[ziplock]

Hello All,

Is this normal or not? Is it always this way? My life is never quiet, especially with two toddlers! The other day while I was able to enjoy some silence at a friends, it was not completely silent. I noticed faint white noise that did not variate or go away. Maybe it's always been this way and I never noticed till now? Hopefully I am not developing Tinnitus!

~Zip

 

[Deiz]

The quieter the area is, the more you perceive slight sources of sounds.

For example, a person breathing may be inaudible in a loud office environment but very audible if you're sitting in a quiet room.

So the white noise you're hearing is either the blood rushing around your head (That's what you hear when you hold a conch shell against your ear,) or the airflow in the room you're in.

 

[vagarach]

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Originally Posted by Deiz /img/forum/go_quote.gif The quieter the area is, the more you perceive slight sources of sounds. For example, a person breathing may be inaudible in a loud office environment but very audible if you're sitting in a quiet room. So the white noise you're hearing is either the blood rushing around your head (That's what you hear when you hold a conch shell against your ear,) or the airflow in the room you're in.

Quite so. Worry not, this is very much normal!

 

[ziplock]

Thanks for the replies! I am feeling better already

~Zip

 

[JSTpt1022]

Wow, me too. I've been wondering about that for years but have been scared to ask.

 

[Vicomte]

It's depressing, really. For all practical purposes, silence is impossible to hear, and therefore nonexistent.

 

[mrdeadfolx]

yep, I have a tiny bit of tinnitus when all is completely quiet.

 

[bperboy]

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Originally Posted by Vicomte /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's depressing, really. For all practical purposes, silence is impossible to hear, and therefore nonexistent.

What a conundrum! I guess when you think about it, thats absolutely correct!

 

[Awk.Pine]

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Originally Posted by Vicomte /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's depressing, really. For all practical purposes, silence is impossible to hear, and therefore nonexistent.

You can't hear silence, but then you can't see music. Silence could be the absence of sound waves, or it could be the experience of the absence of sound waves. Silence cannot be heard, but it can be experienced.

Of course, that's coming from someone with tinnitus, so grain of salt, box of chiclets, etc etc.