I’d heard ringing in my ears before. This time, it didn’t stop
Miranda Luby was only 36 years old when her tinnitus arrived in the middle of the night, without warning and for no clear reason One night two years ago I was lying in bed when I began to hear a high-pitched, electronic hum. The scene that followed would be comical if it wasn’t so traumatic. I roamed around the house in my PJs, frantically pressing my ears against various electrical appliances.…
Miranda Luby, a 36-year-old woman, experienced a sudden onset of tinnitus, a persistent ringing in her ears, which lasted for two years. The auditory episode began during the night, catching her off guard and causing a traumatic scene as she frantically searched for the source of the sound within her home. Luby's experience differs from her childhood belief that tinnitus was the sound of dying ear cells, as this instance did not subside.
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