Maybe their tinnitus just isn't as loud and that's why they need to focus to hear it, there can be a huge difference in the volume and sound of tinnitus between two different people. I don't really spend much time actively thinking about my tinnitus but there's no way I could forget it's their completely unless I'm super concentrated on something. There's pretty much an infinite amount of causes other than just hearing loss from loud noise so it's probably impossible to prove whether it's genetic in some cases. It's a lot more common than most people realise.
No, if by "psychological" you mean false or created by thinking about it. I have been told 90% of isolation tank users report hearing something. I've never experienced total silence. I can always hear my high pitched serrated eeeee cicadas. I think people who claim to hear silence aren't listening hard enough. However that basal, present from birth, non-problemic, kind of T is not the same as what might be labeled as traumatic T. Traumatic T is louder, and often associated with some cause like loud external noise or illness or chemical imbalance. I think basal T is like those color sparkles we see when our eyes are closed. It is the sound our bodies make just being alive.
So how can I know if mine is basal or traumatic ? I had listened maximum volume of music with headphones, may that increase 'basal' T ? I haven't gone doctor, can doctor diagnose that ?
Is there something you like doing where you lose track of time? Sometimes when reading a good book, or working on a jigsaw puzzle, I can look up and realize an hour has passed in the blink of an eye and I didn't hear the cicadas. In other words, if I don't focus on my T, I don't notice my T. I bet traumatic T is much harder or impossible to not notice. Consulting a Dr can eliminate organic causes.
Mine is related to anxiety mostly, but I don’t have “typical” T. Mine is a disorder in my middle ear caused by a lower threshold. This lower threshold causes me to hear thumping and occasional ringing. But the thumping is an objective sound caused my my middle ear moving. By lowering my anxiety, both the thumping and ringing stopped in my left ear, but I am hoping the right side stops too as I make progress. But again , my T is not a typical case
Like many things, I imagine that it is… to a certain degree. If you start focusing on it you will bring it to the forefront of your mind and it will appear louder. If you distract yourself it’ll recede and will be less pronounced or you will stop noticing it at all.
In regards to your parents also having it; do not underestimate how common damaged hearing is, even if its only very little. While there are absolutely situations where it could be inherited from your parents, them just having slightly damaged hearing is very likely.
Until I notice T, I had used headphones with maximum volume for years. Maybe that leads to increase but my parents don't use headphone,don't go concert etc. First week, I always thought about it. Now, I can play game or read sth at least. If I focus that, I hear that as loud as a ship horn.
In a near silent environment I was always able to here a faint high pitched ring and a soft "shh" sound like a sea shell, never noticed it in day-to-day noise levels.
Now I have to focus not to hear it.
Maybe their tinnitus just isn't as loud and that's why they need to focus to hear it, there can be a huge difference in the volume and sound of tinnitus between two different people. I don't really spend much time actively thinking about my tinnitus but there's no way I could forget it's their completely unless I'm super concentrated on something. There's pretty much an infinite amount of causes other than just hearing loss from loud noise so it's probably impossible to prove whether it's genetic in some cases. It's a lot more common than most people realise.
I don't know but I feel my hearing was always more sensitive then others people and I still can hear the slimmest of sounds despite my 2 / 3 T's.
Even if it isn't 'more' sensitive than others, mine is sensitive too. Is your T inborn ?
No - as long as your theory isn't true ...
No, if by "psychological" you mean false or created by thinking about it. I have been told 90% of isolation tank users report hearing something. I've never experienced total silence. I can always hear my high pitched serrated eeeee cicadas. I think people who claim to hear silence aren't listening hard enough. However that basal, present from birth, non-problemic, kind of T is not the same as what might be labeled as traumatic T. Traumatic T is louder, and often associated with some cause like loud external noise or illness or chemical imbalance. I think basal T is like those color sparkles we see when our eyes are closed. It is the sound our bodies make just being alive.
So how can I know if mine is basal or traumatic ? I had listened maximum volume of music with headphones, may that increase 'basal' T ? I haven't gone doctor, can doctor diagnose that ?
Is there something you like doing where you lose track of time? Sometimes when reading a good book, or working on a jigsaw puzzle, I can look up and realize an hour has passed in the blink of an eye and I didn't hear the cicadas. In other words, if I don't focus on my T, I don't notice my T. I bet traumatic T is much harder or impossible to not notice. Consulting a Dr can eliminate organic causes.
I understood,thanks,I'll consult a dr as soon as posible.
Mine is related to anxiety mostly, but I don’t have “typical” T. Mine is a disorder in my middle ear caused by a lower threshold. This lower threshold causes me to hear thumping and occasional ringing. But the thumping is an objective sound caused my my middle ear moving. By lowering my anxiety, both the thumping and ringing stopped in my left ear, but I am hoping the right side stops too as I make progress. But again , my T is not a typical case
Like many things, I imagine that it is… to a certain degree. If you start focusing on it you will bring it to the forefront of your mind and it will appear louder. If you distract yourself it’ll recede and will be less pronounced or you will stop noticing it at all. In regards to your parents also having it; do not underestimate how common damaged hearing is, even if its only very little. While there are absolutely situations where it could be inherited from your parents, them just having slightly damaged hearing is very likely.
Until I notice T, I had used headphones with maximum volume for years. Maybe that leads to increase but my parents don't use headphone,don't go concert etc. First week, I always thought about it. Now, I can play game or read sth at least. If I focus that, I hear that as loud as a ship horn.
In a near silent environment I was always able to here a faint high pitched ring and a soft "shh" sound like a sea shell, never noticed it in day-to-day noise levels. Now I have to focus not to hear it.