| Was there anything else that happened around that time? COVID? Falling asleep to loud headphones? Rock concerts? Do you blast music while you code? Change in ambient room noise? How old are you? Me: I noticed an increase in volume of mine at the start of the year. Was after a clubbing night with insanely loud music. From which I caught my first COVID case too. I was guilty of blasting music while coding at night. Especially when having a few beers, I would increase the volume without noticing it. Have also fallen asleep with headphones blasting music. Mine is white noise and a minor electrical kind of thing. I completely understand how it can disrupt your life. I'm glad it happened to me because now I take preventative measures when around loud music or at concerts. Otherwise I would never have known. When people think about damaging their hearing, they think its like a gradual thing they will notice, and will just mean they can't hear some frequencies. But I don't think people expect tinnitus. People don't know. There needs to be more awareness. Rock concerts are way too loud without ear plugs. For me, I habituated, and don't notice it anymore. It really is a psychological issue. Much with anything in life, the answer is to simply not think about it. And appreciate that it was always going to happen so there is no need for regrets. |