BlueMoon86

Sorry to hear that. I went through a sudden multi-fold increase in tinnitus 27 months ago. Any suspected cause for your recent worsenings?

Mine seemed to increasingly get louder and more volumes in the first 6-8 months of worsening. I’ve had quite a few stretches of quiet tinnitus since, ‘quiet’ being subjective

My problem is some kind of inner ear fluid issue, not just hearing loss. I didn't just lose hearing and that's it, dead ear. I often have this full, clogged feeling where everything is muffled. Sometimes it even hurts.

For me it has been mild, usually 1h walk in woods would only mildly spike me. Now it seems to be getting worse. This is fucking unbeliveable.

If I stretch my neck to the left I get 20 x volume for as long as I hold the position. Clench teeth, press right side of head, same. We seem to have similar symptoms. Hang on my friend.

My T is usually at it's quietest when I wake up and I always lie on the bad ear. As soon as I wake up and start doing anything it ramps up. I used to have about an hour of reduced volume in the morning, not anymore tho.

@BlueMoon86 - I have the same. If I press on the right side of my head. Move my neck. Stench my neck. Clenching my teeth just slightly. All of it send my T screaming. Do you have pain or are you impacted by food. I have major impact with foods. It’s the worst part.

I can't modulate my T by pressing or stretching or anything. I know that if I stand, move my head, exercise or even swallow something it's going to ramp up. I don't have any pain and I try to stay away from too much salt and sugar.

I would take out my ears. Both of them today.

This breaks my heart. You are not alone. For what it is worth you are not alone. Hope for a better day is all we have. Hope!!!

I feel this. So sorry. This is insane. I would never have imagined this happening. Had no idea this existed.

You don't, you wish you didn't have T

I haven't seen many people report any benefit as far as tinnitus. Sometimes the masking sounds is just more noise on top of the tinnitus or can worsen reactive tinnitus. And then, the amplified noise can be bad for hyperacusis.

My FIL has tremendous benefit with a hearing aid. He had T very bad and now can go 2 weeks without putting them in and during this time he has no T. He claims it was hard at first but the sound lowered to a manageable level then disappeared. The only reason why he wears them now is to prevent it from returning. My mom’s friend’s husband wore hearing aids for 6 months and his T is basically non existent.

That's how T rolls. Fuck you loud one day and louder the next, for no apparent reason.