Tinnitus Is Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily Function
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Those who have never endured the relentless ringing of tinnitus can only dream of the torment.

Those who have never endured the relentless ringing of tinnitus can only dream of the torment. In fact, a bad dream may be the closest some get to experiencing anything like it.

The subjective sound, which can also be a hissing, buzzing, or clicking, is heard by no one else, and it may be present constantly, or may come and go.

Neuroscientists at the University of Oxford now suspect that sleep and tinnitus are closely intertwined in the brain.

  • TerdFerguson@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Doubt (edit: the assessment process, not the tinnitus-sleep relationship).

    How the hell could they tell if the ferrets actually had tinnitus or not?

    • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      Had the same idea. I acquired tinnitus last year and my ear doc after multiple tests said it is all fine and dandy.

      Also, duh! Obviously it is connected to sleep. Could anyone sleep with a loud ringing in their ears? Yes, but hardly. And obviously it interrupts sleep and lack of good night sleep will lead to increased stress and depression.

      • TerdFerguson@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 days ago

        Yeah. I meant I doubt that tthey could reliably me4asure the ferrets for it in the article, not that I doubt its connected to sleep.

        When I wrote my comment, it was with a ringing in my ears while I was having trouble getting to sleep.