Sometimes I "Feel" Tinnitus as Much as I "Hear" It...

[LisaH]

Hi all,

Very new here--woke up with fullness in my right ear, which progressed to tinnitus (right ear only at first), but is now in both ears. Very high pitched. Pulling at the very thread of my sanity. It's 3 weeks today--trying to cope.

My question is--does anyone "feel" their tinnitus? Like, even when it's relatively "masked" by ambient noise, etc., my head is buzzing--feels thick and "vibrate-y". The head noise is the worst part, for me, so far...

 

[john paul]

yes i could feel/sense it when drunk even though i couldn't hear it. In the beginning stages it was all over my head in such a way that my brain just could not rest in any situation. Once it calms down it becomes much easier to deal with trust me.

 

[Helheim]

Yup. Seems to be common with high-pitched tinnitus.

 

[dpdx]

YES

 

[Sven]

Yes, me too. Especially at times when the T is extra bothersome.

 

[Contrast]

I think an extremely low or high frequency noise will give the illusion of that.

 

[slipware]

Hi all,

Very new here--woke up with fullness in my right ear, which progressed to tinnitus (right ear only at first), but is now in both ears. Very high pitched. Pulling at the very thread of my sanity. It's 3 weeks today--trying to cope.

My question is--does anyone "feel" their tinnitus? Like, even when it's relatively "masked" by ambient noise, etc., my head is buzzing--feels thick and "vibrate-y". The head noise is the worst part, for me, so far...

Yes absolutely! Fullness in my ear is worse than the noise.

 

[New Guy]

I'm almost three weeks in too and the fullness is definitely noticeable along with the screeching. I sometimes wonder if the fullness goes away the T will be less noticeable.

 

[Joe4]

Some days I feel it and it feels like somethings trying to drag my inner ear out. This is going to sound strange but best way I can describe it is it feels like what I imagine it feels like to do the thing dumbledore does with the memories from his ear in the Harry Potter films. Strange analogy I know but best way to describe it and apologies for not knowing the specific potter terminology.

 

[Daniel95]

I can feel a strange sensation alongside weird "hot flushes" in my left ear with intrusive T. The one in the center of my head is just a tone though.

 

[SugarMagnolia]

For two years I had tinnitus only. But since a second noise exposure last month, I've been having this feeling you describe. I agree with @slipware that it's even worse than the noise. I can sometimes distract myself from the noise, but I can't distract from this.

 

[Mellow7]

I'm having a similar issue. It used to be pretty hard to notice but my ears have been reacting badly to certain sounds lately. This then translates to a more intrusive 'hissing', that can indeed be felt just as well as it can be heard. That is actually a good way of describing it. Hard to mask it that way, with anything. Even when driving on the highway at 70mph and the radio on, I can still 'feel' or hear it.

 

[Turner]

My question is--does anyone "feel" their tinnitus? Like, even when it's relatively "masked" by ambient noise, etc., my head is buzzing--feels thick and "vibrate-y". The head noise is the worst part, for me, so far...

Definitely! And I agree this can be the worse part. It makes me feel aloof, unfocused, vague and disconnected. It's next to impossible to explain or describe this to someone who doesn't have T. It's like living in a cloud. There's more to T than just the sound. @LisaH thank you for this post, it validates what I have been feeling but couldn't really describe. Wishing you the best