[Opinion] The Psychic Bell?

[Asteriskos]

Does anyone have experience of a phenomenon sometimes referred to as the "psychic bell"? This can occur at any time or place with a sudden soft or loud
ringing seeming to be from one or both ears. In my case it's almost always in just one ear. My Grandmother told me when I was real young that it meant someone or Some Thing was thinking of you. Just curious if anyone else was told anything similar.
I always answer silently with something like: "Yep, I can hear you!", after which I allow any impressions to rise before my inner eyes / ears.
My wife acknowledges this kind of perception as well, does anyone else have any comments regarding this so-called psychic bell?

 

[Lemongrass00]

Tinnitus?

 

[Asteriskos]

Tinnitus?

@Lemongrass00,
Nah, it's not Tinnitus! That Never Goes Away so I've heard? This is highly sporadic and intermittent, when you hear it you just Know it's Something! BELL is probably a poor way to describe it, whoever called it that originally didn't have anything better in their vocabulary, it's a TONE which varies slightly in length for several seconds, then it's GONE, as in OFF, very uncharacteristic of Tinnitus. Do you suffer from Tinnitus?

 

[SkullTraill]

@Lemongrass00,
Nah, it's not Tinnitus! That Never Goes Away so I've heard? This is highly sporadic and intermittent, when you hear it you just Know it's Something! BELL is probably a poor way to describe it, whoever called it that originally didn't have anything better in their vocabulary, it's a TONE which varies slightly in length for several seconds, then it's GONE, as in OFF, very uncharacteristic of Tinnitus. Do you suffer from Tinnitus?

Tinnitus is often constant but can be sporadic too.

I have this thing sometimes where I suddenly hear a ringing and then it dies down. It’s not exactly ringing it’s more like a tone as you said, but it starts strong and then fades away. It’s sometimes accompanied by a sort of “pop” not really a sound or sensation but almost how you would feel if you were instantly teleported from a loud ambience to a very quiet room.

It’s usually pretty distracting and disorienting. Never happens when I am focused only when relaxed or drifting.

In my case I think it’s some kind of tinnitus. Because I don’t really have any other measurable effects aside from a very slight and short lived disorientation and disruption to hearing.

The reason I don’t think it’s “someone’s thinking about you” is because there may be times (in all of our lives) where different people think of us in quick succession or many people are thinking about us at once. But this never really affects this kind of phenomenon.

I think it’s wishful thinking/romanticizing a mundane freak phenomenon…

 

[Asteriskos]

Tinnitus is often constant but can be sporadic too.

I have this thing sometimes where I suddenly hear a ringing and then it dies down. It’s not exactly ringing it’s more like a tone as you said, but it starts strong and then fades away. It’s sometimes accompanied by a sort of “pop” not really a sound or sensation but almost how you would feel if you were instantly teleported from a loud ambience to a very quiet room.

It’s usually pretty distracting and disorienting. Never happens when I am focused only when relaxed or drifting.

In my case I think it’s some kind of tinnitus. Because I don’t really have any other measurable effects aside from a very slight and short lived disorientation and disruption to hearing.

The reason I don’t think it’s “someone’s thinking about you” is because there may be times (in all of our lives) where different people think of us in quick succession or many people are thinking about us at once. But this never really affects this kind of phenomenon.

I think it’s wishful thinking/romanticizing a mundane freak phenomenon…

@SkullTraill ,

That's Real Interesting, I admittedly know little to nothing about Tinnitus except what I've heard others describe, I've not heard it can be intermittent though. In my case it's sometimes weeks or months between episodes, it's not something I've worried about, but was mildly curious of what folks in this demographic say. Only a professional audiologist would nail this one I guess, if it becomes pronounced.
Thanks for your input on this one!

Post automatically merged: Jul 27, 2025

@SkullTraill ,

That's Real Interesting, I admittedly know little to nothing about Tinnitus except what I've heard others describe, I've not heard it can be intermittent though. In my case it's sometimes weeks or months between episodes, it's not something I've worried about, but was mildly curious of what folks in this demographic say. Only a professional audiologist would nail this one I guess, if it becomes pronounced.
Thanks for your input on this one!

