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...describe is not harmful, especially with earmuffs at around 80 dB. So we are really talking about exposure closer to 60 dB or so. I’ve had spikes or setbacks that lasted up to six months. The ones I consider temporary setbacks usually never lasted less than two weeks. I think the more you...

Does anyone get spikes followed by long periods of relative silence? I normally have a low humming/buzzing in my left ear sometimes with a gentle high pitch intermittently. However walked the dog this morning, came back with a screeching eeeee for approx 20-30 mins and the nothing... relative...

I just joined today and have a couple of questions . 1.) My spikes can start if I just " sorta dose " off . Anyone experience that and it that normal ? 2.) Any suggestions on how to slow down a spike ? Thanks for any and all your help :)

...As background, my hearing and ears in general are normal and I tested negative for Meniere's despite having frequent bouts of vertigo/dizziness. I also do get random spikes regularly, I just have noticed a definite correlation with the yoga and was wondering if I'm the only one. Thanks! Caroline

Taurine also spikes my tinnitus even at 500 mg. Glycine does not; it definitely calms it. I did take Trazodone and Ativan for a while, but not enough, I think, to cause an interaction. I am not going to take it again until someone can explain why it is worse for some people than for others.

...to deal with a new sudden reactive tone/distortion on top of sounds, after 4 years with tinnitus, SBUTT's, scary inner ear sensations, TTTS, MEM, tinnitus spikes etc, now this. Shit keeps piling up. Do you think this can go away? After waking up it seems gone, and ramps up towards the night...

Has your spike now faded?

Give it a good one to two weeks before worrying too much. Most of my spikes haven’t lasted longer than that. Easier said than done, I know.

Since having tinnitus I've experienced a lot of different spikes. First high pitch noise which I've got 24/7. Some times my ear goes deaf for a split second. Sometimes accompanied by a stupidly loud scream high pitch noise which fades out. And this humming vibrating feeling. I've had tinnitus...

...persisted. I feel really low and I just came here hoping for some positive thoughts and prayers. I don't feel I have any control over these spikes, the t in general. It has its own mind and I think this is the part that I find the most frustrating. I also have found this to be a very lonely...

Five months into my T and starting to believe the people who say "things really will get better." The best thing I've learned is that spikes really do go back down! In the beginning my T would spike and I would panic: "oh no if it keeps getting louder I cannot bear it!" Then in a few hours or...

...because I was afraid it might be ototoxic and worsen my hearing problems and tinnitus. Does anyone here take medication successfully without experiencing tinnitus spikes or hearing damage? I would love to hear about your experiences treating ADHD and which medications did or did not work for...

Hey community, I'm trying to figure out if noise-/vibration-related spikes indicate that more damage is being done to your auditory systems, or if it's simply an indication that we've gotten our screwy neurons all riled up. For instance, I go for a 1 hour drive in my 78dB car with plugs in...

Very slowly. Remember that the spike from your daughter whispering was nowhere near enough to cause actual damage. The spikes will fade with time and normal sound exposure. But yes, I know what it’s like. It’s not fun. But there is hope. It’s going to take time, though.

...consulting with ChatGPT? If you lay out your tinnitus history, including the things that triggered the initial onset and subsequent permanent spikes, along with any other relevant details such as COVID vaccines or COVID infections, it will provide you with a well-considered explanation of...

Welcome to Tinnitus Talk. Don't worry too much about spikes. Most of the time, they will subside to baseline. You may not want to help trigger or prolong the spikes, as extreme anxiety will trigger the limbic nerves and turn you into the fight or flight mode of reaction, which usually makes...

...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...

@Regis, @Joeseph Stope, @Robster, @hubast. Thank you all for your valuable input. I'm going to share a couple of audiograms here. This one was done a month after the spike started. As I later saw a huge air-bone gap at high frequencies in my right ear, I tried to figure out what could be the...

