I can hear a clock ticking but don't own one?!

[GhostOfABanana]

A few nights ago I was lay and could hear ticking, I put sleep music on to drown it out.

Just sat on the bed to chill a minute and can hear it again.

I don't own a clock or a watch.

I can't find where its coming from. It's driving me mad!

DS has a watch but it's in his room!

This is a super niche suggestion, but have you left a can of fizzy drink open in your room somewhere? I've done that before and it drove me mad trying to work out what the ticking sound was!

Do you live in an old house? Could be deathwatch beetle. They use a 'ticking' sound to attract a mate.

Is it a timer that you have put on a plug for lights when you’re out?
the central heating timer or radiators and pipes clicking?
Could be a slight vibration in a window frame?

I had this...thought I was going mad, but it turned out it was a security light on the wall outside that had blown a bulb. It stopped when I turned it off at the wall.

Water meter? Mine ticks like mad, you could have a slight leak

Tinnitus?

A bottle upside down on the draining board. Mine tick until I let the water out

Yep deathwatch beetle for sure

I have deathwatch beetle in my house and recorded it tapping yesterday if you want to hear

Have you ever seen Stranger Things? It's probably just Vecna.

I do, I do!!

Where is your sons watch? If I leave mine face down on a shiny surface it seems to amplify the tick and make it really loud, if I turn it over or put it on something soft, you can't hear it at all.

Maybe a form of tinnitus - I get this occasionally but it's a running water/bubbling sound.

Anyone know how to post an audio file?

Check the fireplace. Might be a horse.

Do not watch The Girl in the Fireplace Doctor Who episode!

You're about to receive a side quest.

Non of the above. It 100% sound like a clock!

DS watch is on his wrist and downstairs now. I've pulled everything out from under the bed. It's driving me mad.

Pulled a few kids in and they agree watch but aren't invested enough to help me.

Dripping tap?

Here is the sound of deathwatch beetle for anyone who wants it.

I hope you find out what it is op. Doesn't sound like it is this

Mystery solved.

DS2 bought a watch from a charity shop, realised its a woman's watch when he googled it, so put it in my makeup bag (?!) as he thought I'd want it 😂

At least I'm not bug infested or crazy!

That's funny! And quite sweet of him

I have this - mine is caused by tinnitus. It stops and starts to suit itself and reminds me of the wind up timex watch I had as a child.

That's nice of him

It is nice isn't it. He's a sweet boy. I'm not a watch person but I'll be sure to wear it a few times.

It's loud!