Re:Tinnitus Is Connected to Sleep
by arcanemachiner on Saturday March 07, 2026 @01:20PM
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A clear example of the No True Tinnitus fallacy.
> Tinnitus is a condition when a person hears a ringing sound or a different variety of sounds when no corresponding external sound is present and that other people cannot hear.
> What he's describing is fairly normal and is just to do with blood pressure in your ears, from what I've subsequently read.
That’s called tinnitus. And I agree, it isn’t rare. From TFA, roughly 15% of people have it (that report it).
Sounds like you may have severe tinnitus, which is more rare, limited to 1-2% of people.
Tinnitus is like 30-50 times the volume of that, depending on how rundown I am or whether I have a cold. For me it's predominantly in one ear, though does sometimes change.
What he's describing is fairly normal and is just to do with blood pressure in your ears, from what I've subsequently read.