Vibrating Bass Sound Is Causing Me to Have a Breakdown

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Brett_angel

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Author
Sep 4, 2018
28
Tinnitus Since
1990
Cause of Tinnitus
Loud noise
#1
Hi all

I don't know if anyone has ever had a sound like this which has started up and is continuous. It literally feels like a vibrating bass speaker in my ear. I have had a multitude of tinnitus sounds going on for years and years which I have dealt with but this vibrating sound is making me truly crack. I won't go on for much longer.

This feels like the end and there is no one here who understands the sound it seems.

I'm not going to last much longer and when I say that I mean it.
 
#4
@Brett_angel

Don't give up! I have the same problem!

I know this sound is worse than "normal" T, but I'm sure it will get better!

I have noticed mine gets a lot worse if I panick or cry. And stress is bad.

That vibrating is probably the stapedius mucle.

While typing this, my right ear is having that spasm, it's continuous. I know it's frightening and very annoying but it's not dangerous...

Just try to stay calm!
 
#5
Hey Brett, I don't know how loud your sound is or if it's even tonal but I have a similar situation going on.

I noticed I had something similar months ago, it unsettled me but I was dealing with heaps of anxiety at the time so it didn't even occur to me that it was tinnitus. Then I had a high pitch spike in June and I dealt with my anxiety a lot more, that's when I noticed it was a tinnitus problem. It bothered me for ages and I tried to ignore it, I just did healthy things and exercised, took supplements etc. Tried to relax. After a while I wasn't bothered by it so much, I was more bothered about my spike going down to a base level.

Then a week ago I went out drinking, probably put myself in above normal sound environments and the next day I was fine - no spikes. But I think the alcohol and unrest put me in a bad situation because over the next few days I was I couldn't relax a bit and the low pitch/rumble just felt like it was consuming me. I knew I needed to get back on the horse and do something about it, so I just carried on as I used to but try and get in more exercise and try to relax more with sounds to mask and make me feel calmer. Today my T is very soft and the low pitch/rumble is not bothering me.

I am fairly convinced though that it is largely a problem with anxiety, tension and possible even jaw trouble. Anxiety is known to create pressure and a feeling of noise in your brain too. Massaging the back of my neck helped me a lot the other day and I realized my muscles were made sore very easily. So I'm planning to start getting proper massages for my head, neck and shoulders and go from there. I'm thinking it'll help a lot. I'm also gonna buy a new chair to help my posture haha.
 
#6
RoeTaKa said:
Hey Brett, I don't know how loud your sound is or if it's even tonal but I have a similar situation going on.

I noticed I had something similar months ago, it unsettled me but I was dealing with heaps of anxiety at the time so it didn't even occur to me that it was tinnitus. Then I had a high pitch spike in June and I dealt with my anxiety a lot more, that's when I noticed it was a tinnitus problem. It bothered me for ages and I tried to ignore it, I just did healthy things and exercised, took supplements etc. Tried to relax. After a while I wasn't bothered by it so much, I was more bothered about my spike going down to a base level.

Then a week ago I went out drinking, probably put myself in above normal sound environments and the next day I was fine - no spikes. But I think the alcohol and unrest put me in a bad situation because over the next few days I was I couldn't relax a bit and the low pitch/rumble just felt like it was consuming me. I knew I needed to get back on the horse and do something about it, so I just carried on as I used to but try and get in more exercise and try to relax more with sounds to mask and make me feel calmer. Today my T is very soft and the low pitch/rumble is not bothering me.

I am fairly convinced though that it is largely a problem with anxiety, tension and possible even jaw trouble. Anxiety is known to create pressure and a feeling of noise in your brain too. Massaging the back of my neck helped me a lot the other day and I realized my muscles were made sore very easily. So I'm planning to start getting proper massages for my head, neck and shoulders and go from there. I'm thinking it'll help a lot. I'm also gonna buy a new chair to help my posture haha.
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Thanks for replying and I'm glad you have taken positive actions to help yourself. Doing exercise is always a great thing to do.
 
#7
@Brett_angel I absolutely understand how tough it is to stay calm and focused when these new tones and sensations come to us, they're frightening. I truly hope it settles for you soon. Please hang in there xx
 
#8
I think the most problematic thing about a lower tone is it feels like you feel it (or something's going on and you actually are feeling it) but it's somewhat easily masked by some everyday sounds, so it makes it a lot harder to get accustomed to it and habituate. It doesn't just go over everything else, it just sits there and is unsettling. You have to approach it differently and find ways to be less distracted by it. But when you're in a quiet environment it just feels like it smothers you rather than pierces like higher tones, so it makes relaxing more difficult.

I'd also listen to bassier tones as well as high pitch ones when I would try to desensitize myself from the sound. Not sure if it helped but I think I felt a bit more at ease from it.
 
