Can low level noise cause tinatus

[Pistom]

I work in a very quiet office and recently changed computers. The previous one was dead silent but this has a fan which is audible but not loud by any stretch of the imagination, it's just on all day.

I've now noticed that at the end of the day, I have a high pitched ringing noise in my ears.

Could it be this very quiet but constant fan noise that is causing it?

[matrignano]

Tetanus?

[Monty Python]

Unlikely - the usual cause is load noises. However, it can also be caused by other things (ear infection etc). If it persists for more than a couple of weeks then go see a doctor.

[Pistom]

matrignano said:

Tetanus?

It's my ears not my arse!

[WinstonWolf]

Pistom said:

matrignano said:

Tetanus?

It's my ears not my arse!

Then it's tinnitus

[GrumpyTwig]

Pistom said:

I work in a very quiet office and recently changed computers. The previous one was dead silent but this has a fan which is audible but not loud by any stretch of the imagination, it's just on all day.

I've now noticed that at the end of the day, I have a high pitched ringing noise in my ears.

Could it be this very quiet but constant fan noise that is causing it?

Divorce maybe? (sorry)

From my understanding of tinnitus and the inner ear it needs high volume/sound pressure to develop proper tinnitus (/edit or infenction as above). You're probably not hearing a noise at all, you just think you are.

If you hear a single tone for a long time it can follow you around for a time.

Edited by GrumpyTwig on Friday 29th January 12:48