- Jun 15, 2023
- 13
- Tinnitus Since
- 05/2023
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Motorcycle ride with earplugs?
Hey all! I have had a weird experience with pitch-matching videos, which I am trying to better understand.
First of all: I'm new here. I first experienced tinnitus three weeks ago. I suspect it's noise-induced. I was 'lucky' (cost a lot of effort) to see a number of different doctors and ENT just days after onset. No hearing loss (up until 8 kHz) and a pretty strong week of Prednisone. Unfortunately, not much has changed, other than my coping (first week was horrible, but been doing pretty good for a newbie!). I've been having a constant 24/7 high pitched tone (I suspect ~14 kHz) in my right ear, which is about 70% while my left ear accounts for about 30% at a slightly lower tone.
Now here's the thing: in order to better understand my tinnitus, I've tried out two different pitch-matching videos that have been recommended multiple times (e.g., this one). The comments of these videos are always really positive and even suggest temporary relief. The first time I tried this was about 1.5 weeks ago, and the second time was this evening. I've experienced something weird with both the videos I've watched: as soon as the video stops playing, I will hear new tones. In the videos, you will notice that the tone is one increasing scale. This is what I hear too after watching. In intervals of a few seconds, I will hear a new, significantly lower-pitched tone that quickly increases its pitch and then fades out. This will happen a few times and then stops after about two minutes. I have been really careful with the volume, and put it on the lowest possible setting at which I can still hear it (about 5-10% of total volume, at which I can also barely understand people talking in a video). It feels really weird that my tinnitus will literally copy the tone of the video, including the increasing scale. So far I have been unable to find records of people experiencing this same thing.
Is this something you have experienced before, or do you know an explanation for why I experience this seemingly rare event? Is this giving some valuable information to better understand my tinnitus?
Thanks!
First of all: I'm new here. I first experienced tinnitus three weeks ago. I suspect it's noise-induced. I was 'lucky' (cost a lot of effort) to see a number of different doctors and ENT just days after onset. No hearing loss (up until 8 kHz) and a pretty strong week of Prednisone. Unfortunately, not much has changed, other than my coping (first week was horrible, but been doing pretty good for a newbie!). I've been having a constant 24/7 high pitched tone (I suspect ~14 kHz) in my right ear, which is about 70% while my left ear accounts for about 30% at a slightly lower tone.
Now here's the thing: in order to better understand my tinnitus, I've tried out two different pitch-matching videos that have been recommended multiple times (e.g., this one). The comments of these videos are always really positive and even suggest temporary relief. The first time I tried this was about 1.5 weeks ago, and the second time was this evening. I've experienced something weird with both the videos I've watched: as soon as the video stops playing, I will hear new tones. In the videos, you will notice that the tone is one increasing scale. This is what I hear too after watching. In intervals of a few seconds, I will hear a new, significantly lower-pitched tone that quickly increases its pitch and then fades out. This will happen a few times and then stops after about two minutes. I have been really careful with the volume, and put it on the lowest possible setting at which I can still hear it (about 5-10% of total volume, at which I can also barely understand people talking in a video). It feels really weird that my tinnitus will literally copy the tone of the video, including the increasing scale. So far I have been unable to find records of people experiencing this same thing.
Is this something you have experienced before, or do you know an explanation for why I experience this seemingly rare event? Is this giving some valuable information to better understand my tinnitus?
Thanks!
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