Université de Montréal Professor Sylvie Hébert is conducting a study exploring the root causes of tinnitus, A CONDITION THAT CREATES A PERCEPTION OF SOUND in the absence of external stimulation.
Source: University of Montreal http://www.physorg.com/news14432609 9.html Rationalily and all, our HUM IS OUR BRAINS PERCEIVING SOUND. Many of us perceive it differently depending on the directed energy surrounding us and the areas we live in. On Dec 10, 3:30 am, [email protected] wrote: > As a rationalist and materialist, Geoff, and someone who's only > recently tuned into The Hum, I'm interested in your diagnosis of LF > tinnitus. > > Details about tinnitus in general don't bear any relation to my hum (a > low drone, fluctuating, heard during the night but only on some > nights, Tuesdays particularly bad at the moment (I have to get up > earlier than usual on Wednesdays which could be an explanation), > splutters out often in early hours, as if it's been switched off, no > obvious external cause. Feels like a vibration in the right-hand > side of my head, rather than an actual sound - if I 'listen' out for > it I can't hear it but then it suddenly emerges from the back, rather > than from my ear. I gave up caffeine twenty years ago so this is not > a contributor but recently I have correlated the sound to be worse > when I've had alcohol. I can cope with it better when I've had a > chamomile tea and some celery and peanut butter (for the tryptophans) > shortly before bedtime - I still hear it but it is not so bothersome. > I have never had tinnitus but always had rather sensitive ears - I > hate thunder and fireworks and have used ear plugs for years. Ear > plugs make The Hum worse, of course - I have to take them out to > minimize my awareness of the vibration.) > > Details about low frequency tinnitus sound more > relevant:http://www.rnid.org.uk/information_resources/factsheets/tinnitus/fact... > : e.g. "Some tinnitus does seem to be related to how you are sitting > or lying, so that you hear it when you are lying down, sitting, or > turning your head. Pressure on your nerves, muscles or blood vessels, > or changes in your blood flow after these kinds of movements or > positions, might also affect your tinnitus...You may only notice mild > tinnitus if you are in a quiet place. You might find that your > tinnitus is most noticeable when the background is quiet, such as when > you are in bed or when you wake up in the morning." > > This is the best explanation I've read so far though I admit it's not > very satisfying. When I first started hearing the hum on a regular > basis about three months ago I was convinced it was external and > extremely frustrated by my husband's insistence that it was all in my > head (simply because he couldn't hear it). Having experimented and > found how much worse it is when I am stressed, tired and drink sodden, > I am more inclined to accept that it might be in my head though I find > this difficult as it makes me sound a bit of a nutter. I'm also > baffled by the way it seems to turn off, as if by a switch - around > 5.00 a.m. last night. Just wondering if you have found an explanation > for that part of it in your low frequency tinnitus diagnosis, Geoff - > I think the more I have an explanation for The Hum, the more I'll be > able to dismiss it - at the moment, I try to convince myself to > believe that I've left the tumble dryer on. > > Cheers, > Lydia > > On 24 Nov, 19:22, "Geoff Wood" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:hum- > > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > > > > > And what, apart from your predisposition towards wanting to believe > > > in the > > > > extraordinary, is your grounds for that assertion ? > > > > > geoff > > > > Because of what YOU tell us about yourself. Hum between the ears - > > > drugs to combat it! > > > Naa. Don't have a clue what you are on about. Please explain ? > > > geoff- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hum Sufferers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
