Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 17 days agoWhat the fucklemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square80linkfedilinkarrow-up1562file-text
arrow-up1562imageWhat the fucklemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 17 days agomessage-square80linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·17 days agoMy tinnitus is at the very upper frequency range of my ability to hear, right around 13,000 Hz (I’m 60). Fortunately, I don’t notice it except in a quiet room.
minus-square🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·17 days agoextremely dumb question, but would a very loud 13kHz sound kill the cochlear cells that detect that specific frequency?
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoTinnitus is typically induced by exposure to loud noise in the first place, so your proposal could as well make it worse.
My tinnitus is at the very upper frequency range of my ability to hear, right around 13,000 Hz (I’m 60). Fortunately, I don’t notice it except in a quiet room.
extremely dumb question, but would a very loud 13kHz sound kill the cochlear cells that detect that specific frequency?
Tinnitus is typically induced by exposure to loud noise in the first place, so your proposal could as well make it worse.
what if we make it even louder!!!