Samsung F3 hard disk has given me tinnitus!!!

Alfie · 8 Dec 2009 at 18:59

This may sound hard to believe, but I have tested this by using the drive on and off. On days where I use it for a few minutes even the high pitched whine from the drive somehow influences my hearing until I have quite serious tinnitus that lasts a whole day, even away from the computer.

When I disable the drive the problem goes away. I know there is a chance this is psychological but regardless the tinnitus is quite bad and certainly coincdides with buying my Samsung F3.

Have I gone mad or are these sorts of things known to cause tinnitus?

DISCLAIMER - DON'T WORRY MODS, I HAVE MADE A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AND WILL NOT BE TAKING MEDICAL ADVICE FROM FORUM MEMBERS.

Dark_Angel · 8 Dec 2009 at 19:02

I honestly am just.... well I just don't know what to say.

lol.

Stretch · 8 Dec 2009 at 19:12

Same thing happend to me with an old maxtor drive.

Greenlizard0 · 8 Dec 2009 at 19:13

Hmm, has to be said I hear very strange high pitched sounds from the box under my table.

Confirmed again a few weeks ago by turning everything off in my room for a bit.

Alfie · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:15

Stretch said:
Same thing happend to me with an old maxtor drive.

So you ditched the drive and the problem went away?

Makunouchi · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:35

Alfie said:
When I disable the drive the problem goes away.

It couldn't possibly be tinnitus then.

Sinque · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:39

Alfie said:
When I disable the drive the problem goes away.

It's not tinnitus then.

Edit: ^ Beaten.

Makunouchi · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:39

Viper² · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:40

An Intel dual core processor once gave me aids.

Six6siX · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:42

Viper² said:
An Intel dual core processor once gave me aids.

That's nothing.

I once got rabies from an IDE cable.

Makunouchi · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:42

IS THE MEMORY OF DIANA GIVING WORKING CLASS BRITAIN AIDS????

RoboCod · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:47

Meh thats nothing, my Joystick have me an anal prolapse

GingerNinja1989 · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:48

Too far dude...

Andy90 · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:49

I've got a F3 Samsung as well - it does produce a high pitched whine as you describe - possibly they all do.

Strife212 · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:51

I never got Tinnitus but my old Raptor X was SO loud. Grinding away like a chainsaw (but they all do).

I never noticed at the time, but after I got a laptop with an SSD I can't stand it any more, I hate using my desktop PC

Glaucus · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:54

why tinnitus.

It'll be a malfunctioning hardrive that is making a high pitched whine or tapping noise. Jus get it replaced.

Jongo · 8 Dec 2009 at 20:55

Makunouchi said:
IS THE MEMORY OF DIANA GIVING WORKING CLASS BRITAIN AIDS????

sounds like a daily mail headline...oh wait

shauncr91 · 8 Dec 2009 at 21:12

Can I have the drive then please ?

Destination · 8 Dec 2009 at 21:13

Well not wishing to add anything medical to the thread, the safest course of action is to shoot yourself in the head. That way you won't hear any funny noises anymore, and better yet, it's advice no sensible doctor would ever give you.

Sinque · 8 Dec 2009 at 21:16

Alfie said:
DISCLAIMER - DON'T WORRY MODS, I HAVE MADE A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AND WILL NOT BE TAKING MEDICAL ADVICE FROM FORUM MEMBERS.

Are you serious?