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Scrolling thru my own profile posts should provide me enough reassurance that my TTTS will subside again as it has done many times before. But my anxiety will not let me believe that. I can’t stop freaking out and am terrified it won’t go away this time. Please tell me I’ll be okay. I’m so miserable

...an underwater sensation). It lasted maybe an hour and mostly seems okay now. Also had loud, frequent fleeting T in that ear. ENT said they can see me tomorrow - should I go even if it seems better? If it was SSHL I’d think it would be persisting longer than this. Could maybe just be from my TTTS?

...days after the clicking in my ears. All of this began about a year after my tinnitus, which caused a lot of anxiety and stress. I think this is TTTS and a problem with the trigeminal nerve reflexes. Has anyone had positive results from anxiety medication, Botox in the TVP, or plugging the...

Now my TTTS is back. Since this eventually went away for me and only occasionally flared up, I’m sure it will subside again but I’m scared that it won’t. It’s one thing after another

My guess is that the most likely explanation would be number three: spasms of the middle ear muscles, typically aggravated by high levels of stress and anxiety. I’ve had bouts of this several times, lasting up to six months at the worst. It has always resolved with time, along with reducing...

Hi, sorry for the late reply. My distortions are bad, and I have not noticed any improvement. I cannot escape the tinnitus. I hear distortions and reactive tones over everyday sounds, and when I cover my ears to block them, I hear my regular tinnitus. I am not sure exactly what you mean by...

...but there's no feeling of fullness. I did, however, have vertigo and one severe episode when I had the infection. Muscular issues, such as TTTS. I don't care what it is, but four months in, I'm not handling it well at all. It's so random and intrusive when it's "on." I'm just hoping it fades...

Hi, I’ve also had some of these symptoms, which I think may have been caused by Sertraline. I’ve been off it for five years, but nothing has changed. Does your tinnitus ever go away? Mine disappears in complete silence, so when I’m asleep and wake up, I barely hear it. It has always been in my...

About Betahistine and Lysine, they are low-risk options that you can try without a doctor’s advice, honestly. I do see the drop at low frequencies, which is suspicious. I don’t think I can help much though, since audiograms can be inconsistent and don’t show the bigger picture. It does sound...

...tinnitus, not the standard static ringing tinnitus that she often sees in her hyperacusis patients, which she attributes to her belief in the TTTS construct. What type of tinnitus do you get? Also, when you say that you've read about people making recoveries over several months or even...

...as well. In my experience, one ear problem often leads to another. I went from just tinnitus, to ear spasms, to ear fullness, to ETD, and so on. As for TTTS, it is usually a spasm reaction to sudden or short sounds. It is very annoying, but I do not think it can cause that type of hearing...

This reactivity is killing me. I can't believe it only started because I paid attention to my TTTS again and built up anxiety. I really hope it gets better.

Welcome to the forum. The intermittent popping sound may be caused by TTTS. You might want to search previous discussions on TTTS or use AI to look up “TTTS tinnitus” and see if you find symptoms similar to your case. Best wishes, and may your recovery be smooth and complete.

Did your musical tinnitus go away? I’ve had it for the past four months, and it’s been driving me crazy.

Hi Ngo13, if you're still reading then there is hope. I began suffering from hearing loss, feelings of ear fullness and tinnitus immediately after being subject to some pretty serious acoustic trauma (uninvited and unexpected thanks Adam) about 4 years ago. For the first year or two the hearing...

...it now because I felt like a zombie for a year and a half. This medication helps you cope only because it turns you into a zombie—nothing more. That being said, I’ve adjusted to my tinnitus, TTTS, and dysacusis in the best way I can. The dysacusis has improved significantly. It took me two...

...was 92 degrees today. When I touched it, my ear actually felt cool. The side of my face was tingling and felt somewhat numb. I didn’t have any TTTS symptoms the whole time. I wonder if the earplugs are somehow preventing the muscle from fully contracting. Once I got home, I took the...

Hey y’all! I’m not fully recovered yet, but I think I’m getting there. What I’ve figured out is that I likely have TTTS, tonic tensor tympani syndrome, and not just hyperacusis on its own. My ear fatigue and burning completely went away after about two months. My tinnitus stopped being reactive...

...in response to every little sound now. I guess this is all delayed from exactly two weeks ago, when I attended the graduation ceremony. The right ear is burning more than the left. My tinnitus has always been worse in the left, but I have had TTTS in the right for almost five years now.

