u/aryanmsh

I tend to snore lightly if lying on my back without head tilted back, not when lying on sides. I understand many people snore and most who snore don't have sleep apnea. Neither I nor my gf have noticed me having pauses in breath during sleep nor waking up gasping for air.

The only thing that has happened where I've been advised to consider sleep apnea, were sleep myoclonus (small twitches in my face, hands, etc, including one where my jaw suddenly snaps shut resulting in an audible teeth click) and random awakenings at the point of transition from N1/N2 to deeper sleep, which I notice on some nights but not all.

I started noticing these symptoms maybe 2 months ago, and they became more noticeable at the start of this month. There have been a few nights this month that these kept me up many hours, even up to morning, although I think most of my nights have been fairly normal (7+ hours, sometimes a few myoclonus noticed but easily ignored). I've since gotten an Rx for Dayvigo which I used a few times and it helped get me to sleep on a few nights when it kept happening, but don't want to use it up too soon so would rather not rely on it for faster sleep on those problematic nights.

Does this sound like something potentially related to sleep apnea, and if so what kind(s)? What at-home tests would you recommend? (At this point I think I would prefer doing an at-home test vs sleep study). I heard some good things about Sleep Doctor but I'm not sure if that's just due to marketing. Any other recs? If relevant, I have a low-normal BMI.

tldr: see QUESTIONS.

High-pitched buzzing (not sure tinnitus) after listening to white noise and/or podcasts all night on earbuds at what I thought was a safe volume

Last 2 nights I had on white noise and/or podcasts all night while I slept. I usually use earplugs + white noise machines, but I was at my gf's apt and she doesn't like white noise. I didn't feel like the volume was too loud or uncomfortable.

However, yd and today after getting up and taking off my earbuds I noticed subtle very high-pitched buzzing, not like classical tinnitus but more like the type of high-pitched noise you might hear from a TV that's on, although I didn't seem to have lower hearing. I believe yd it went away relatively fast (or at least stopped noticing it). Not sure if this is actually tinnitus and/or hearing damage (including temporary). I've had noticeable tinnitus before (for months if not years) which usually seemed lower-pitched and more variable.

I use Shure SE215 Pro earphones. Volume with earbuds in was mostly on 10 notches out of 25 as shown in the Beforest Sleep Sounds app. I thought I put it on 8-9 last night but I guess I turned it up at some point to drown out environmental noise. I looked around in Pixel Android settings at "Sound & vibration" but didn't find a Max volume / Volume limit setting. The instructions I found online that say to go to Volume, tap three-dot menu in top-right and select Media volume limit seem incorrect/outdated.

I would also like to measure decibels of the headphones at the volume I usually listen at, to ensure it's below 80 dB. Currently I have an app for measuring dB from the phone mic, which can't be used for in-ear headphones. Even if there were an app that estimated dB through earbuds, I'm sure it's not reliable and direct measurement should be used. I found a video for directly measuring circumaural (over-ear) headphones but haven't yet tracked down good recommendations for in-ear headphones / canalphones / IEMs; would appreciate any suggestions.

QUESTIONS:

1. Does a subtle high-pitched buzzing sound (e.g. after listening to something through earbuds for hours) signify tinnitus and/or hearing loss if volume seemed a safe level (less than half of default max)? Is it perhaps another auditory phenomenon?

2. How do I reliably measure dB of in-ear earbuds?

3. How do I limit max volume for earbuds on Pixel?

tldr: see QUESTIONS.

High-pitched buzzing (not sure tinnitus) after listening to white noise and/or podcasts all night on earbuds at what I thought was a safe volume

Last 2 nights I had on white noise and/or podcasts all night while I slept. I usually use earplugs + white noise machines, but I was at my gf's apt and she doesn't like white noise. I didn't feel like the volume was too loud or uncomfortable.

However, yd and today after getting up and taking off my earbuds I noticed subtle very high-pitched buzzing, not like classical tinnitus but more like the type of high-pitched noise you might hear from a TV that's on, although I didn't seem to have lower hearing. I believe yd it went away relatively fast (or at least stopped noticing it). Not sure if this is actually tinnitus and/or hearing damage (including temporary). I've had noticeable tinnitus before (for months if not years) which usually seemed lower-pitched and more variable.

I use Shure SE215 Pro earphones. Volume with earbuds in was mostly on 10 notches out of 25 as shown in the Beforest Sleep Sounds app. I thought I put it on 8-9 last night but I guess I turned it up at some point to drown out environmental noise. I looked around in Pixel Android settings at "Sound & vibration" but didn't find a Max volume / Volume limit setting. The instructions I found online that say to go to Volume, tap three-dot menu in top-right and select Media volume limit seem incorrect/outdated.

