Just Learned the Hard Way That My Phone Beeps When the Battery Is Low

[Bill Bauer]

Except by a chimp

Knowing that a chimp Could change my life in an instant (even though the probability of this happening is negligible), keeps me away from chimps.

 

[PDodge]

Knowing that a chimp Could change my life in an instant (even though the probability of this happening is negligible), keeps me away from chimps.

I accidentally posted that first part. I meant to say except for my mental health. My t is very high pitch, but after that incident my tinnitus was very low for about a week afterwards. Maybe if I just destroy the hair cells the t will end(sarcasm). I know how you feel about the chimp situation. T is the chimp

 

[PDodge]

I accidentally posted that first part. I meant to say except for my mental health. My t is very high pitch, but after that incident my tinnitus was very low for about a week afterwards. Maybe if I just destroy the hair cells the t will end(sarcasm). I know how you feel about the chimp situation. T is the chimp

@Bill Bauer there was no short term impact either.

 

[New Guy]

I insert a fake headphone jack and trick my phone in thinking headphones are always connected, that why I don't get any unexpected sounds, I do the same with my laptop.

Awesome idea! I got a pair of cheap speakers for my desktop to replace my loud speakers for the same reason.

 

[New Guy]

It's very easy to say mistakes happen with t, and they will there's no way around it. However, when your t starts to amp up after noise exposure (even if it amps a little bit), it's very difficult to say it's no big deal if your t is the one amping up. This is one of those moments that you can only truly understand if you're going through the same thing.

When I exposed myself to sirens (idiot!) and 3 hours later my t started to scream I feared the increase would be for a long time and it hit me hard. I was right back to the first month with t. We all know how bad that time was.

I will never tell someone to 'just get over it' when they are exposed to loud noises.

I will tell them you didn't do it on purpose and hopefully you don't do it all the time. To help you can mask and definitely go for a walk or exercise to burn off the anxiety. @Bill Bauer has taught me that most times when t increases it's temporary. So give it time and do your best to relax.

 

[JanTD]

Bill,

I had a very similar incident and was devastated and scared. I wanted to lower the volume of a cordless phone and the beep on confirming the lower volume I perceived to be extremely loud (and I still think it was in fact extremely loud) and the phone was in my hand so rather close to my ears.

I had very bad days afterwards, blamed myself.

But it got better after about a week!

 

[New Guy]

How are you doing today @Bill Bauer ?

 

[Bill Bauer]

I am cautiously optimistic.

 

[New Guy]

I'll take that...cautiously.

 

[Honky]

Tinnitus. Can't live with it, can't live...without it.

 

[Jack Straw]

I hope your doing well Bill.

 

[Bill Bauer]

I hope your doing well Bill.

That spike had subsided.

If the mechanism for T is that brain neurons stop getting signals from the hair cells and get stuck in an endless loop, then I am not sure how one can explain the Temporary spikes?! What is the mechanism there?! Since the spike is temporary, there is no permanent damage. I thought that hair cells couldn't recover? This is very mysterious.

 

[Jack Straw]

That spike had subsided.

If the mechanism for T is that brain neurons stop getting signals from the hair cells and get stuck in an endless loop, then I am not sure how one can explain the Temporary spikes?! What is the mechanism there?! Since the spike is temporary, there is no permanent damage. I thought that hair cells couldn't recover? This is very mysterious.

It is creepy you just posted this because I was thinking about this in the shower this morning! Weird!

I also don't understand the cause for temporary spikes. My theory is that everyone gets these "spikes" that increase everyone's "tinnitus", whether they can hear it or not. The only reason why we hear it and experience them more severe is because our tinnitus is much louder so when it increase, it is much more noticeable.

Thats the only thing that makes sense to me, but idk.

 

[Ed209]

That spike had subsided.

If the mechanism for T is that brain neurons stop getting signals from the hair cells and get stuck in an endless loop, then I am not sure how one can explain the Temporary spikes?! What is the mechanism there?! Since the spike is temporary, there is no permanent damage. I thought that hair cells couldn't recover? This is very mysterious.

The limbic system is one of the main theories, and this explains how our thoughts and emotions can totally alter our perception of T in many ways.

This why most experts tell you to detach yourself from tinnitus as much as possible. Don't let your emotions or thoughts about it take over.

 

[GregCA]

If the mechanism for T is that brain neurons stop getting signals from the hair cells and get stuck in an endless loop, then I am not sure how one can explain the Temporary spikes?!

What endless loop is that?

 

[Bill Bauer]

What endless loop is that?

Tinnitus arises when this flexibility goes bad. Things may start to go awry when toxic drugs, loud noises, or even whiplash cause damage to the nerve hairs in the ears. The injured nerve hairs can no longer send signals from the ear to the tone map. Bereft of incoming signals, the neurons undergo a peculiar transformation: They start to eavesdrop on their neighbors, firing in response to other frequencies. They even start to fire sometimes without any incoming signals. As the brain's feedback controls get rewired, the neurons end up in a self-sustaining loop, producing a constant ringing. That is why tinnitus often doesn't go away when people get their auditory nerve surgically cut.

http://discovermagazine.com/2010/oct/26-ringing-in-the-ears-goes-much-deeper

 

[Bill Bauer]

The limbic system is one of the main theories, and this explains how our thoughts and emotions can totally alter our perception of T in many ways.

I will have to spend more time trying to understand the limbic system and the role it plays. But if part of the explanation for this role is stress, then this can't be it. As you know, many of my spikes were the result of relatively minor noises. The first time I got exposed to those noises, I thought nothing of it, it is difficult to imagine a noise like that making any impact, and so I would forget about the incident within minutes. I would remember the incident and get stressed out only After the spike would begin later that day. So, in my case, stress was the result and not the cause of the spike. This might no longer be true, now that I am aware of what my body can and can't handle, but those early experiences are inconsistent with that "stress" hypothesis.

 

[GregCA]

http://discovermagazine.com/2010/oct/26-ringing-in-the-ears-goes-much-deeper

OK thanks. I guess I was looking for a slightly more scientific explanation... but now at least I know where you got that from.