- Feb 15, 2020
- 20
- Tinnitus Since
- As long as I can remember
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Headphones or genetic
2 months ago after I learned the cause of tinnitus, I started to get more cautious. I lowered the sound of my headphones when gaming for at least a week.
In that same time period, I started hearing slightly different tones on each ear, some more on my left though. Now it's hard to notice if this was just me being more self aware of my tinnitus or the fact something was actually wrong out of coincidence. Anyway, I kind of ignored it and didn't stop the headphones.
I think the next day, the sound of my mouse clicking was slightly painful, along with peeing on the side of the toilet had a slight pain to it. Ears kind of felt like a pressure or fullness, but not exactly painful. Water drips very slight pain. Well, I think it's gotten somewhat better, or my tolerance has gone up. But take note I did not know what hyperacusis was when experiencing these symptoms at the time.
Also, I noticed something that I never noticed before. There are sounds, that don't even have to be threatening loud, that make my ears contract. For example, ripping out duct tape causes what feels like a pulse on both sides of my ears, or some kind of contraction. I think of it as my ears trying to prevent "loud sound" coming in. It's not painful though. Something as simple as putting a razor pack in the cabinet and making that sound, makes my ears contract, or some kind of weird movement that happens inside. Raising voices have also give me a sense of this contraction, something I haven't felt before.
Finally, I feel like the use of my speakers or headphones (not even wearing them) even at lower volumes, just give me a slight fullness in my ears. When I stop using them, it kind of goes away.
I cannot be sure on anything, and getting insurance is a big pain on me financially. It's possible I may be hypochondriac because before all of this, I was worried about my vision since 2018. Similar anxieties, such as noticing a new floater that was in my vision that was consistently noticeable for a while. Although it still exists, I don't pay much attention to it as I did before. But it feels like I still have anxiety such as my sleeping position and my eye flashes.
Is it possible that these new things that I've been experiencing, have existed my entire life, but I have just become more self aware? If I am hypochondriac, what are some tips you could offer? Or do my symptoms suppose there is something actually wrong with me?
In that same time period, I started hearing slightly different tones on each ear, some more on my left though. Now it's hard to notice if this was just me being more self aware of my tinnitus or the fact something was actually wrong out of coincidence. Anyway, I kind of ignored it and didn't stop the headphones.
I think the next day, the sound of my mouse clicking was slightly painful, along with peeing on the side of the toilet had a slight pain to it. Ears kind of felt like a pressure or fullness, but not exactly painful. Water drips very slight pain. Well, I think it's gotten somewhat better, or my tolerance has gone up. But take note I did not know what hyperacusis was when experiencing these symptoms at the time.
Also, I noticed something that I never noticed before. There are sounds, that don't even have to be threatening loud, that make my ears contract. For example, ripping out duct tape causes what feels like a pulse on both sides of my ears, or some kind of contraction. I think of it as my ears trying to prevent "loud sound" coming in. It's not painful though. Something as simple as putting a razor pack in the cabinet and making that sound, makes my ears contract, or some kind of weird movement that happens inside. Raising voices have also give me a sense of this contraction, something I haven't felt before.
Finally, I feel like the use of my speakers or headphones (not even wearing them) even at lower volumes, just give me a slight fullness in my ears. When I stop using them, it kind of goes away.
I cannot be sure on anything, and getting insurance is a big pain on me financially. It's possible I may be hypochondriac because before all of this, I was worried about my vision since 2018. Similar anxieties, such as noticing a new floater that was in my vision that was consistently noticeable for a while. Although it still exists, I don't pay much attention to it as I did before. But it feels like I still have anxiety such as my sleeping position and my eye flashes.
Is it possible that these new things that I've been experiencing, have existed my entire life, but I have just become more self aware? If I am hypochondriac, what are some tips you could offer? Or do my symptoms suppose there is something actually wrong with me?
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