Rumbling / Vibrations Only After Certain Sounds — Also Triggered by Yawning / Morning Stretch

[Forsberg]

Hey,

I cannot find any name for the situation when I sit in front of the computer, it is silent and I begin to type on the keyboard. When I press a key I hear something in my ear - rumbling, vibrations. It is a bit delayed, I guess 0.2-0.5 second after the sound occurred.

Is it an eardrum reaction? I even thought of Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome but its job is to protect from loud noises, not from sounds made by the keyboard.

These noises which I hear can be provoked also by example yawning, morning stretch of all body, or a burp with a closed mouth.

I cannot explain this properly to my doctor.

 

[lapidus]

Hey,

I cannot find any name for the situation when I sit in front of the computer, it is silent and I begin to type on the keyboard. When I press a key I hear something in my ear - rumbling, vibrations. It is a bit delayed, I guess 0.2-0.5 second after the sound occurred.

Is it an eardrum reaction? I even thought of Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome but its job is to protect from loud noises, not from sounds made by the keyboard.

These noises which I hear can be provoked also by example yawning, morning stretch of all body, or a burp with a closed mouth.

I cannot explain this properly to my doctor.

In Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome, even low volume noises can cause these rumblings, vibrations and fluttering. Especially in silence (at least for me). If I turn a page in a book in silence I get fluttering noises as a response to the sound. If I turn a page in a book while a faucet is running beside me, I won't get them. Everyone is different so I can only speak for myself but what you're describing sounds to me like TTTS or some other type of middle ear malfunction. The middle ear is still poorly understood.

 

[Forsberg]

If I turn a page in a book while a faucet is running beside me, I won't get them.

It got me thinking.

When it was silent, a bit louder sound made me pain. I started playing Doom (a game) where there are heavy fights, weapons etc. In the beginning it was painful but after somewhat few minutes my ears didn't rumble/vibrate inside anymore even when some heavy music, weaponry was fired by the player.

I wish I could control it more because when I work I need to type a lot on the keyboard. I type something, then I stop for a few seconds and type again - boom - rumbling/vibrating again.

I need to buy a silent keyboard I think otherwise I cannot earn to survive. Even with earplugs on, it happens - it means that it can be triggered even by a thought. A week with this weird thing made me somewhat used to it, so when I type slowly I have this thought in the background and my brain expect this vibration I think.

Anyway it is screwed. I am in my 30's and I promised myself that if it gets worse without any hope, I will not suffer, this is not what a life should look like.

 

[Benjaminbb]

It got me thinking.

When it was silent, a bit louder sound made me pain. I started playing Doom (a game) where there are heavy fights, weapons etc. In the beginning it was painful but after somewhat few minutes my ears didn't rumble/vibrate inside anymore even when some heavy music, weaponry was fired by the player.

I wish I could control it more because when I work I need to type a lot on the keyboard. I type something, then I stop for a few seconds and type again - boom - rumbling/vibrating again.

I need to buy a silent keyboard I think otherwise I cannot earn to survive. Even with earplugs on, it happens - it means that it can be triggered even by a thought. A week with this weird thing made me somewhat used to it, so when I type slowly I have this thought in the background and my brain expect this vibration I think.

Anyway it is screwed. I am in my 30's and I promised myself that if it gets worse without any hope, I will not suffer, this is not what a life should look like.

Hey, heads up.

I have this along with a lot of people. Many people have had it go away or get less reactive.

Mine used to amplify/react to every distant car/quiet bass sound but wouldn't react as soon as the volume is above 40 dB or so. Most of the time I don't have anything like that, so hopefully yours resolves a little too.

Mine will stop for days if I go on a long drive/plane ride/concert. Always wearing earplugs but the low rumble gets through and suppresses the hum for a while.

It's interesting nonetheless. Some of us assume it's hearing related, some assume something physical. I'm on a quest to find out.

Do you have other forms of tinnitus? Have you had lots of exposure to loud sounds in your life?

 

[NYCGuy]

Hey, heads up.

I have this along with a lot of people. Many people have had it go away or get less reactive.

Mine used to amplify/react to every distant car/quiet bass sound but wouldn't react as soon as the volume is above 40 dB or so. Most of the time I don't have anything like that, so hopefully yours resolves a little too.

Mine will stop for days if I go on a long drive/plane ride/concert. Always wearing earplugs but the low rumble gets through and suppresses the hum for a while.

It's interesting nonetheless. Some of us assume it's hearing related, some assume something physical. I'm on a quest to find out.

Do you have other forms of tinnitus? Have you had lots of exposure to loud sounds in your life?

How are your vibrations doing? I started with them this week and they are driving me crazy.

 

[NYCGuy]

It got me thinking.

When it was silent, a bit louder sound made me pain. I started playing Doom (a game) where there are heavy fights, weapons etc. In the beginning it was painful but after somewhat few minutes my ears didn't rumble/vibrate inside anymore even when some heavy music, weaponry was fired by the player.

I wish I could control it more because when I work I need to type a lot on the keyboard. I type something, then I stop for a few seconds and type again - boom - rumbling/vibrating again.

I need to buy a silent keyboard I think otherwise I cannot earn to survive. Even with earplugs on, it happens - it means that it can be triggered even by a thought. A week with this weird thing made me somewhat used to it, so when I type slowly I have this thought in the background and my brain expect this vibration I think.

Anyway it is screwed. I am in my 30's and I promised myself that if it gets worse without any hope, I will not suffer, this is not what a life should look like.

How are you doing this days?

 

[Benjaminbb]

How are your vibrations doing? I started with them this week and they are driving me crazy.

They have been gone for over 6 weeks! Not expecting it to be gone forever but this is definitely the longest period for a while. It's nice to not have to think about it. I was able to manage it fairly well when it was around though. I just imagine it's a muscle vibrating and it doesn't scare me.

 

[JLH]

They have been gone for over 6 weeks! Not expecting it to be gone forever but this is definitely the longest period for a while. It's nice to not have to think about it. I was able to manage it fairly well when it was around though. I just imagine it's a muscle vibrating and it doesn't scare me.

Nice to hear you're doing better. Any tips on things to avoid (or not avoid) that you found helpful with your recovery (either with the noise itself or just your mental state)?

I've been trying to avoid social situations and professional interactions where possible to try to prevent my issues from becoming worse (both the ear buzzing and pain that often follows even moderately loud settings). This doesn't feel sustainable long-term but I'm struggling to figure out the right path forward.