What Does Hissing Tinnitus Sound Like?

[Dginobile]

I see many people say their tinnitus fades into a hiss.

Can someone explain what this hiss sounds like or provide an audio sample? Thank you.

 

[ughbree]

The second one! Be warned though, this video shows different types so listen to it lowly!

 

[Dginobile]

@ughbree thank you the first one is kinda what I hear but louder. The second one sounded like an old tv on the static channel, I imagined the hiss a lot softer and pleasant

 

[JohnTyler]

mine is like an electrical hiss, like when you were little and would put two walky talkys together

 

[Bill Bauer]

The second one sounded like an old tv on the static channel, I imagined the hiss a lot softer and pleasant

There are many types of hisses (one of them being a soft hiss). A hiss is often similar to the sound you might hear when air is being let out of tires...

 

[Sam Bridge]

Mine has always been a soft hiss, sometimes i think it has got even softer lately, either that or my mental state has improved and i am not so bothered by it and can "forget" about it easier these last few months.

 

[Rick Garner]

There are many types of hisses (one of them being a soft hiss). A hiss is often similar to the sound you might hear when air is being let out of tires...

That was what I had, Bill. It was like the air being released from a tire.

 

[Matt9]

Mine is like an electrical hissing, buzzing sound, sometimes it's ultra high pitched sometimes lower, when it's lower it's kinda bearable.

 

[Starthrower]

My hiss sound was more of a sensation. It felt like noise forced out of my ear from a teeny tiny hole.

Kind of like the air/tire thing.

 

[Tinniger]

By hissing I mean most likely a sound, which I imagine with a snake...

 

[Cheza]

I see many people say their tinnitus fades into a hiss.

Can someone explain what this hiss sounds like or provide an audio sample? Thank you.

If it fades enough, it can sound like a snake hiss, as @Tinniger mentioned.

Here's an example from soundsnap.com, a pit of snakes. Of course, it can be louder and the pitch can be much higher, which makes it far more annoying.

 

[Starthrower]

Interesting. No hiss sound like Cheza's link. It is like that sound but for me always with the sensation of hummm...hard to describe. But I "felt" it.