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Inability to hear high pitched sounds
Inability to hear high-pitched sounds is a clinical finding of loss of hearing of high frequency sounds. This type of hearing loss is common with aging.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 36-year old female asked:
Suddenly high pitch voices sound robotic. What went wrong with my hearing? What causes this?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I've had this buzzing/high pitched ringing sound that happens randomly for a couple years now. My vision blurs sometimes only for a few seconds. I've had headaches too, most are moderate though & sometimes I can't hear anything it's kinda muffled.
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A 43-year old asked:
I often hear sustained high pitched sound. Is this normal?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Can a high pitched sound like scream (editing for a broadway play) in headphones cause hearing loss? Its uncomfortable, is it permanent?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I'm 19 and having problem in my heart. it feels like something is bursted in my heart whenever i hear a loud sound/surprising sound/high pitch beat/bass etc it usually happens at night.i have no shortness of breath or fainting problem though?
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A 25-year old asked:
My balance is off, I have double vision, and I keep hearing really high pitched sound in my ears. What can I do?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What can cause a swishing sound in ears when hearing high pitched sounds? Ear tests were ok and doc said i just had sensitive ears so should i accept?
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A 18-year old female asked:
When ever I hear loud sounds or high pitched noises I get a ear ache and a slight headache. why?
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A female asked:
In my left ear when I talk louder than normal.it sound kinda like a blown speaker,also muffled. I have had recently been hearing high pitch noise/ring?
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A 50-year old asked:
When I push hard to exhale I hear this high/low pitch whining sound I have a mild sore throat?
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A 47-year old asked:
When i push hard to exhale i hear this high/low pitch whining sound and I have a mild sore throat, what is wrong?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Right ear has issue where whenever i hear high pitches sounds it begins to feel as if it is peaking to a point where if Im listening to music at normal vol. or even have a fan on its unbearable. No vertigo,dizzy or headaches. Ear doc says im fine...
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A 52-year old asked:
Can you damage your hearing by listening to high frequency sounds beyond human capacity?
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A 48-year old male asked:
Hello again i won't to asking about something happens to me my i hear a sound like the sound of the television is that comes from high blood pressure?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Been wheezing when i talk, but i only do when i pronounce the letter s, like if i say the word sailor i hear a high whistling sound. Why?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Sometimes when I am about to fall asleep I make a sound or a short scream that last a second max. I am aware of it because when I do it I hear it and I wake up Nobody hears it outside of my room so the volume of it is not so high. What could this be?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Little harder to hear with right ear,sounds congested. I do use headphones and the volume is a little high. When I pull my ear,I hear a cracking noise?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I can hear but cannot understand what are people are saying even when they are near me. Though I can hear distant sounds.I am also having ringing sound in my ear for some days.I use earphones at high volume but have stopped since few days?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Have severe knee pain..Can hear d bone rubbing sounds..Wen i walk i feel water flowing in knee, am a basketball player, had high jumps, uneven landings
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A member asked:
After my ears were cleaned i hear a low pitched sound in them when the tv plays the pitched sound increases i think its tinnitus but is this cause there no wax in my ears
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A 41-year old female asked:
Everytime I bend over, I feel and hear a bubbling/gurgling sound right under my right rib in my back. Like my organs are being squished. No trouble breathing or elevated heart rate. I'm a 41 year old female. What could this be?
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A 62-year old male asked:
57F I feel dizzy sometimes and unable to sleep,have high BP sometimes( rarely) ,have weak eyesight, what are causes of dizziness, I even hear some sounds from brain,all tests are fine? Any suggestions?
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A member asked:
Ears the other day i had wax build up in my ears i went to the emergency room and the doctor syringed my ears prior to that i used q tip. Now after my ears were cleaned they became sensitive i hear a low pitched sound when quit in my house or when the tv
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A 40-year old asked:
I keep hearing crackling sound. Is this normal?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I keep hearing a ringing sound. What should I do?
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A 46-year old male asked:
I have another question. Why is it I can't hear normal sounds but can hear perfectly thru my headphones while watching movies?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Why i hear sounds coming out of my abdomen?
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A 30-year old asked:
Could hearing imaginary sound be early symptoms of dementia?
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A 33-year old asked:
What can cause a whooshing sound in my head and hearing my heartbeat?
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A member asked:
Why do I hear a ticking sound in my head like a clock ? Could it be serious ?
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