I think that really pretty much wraps this question up, al least for me! That was Very Informative Skull, Thanks Again!

 

[PinealisGlandia]

If you call it tinnitus, you might be right, and you'll certainly never develop clairaudience out of it. If you call it an early sign of clairaudience and focus on developing the skill, something interesting might develop of it.

Like, don't be stupid. If you ask an MD what they think of it, they'll tell you it's tinnitus. So it's tinnitus. But tinnitus isn't really well understood, it shows up as a phenomena in the brain and there are some known causes of it, like firing guns without hearing protection, but I've met enough people with it who have had no unprotected exposure to loud sound to know that's an incomplete explanation. So don't brush it off as "just tinnitus" because there is no "just" tinnitus. Just because something has a name doesn't mean it's fully explained. So by all means, be a pioneer. Explore your tinnitus.

 

[Asteriskos]

If you call it tinnitus, you might be right, and you'll certainly never develop clairaudience out of it. If you call it an early sign of clairaudience and focus on developing the skill, something interesting might develop of it.

Like, don't be stupid. If you ask an MD what they think of it, they'll tell you it's tinnitus. So it's tinnitus. But tinnitus isn't really well understood, it shows up as a phenomena in the brain and there are some known causes of it, like firing guns without hearing protection, but I've met enough people with it who have had no unprotected exposure to loud sound to know that's an incomplete explanation. So don't brush it off as "just tinnitus" because there is no "just" tinnitus. Just because something has a name doesn't mean it's fully explained. So by all means, be a pioneer. Explore your tinnitus.

@PinealisGlandia,

That's Why I put this out there, I wanted to see what people Think! In my case it's not disruptive, I was never concerned as a Health factor because it's pretty infrequent, but does seem to occur at some random interval. Allopathic doctors who "profit" from treating Illness are not often motivated to "cure" it for you "most" of the time, you seem to comprehend that! So... I don't think it's stupid to Ask though in a demographic like this.
People need to learn to take Allopathic medical advice with discrimination for the reason I just mentioned. You raise some good points though.

 

[Morell]

High frequency tone, somehow close to CRT television tone. Suddenly hits ear loud and then fades away. Might be quite normal thing. Physically it might be something in the body provoking a neuron that is connected with ear, even muscles can do that. The sound on the video is quite close to it.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Well, since tinnitus is any ringing or buzzing in ears, it is tinnitus. If you are able to hear spirits, it can come from spiritual, if you're not, it might be nothing. I think that tinnitus is not whatsoever interesting in this matter.

 

[Asteriskos]

High frequency tone, somehow close to CRT television tone. Suddenly hits ear loud and then fades away. Might be quite normal thing. Physically it might be something in the body provoking a neuron that is connected with ear, even muscles can do that. The sound on the video is quite close to it.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Well, since tinnitus is any ringing or buzzing in ears, it is tinnitus. If you are able to hear spirits, it can come from spiritual, if you're not, it might be nothing. I think that tinnitus is not whatsoever interesting in this matter.

Hey there Morell,

Nope, that's Nothing like I'm talking about! I can see if someone had a Constant ringing that might Heterodyne with it (engineer speak) and set up
a Quasi-Binaural Beat as it were! When I listened to your sample it came across much differently. What I get at times is like a Dog Whistle, Short, High Pitched, then GONE, just like that! Close to what my old DI and his damn whistle sounded like back in the day!
Great Sample though, Thanks, and Good to hear from you!

 

[Morell]

That's funny idea, to make binaural with constant noise in ears.

The video definitely doesn't cover the sound coming and leaving in volume. Though it is quite similar sound to one that suddenly comes to my ear as you described.

But that's interesting that it is not the sound that you hear. Try to look across YT to find a sound that would be close to it, that might be really interesting. Would like to compare if I ever heard the same.

 

[Asteriskos]

That's funny idea, to make binaural with constant noise in ears.

The video definitely doesn't cover the sound coming and leaving in volume. Though it is quite similar sound to one that suddenly comes to my ear as you described.

