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...it that it might have caused more damage to my hearing( had sufficient protection but still it was loud). It was negative. How long have your spikes lasted at the most? I hope it goes down to the baseline soon as it's making me really panicky and irritating with my family members . I feel...

Are these spikes hurting me in the long run?

...one stuck in this cycle? Loud noise ---> anxiety and louder tinnitus for like a day to some weeks ---> i forget about the incident or calm myself ---> Tinnitus back to baseline (or gets better) ---> new loud sound etc etc.... Is my reaction my problem for my spikes? happens like 1-2 times a week.

Yes, I experience tones after spikes. Slight tones act as a kind of warning sign for me. For the most part, it’s a high-frequency hiss, which I’ve gotten used to by now.

I've had tinnitus as long as I can remember and my biggest frustration is not even the physical ringing but the psychological battle of it being worsened by stress. Almost no concrete or actionable research is known beyond avoid loud sounds, which causes me to stress out a lot because there's...

Hi all. I just started a new job. I work from home and have many online meetings. As I am not using a headset but only the sound from the computer, I thought I would be safe but after a day with 3 long-ish meetings, my tinnitus is spiking like never before. I am in tears at the prospect of...

Hi, I'm Alan. I have had mild tinnitus for 17 years now, cause unknown? I am lucky it is not too loud and sometimes I forget about it for a short while. However I have Hyperacusis ( for 12 years), and any loud noises cause a spike which has always decreased over time, sometimes taking 3 months...

...I'm so scared this is permanent. I was supposed to go on vacation but 12 hours driving with this I don't know if I can handle. I've had spikes before... you know, a day here or there from a cold or super bad allergies or even from a car window being down. But why did it go away and now...

...No matter what kind of tinnitus day I'm having, mild, moderate or high, within a matter of a few minutes while driving my car my tinnitus spikes way up. I've tried everything. Masking CD's in car, windows down, windows up, heat on or off, AC on or off, even ear plugs... but nothing works...

I was always getting spikes in my T but it was never the loudest of the sounds. September 9 is the day when I ruined my life once again lmao

...better, and have mastered the art of sleeping which has been great. Obviously I’ve read a lot of posts on the forum, with many referring to spikes. I’m just wondering if it is abnormal to not experience tinnitus spikes? And if that means that my tinnitus is not noise induced? Don’t get me...

...ratng of 7 out of 10 for the level of sound, ability to cope, stress levels etc and told me "learn to live with it". Mine is 24/7 and spikes in time of stress, in times of happiness, anytime really. I have learned to accommodate this constant noise in my head (sounds like an ocean in good...

...possible. Only a couple of points where the music swelled a little bit. I measured 84 dB at one point, but I was fine as I had foam plugs in and covered my bad ear at those points with my hand. No tinnitus spikes or any problems afterwards. I still won't be going to the Star Wars movie however!

I have bilateral tinnitus but my spikes only happens when I am asleep (I wake up when the spike occurs). I had never noticed that it comes only from one ear, anybody has the same experience?

...off the Prednisone now, but I was told to continue using the ear drops until my next ENT appointment. I’ve noticed that the drops seem to make the spike worse. Can these medications cause spikes? And is it likely to calm down once I stop using them entirely? Any advice would be much...

It isn't the actual alcohol that spikes T , what spikes the T is the higher blood pressure that is caused by drinking . People who frequently drink will have higher blood pressure than people who seldomly drink or don't drink at all

Spiking again. Probably my brain playing tricks. Matches all previous spikes and I'm coping better than before. Long ago since last time.

...get upset—which reinforces the network, because your emotional reaction tells your brain it is important. This is the same reason people get “spikes” from things they only think will cause them. It’s also why reading about what causes others to get spikes increases the chances that those...

You’re not very specific. How many years did it take for your tinnitus to fade from a 10 to a 1? Did you have multiple tones, reactive tinnitus, or spikes?

...in all my pants pockets. I've got some super mild ringing that I don't even notice. Then around 5 years ago I started getting these massive spikes. I went to 2 different specialists and got brain scans. They couldn't find the cause. 'The ringing goes away, so that's good. Come back if the...

I snowboard and sometimes when I fall hard (I fall all the time) my tinnitus spikes for about a minute. There isn’t a loud noise when it happens so I know I’m not damaging my ears but why does this happen? Is it because of the stress on my body when I impact the ground? I feel like anxiety also...

My tinnitus has improved; I experience fewer spikes during the day. I still have ringing when I sleep, but it calms down an hour after Iwake

Hey guys, I want to share a small success story. I've managed to: - eliminate short tinnitus spikes (usually with full ear feeling). - eliminate constant faint full ear feeling I've developed after sudden deafness (luckily cured). - slightly reduced the regular tinnitus. The cure...

