Hearing beeps

Hi all, this is my first time to the NAS community. I have a child who has high-functioning autism. My child told me today that they hear beeps in their head when there is silence - repetitive pattern of noise that disappears when talking or being talked to. They know these are not real sounds, and only in their head, and they weren't too alarmed as it's apparentely been that way for a long time. I'm not sure what to make of this - I'm guessing it's some form of stimming. Has anyone else had an experience like this? I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has. Many thanks!

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    Welcome to the forum,

    This could be tinnitus. I get a fairly high pitched whistling background noise that varies in loudness. Sometimes it is a very pure tone and sometimes it is more noisy and mixed up. Tinnitus is discussed on the forum as I am not the only one that suffers from this. It is less noticable when there are other noises and it comes and goes. I don't think that ther is much to be done about it although it's sometimes related to stress but I haven't noticed much a conection.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    Welcome to the forum,

    This could be tinnitus. I get a fairly high pitched whistling background noise that varies in loudness. Sometimes it is a very pure tone and sometimes it is more noisy and mixed up. Tinnitus is discussed on the forum as I am not the only one that suffers from this. It is less noticable when there are other noises and it comes and goes. I don't think that ther is much to be done about it although it's sometimes related to stress but I haven't noticed much a conection.

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