Hey Joe. I was wondering how you are doing now? Any more clicking or middle ear spasms. Have you found a long term fix for your clicking?

Wanted to provide an update on my TTTS/MEM vibrations in my right ear. After pretty much nonstop for 12ish weeks, they just stopped about a week ago. The ONLY change? I took 2-3 doses of Ubrelvy (CGRP inhibitor) that the Neurologst wanted me to try to see if it would help with tinnitus and...

I had a bout of TTTS in my left ear today, which is unusual for me, while typing on my keyboard. I also experienced some minor ear pain in the same ear afterward. I am wondering if the pain is coming from my Tensor Tympani muscle spasming. I have had TTTS in my right ear for almost five years...

...right as he got near me, producing an excruciating engine roar. It shook my entire body. I tried to shrug it off, but today I’m dealing with TTTS in both ears, and they ache again. I’m taking a trip to California in five days, and it’s frustrating to be dealing with ear trouble again...

...a new tinnitus sound — a weird, static-like loud noise in one ear and a low siren in the other. I’m eight years into dealing with hyperacusis, TTTS, and MEM. I also have some kind of eustachian tube issue, which I think is PET at times, because when I pop my ears, I can hear way too much of...

...even though my tinnitus varies from mild to moderate, I also experience a range of other symptoms periodically: tonic tensor tympani syndrome (TTTS), middle ear myoclonus (MEM), hyperacusis, sudden brief unilateral tinnitus (SBUTTs), dizziness, aural fullness, and sound distortions, among...

...medication. It all seems to have happened to me without any clear cause. Over the last four years, my symptoms have been building up — tinnitus, TTTS, random episodes of loud tinnitus, MEM, persistent fullness, ETD, and more recently, and most concerning, a form of distortion or reactive tone...

Six and a half weeks since my most severe bout of MEM/TTTS vibrations started in my right ear. It is so frustrating and mood crushing. Things that gave me relief or took it away in the past (chiropractor ear adjustments) don't seem to be working right now.

Unfortunately, no. My TTTS is still the same—some days are worse, and some are a bit better. A few months after that message, I also developed MEM, which involves hours-long episodes of spontaneous spasms, flutters, or vibrations, usually triggered by yawning, burping, and similar actions. I...

...SBUTTs, which last from about 10 seconds to as long as 30 minutes in the most worrying cases, although those are rare. In addition, I experience TTTS, MEM, and more recently, Eustachian tube dysfunction. There have been many ups and downs, but overall, I have been able to live a fairly good...

I have been suffering for about four years from TTTS (spasms in response to sounds) and for two years from MEM (spontaneous). Nothing has really helped, even after trying sinus rinses and a bit of nasal steroid spray. I have also been diagnosed with ETD and a retracted right eardrum, but there...

...trying to deal with a new sudden reactive tone/distortion on top of sounds, after 4 years with tinnitus, SBUTT's, scary inner ear sensations, TTTS, MEM, tinnitus spikes etc, now this. Shit keeps piling up. Do you think this can go away? After waking up it seems gone, and ramps up towards the...

...a month. My tinnitus has always been unstable anyway. It is so frustrating. After four years of tinnitus, SBUTTs, scary inner ear sensations, TTTS, MEM, tinnitus spikes, and more, now this. I had experienced something similar before, at the onset of my tinnitus (idiopathic). It was a pure...

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I remember when you had a similar incident with a restroom hand dryer and a car wash kiosk last year. It does sound like your tensor tympani might be involved, but possibly also your trigeminal nerve if you’re feeling something in your jaw. I’m not sure...

...and exiting a store, and the car wash. Neither exceeded 70 dBA, and I had both earplugs and earmuffs on during those times. Now, just crinkling a candy bar wrapper sets off TTTS in both ears and causes aching pain in my right ear and jaw. I wonder if it's my tensor tympani muscle causing the...

...over time, sudden loud incidents, stress and anxiety, medications, and so on. Your symptoms might be a combination of several factors, such as TTTS and hyperacusis without the physical pain component. Unless you have recently been exposed to sudden loud noise, acoustic trauma, or something...

...that is easier said than done. When anxiety and stress are under control, and you are no longer stuck in a fight or flight state, most cases of TTTS seem to ease over time. My audiologist has seen many people with these conditions, and most do get better with time. However, the more you...

