ringing in the ears

royhinckley · July 20, 2003, 4:38pm

The other day on a hike my left ear began to ring. It sounded like a sine wave (very pure tone). I’ve studied the nature of sound and I couldn’t imagine what part of my ear could be oscillating to generate such a pure tone. Is ringing in the ears physiological or psychological? What causes it?

Qadgop_the_Mercotan · July 20, 2003, 4:47pm

It’s physiological.

tinnitus

hajario · July 20, 2003, 4:49pm

Hey Professor!

It’s a real effect called URL=http://www.ata.org/]tinnitus. Some people have it permanently.

Haj

hajario · July 20, 2003, 4:50pm

Screwed up coding

tinnitus

Haj

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