[Swizec]

I might be imagining this, but I could swear I felt my ears becoming "full". Sort of like tired of the noise and numbing down? It's hard to describe but it felt similar to being on an airplane for a long time where sound becomes kind of dull because of all the engine noise.

[dingaling]

It had no discernable effect on me, in a fairly noisy domestic setting including a washing machine in the background. I was expecting it to be much more penetrating.

Perhaps I've ruined my hearing after years of listening to shortwave white-noise.

[dogma1138]

You aren't if you use headphones and play it at close to 80db the feeling is like when you put on the active bose noise canceling heaphones and turn them on.

You feel a slight pressure on your ears which is what this intended to do.

[4ad]

You are not imagining it. (I guess it depends on the definition of "imagining", but that's philosophy.) It's definitely a real effect.

[bane]

You might enjoy this site then, which has several different noise "colors", each has a different kind of effect or feeling.

http://onlinetonegenerator.com/noise.html

[rosstex]

I felt that as well.