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I have a loud, annoying low-frequency hum around 100–200 Hz in my left ear. It started about four months ago after a systemic infection that affected my ears. I likely have some damage from this. The infection caused high-frequency loss, and although I also had measurable low-frequency drops...

I don’t think you need to worry about clippers or getting a haircut. If you are concerned, you could simply use noise-cancelling earbuds.

Do you think reactive tinnitus often improves with time?

Ah, that really sucks. I have not had this myself, but others have. I have heard of it going away for many people, so do not expect it to be permanent. I see you have had low-frequency tinnitus for many years. Are you used to it? I just developed it, and I am finding it really intrusive and...

Four years? To habituate, or did your tinnitus resolve?

Daniel, your description fits mine exactly. I had a systemic infection four months ago that managed to affect my ears. I suspect mine is nerve damage related to a specific area of low frequencies. I’m slightly hoping it might be vascular, since I have a genetic condition that makes me prone to...

I’m the exact same. It’s a horrible affliction. I’m four months in after an ear infection, and I’m just not coping with this at all :(

This is exactly what I have. How are you coping now?

Hey, not to drag up an old thread, but your tinnitus is exactly the same as mine. I’m four months in. Is yours still present? Have you been able to habituate to it? I’m really struggling because it’s so warbling. The only place where it turns into a single tone for me is in rooms with...

How are you doing now? I have something similar. Mine is a reflection of bass sounds. In a silent room, it becomes a steady tone. When I’m surrounded by any bass, including outside road noise, it turns into an irregular boom… BOOM… Bom… BOOOOmmm type of sound. It’s infuriating. I suspect my...

How are you doing now? Hopefully a bit better... I also have the humming/fluttering in my left ear after an ear infection in April. I want it to be muscular, but suspect it is more likely a version of low-frequency related tinnitus. How are you progressing with this tone?

Just to keep this thread going… (I feel like I'm talking to myself 🙂) When my hum is "on" (about 80 percent of the time) and I occlude my ear, most of the time I can hear it warbling all over the place. To me, it feels very much like a "living" sound. There's absolutely no pattern to it. At...

Do you still have your “living” low hum? I developed the exact same thing after an ear infection.

Is it not masked by everyday noise? Most low-frequency tinnitus usually is.

One more question, if you don’t mind. Did the hum change? You mentioned earlier that it was living, oscillating, and irregular. For me, this is the hardest part. If it were a steady tone or hum, I wouldn’t mind as much. Did yours change over time, or is it still the same?