But that's interesting that it is not the sound that you hear. Try to look across YT to find a sound that would be close to it, that might be really interesting. Would like to compare if I ever heard the same.

Morell, we should have a couple of beers in "Meatspace", I'm having a beer with you right Now in "Cyberspace"!
I will keep your "good" suggestion in mind, (clicks beer mugs together)!

 

[Robert Ramsay]

A musician friend of mine has tinnitus. As @SkullTraill said, it's sporadic. In his case, it's usually the same frequency sound. He tried to pinpoint the exact frequency so that he could use his headphones to cancel it out, like noise cancelling headphones. He found the frequency, but it did not help him :-(
I myself, usually when lying in bed at night, seem to hear what sounds like a radio in the distance. You could use it for clairaudience, I guess, in the same way as skrying uses staring into something blank and then allowing your mind to impose patterns on it.

 

[HoldAll]

High frequency tone, somehow close to CRT television tone. Suddenly hits ear loud and then fades away. Might be quite normal thing. Physically it might be something in the body provoking a neuron that is connected with ear, even muscles can do that. The sound on the video is quite close to it.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Well, since tinnitus is any ringing or buzzing in ears, it is tinnitus. If you are able to hear spirits, it can come from spiritual, if you're not, it might be nothing. I think that tinnitus is not whatsoever interesting in this matter.

When somebody get hiccups in Russia or Central Europe, somebody else would immediately say, "Somebody's thinking about you!" as a joke, nobody takes that superstition seriously. It's like saying "The cook must be in love!" when there's too much salt in your restaurant food, it's just a chitchat trope.

However, I do get that sound sometimes when trying to communicate with a supernatural entity (so far without any success) but not always, not immediately and never during meditation. It's not significant for my practice, more like random white noise that may occur or not and that doesn't mean anything. 'Psychic bell' sounds like a new occult meme to me, I'm not sure if it's actually a thing.

 

[PinealisGlandia]

I probably should have said this in my original post, oh well.

I've heard three sounds that weren't physical sounds. Two of them are types of high pitched noises that I could conceive of as hearing damage, similar to high pitched electrical whines. One is just a high pitched tone, the other is the "pop, then tone" sound, which really reminds me of dial-up but despite the similarity, I've never noticed any connection between it and hearing spirits or anything. The third sound however, sounds nothing like the hearing damage whine. It sounds like a

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

. I haven't heard it in a couple of years, but it used to respond to my thoughts. Since I've honed my clairaudience, I don't hear it. That sound, I don't think it's from hearing damage. It wasn't sometimes connected to my thoughts, it always was a response to them. I could ask it questions and it would ding, then while I talked to it, it would be silent until I asked another question.

Some advice regarding clairaudience: The ability causes the delusion that you have the ability. By which I mean, telepathy doesn't work like it does in media. You probably know that most of the mind's activity isn't the ego-consciousness stream of narration that we think of as our thoughts. Well, telepathy (better called clairaudience, but it's the same thing IMO, picking up on consciousness outside your own immediate bubble) picks up on the whole mind, not just the ego. In day to day life, it plays out as intuition. So rather than hearing your spouse think "I'm hungry, we should go out to eat", instead you'll just feel like suggesting grabbing a bite to eat. In my anecdotal experience, these intuitive telepathy-moments are more common with close family or friends than with strangers, though that isn't to say it never happens, it certainly seems more common with people you "vibe with", so to say. The thing is, in my (and others I've spoken to) experience, the intuition-thoughts sound the same as your own thoughts. It isn't in someone else's voice. That's what I mean by "the ability causes the delusion that you have the ability". Some thoughts come from others, some are more like echoes of your imagination of what others might be thinking. I can't tell you any hard or fast rule for telling the difference, experience is the teacher here, but with someone like your spouse, you can certainly ask for confirmation.

My personal lesson that I've taken out of clairaudience is that it's not a gift to be shared, at least not for me. Telling people what's on their mind is a parlor trick and easily brushed off as legerdemain (cold reading, misdirection and subconscious prompting, etc.). It doesn't prove anything to yourself or someone else, it just serves the ego by making you appear powerful if you succeed in impressing them. The real benefit is when you're listening to someone and hearing a second level of communication during the conversation. It's hard to describe, but it makes the interaction richer, deeper, more vibrant. It strengthens the connection between you, as long as you allow it.

