Tinnitus Is Less Intense With Earplugs In...?

My extremely high pitch tinnitus does not seem half as loud or sporadic with earplugs in. Any thoughts as to why?.. I don't understand it.

 

That's quite interesting, my experience is quite the contrary. For me, with the earplugs in my T seems to amplify, as there are no outside noises masking the T, making it seem louder. How it could get more quiet, I don't know.

 

I experienced that too but not always. The ringing appears less raging with ear plugs in because my ringing seems to be exacerbated by competing sounds in my surroundings at times.

 

To me it's overwhelming when the tinnitus is added to many daily sounds in comparison to when wearing earplugs

 

Maybe you have Hyperacusis. Or like me a hole in your ear drum causing outside noises to agitate the Tinnitus?

If its any help I am 5 weeks in about. My Hyperacusis dropped after 2 weeks or so. Still have tinnitus but its dropped from a tone to a hiss.

BTW. Do you get echos in your ear when you talk or if you cover your ear when there is outside noises?!

 

My high pitch also goes away or lessens also with earplugs.. Did you got any idea how come?

 

I think that's because with earplugs your brain can not compare T with other sounds, a thing it can do without earplugs. Without earplugs, the T is always here even with normal sounds so there is a comparison between the T and sounds, and because iyou can hear it with normal sounds it seems loud.