Search results for query: spikes

...really anxiety and the overthinking of things that are fuelling my tinnitus? I've seen a couple of ENTs and Audiologists in the past about my tinnitus as a whole, but never spoken to anyone about issues I have with frequent spikes. I don't really know how to approach resolving my anxiety...

What’s the point of hearing protection when they don’t work against preventing spikes?

What are these random spikes!? Sometimes they happen for no reason.. even with hearing protection on

...after just three hours in bars, even with hearing protection and substantial breaks between venues. When a car goes by, the intensity spikes again. I feel devastated. Some say it will only take a month to improve, but I’m not confident about that. I also experienced a return of loudness...

Hey everyone, I would like to talk about spikes. How do you know it’s just a spike or if it’s permanent? Because what happened for me was that for a week it was terrible. I just couldn’t handle the noise and I was a wreck, then I adjusted. I got used to it and it went back to basic and...

I told him he should be careful around loud events. Mine is so different. Touch the right side of my head and it spikes. Move my neck to left and it spikes. Chew down with the left side of my teeth and it spikes. I had a head crazy pre all these problems. Don’t want to do another. I am advised...

(1) Insanely loud car revving in neighborhood. Way over 100 decibels. I am getting spikes from it while being indoors with windows closed.

Are your guys spikes usually delayed? Like instead of happening the same night it’ll happen the next morning?

Have you noticed any hearing loss along with this, or was it just a spike in your tinnitus and hyperacusis?

...has always been unstable anyway. It is so frustrating. After four years of tinnitus, SBUTTs, scary inner ear sensations, TTTS, MEM, tinnitus spikes, and more, now this. I had experienced something similar before, at the onset of my tinnitus (idiopathic). It was a pure tone that would appear...

...since your incident. That’s far too early to know if it’s permanent or what the future might look like, especially since most of your previous spikes have been very short. I first got tinnitus eight years ago, and it took me a few months to habituate fairly well. After two years, life was...

I kept them on my keychain in one of those small metal containers typically used for medication, so they were always within reach. I only used them while driving, visiting slightly noisy restaurants, or attending any other louder-than-average venues.

...trauma, which started about 10 months back. I often feel a dull ache in my ear canal, about an inch in. It usually corresponds with tinnitus spikes. It's unrelated to noise, so I don't think I have what folks call hyperacusis or noxacusis. Does anyone else have anything like this? Of...

...you don’t use earplugs? Do you go for walks or visit grocery stores without them? I’m not sure if my tinnitus is reactive or not, but it spikes randomly. I’m also not sure if normal daily noise affects it. I was doing well for two weeks without any protection, but then I got a crazy spike...

The noisiness and stresses of life aren’t compatible with tinnitus sufferers (will always cause spikes/worsenings), so what do we do?

...discussion. I'm not typically an anxious person, but a severe tinnitus spike can definitely make me anxious. I've experienced so many spikes that now I mostly just: Suppress it with Clonazepam. Ride it out. Hope for the best, since there's not much else to do. I like the idea of using a...

...Moldex SparkPlugs have an advertised 35 dB SNR, which should further reduce the 83 dB to around 50 dB. For me, this ensures there will be no spikes. I set these earmuffs to maximum amplification so they function as audio compressors. This way, they amplify soft sounds and reduce loud noises...

Thanks for the replies. I’ve only recently started experiencing harsh, continuous spikes that seem to be accumulating. I’m 58 years old and have seen an audiologist. My ear health and hearing are considered normal for my age. I wasn’t the one hammering. The student was using a wooden mallet...

I’m in a similar situation where I hear another tone on top of my usual spike noise. It’s quite scary, to be honest. Still, I have hope that this will pass and eventually return to its initial baseline. At least, I’m hoping that’s the case. Don’t give up, man. Even though it’s frustrating, we...

I realized that prior to my spike from last night I took 750mg Calcium (because of the prednisolone I am (or was) taking). I kinda remember that Ca+ channels are supposed to play a role in tinnitus so might a higher Ca+ intake cause a spike maybe?

Will Dr. Shore's device prevent tinnitus from getting worse and stop spikes from happening? Or are we destined to wear hearing protection forever?

For the most part it spikes due to drastic weather changes or random medication. Sometimes I have trouble sleeping when in rains outside.