 

[Asteriskos]

I probably should have said this in my original post, oh well.

I've heard three sounds that weren't physical sounds. Two of them are types of high pitched noises that I could conceive of as hearing damage, similar to high pitched electrical whines. One is just a high pitched tone, the other is the "pop, then tone" sound, which really reminds me of dial-up but despite the similarity, I've never noticed any connection between it and hearing spirits or anything. The third sound however, sounds nothing like the hearing damage whine. It sounds like a

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

. I haven't heard it in a couple of years, but it used to respond to my thoughts. Since I've honed my clairaudience, I don't hear it. That sound, I don't think it's from hearing damage. It wasn't sometimes connected to my thoughts, it always was a response to them. I could ask it questions and it would ding, then while I talked to it, it would be silent until I asked another question.

Some advice regarding clairaudience: The ability causes the delusion that you have the ability. By which I mean, telepathy doesn't work like it does in media. You probably know that most of the mind's activity isn't the ego-consciousness stream of narration that we think of as our thoughts. Well, telepathy (better called clairaudience, but it's the same thing IMO, picking up on consciousness outside your own immediate bubble) picks up on the whole mind, not just the ego. In day to day life, it plays out as intuition. So rather than hearing your spouse think "I'm hungry, we should go out to eat", instead you'll just feel like suggesting grabbing a bite to eat. In my anecdotal experience, these intuitive telepathy-moments are more common with close family or friends than with strangers, though that isn't to say it never happens, it certainly seems more common with people you "vibe with", so to say. The thing is, in my (and others I've spoken to) experience, the intuition-thoughts sound the same as your own thoughts. It isn't in someone else's voice. That's what I mean by "the ability causes the delusion that you have the ability". Some thoughts come from others, some are more like echoes of your imagination of what others might be thinking. I can't tell you any hard or fast rule for telling the difference, experience is the teacher here, but with someone like your spouse, you can certainly ask for confirmation.

My personal lesson that I've taken out of clairaudience is that it's not a gift to be shared, at least not for me. Telling people what's on their mind is a parlor trick and easily brushed off as legerdemain (cold reading, misdirection and subconscious prompting, etc.). It doesn't prove anything to yourself or someone else, it just serves the ego by making you appear powerful if you succeed in impressing them. The real benefit is when you're listening to someone and hearing a second level of communication during the conversation. It's hard to describe, but it makes the interaction richer, deeper, more vibrant. It strengthens the connection between you, as long as you allow it.

Thanks for sharing this, Well Said, much Appreciated! I too discount the all pervasive has to be "tinnitus". I may not have said this earlier but when this occurs I almost always get a sense sometimes visual, sometimes just an impression of Something! I have only heard an inner Voice once in my life, I was on the verge of falling asleep, it was a female voice, and I instantly Knew / Saw / Felt my Mother. She passed over Long before this so I knew I wasn't missing her because she had Just Passed. She just called my "pet" name she liked and looked at me briefly and
vanished in less than a second. A tremendously moving experience for me I will tell you!

Post automatically merged: Jul 30, 2025

A musician friend of mine has tinnitus. As @SkullTraill said, it's sporadic. In his case, it's usually the same frequency sound. He tried to pinpoint the exact frequency so that he could use his headphones to cancel it out, like noise cancelling headphones. He found the frequency, but it did not help him :-(
I myself, usually when lying in bed at night, seem to hear what sounds like a radio in the distance. You could use it for clairaudience, I guess, in the same way as skrying uses staring into something blank and then allowing your mind to impose patterns on it.

With them it's not measured in "decibels" they use "bels" no pun intended, if you were standing in front of two dozen Vox or Marshall amps how long would it take to develop "tinnitus", add a couple thousand watts pushing that level, like volts pushing amps and presto, you're deaf, but with ""tinnitus"! What's Not to Like?