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There is a medical condition where people can hear their own eye movements.

> The bizarre phenomenon of being able to hear the sound of the eyeballs moving in their sockets (e.g. when reading in a quiet room) "like sandpaper on wood" is one of the more distinctive features of this condition and is almost exclusively associated with SCDS.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_canal_dehiscence_sy...

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I can hear my eye movements. It used to be only when I was tired or sick, but with age it's become more prevalent.

I personally experience this if I forget to take or try to stop taking duloxetine (also known as Cymbalta). It is one of the more annoying and frankly disconcerting withdrawal symptoms. Other fun symptoms consist of "brain zaps" where you suddenly feel like you've been shocked from within your head out of nowhere, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, sweating, and once I was watching TV and the only way I can describe the sensation is that it looked slowed down.

Similarly, when I'm really still and reading a book, I can hear some sort of grinding sound when I turn my neck ever so slightly. The sound reminds me of a little stepper motor. I have no idea if that is unique or not but I always thought it was interesting.

I can hear mine but only when I’m congested. My wife never has understood, but it’s my first signal that I have inflammation and some type of illness is forthcoming.

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