...head is sounding like it’s going to explode. I’m just feeling really hopeless at the moment. I used to find dealing with my tinnitus really easy. These new sounds/spikes are scaring me. I just don’t know what to do. Anyone have advice or similar experiences? I really hope these are just spikes.

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...

...Lites. I also have earmuffs, but they’re pretty uncomfortable too. I’ll have to use both somehow, because I just can’t keep getting these spikes when I could otherwise protect myself or avoid risky situations. It has to go back to baseline because this spike is unbearable. I’ve been...

...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...

...get through this spike. It is still early days. From what I have read and from the experiences shared on the forum, it seems that with time spikes do eventually settle, and people are able to forget about them and stop thinking about their tinnitus. Is this your first spike as well? My...

...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...

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?

Is anyone still using Dayvigo? I recently got a prescription for it, but I'm cautious about taking it due to concerns that it might spike my tinnitus. I suspect Melatonin spikes my tinnitus as well, though I'm not entirely sure yet.

...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!

Everytime I eat and chew I notice an increase in my tinnitus that can last anywhere from half an hour to over an hour (sometimes longer), depending on how much I've had to chew my food. Obviously some foods require more chewing than others. Is a 'spike' gained through chewing as serious as a...

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

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 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...

Spikes do happen, and as you say they tend to return to the baseline. However, there's still the possibility of your tinnitus worsening. I've experienced both. Besides that, I'd say your post matches my experience of the last 25+ years of having tinnitus.

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...

...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.

...It becomes an endless loop. After 20 years with tinnitus, and the last 5 or so with sound sensitivity and reactivity, I’ve had countless spikes and temporary setbacks that lasted for weeks. The best thing you can do here is engage with things that calm you. I wouldn’t go down the medical...

...NAC, Magnesium, and Naproxen or Advil for pain? What about foods to take or avoid? Do you think those things might affect healing time or spikes returning to baseline? I’m asking you because you have experience and you’ve said your tinnitus is intrusive. I know we can’t really compare, but...

...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'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...

You have my fullest sympathy. My tinnitus has not reached the point where it affects my stomach yet, but it is getting worse. I sometimes wonder whether it has shifted from hearing damage-related tinnitus to age-related tinnitus. That cannot be ruled out. I was hoping that time would...

...below 80 dBA and wearing hearing protection, I really don’t think any spike would be permanent. Some sounds just tend to irritate our tinnitus. For many people, spikes occur a day or two after the noise exposure. I would continue monitoring the environment in the jewelry class with a dosimeter.

WOW! Thanks for sharing. Did you also experience tinnitus spikes after certain sounds when you were afraid of them? I would love to see a second part where you talk a little more about your tinnitus and how it reacted. I can really relate to much of your progress. I also deal with a tense jaw...

Today I decided to start a thread with ChatGPT to track my tinnitus. I want to keep a record of spikes, what helps, and what may have triggered them. My plan is to continue this for the next year and see if any patterns emerge. Has anyone else tried doing this? Here is the prompt I asked...

...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...

...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...

Maybe explore the migraine–tinnitus treatment approach. It is based on the idea that our spikes are actually a type of migraine, and that by avoiding triggers, you can also avoid the spikes. I do not know if it has real validity, but it is something I am trying to experiment with.

...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...

...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 :)

...about it, but it is basically unbearable. It is comforting that the sounds were like that 2024, because i forgot. I don't know, when i was getting better or what have i done for it. I think just one day it dropped in volume. And i was fine again. For almost a year. No spikes this summer. But...

A lot of the time, I do not hear it unless I have a spike. Most days, I do not really notice it throughout the day.

Kinda regret going to a certain social gathering on christmas without earplugs, now my ears are killing me :( well I guess it's ok. I'll try to be more careful next time. Now I at least know that less noise also spikes me...

...needed changing. Was it overconfidence, foolishness, or just normal behavior? Now my tinnitus feels like it did years ago. It’s unstable, spikes when I boil the kettle, and my mental health has completely collapsed. Nobody seems to know what to do. Do you listen to everyday sounds or use...

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?

...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...