...I was carrying them often because of fire alarms in my building. In fact, if I compare this spike to anything, it feels pretty similar to spikes I’ve had when a fire alarm went off in my apartment. Those are sudden, unexpected, and unplanned, sometimes waking me up in the middle of the night...

How do you handle spikes using your methods very bad day today.

It's an old message but ginger spikes my tinnitus, too. I hope you see this.

This is a positive development, just keep focusing on that. Spikes are tough, but I truly believe this will also subside.

...reactivity factor of my tinnitus and hyperacusis has significantly reduced for around two months now, but the intensity and frequency of the spikes has increased and continued to worsened. I don't really understand what this means and has been concerning me for where I may be heading. For...

@object16, what if your tinnitus reacts to certain sounds and spikes in intensity? For example, mine doubles in volume when exposed to sounds like fans, kettles, and rain.

...without hearing protection and be fine. But when I wear double protection, using both plugs and earmuffs, for 80 dB noise—leaving about a net of 60 to 65 dB reaching the ear—I experience a major increase in symptoms. I have stopped calling them spikes, since it rarely improves back to a baseline.

...entire habituation process all over again every time I get one. Which actually really sucks. It seems that I am the only one myself that experiences this problem. Because Almost everybody's tinnitus spikes go away shortly and the volume goes down. Or the new sound just vanishes without a trace.

I notice chewing bread spikes up my tinnitus. For every bite I take I notice tinnitus sound. When I am at work desk i don't hear tinnitus due to white noise but when I have my breakfast at desk (chewing bread I notice tinnitus is more). I was thinking my tinnitus was due to hearing loss from...

PART 1 I have been feeling "okeyish" for about a week now with no new spikes. Had to go out and talk to someone quick and just inserted earplug express 3M like 50% into the ears to talk to a person in the factory (all machines were off). Ofc when i was talking some idiot took the air gun to...

I'm so shaking rn. It was a beautiful week without hyperacusis spikes. This probably ruined everything. I'm shaking. Holy shit I'm shaking

...it usually makes my tinnitus spike, and it did for one night, but by the next night it had cleared. I hear you on the benzo addiction. I had trouble coming off Ativan when I was younger. That being said, anxiety is something most of us deal with, and it may well be a major cause of these spikes.

Going to use this to journal since I have literally zero people who understand what I’m going through. those super loud spikes this morning scared the shit out of me. Back to the hissing and the occasional EEEE and the dog whistles. Can hear the hiss over my son watching Lilo and stitch, on the...

Thank you for your posts. You have a great attitude!

...took about three years to habituate and for it to stabilize or improve. It was a long journey, with many ups and downs, including occasional spikes. On bad days, it was already quite severe, but I also had good days that made me feel normal. Two months ago, I went to a dinner at my boss’s...

...on a faucet. In some way, there is a part of me that "knows" it will go back down, I just don't know when. But there is also a scared part of me, that thinks it's here to stay. So to ask a question, could this be just a "spike" or rather spikes due to stress and grief? Thank you in advance :)

...pathway, the brain interprets the lack of signal as tinnitus." (Quote from @FGG). What I don't understand is how we can insert temporary spikes or daily fluctuations in tinnitus volume into the picture? One of my tinnitus sounds is always elevated for hours after certain moderately loud...

...hearing loss - because the system was put in shock. I've noticed people on here that protect their hearing a lot seem to suffer from a lot of spikes too. Could this be that our brain has a sort of tinnitus shock threshold? Like if a noise is over a certain decibel then it will cause a spike...

When I do exercise, everyone tells me I look good, my skin glows etc. But my T spikes! Such utter hell

(1) My tinnitus has improved to where it’s not catastrophic anymore, spikes here and there, and I thank god everyday, but I feel traumatized

A lot of people have experienced tinnitus spikes. They all worry if the spike will be permanent or not. How do you know if it's just a spike or not?

Changing jobs, changing city, stress skyrocketing and louder t as a welcome gift. Still some days is up and some days down, but spikes suck.

...incredibly near silence since my acoustic trauma. Even if it is still there, loud noises no longer bother my ears and I rarely suffer from spikes, which I am thankful for. I have one tone in two ears when I used to suffer from seven in one and four in the other one - and it is no longer...

Hello all, I have moderate hearing loss and bad tinnitus and my ears are a bit sensitive to noise. Is there anything I should know or do before purchasing a hearing aid? Do spikes affect your hearing test?

...while it was milder, but I think I slipped up with my use of hearing protection and might have made it worse, or at least caused another spike. Spikes usually come and go, but I’d still say to be careful. If it feels loud and uncomfortable, just use protection. That’s a good general rule of...

...for my T, either acoustic trauma or very strong psychosomatic effect… But if the T came from acoustic trauma, wouldn't I have a lot more spikes and changes since I would have some damages in my ears… ? The fact that it has been constant for over a year makes me think it might not be an...

Do you find that nicotine spikes or quiets your tinnitus? It's the latter for me which is unusual from testimonies I've seen ?