...audio trauma three or four months ago. I know there are some surgeries available, but they can be quite risky depending on the procedure. My TTTS (or possibly something else) fluctuates in severity. I can only assume it is from the audio trauma I experienced a few months ago, as all the...

Sorry to butt in. It has been two years since my injury, and I feel that my middle ear — or rather the membrane — is in worse condition. It feels loose. The trigeminal nerve has been damaged because I feel pressure on the right side of my head — above the eye, below the eye, and around the ear...

Thank you. My TTTS is not currently painful, but it is a very physical sensation that can become painful after a couple of minutes of continued stimulation. It only happens when people talk—I’m fine with music and videos online. I was watching a movie with friends at home, though, and my ears...

A very stressful week + louder noise exposure to music over a 2 hour period has left me with bad TTTS vibration in right ear/head. It's the worst in silence, especially when going to bed & waking up. Temporarily cuts out when I talk or hear external sound. It's only been 7 days since onset, but...

...finger in the ear, the pressure disappears for a few minutes. This is the only symptom remaining from a recent tinnitus flare-up. Could this be TTTS? Or can ear pressure be a sign of hyperacusis without pain? I also have a bit of hearing loss, and I know some people describe that as a...

TTTS can present in many forms and with a variety of symptoms. Some people experience all of them, while others only have a few. What you are describing can, for some individuals, be one of the symptoms of TTTS. I have not personally experienced extreme ear pain due to TTTS. It is also commonly...

Do you mean TTTS as a sharp, immediate pain that happens with sudden sounds, even if they are not necessarily loud, like the sensation of someone sticking a needle in your ear?

...it is annoying and disturbing. I have had many bouts with it throughout the years, the last one lasting a few months if I recall correctly. TTTS tends to fade when you stop focusing on it. In other words, it often improves when you react to it with less negativity and stop worrying about it...

...old and living in Ireland. I have had tinnitus for the past four years and have been experiencing symptoms of Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome (TTTS) for the last three months. I am trying to widen my social circle for the sake of my mental health, but I am worried about how my ears will react...

I thinking of getting a dog or a cat, cant decide. To keep me occupied from my tinnits and TTTS :)

Haven’t had my TTTS flare up in a long time but it’s back today. Frustrating, but scrolling thru my own posts helps reassure me that it always does eventually settle after a few days.

That sensation is referred from your trigeminal nerve. It is fluttering your tympani, or the tensor tympani muscle, sometimes known as TTTS (Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome). I experienced warmth, tension, and some pain in my face, but the ear would flutter on its own, especially when lying down...

...hissing types. They sound extremely fast paced, almost like someone is rapidly banging on a piano key, or like screeching violins. I also have TTTS and some noxacusis. My tinnitus seems to be reactive. I started taking benzodiazepines for the TTTS, and I think they ended up making things...

...Many people in this situation experience reactive tinnitus or hyperacusis as their brain tries to adjust. Yours truly suffers from tinnitus, TTTS and hyperacusis. 🤪 It is really good to hear that you have started swimming and running again. Keeping your body and mind engaged will help in the...

...that could be helpful in figuring out the next steps. A few things stand out to me as someone that is suffering from tinnitus, hyperacusis and TTTS. 1. Possible Triggers & Nervous System Involvement The fact that background noise, like a car engine, masks your fluttering suggests your brain...

...ear canal. Sometimes this makes me feel dizzy and I also feel pressure in my sinuses, especially in my forehead and eyes. I am experiencing some TTTS but not as badly as with past ear traumas. Typing on my keyboard slightly triggers it and brings back that pressure sensation. I do not feel...

Thank you all for your replies! I had never heard of TTTS before, so it’s good to at least have an idea of what might be happening. I’ve been avoiding loud environments and wearing hearing protection when I can’t. Is it possible to attend social events using musician’s earplugs with TTTS?

This sounds like a case of very sensitive TTTS mixed with hyperacusis—essentially what others have mentioned above. You noted some auditory trauma, so think of it as a “hit” to an already vulnerable auditory system. Tiny muscles, nerves, and other structures are now overreacting to sounds, which...

It sounds like it could be TTTS—Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome (not to be confused with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome). TTTS is believed to be at least partially anxiety-related. Resting your ears and protecting them within reason until things settle down wouldn’t be a bad idea, but I don’t...