I've been using Dayvigo for a few years now, and it's the best sleep aid I've found so far. It hasn't had any negative impact on my tinnitus, and I don't experience long-term drowsiness the next day. If it could actually lower tinnitus—like Benadryl sometimes does—it would be even better and...

@dd314 / @Hardwell, did your spikes ever resolve?

I’ve been fortunate that any spikes in my tinnitus have always been temporary (and it’s a looong list of triggers). Eventually, it returns to baseline, which is fine by me—as long as it doesn’t worsen permanently, I’m good. Of course, like all of us, there’s an underlying fear that it could...

I get my worst spikes when I make huge mistakes. The latest one was yesterday when I went into someone’s underground parking garage. I forgot my earmuffs, which I usually have with me, but this time I only had my foam earplugs. My friend was parking their car in a narrow spot, and I was warned...

You may think you are well prepared. However, you should research real-life Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) values. They are often much lower than the NRR listed on the package.

I’m certain that anxiety is a major factor in causing tinnitus spikes for me. So, focusing on reducing anxiety is key, though it can be challenging. I have some beliefs that might resonate with others—one being that my tinnitus worsens with excessive use of digital devices. Since my tinnitus...

Ended up in the ER today due to crazy HR spikes. Lots of loud noises there, tinnitus is spiked now, not sure what to do

Is it normal for iphone speaker volume at 10-20% to cause spikes?

One of the worst things about tinnitus is not being able to wear earplugs to sleep, but also not being able to use white noise due to spikes

I get spikes 4-5 days out of the week.it is easy to blame sleep medication because it makes it seem worse. So do you take it anyway?

...just wanted some advice regarding regular tinnitus. I've had tinnitus for a very long time but the past year or so I have been getting daily spikes, sometimes this lasts 10 to 15 seconds like a fleeting tinnitus. Other times it can last hours. So I firstly wondered if anyone else had this...

...earplugs, even though the music won’t sound as good with them. Once you have tinnitus, you tend to be more sensitive to new noise trauma and spikes. For me, masking works best for rehabituation after spikes, so I recommend doing this as much as possible, even at night. By the way, I highly...

...hours later, or even the next day, I suffer from the noise exposure despite the protection. Even long and friendly conversations can cause spikes several hours later. I have about 20 percent hearing in the bad ear, and I experience ear fullness for short periods on most days. Early on, I...

...Firstly it started only in left ear. Hissing would come and go for a while and then come back again. It was still manageable with occasional spikes. Then I become guinea pig for doctors trying me on lots of different medication mostly benzos for my worsening insomnia. My tinnitus become more...

Tinnitus for the most part is moderate. It spikes way too often for me to call it mild. I'm just enjoying life without worrying about it.

...on but still struggling. I’ve been doing well, overall. I’ve been meaning to write a partial success story, but then I get hit by one of these spikes (for no reason) that throws me into dark thoughts again. But at least, these days, I am able to convince myself that I’ll be better in a day or...

The oddest thing is I get this crazy high pitched pulsating spike whenever I go into my bedroom. It only pulsates or goes to the high of a pitch in my bedroom. Nobody of course hears anything odd. I got a sound meter and the sound level is the same as other rooms. fan, sound machine...

Does anyone's tinnitus seem to spike after a meal? Mien sure does. It seems the bigger the meal the bigger the spike. It was miserably loud then I just ate a large meal, and holy crap!

My tinnitus becomes worse when I am using the gas fireplace. Has anyone ever heard of anything like this or have an explanation?

Is anyone affected by eating cheese? I like Swiss cheese on whole grain bread but my tinnitus seems to go through the roof after I eat some. I can't believe just cheese could make the volume rise that much and so quickly.

Hello all. I am now into my ninth month now with the T and have from about six weeks ago started on the TRT direction, I have a little in canal hearing aid that has been set to pick up the slight hearing loss I have in the high frequency area, whole idea here is of course eventual habituation as...

still very new to this,but was actually doing pretty well the last 2 days. I didn't really sleep well since last Tuesday averaging 3 - 4 hours a night,but Saturday I came home from work and basically willed myself to take about a 4 hour nap, then went to bed early and felt pretty refreshed...