Do You Ever Get Ringing in Your Ears?

United States
April 19, 2024 7:02am CST
I do and I hate it as it seems to last at least a good long minute. It's not terribly bothersome to me and happens rarely. There is an old Irish superstition that my Mother used to say that if you had ringing in your ears, someone was talking about you.
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@FourWalls (62388)
• United States
19 Apr
Tinnitus. Yes, I have it, and it’s annoying.
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• United States
21 Apr
@FourWalls Hmm hearing aids..I guess that breaks up the ringing.
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• United States
21 Apr
I am sorry you suffer it.
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@FourWalls (62388)
• United States
21 Apr
@RebeccasFarm — they had a class at the VA for people who suffer with it (very common in veterans who worked in noisy environments like airplane hangars or in artillery [I was the former]). Helped a lot. So did hearing aids, believe it or not.
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Apr
I get this strange thing where one ear gets muffled and it almost sounds like a fan is blowing behind the other ear. It doesn't last too long, but it happens every now and then. I have heard a similar superstition (ears burning though?). Your dear sweet Mother .
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Apr
@RebeccasFarm Yah, strange. Started in college .
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• United States
21 Apr
Aw thanks Much Strange about the fan sound..never heard that before.
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• United States
21 Apr
@much2say Weird.
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@sabtraversa (12997)
• Italy
19 Apr
Yeah! Left ear: someone is talking negatively about you. Right ear: someone is talking positively about you. I don't know if ears are supposed to ring like bells, I hear beeps.
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• United States
21 Apr
Haha the Italians too with the superstitions my friend.
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@sabtraversa (12997)
• Italy
21 Apr
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• United States
21 Apr
@sabtraversa I remember my Aunt Fillipa...all dressed in black always..straight outta Sicily
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• United States
19 Apr
That Irish superstition is in my family too. Every once in awhile I get a ringing and wonder who's talking about me
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• United States
21 Apr
Do you Marilyn? Glad you know the old superstition too.
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@pitsipeahie (4311)
19 Apr
Rarely also and when it does, its quite annoying!
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• United States
21 Apr
It is.
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@Beestring (13367)
• Hong Kong
19 Apr
Many years ago, I have tinnitus. It affected my sleeping quality. I took hearing and other tests about the ear. But no problems were found. Don't know why this problem just disappeared all of a sudden.
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• United States
21 Apr
I am so glad that this went away from you M. I am sorry you suffered so many years with it.
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@Beestring (13367)
• Hong Kong
21 Apr
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@May2k8 (18096)
• Indonesia
21 Apr
Sometimes yes, if I'm not doing anything, that's also when I feel tired from too much activity.
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• United States
21 Apr
It must be a sign of tired.
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@May2k8 (18096)
• Indonesia
21 Apr
@RebeccasFarm everything is connected to the brain, so no matter how small it is, we must always check our condition.
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• United States
21 Apr
@May2k8 Yes we must make sure our brain is not turned to jelly.
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@JudyEv (326094)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Apr
We both have continual ringing in our ears. Mostly I can ignore it. There is no treatment apparently.
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• United States
21 Apr
You both do? Now Judy.I wonder if it is related to anything you were both exposed to? I am sorry you suffer it.
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• United States
22 Apr
@JudyEv Yes then I don't know how strange it is
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@JudyEv (326094)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Apr
@RebeccasFarm Maybe it's due to using power tools over the years but we almost always wore ear-muffs.
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@paigea (35718)
• Canada
21 Apr
I get ringing in my ears.. Sometimes it goes on for days.
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• United States
21 Apr
Oh my is that tinnitus then I wonder.
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• United States
21 Apr
@paigea Yes no formal diagnosis needed. Sorry you suffer with it.
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@paigea (35718)
• Canada
21 Apr
@RebeccasFarm I assume.
