Is it normal to hear static?

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Since I was little I've been able to hear static from televisions, especially boxed ones or just plain old ones. Well actually, I dont think it's static, but its just that I dont know what else to call it. The sound is like a really high-pitched peep sound. Kinda like the sound you hear when your ears ring. It's not just televisions, I hear the same noise from cars, those vehicles at airports, and lots of other things. Im 100% sure its not my ears ringing because when i turn off the television or the car/vehicle passes me, it goes away. I always thought this was normal since I`ve been experiencing this since I was little, but everyone around me told me otherwise. My mother thought I was hearing hertz, but I dont think thats the case because there was once a time when there was an old boxed television in my karate classroom, everyone there is either the same age as me or younger, but only I heard the static and it was REALLY loud. It was so loud I couldn't concentrate. Not just that, I have a brother 2 years older than me, but he never had this experience, even though he is always with me when I experience it. Is anybody else out there experiencing the same thing??

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  • EndlessEcstasy
    12 years ago

    Yeah, I hear it a lot when a TV is on ... even if it is far away and i can't hear the actually sound of the current program, I can still hear the high pitched noise.

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  • GuessWho
    12 years ago

    I hear it too. Mainly from older CRT (Tube) screens.
    Some computer power supplies and laptop chargers also give off this sound, but nothing as loud as a tube TV.

    I'm guessing you're quite young, because people generally lose the ability to hear extremely high frequency sounds (as is given off by these devices) with age.

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  • bryson_willis
    12 years ago

    I can hear and see all the stuff you describe... some of us are able ti sense a wider range of frequencies.

    But If you want a real trick here are some; at night grab a remote. bring the infra-red transmitter up to your eye and use your hand to block out any external light. Now whenever you press a button (more than a second) see if you can spot the transmitter changing color.

    here is another, again in the dark. Get big sheets of paper. wait for you eyes to 100% adapt to the darkness and hold the paper in front of you. Now rip it as hard as you can and you'll a spark that follows the line of tearing. I used to use the A4 writing pads I used in college.

    Another! If you have a DVD player get video where you know that there will be a scene with total (a lot) of white in it. If you close your eyes and play the DVD, you'll notice the high pitched noise you are sensing becomes stronger the brighter the picture. but It only work for Tube TV's not TFT's and LCD's.

    And another! Before you go to bed right after you switch of your TV, you'll notice the screen still glows!

    There's more but let me know how these go!

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    • monotone
      12 years ago

      wow thats alot of tests... hold on.

      Remote- I can't see anything at all. Just pitch black.

      Paper- WoW!!! Thats so cool!!!!! I can see this... I dunno how to explain but I see it!!!! XD

      Mines a LCD so im guessing it wont work :(

      TV- happens all the time, but i thought it was normal... but im guessing it isnt?

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      • bryson_willis
        12 years ago

        The TV is normal it's to do with the coating... but yours is an LCD I can't think of what could be providing the glow...

        You have to try different remotes, some do some don't. But these little effects are everywhere when you take the time to notice ;)

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        • monotone
          12 years ago

          hmmm, well i keep seeing it so i dont think its me seeing things...

          thanks, Ill keep a lookout for those :D

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    I could be that your ears are extremely sensitive. Mine are too. I can sometimes hear people walking from quite a distance from it. I've always hear sounds coming from the TV, game system or occasionally from my Macbook. I though everyone could hear it.

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    • monotone
      12 years ago

      Glad to know Im not the only one in the world :D

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  • zchristian
    12 years ago

    Unless i unplug the tv i can hear it if i concentrate the more you concentrate on it the louder it gets but this do sound like something else i dont hear that kind of noices when cars come by...

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    • Avant-Garde
      12 years ago

      I can hear it if the tv is running and sometimes I've heard it when it wasn't. I can still hear other things, but it's almost like a background noise. For instance, I'm watching Studio Ghibli and I can hear it. I can still hear the movie, I can hear cars go by, but sometimes it is a matter of concentration. When, I'm typing it's a medium sound that on one hand can block the sound, but if I keep focusing on the noise I can still hear both...

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  • ThatKidTotallyRocks
    12 years ago

    It could be some damage done to your hearing. My grandfather constantly hears a ringing because of working on loud tractors for so long

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