I would also like to measure decibels of the headphones at the volume I usually listen at, to ensure it's below 80 dB. Currently I have an app for measuring dB from the phone mic, which can't be used for in-ear headphones. Even if there were an app that estimated dB through earbuds, I'm sure it's not reliable and direct measurement should be used. I found a video for directly measuring circumaural (over-ear) headphones but haven't yet tracked down good recommendations for in-ear headphones / canalphones / IEMs; would appreciate any suggestions.

QUESTIONS:

1. Does a subtle high-pitched buzzing sound (e.g. after listening to something through earbuds for hours) signify tinnitus and/or hearing loss if volume seemed a safe level (less than half of default max)? Is it perhaps another auditory phenomenon?

2. How do I reliably measure dB of in-ear earbuds?

3. How do I limit max volume for earbuds on Pixel?

tldr: see QUESTIONS.

High-pitched buzzing (not sure tinnitus) after listening to white noise and/or podcasts all night on earbuds at what I thought was a safe volume

Last 2 nights I had on white noise and/or podcasts all night while I slept. I usually use earplugs + white noise machines, but I was at my gf's apt and she doesn't like white noise. I didn't feel like the volume was too loud or uncomfortable.

However, yd and today after getting up and taking off my earbuds I noticed subtle very high-pitched buzzing, not like classical tinnitus but more like the type of high-pitched noise you might hear from a TV that's on, although I didn't seem to have lower hearing. I believe yd it went away relatively fast (or at least stopped noticing it). Not sure if this is actually tinnitus and/or hearing damage (including temporary). I've had noticeable tinnitus before (for months if not years) which usually seemed lower-pitched and more variable.

I use Shure SE215 Pro earphones. Volume with earbuds in was mostly on 10 notches out of 25 as shown in the Beforest Sleep Sounds app. I thought I put it on 8-9 last night but I guess I turned it up at some point to drown out environmental noise. I looked around in Pixel Android settings at "Sound & vibration" but didn't find a Max volume / Volume limit setting. The instructions I found online that say to go to Volume, tap three-dot menu in top-right and select Media volume limit seem incorrect/outdated.

I would also like to measure decibels of the headphones at the volume I usually listen at, to ensure it's below 80 dB. Currently I have an app for measuring dB from the phone mic, which can't be used for in-ear headphones. Even if there were an app that estimated dB through earbuds, I'm sure it's not reliable and direct measurement should be used. I found a video for directly measuring circumaural (over-ear) headphones but haven't yet tracked down good recommendations for in-ear headphones / canalphones / IEMs; would appreciate any suggestions.

QUESTIONS:

1. Does a subtle high-pitched buzzing sound (e.g. after listening to something through earbuds for hours) signify tinnitus and/or hearing loss if volume seemed a safe level (less than half of default max)? Is it perhaps another auditory phenomenon?

2. How do I reliably measure dB of in-ear earbuds?

3. How do I limit max volume for earbuds on Pixel?

tldr: see QUESTIONS.

High-pitched buzzing (not sure tinnitus) after listening to white noise and/or podcasts all night on earbuds at what I thought was a safe volume

Last 2 nights I had on white noise and/or podcasts all night while I slept. I usually use earplugs + white noise machines, but I was at my gf's apt and she doesn't like white noise. I didn't feel like the volume was too loud or uncomfortable.

However, yd and today after getting up and taking off my earbuds I noticed subtle very high-pitched buzzing, not like classical tinnitus but more like the type of high-pitched noise you might hear from a TV that's on, although I didn't seem to have lower hearing. I believe yd it went away relatively fast (or at least stopped noticing it). Not sure if this is actually tinnitus and/or hearing damage (including temporary). I've had noticeable tinnitus before (for months if not years) which usually seemed lower-pitched and more variable.

I use Shure SE215 Pro earphones. Volume with earbuds in was mostly on 10 notches out of 25 as shown in the Beforest Sleep Sounds app. I thought I put it on 8-9 last night but I guess I turned it up at some point to drown out environmental noise. I looked around in Pixel Android settings at "Sound & vibration" but didn't find a Max volume / Volume limit setting. The instructions I found online that say to go to Volume, tap three-dot menu in top-right and select Media volume limit seem incorrect/outdated.