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@dgobucks226 (34404)
20 Apr
I had it once and it lasted long enough where I saw an ear doctor. Eventually it cleared up on its own, at least I don't notice it anymore. There are many causes like aging, exposure to loud noises, ear infections, and injuries. No cure they say.
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• United States
21 Apr
Funny they really have no idea though..glad it cleared for you though.
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@dgobucks226 (34404)
23 Apr
@RebeccasFarm It is very distracting when it happens OT. Glad you don't find it bothersome
@dya80dya (33641)
19 Apr
Yes, when I am very anxious this happens. I think it's annoying.
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• United States
21 Apr
Oh really? Then I guess maybe stress can trigger this.
• Bogor, Indonesia
21 Apr
yeah it's very annoying. I have it many times. At my place too, according to the parents, they said someone was talking about us and some said it was a call from heaven.
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• United States
21 Apr
Now I am so interested to learn of the same kind of superstition in all our countries. I am sorry you also get it..many times.
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• United States
21 Apr
@srirahayu68 Yes I wonder, we all do wonder where this comes from.
• Bogor, Indonesia
21 Apr
@RebeccasFarm oh really? Sometimes I'm not believe of superstition, but when my ears ring, I went to the doctor and he says everything is fine (no disease or abnormality). And I confuse what happen with me?
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21 Apr
I have had tinnitus for a couple of years now and it is terrible. They actually scare me as I think they are sirens Last night while watching TV in bed I couldn't figure out where those bells were coming from. They came every once in a while. They sounded like a siren and were scaring me. I finally put the proverbially 2 plus 2 together and discovered it was in the background of a commercial for something to get rid of toenail fungus. I realized this when the same sound came repeatedly on the same commercial for the same product.
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• United States
21 Apr
I am so sorry you have that affliction how terrible Jennifer.
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24 Apr
@RebeccasFarm thank you. i am learning to tolerate it even though sometimes when a new noise occurs it can scare me depending on what it sounds like
@grenery8 (2444)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
22 Apr
o, really. your mum was surely right i feel like this when i'm worried, that is what i noticed or if it's colder outside.
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• United States
22 Apr
I wonder why this happens.
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@grenery8 (2444)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
24 Apr
@RebeccasFarm me too. it doesn't last long but it can be a bit scary
@celticeagle (159400)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Apr
My nurse asked me if I was having a ringing in my ears. I don't but there could be an infection or a blockage. I've heard that saying too. It's cute.
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@celticeagle (159400)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Apr
@RebeccasFarm ......Not sure what you mean.
• United States
21 Apr
Oh really Celt? Now there must be a reason then an infection they would ask about.
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@tkonlinevn (6400)
• Vietnam
20 Apr
I do. Sometimes I have tinnitus but I don't know why. If you get it often, you should ask your doctor.
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• Vietnam
22 Apr
@RebeccasFarm That seems normal!? I think sometimes when our health is not good, we may have tinnitus for a short time.
• United States
20 Apr
Only maybe twice a year.
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@Juliaacv (48521)
• Canada
19 Apr
I have had it. It is annoying.
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• United States
21 Apr
To say the least.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49099)
• United States
19 Apr
I sometimes get more of what sounds like a heartbeat.
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• United States
21 Apr
Wow that is unusual Marie.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49099)
• United States
22 Apr
@RebeccasFarm My doctor said what it is, but I don’t remember what it’s called. Nothing serious.
@Shivram59 (31950)
• India
19 Apr
@RebeccasFarm No;never.I have never experienced it so far.But;as your mother said;people must be talking about you.There are many such beliefs in every country.In my country people believe if you are sneezing;somebody is remembering you.
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• United States
21 Apr
Yes it is so funny isn't it?
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@Shivram59 (31950)
• India
21 Apr
@RebeccasFarm Yes;it is.
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@ogbenishyna (2983)
21 Apr
Yes I do, especially when there is a partial hearing loss.
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• United States
21 Apr
Oh do you my friend, so sorry.