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Re:A noise two percent of people can hear by specialist on Friday July 19, 2019 @11:26AM (#20479382)
TLDR: Get your ears checked, rule out medical causes.

Recently, my sweetie was going mad because she was hearing annoying sounds. From her description, it was a high pitched whine with a periodic click. Worse at night (when things were more quiet).

Long story short, she now has an age related form of tinnitus. From memory, a small section of the tissue under the follicles in her inner ear has weakened. So that frequency range is impaired (the ringing) and the hairs flop around (the click, probably in sync with breathing or heartbeat, or whatever).

TIL: There are many forms of tinnitus and other hearing diseases. I have Drum & Bass induced tinnitus -- always wear ear protection while clubbing -- and had no awareness of other forms.

TIL: Anxiety and hearing problems can be a vicious cycle. Once she got a diagnosis, and some mitigations, her anxiety subsided. Which is supposedly typical.

Re:A noise two percent of people can hear by alexibm on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @02:29PM (#20509019)
Hello, I have found your comment to my prev. comment, posted some months ago "Hey alexibm. Since neither of us included contact info in our profiles, commenting here instead of a PM. I stumbled across one of your prior comments. All I want to say is I hope you're now doing well. Or least better. I'll delete this reply in a few days, or after you acknowledge, which ever comes first."

Thank you for looking out for me. I'm pretty sure, I know the comment you are referring to. At this point, it is been over 2 years. I would not say, I'm completely healed over, but I'm in a lot better place than I was before. To this day, I have bad days.

Person in question, who caused a lot of needless harm to me, recently popped-out on my FB (haven't spoken to her in 2 years). She was not apologetic, instead, she told me how fun it is skiing in Alps. When I question, if she understands that she caused a lot of harm to me, she went silent. From what I understood, she wanted to see if I have forgiven her since then ... I didn't. Asked her to never come back to my life.

Re:A noise two percent of people can hear by specialist on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @08:53AM (#20564331)
Hi. Glad you're doing better.

Some people disappear, with out so much as a goodbye. The lack of closure leaves a huge wound.

Other people just won't go away. I also have my zombie tormenters. One just defeated my best efforts to block. Just when you think they're gone for good, they pop up again. FFS.

Jeffrey from the BBC comedy 'Coupling' calls those people 'unflushables'.

Someone someday will make a mint with a proactive "ghosting" app (or service). Short of restraining orders, of course. :)

Best wishes.