Sound in the Ears

[Gionnirocket]

Not necessarily goofy

 

[RunForTheHills]

I stand corrected

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Loud music and helmet straps did it for me.

Helmet straps can cause tinnitus? How?

 

[stompandgo]

Helmet straps can cause tinnitus? How?

The wind rushing by them creates noise. I noticed that while descending, if I pushed the front strap against my head, or turned my head sideways, the noise went away. I also noticed that it was much harder to communicate with other riders while descending, and that my tinnitus was more prominent after a long ride or race. I have no scientific data for you, just my own situation and experience.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

The wind rushing by them creates noise. I noticed that while descending, if I pushed the front strap against my head, or turned my head sideways, the noise went away. I also noticed that it was much harder to communicate with other riders while descending, and that my tinnitus was more prominent after a long ride or race. I have no scientific data for you, just my own situation and experience.

Interesting. I have mild tinnitus that I don't even notice most of the time. Also don't notice much wind noise on most of my rides (always with helmet), but pretty sure you ride faster than I do in average.

Will pay more attention to these things to see if there's a correlation in my case. However, no way to prove long-term causation with case reports.

 

[stompandgo]

My tinnitus is not mild. I'm not trying to prove anything.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

My tinnitus is not mild. I'm not trying to prove anything.

Understood.

 

[Gionnirocket]

Hey maybe we can enlist the same NASA scientists trying to nail down the handlebar vibration/smart phone camera dilemma to chime in on the specific sound/pressure waves caused by helmet straps and their affect on tinnitus

 

[stompandgo]

Hey maybe we can enlist the same NASA scientists trying to nail down the handlebar vibration/smart phone camera dilemma to chime in on the specific sound/pressure waves caused by helmet straps and their affect on tinnitus

I support this.

If I'm not mistaken, Jeremy is a retired doctor, and may know of relevant studies on the subject.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

If I'm not mistaken, Jeremy is a retired doctor, and may know of relevant studies on the subject.

Correct but not my area of expertise (diagnostic and interventional radiology), and I no longer have medical journal access. Pretty sure, though, that tinnitus is a complex technical problem with the devil in the details.