#9
RoeTaKa said:
I think the most problematic thing about a lower tone is it feels like you feel it (or something's going on and you actually are feeling it) but it's somewhat easily masked by some everyday sounds, so it makes it a lot harder to get accustomed to it and habituate. It doesn't just go over everything else, it just sits there and is unsettling. You have to approach it differently and find ways to be less distracted by it. But when you're in a quiet environment it just feels like it smothers you rather than pierces like higher tones, so it makes relaxing more difficult.

I'd also listen to bassier tones as well as high pitch ones when I would try to desensitize myself from the sound. Not sure if it helped but I think I felt a bit more at ease from it.
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Yes but where kind of sounds would they be ?
 
#10
this is sending me over the edge. Weird that ive got very loud high pitched tinnitus as well for many years and overcome/lived wkith it but this is going to send me round the twist. As it sounds like a bass pounding, its a confusing sound as i keep thinking someone is playing music somewhere all the time. the reverberating sound is killing me.
 
#11
#12
Are you sure you don't have pulsatile tinnitus? Is the sound synchonous with your heartbeat?
 
#13
And another thing. I just figured out a weird trick to easen my own, abit similar symptoms...

If I wear earplugs, the bass like sound stays the same but the vibrations ease a little!

With ear myoclonus and hyperacusis, ear muscles become hypersensitive and overreact to sounds, causinh vibrating myoclonus spasms. So, if I block outside sounds with earplugs my regular T will sound louder, but it will reduce the muscle spasms.. weird, but helps... Mine is caused by patulous eustachian tubes so I'm not sure if this will be of any help, but...
 
#14
RoeTaKa said:
I'd listen to tones that masked, like from these two:
https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/neuromodulationTonesGenerator.php
https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/auralScannerNoiseGenerator.php

So are you saying there is an interval to the sound since you say it's pounding? I mean that could be pulsatile tinnitus and could probably be heard by other people. There's probably something you can do about that but I'm no expert in that area.
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thanks alot . I will investigate this fully. Im at my wits end mentally.
 
#15
Jemina said:
Are you sure you don't have pulsatile tinnitus? Is the sound synchonous with your heartbeat?
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hi. no, its not pulsatile for sure. its actually hard to describe...only to says its a reverberating, vibrating bass sound and actually continous. Varies according to background noise as well. Very confusing sound and keepo wondering if theres a noise elewhere when there isnt. it is always there but kind of varies in effect within own sound. So hard to descrive in that sense. Just driving me mad and make me feel so sick
 
#16
Brett_angel said:
hi. no, its not pulsatile for sure. its actually hard to describe...only to says its a reverberating, vibrating bass sound and actually continous. Varies according to background noise as well. Very confusing sound and keepo wondering if theres a noise elewhere when there isnt. it is always there but kind of varies in effect within own sound. So hard to descrive in that sense. Just driving me mad and make me feel so sick
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I feel like that's sort of similar to what I have. I remember a few times when it seemed louder there were certain sounds that brought it out more. There was one occasion I was having a bath and sometimes I watch or listen to something during it, and I noticed that when I turned the device off the sound seemed to be less bothersome. I wonder if it's more to do with an emotional response to sounds and it's firing off in the brain. Recently that hasn't been a problem for me.

You might even have high blood pressure, would be a good idea to get a blood test done. Would partly explain why alcohol may have made mine worse for several days. Do you consume a lot of salt or sugar? Some dietary changes along with general exercise might do the trick. I do a lot of stretches and yoga, not sure if it helps but I feel good from it. Do you find you have a lot of tension in your shoulders,neck and jaw? Do you find yourself stretching your jaw a lot to feel some relief?

You possibly could have developed hyperacusis towards lower frequencies. Might be worth finding out more about that and do sound therapy to accept the frequencies that bother you easier. Also how loud is this sound to you, does it go over a lot of other sounds? If you had a fan on near you would it distract you enough to not really hear it? I'm usually at a computer a lot and so I find that just the computer being on actually covers some of the sound I hear.
 
#17
RoeTaKa said:
I feel like that's sort of similar to what I have. I remember a few times when it seemed louder there were certain sounds that brought it out more. There was one occasion I was having a bath and sometimes I watch or listen to something during it, and I noticed that when I turned the device off the sound seemed to be less bothersome. I wonder if it's more to do with an emotional response to sounds and it's firing off in the brain. Recently that hasn't been a problem for me.

You might even have high blood pressure, would be a good idea to get a blood test done. Would partly explain why alcohol may have made mine worse for several days. Do you consume a lot of salt or sugar? Some dietary changes along with general exercise might do the trick. I do a lot of stretches and yoga, not sure if it helps but I feel good from it. Do you find you have a lot of tension in your shoulders,neck and jaw? Do you find yourself stretching your jaw a lot to feel some relief?

You possibly could have developed hyperacusis towards lower frequencies. Might be worth finding out more about that and do sound therapy to accept the frequencies that bother you easier. Also how loud is this sound to you, does it go over a lot of other sounds? If you had a fan on near you would it distract you enough to not really hear it? I'm usually at a computer a lot and so I find that just the computer being on actually covers some of the sound I hear.
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hi. is your sound continous then ? my sound is continous and very loud. The loudness is genrally high but can become much higher. Especially at night and not necessarily because its quieter but because it sometimes encompases me and then sounds like there is a big bass music being played outside but there isnt. I dont drink and yes i do eat sugary things. Thats a good point you made. I normally do alot of exercise but recently i havent been ( except walking) but i will try to get back into it quickly.
 
