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SheltieLover

(79,936 posts) Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:35 AM Mar 7

Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function [View all]

https://www.sciencealert.com/tinnitus-is-somehow-connected-to-a-crucial-bodily-function

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"Tinnitus is a debilitating medical condition, whereas sleep is a natural state we enter regularly, yet both appear to rely on spontaneous brain activity. Because there is still no effective treatment for subjective tinnitus, I believe that exploring these similarities might offer new ways to understand and eventually treat phantom percepts."

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A 'phantom percept' is when our brains fool us into thinking we are seeing, hearing, feeling, or smelling something that is not there, physically speaking.

Many people experience phantom percepts only during sleep, but for about 15 percent of the world's population, an inescapable noise rings in their ears during waking hours, too.

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"We could actually see these sleep problems appear at the same time as tinnitus after noise exposure," Milinski told ScienceAlert. "This suggested, for the first time, a clear link between developing tinnitus and disrupted sleep."

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Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function [View all] SheltieLover Mar 7 OP

Mine is mentally painful. It's hard to describe, but I suspect it is like hearing that dog whistle that no one else can Ferrets are Cool Mar 7 #1

Sorry you suffer with this. SheltieLover Mar 7 #2

I can't complain. Mostly just getting up for the usual 69 yr old stuff. Ferrets are Cool Mar 7 #3

Have you had a home sleep study? SheltieLover Mar 7 #4

No, but thank you for the info. Ferrets are Cool Mar 7 #5

They did this study using ferrets. Not joking! SheltieLover Mar 7 #7

Thanks, SheltieLover... Trueblue Texan Mar 7 #9

Yw! I hope it helps you. Pls let us know. SheltieLover Mar 7 #10

At first my Tin really bothered me for months. Jacson6 Mar 7 #22

i remeber my recurring nightmare... and now i do believe catsudon Mar 7 #23

I have forgotten what silence sounds like. 70sEraVet Mar 7 #6

So sorry to learn you suffer with this! SheltieLover Mar 7 #8

Me too. ☹️ chia Mar 7 #15

I don't know what silence is. I hear hissing constantly. Srkdqltr Mar 7 #11

Pressure booms. Is that a thing? vanlassie Mar 7 #33

Its like a low pressure door closing? Not loud or hurtful or sharp just whomp. Srkdqltr Mar 7 #37

fascinating. thx so much. mopinko Mar 7 #12

I use a website that delivers a variety of background sounds. But be careful with these noises. erronis Mar 7 #21

interesting. thx. mopinko Mar 7 #32

I have the opposite problem - I have lived in quiet spaces so long that any sound wakes me up erronis Mar 7 #35

Pls read #7 above. SheltieLover Mar 7 #25

Crickets and locusts chittering all the time ThreeNoSeep Mar 7 #13

Same. nt. druidity33 Mar 7 #14

Yes, for the most part PatSeg Mar 7 #16

I woke up at night one time and listened to the insects singing outside - and then I remembered it was winter and there Martin68 Mar 7 #19

Yes, for years it was as though radical noodle Mar 7 #34

Not to discount the pain and suffering others have experienced, I've experienced tinnitus for 40 years so far and Martin68 Mar 7 #17

I'm in that club, too. Grammy23 Mar 7 #18

I also get this episodic feeling of pressure in my head and then a series of clicks. 58Sunliner Mar 7 #20

Poor sleep is believed to be connected to the tinnitus SheltieLover Mar 7 #26

So lack of sleep causes tinnitis and tinnitus causes lack of sleep. SunSeeker Mar 7 #24

Well, we have some control over sleep... SheltieLover Mar 7 #27

That's great if your insomnia is caused by sleep apnea, but if it's not, like most people, there's no easy fix. SunSeeker Mar 7 #29

Good info. Been suffering with the condition for many years now, I've often D. Spaulding Mar 7 #28

I've had tinnitus for longer than I can remember sdfernando Mar 7 #30

I went into a sound studio once & could tell the total exclusion of exterior sound.... Callie1979 Mar 7 #31

I've had it for 20 years Diraven Mar 7 #36

It's been constant LittleGirl Mar 8 #38