I would also like to measure decibels of the headphones at the volume I usually listen at, to ensure it's below 80 dB. Currently I have an app for measuring dB from the phone mic, which can't be used for in-ear headphones. Even if there were an app that estimated dB through earbuds, I'm sure it's not reliable and direct measurement should be used. I found a video for directly measuring circumaural (over-ear) headphones but haven't yet tracked down good recommendations for in-ear headphones / canalphones / IEMs; would appreciate any suggestions.

QUESTIONS:

1. Does a subtle high-pitched buzzing sound (e.g. after listening to something through earbuds for hours) signify tinnitus and/or hearing loss if volume seemed a safe level (less than half of default max)? Is it perhaps another auditory phenomenon?

2. How do I reliably measure dB of in-ear earbuds?

3. How do I limit max volume for earbuds on Pixel?

tldr: see QUESTIONS.

Last 2 nights I had on white noise and/or podcasts all night while I slept. I usually use earplugs + white noise machines, but I was at my gf's apt and she doesn't like white noise. I didn't feel like the volume was too loud or uncomfortable.

However, yd and today after getting up and taking off my earbuds I noticed subtle very high-pitched buzzing, not like classical tinnitus but more like the type of high-pitched noise you might hear from a TV that's on, although I didn't seem to have lower hearing. I believe yd it went away relatively fast (or at least stopped noticing it). Not sure if this is actually tinnitus and/or hearing damage (including temporary). I've had noticeable tinnitus before (for months if not years) which usually seemed lower-pitched and more variable.

I use Shure SE215 Pro earphones. Volume with earbuds in was mostly on 10 notches out of 25 as shown in the Beforest Sleep Sounds app. I thought I put it on 8-9 last night but I guess I turned it up at some point to drown out environmental noise. I looked around in Pixel Android settings at "Sound & vibration" but didn't find a Max volume / Volume limit setting. The instructions I found online that say to go to Volume, tap three-dot menu in top-right and select Media volume limit seem incorrect/outdated.

I would also like to measure decibels of the headphones at the volume I usually listen at, to ensure it's below 80 dB. Currently I have an app for measuring dB from the phone mic, which can't be used for in-ear headphones. Even if there were an app that estimated dB through earbuds, I'm sure it's not reliable and direct measurement should be used. I found a video for directly measuring circumaural (over-ear) headphones but haven't yet tracked down such for in-ear headphones / canalphones / IEMs.

QUESTIONS:

1. Does a subtle high-pitched buzzing sound (e.g. after listening to something through earbuds for hours) signify tinnitus and/or hearing loss if volume seemed a safe level (less than half of default max)? Is it perhaps another auditory phenomenon?

2. How do I reliably measure dB of in-ear earbuds?

3. How do I limit max volume for earbuds on Pixel?

tldr: see QUESTIONS.

Last 2 nights I had on white noise and/or podcasts all night while I slept. I usually use earplugs + white noise machines, but I was at my gf's apt and she doesn't like white noise. I didn't feel like the volume was too loud or uncomfortable.

However, yd and today after getting up and taking off my earbuds I noticed subtle very high-pitched buzzing, not like classical tinnitus but more like the type of high-pitched noise you might hear from a TV that's on, although I didn't seem to have lower hearing. I believe yd it went away relatively fast (or at least stopped noticing it). Not sure if this is actually tinnitus and/or hearing damage (including temporary). I've had noticeable tinnitus before (for months if not years) which usually seemed lower-pitched and more variable.

I use Shure SE215 Pro earphones. Volume with earbuds in was mostly on 10 notches out of 25 as shown in the Beforest Sleep Sounds app. I thought I put it on 8-9 last night but I guess I turned it up at some point to drown out environmental noise. I looked around in Pixel Android settings at "Sound & vibration" but didn't find a Max volume / Volume limit setting. The instructions I found online that say to go to Volume, tap three-dot menu in top-right and select Media volume limit seem incorrect/outdated.

I would also like to measure decibels of the headphones at the volume I usually listen at, to ensure it's below 80 dB. Currently I have an app for measuring dB from the phone mic, which can't be used for in-ear headphones. Even if there were an app that estimated dB through earbuds, I'm sure it's not reliable and direct measurement should be used. I found a video for directly measuring circumaural (over-ear) headphones but haven't yet tracked down good recommendations for in-ear headphones / canalphones / IEMs; would appreciate any suggestions.

QUESTIONS:

1. Does a subtle high-pitched buzzing sound (e.g. after listening to something through earbuds for hours) signify tinnitus and/or hearing loss if volume seemed a safe level (less than half of default max)? Is it perhaps another auditory phenomenon?
2. How do I reliably measure dB of in-ear earbuds?
3. How do I limit max volume for earbuds on Pixel?