CrystalB

After years and years we will probably have a treatment or cure if all else fails. That's what keeps me going.

Have you experienced Any fading over the past two years?

@Bill Bauer nope, mine fluctuates so bad,one day it’s so quite,then there’s like tonight where it’s so loud I can’t hardly stand it.I just done understand :(

I've just wondered that myself, I made a post about it just a few days ago. But we have super sunny weather today so I don't think it does after all. If it did, my T would be ok today.

True.I have thought it could be weather but my tinnitus has got worse and it’s been sunny.

Same girl! :)

I did have my surgery done,and it didn’t effect my ears at all,so glad for that.Sounds like we have Similar Tinnitus problems.I saw a ear Exercise on YouTube a while back I do every once and awhile,it seems to help with my fullness in my ears.

I had them put in and it didn't help. My loud noise in left ear is either barotrauma caused or TMD. Is your noise in one ear or both?

My tinnitus is in both ears but my rights seems worse. I have ETD and I wondered if tubes helped with the tinnitus or the feeling full.

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.