#18
Brett_angel said:
hi. is your sound continous then ? my sound is continous and very loud. The loudness is genrally high but can become much higher. Especially at night and not necessarily because its quieter but because it sometimes encompases me and then sounds like there is a big bass music being played outside but there isnt. I dont drink and yes i do eat sugary things. Thats a good point you made. I normally do alot of exercise but recently i havent been ( except walking) but i will try to get back into it quickly.
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Yeah mine is continuous. The times when it was louder I could be in a quiet room and feel like I've been in a nightclub recently. When it's soft like it is now then I won't hear it unless it's really quiet and even then it's like a subdued bass noise that I just need to distract myself from by either keeping busy or just focusing on my breathing. I also often find I'm tensing my muscles when I shouldn't be, relaxing my muscles helps.
 
#19
I agree with RoeTaKa, might be some kind of hyperacusis towards low frequency sounds.

And possibly some kind of vascular cause.

Like I said, I also hear a basslike thumping, and am not sure if it's caused by my patulous eustachian tubes or ear spasms, can't really pinpoint the source.. I do have pulsatile tinnitus, but this bass sound is something else.

Since you don't have pulsatile T, and if it's not caused by eustachian tube dysfunction, might be some kind of vascular or muscle problem.

Hmm.. "Varies according to background noise as well"... Is it louder when you are in a more noisy environment? I still wonder if it has something to do with the ear muscles...
 
#20
Jemina said:
I agree with RoeTaKa, might be some kind of hyperacusis towards low frequency sounds.

And possibly some kind of vascular cause.

Like I said, I also hear a basslike thumping, and am not sure if it's caused by my patulous eustachian tubes or ear spasms, can't really pinpoint the source.. I do have pulsatile tinnitus, but this bass sound is something else.

Since you don't have pulsatile T, and if it's not caused by eustachian tube dysfunction, might be some kind of vascular or muscle problem.

Hmm.. "Varies according to background noise as well"... Is it louder when you are in a more noisy environment? I still wonder if it has something to do with the ear muscles...
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Im not going to be able to go on for much longer. This a very critical situation.
 
#21
Jemina said:
@Brett_angel

Don't give up! I have the same problem!

I know this sound is worse than "normal" T, but I'm sure it will get better!

I have noticed mine gets a lot worse if I panick or cry. And stress is bad.

That vibrating is probably the stapedius mucle.

While typing this, my right ear is having that spasm, it's continuous. I know it's frightening and very annoying but it's not dangerous...

Just try to stay calm!
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this sound is like a deep bass and feels like a deep bass is continous playing somewhere. I will never get my head round that.
 
#23
Jemina said:
I know how you feel. I'm struggling too, a lot. My ear myoclonus is so severe today. :(

Don't give up!!!!
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I admire your tenacity but after all the years this is the worst thing ever. I'm not being dramatic or seeking attention but I don't think I can go on any more :-(
 
#26
Brett_angel said:
how ? ivr had tinnitus for 30 years but this new bass sound is killing me like nothing ive ever known. Im a grown man and im in crisis.
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I consider new sounds as new onsets of Tinnitus which also will stabilize and quieten down over time. This is most likely not what you will hear in a year or so. Remain calm. All the best.
 
#27
@Brett_angel ,
I'm not sure if your a member of our Tinnitus Hub facebook group also,
a lovely lady is going through the same,she has high pitch tinnitus but struggling with a low sound thats vibrating.
You could be good messaging eachother.

love glynis
 
#28
TLion said:
I consider new sounds as new onsets of Tinnitus which also will stabilize and quieten down over time. This is most likely not what you will hear in a year or so. Remain calm. All the best.
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Yes but it's a complicated low frequency sound which is much more confused with external.sounds . That makes it much more troubkesome.
 
#29
@Brett_angel I hope you find relief. My T is high freq, so I'm quite sure what might work for Bass. I am experimenting with Amino Acids, and Taurine is something with studies that support helping reduce Tinnitus. Also in my kit are Tyrosine and DLPA. Please look some of these up and consider trying them. :)
 
#30
glynis said:
@Brett_angel ,
I'm not sure if your a member of our Tinnitus Hub facebook group also,
a lovely lady is going through the same,she has high pitch tinnitus but struggling with a low sound thats vibrating.
You could be good messaging eachother.

love glynis
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hi , yes i dont do fb to be honest but thanks. Definetely feel very alone with it right now. Im a lost cause ...im sinking and i dont see a way out...ive honestly given up and i have been through it all with tinnitus in the past but this is just too much to handle.

Ive also read that low freq tinnitus like this is worse because you cant often distinguish it easily from an external sound so the brain is even more confused. i keep thinking someone ust be playing .bass music but they arent. its killing me,
 

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