r/earrumblersassemble

That is amazing. What do they hear? Nothing?

They still yawn, their mouths open, but it is just silence in their head?

That blows my mind.

I was unaware other people couldn’t do this. I feel like I just learned about a special color in the world, and I’m part of the select group who can actually see it 😂

After 50+ years, just found out about controlling my "Tensor Tympani" muscles is how this works, and that other people can do it too. Assumed others could. Finally found people who know WTF I am talking about!!

Have zero idea if there is any correlation between any of these things at all. Just figure if they were a cluster of things for me, maybe they are for others too, or not.

1. Can rumble ears at will

2. Better than average hearing, may even perceive something if not able to identify something soft enough as a sound.

3. CRT monitors were set at 60Hz by default. Yet, on a white screen could perceive flicker up to 85Hz. 60 to 75 Hz wasn't subtle. Looked like the monitors were broken they was so bad.

4. Less noteworthy, but mine as well throw this in as it goes with number 3. Strobe lights suck.

5. Can anyone else sometimes hear low frequency rumbling or just low frequencies in general that others don't pick up on?

[ Optional extraneous anecdotes and explanations below ]

I can rumble my ears as long as I want, can go louder or softer. Not totally smooth transitioning up and down, louder and softer in intensity. But can do it well enough (I'm sure we could be smooth with it if practiced). Can pulse beats with varying intensities like following a rap or thrash metal song in my head. Haven't tried to master it. Just used it often enough.

As a kid in the 80s they did yearly hearing tests. And I could always if not hear, but perceive 2 to 3 tones softer than what they expected for normal hearing. Made it hard for kids to sneak up on me. Which made me understand the old saying that you could never sneak up on an indian. Because living in nature and needing fine tuned hearing to identify danger or prey for hunting, they probably developed good finely tuned hearing. That didn't have the noise of the western world to ruin it. Totally ruined it in middle school and regretted it the rest of my life, so far.

CRT monitors, if you're that old. A white screen up to 85hz I could still perceive flicker. Looking straight on. I know peripheral vision is more sensitive to motion, which is why whenever I was trying to see if something was moving or not, I'd turn my head and look near it so peripheral vision would pick up something moving or not. But, staring straight in front of a CRT monitor, it was still flickering. When I bought my first computer, first thing I looked up on the internet was how to stop flicker on a computer monitor. Especially since I paid extra for a good one since I assumed it had less chance to be an issue. As a software engineer. I refused to discuss anything on another person's computer till they turned up the refresh rate. This wikipedia article has a name for it. "Flicker fusion threshold"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flicker_fusion_threshold

Strobes lights. Even before they started reducing rates to not trigger epileptics. (late '90s) they were not smooth. Eyes and/or brain were just on another frequency and could not mesh. If strobes went on, I'd take a break from the pit. (dance floor for those non hardcore punks or metalheads). Was actually kind of a safety issue as I couldn't see where things were and may not be able to get out of the way of someone else. Or might unintentionally clock someone else.

Not 100% sure it's not just something wrong with me vs. actually perceiving something. Live in an urban area where there is potential for low frequency stuff. Notice when things are quiet enough, overnight especially. Lots of highways, trains, construction, industrial zones, international airport, @#$%$#!s who blast their car stereo at literal concert levels in the middle of the night at pop up parties. Sometimes notice physical vibrations that I assume are transmitted through the ground, and vibrate enough to be perceived in a second floor condo. Freight train is one source. But, quite often I don't know what the source is. Then again, wife didn't notice the minor earthquake we had in NJ a few years ago. "How did you not notice that earthquake?". She didn't notice the aftershock either. When I found out it happened in "Tewksbury". I left out the fact that that was the name of an ex girlfriend, who had boobs the size of her head. Wow, that really devolved pretty fast. Even for NJ.

So I didnt know anyone else could do this ( like 99% of the other people here lol).

My interesting application of this skill, is that I learned to do it because Im autistic and use it to help with sensory needs (loud, persistent noises mostly). Its like having on demand ear muffs for short stints of overstimulating noise.

Anyone else do that? I also involuntarily do it when Im stressed, so its a nice reminder to take a deep breath, even though it was brought about in a traumatic way lol.

Have fun and stay rumbly 😘

I recently found this subreddit and was super confused as to what it is. After doing some research I see it’s about the muscle for popping your ears and being able to do it on command.
This caught me off guard as I thought everyone could pop their ears on command to be honest.
You learn something new every day I guess?

For me if im listen to music with a good beat or bass or humming it to myself, when the beatdrop comes i just rumble instead of like using my mouth. Doesn't anyone else do this or just me?

I was today years old (30 btw), that what i have from the beningin of life call Ear Rumble (coolest name i ever heard). And to my surprise i thought everyone could do this until today when i ask my colleagues and they look at me weirdly. Then I go home and search for "can people decrease their ear volume at will reddit", and poof, here I am with the community with powers abled individuals.
Thank you for letting me know i'm not alone. And I'm too now an Ear Rumblers XD.
P.S: Sorry for my broken English, I'm from VN so it's not my 2nd language.

I can do it on command easily for indefinite amounts of time but sometimes I get stuck on a loop without even meaning to and can’t stop flexing them when I’m laying in bed or driving or anything mundane, I’m glad to have found this sub bc everyone I talk to in person doesn’t have this problem and I sound crazy trying to explain myself

For as long back as I can remember, it feels like I can tense the inside of my ears, when I look in the mirror, I can’t see anything moving not even my facial features, but I can turn this sound, which I can’t really explain other than I guess similar to the sound you hear when you’re underwater on by “tensing” nd holding. Is this ear rumbling? Have I finally found my people?

And how many of y'all can also focus for eyes

I’ve noticed this more so if I’m in a quiet place. I can sense people behind me and my ears twitch, like a fucken dog lol. But it also activates the ear rumble. It’s annoying sometimes, it gives me the chills and it can get a bit intense. I can’t be the only one???

I had no clue this was a rare thing- i had always assumed everyone can do it, but its kind of useless so no one talks about it (like rolling your tongue into a little tube)

I use ear rumbling for one thing - to brace against imminent loud sounds ig I cant get my handsup in time. Its like a reflex and it actually does mitigate the loud noise.