Experiencing high pitch tones

[Jnana]

Originally Posted by waitinginthewings

Jnana: can you please describe tinnitus to us, so we can descern what it is the rest of us are experiencing......

I have a constant high-pitched ringing in both ears. It doesn't go away, but if I focus on other things I can ignore it for a time. It is actually quite loud, but only at two or three very specific frequencies so it doesn't interfere much with most hearing. Using a tone generator, one frequency seems to be in the 10,000Hz range.

How do you know what you can't hear? Simple, take a hearing test. It was part of my exit physical from the Navy. I saw the chart comparing my entry and exit hearing. Noticable loss at the high end.

More info on tinnitus here.

If you want to save your hearing, avoid extremely loud music and other loud noises. Besides steam turbines, I've been exposed to outdoor rock concert speakers, chain saws, unmuffled farm tractors, various noisy tools, etc.