces of music… less fun, haha.
It’s very hard to concentrate on pitches with a high pitch ringing always
there lol.
I’ve had a ringing in my ear for almost six years. It was caused by an ear
infection. I don’t want to see a doctor, because, LOL, I live in America
and can’t afford insurance or any form of treatment. Doing my taxes, I made
less than ten thousand this year.
I see other people had pronunciation objections to tinnitus, but the one
that caught my ear was edema. I have chronic edema and my docs have always
pronounced it “e – dee- ma”, not “e -deh-ma”.
Why do we say “cheese” when taking a picture?
At what point is it an issue, and what long term complications can is
cause? Because I checked that link and I have the 7500hz tone pretty much
all day long, however until now I just considered it normal. I’ve heard it
since I was a child to the point I don’t even notice it anymore and really
never gave it a second thought. With the one exception of if I’m in total
silence, for instance sometimes late at night when there’s no other sound
and I go to the closed in restroom it starts to hurt because it’s the only
noise present. But at any other point as long as there’s even low levels of
ambient noise I more or less forget it’s there, even though if I focus I
can definitely hear it constantly. Considering this is something I’ve had
for at least 20-years, possibly longer, is it really something that’s
“OMIGARSH GO SEE DOCTOR!!!!”? Or is it just…something that happens?
+Mental Floss Sometimes I have a sort of ringing in my ears, but the
ringing doesn’t exactly sound like tinnitus. I went through the website you
had linked (link doesn’t work, this link works though
https://www.ata.org/sounds-of-tinnitus), and it doesn’t sound like any of
those. It’s more of a high-pitched, high-frequency type sound. Sometimes
others can also hear this, but usually among the younger crowd. Older ones
don’t usually hear it. What is it?
I have tinnitus but it’s ridiculously high pitched and (usually) quiet ,but
sometimes, it’s so loud my entire head starts to hurt from the noise.
Why do some people loose their accents when they sing?
He doens’t really explain how it works? Where does the sound come from? Or
did I just zone out a little bit?
Hey! I was wondering
If you have the same last name as someone else who is not in your immediate
family, are you somehow real related to them far back in your family tree?
Is everyone with the same last name somehow related?
Thanks!
why do clothes shrink in a dryer?
I have it from loud noise exposure over time. Use ear protection. It really
can save you in the long run.
FIRST!!!
Sorry, I was too loud. I hope nobody got tinnitus from that.
if I am 99 pounds, and I eat 1 pound of nachos, am i now 1% nachos?
You can download decibel meters for your smartphone, and you’d be surprised
at how easy it is for loud situations to go to 85db, which is a level at
which you’re damaging your ears. It’s inevitable that you’ll sometimes be
in situations at over 85db.
Especially, it’s easy to play music that is way too loud on earphones in
public transit or in your car’s stereo system. That’s because your brain
ignores the noise from the car, which might already by near 85db. Then you
play music that is way louder than that, damaging your ears. It doesn’t
sounds that loud though since your brain is making everything relative.
If you’re a musician, considering investing in expensive earplugs that keep
pitch accurate across the spectrum but reduce overall volume. Custom made
ones are great.
Ill randomly get that ringing noise and quiet times or when im doing
something with my friends
the link doesn’t seem to work for the tinnitus sounds
Loop-diuretics sound like the worse and most disgusting suicide pill ever.
Your pronunciation of tinnitus is so weird, it put me off
I constantly hear the howling of the Hounds of Tindalos. Does this make me
weird?
Where does snot come from?
Interesting topic! I would have liked to hear suggestions for treatments,
or examples of extreme cases, plus the actual mechanics of why ears that
are damaged produce sound.
One other note — edema is pronounced edeeema.
I’d like to know why, in New York City, where streets and sidewalks are
packed 24/7, there a comparatively few boats on the water surrounding it?
Seems the waterways would be equally as busy, year round… And why don’t
they bridge between skyscrapers more, say every 20 floors?
I like this guy.
Why do we itch?
My teacher had tinnitus and got molten metal in there ear when they were
welding
I’m sure this question can be answer in a comment or whatever but, I’d like
to see it in video form. 😛
Where do colors come from? Like, what do they use to make red dye, blue
dye, green dye, etc. which is eventually used on things like jeans, table
cloths, t-shirts and such? I hope this question makes sense to people,
hahaha.
Does the ocean evaporate?
Triforce in the back
Why do I sometimes hear a bang and/or do I shudder before I fall asleep?
When he went “Blehhh!!”, I almost choked on my water, it was so funny.
Great video.
yeah mine are damaged :/ Turn your music down kids. The ringing isn’t worth
it.
Omg he is just like my uncle. A very silly man. :)
is this referring to the ringing when you’re somewhere silent and can’t
hear anything else?
stop saying tin..NITE..tuss… its Tinnitus.
I always hear people brag about their eyes changing color. Is this even
possible?
How did we get the shapes for stars and hearts, when they clearly don’t
look like stars or hearts?
Where does the word pineapple come from?
On faucets, why is the hot on the left and cold on the right?
I was turning the volume down every two seconds throughout this video lol
Temporomandibular disorders can cause Tinnitus as well along with other ear
problems
When I was young I used to hear sounds from pokemon games randomly
ok. i got it ,now what?
I think i have tinnitus. i hate true silence, like sitting an a car with it
turned off with no radio and all the windows up… that ringing sound…. i
can actually see where some people get motivated to stab their own ears to
stop the sounds.
Luckily mine is minor and as long as i have a fan on a bedtime im fine…
but it does suck, totally.