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From: IO80214@MAINE.BITNET (Jake)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: The internal buzz
Message-ID: <91041.230852IO80214@MAINE.BITNET>
Date: 11 Feb 91 04:08:51 GMT
Organization: University of Maine System
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      Just on a curious note; what causes the high pitched
sound that one hears when all else is quiet?  Also, is there
any way to tone down the loudness of it?  The one I am referring
to may be the result of many things.  I am not versed in the
workings of the body, so I can only speculate that either it
is the result of listening to things that are too loud or the
like; or some internal sound maybe blood passing through veins
or capularies.  For point of reference, I've tried isolating
myself for a day to see if it was a result of daily noise, but the
sound still persisted.  Sometimes the hum [buzz] is so loud I have
trouble sleeping.  If I concentrate on the sound it appears to be
a combination of three separate pitches.  So my question is; "What
causes this and how can I quiet it?"
 
Jake Thompson               Bitnet: Io80214@maine
University of Maine       Internet: Io80214@maine.maine.edu