CrystalB

Sorry to hear this. How long have you had this going on for?

I’ve had it for almost 4 years! Long time lol

Takes a while and you eventually accept it if you're new to it.

@CrystalB what it means is that you may very well have hearing loss in the higher frequencies. Humans can hear upto 16,000-20,000 but the standard test goes up to 8 I think. In my case, I also have good hearing apparently. But my T sounds like a high pitched hiss. Kind of like an old tv when it’s turned on.

You can actually go on websites and put the tone slider up until you match it with your T, this will give an idea on what frequency your t is

@LukeYoung thats usually how mine sounds a extremely high pitched hissing sound. I’ll have to try that. Because I can hear my T when it’s loud some days over my t.v

Were you exposed to any loud noises outside?

Maybe it's reactive?

Nope no loud noises,but traffic.it’s odd.maybe it is reactive,what does that mean?would weather have something to do with it?but wouldn’t it be the same indoors as outdoors if it was weather?

See if any of the ingredients are on a list of ototoxic drugs
http://hlaa-sbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Ototoxic_Brochure.pdf
You can also search for those ingredients on this forum.

Thank you! I don’t see it on the list maybe that wasn’t it.

Don’t think so

Could something have caused this spike?

In any case, you need to start using sound masking. The sounds of crickets work well for high pitch T.

We have had bad weather where I live and my tinnitus gets louder unbearable. I don’t know why.

@CAgirl im doing okay how are you? Sounds like we have similar tinnitus!

I am still dealing with ETD. I have learned to use a exercise with popping and opening my ears it seems to help some with fullness, but tinnitus is same.

Same thing here. When my ears feel normal, tinnitus is louder.

Have you been exposed to moderate noises like a vacuum cleaner?

I do at work, it’s a dish washer and buzzer when the food comes out of the fryer, I work in a deli, but that all the noises that I’m around that moderate. I tried to explain to my ENT about the situation with my ears and he said he didn’t have a clue or understood why they were like that. He said you would think the better your ears felt the better the tinnitus become.

I've been taking allergy shots for 2 years now and have helped me tremendously. I also take Claritin every now and then without any problems.

They aren't totally better. I still get some fullness, but I can usually fake yawn it away now. ETs still do suction/clicks up way up inside my nose sometimes. They were much worse for a long time though is what I meant and slowly have improved.

I have this, it’s super annoying. Unfortunately haven’t found anything that helps really

@LukeYoung i haven’t found anything that helps either. Besides a few exercises I found on YouTube to help pop your ears. Sounds like your symptoms and mine are similar.

Same! I'm pretty sure its my head.

what is sleep?

Yes, my head kinda vibrates/low hums sometimes at night. I can sleep through it ok. The higher frequency stuff disturbs my sleek more.

Until you get flashbanged and it plays a fake tinnitus sound for a few seconds.

Yes, I played Stardew Valley all day after onset. Very therapeutic game.

I have been playing red dead redemption 2 online, I love it!

Keep us posted!

I also have low b12 and iron deficiency. I take a lot of supplements but it may be that I need to eat meat again. Tinnitus got better after starting iron supplements, but it might be coincidental.

If T is because of iron deficiency, you get it in your left ear. Blood vessel related.

That great your T lowered even if it wasn’t because of your B12. My B12 I was told was on the verge of being the lowest.

Thanks, Happy New Year to you too :)

Thank you:)

It sounds so weird lol. Mine is a very high pitch,I woke up and it’s back to high pitch just not as loud.

Yes so is mine!

Often it flips back and forth between a high pitch tone and a hiss, and eventually becomes a hiss most of the time. A hiss is easier to ignore.

You and me both!

Me too, it's ridiculously hard because food is one of the main things I live for these days

I feel you both! I love food! I just wish the good stuff wasn’t so bad for you!

I know my first hearing test they done speech but no background noise and made me listen to little beeps as I pushed a button when I heard them, I don’t know what they are going to do today. I’ve heard you can have high frequency hearing loss but I don’t know if I have that or not, I know last time they told me my hearing was good.

Those hearing test are extremely inaccurate. The whole idea is they only test for hearing loss in the human voice range in quiet, while us tinnitus sufferers need need our full range of hearing tested. https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2017/hows-your-hearing-kb.html

Well I did take the hearing test and it came back good again. Odd how they can’t check for high frequency hearing loss

Yes, my T is almost always the quietest right when I wake up.

I'll pray for your mother & brother, I hope their health improves. God bless you and your family.

Thank you so much

same old same old

I don’t have no hearing loss, I go back to my ent in a week or so for another test. How did you get your T?

Good luck with your test. My tinnitus started after ear surgery, after a football burst my eardrum and caused damage to my inner ear during a football match. How did yours start?

i had a Ocular migraine, two days later I woke up that morning and had tinnitus, don’t know what caused it!