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Currently at cruising altitude on a 737-900. Attached is a screenshot of the NIOSH iOS app using a Dayton Audio iMM-6 reference microphone. It measured about 89 dBA during takeoff. It is incredibly loud. I am wearing foam Hearos (32 NRR). Peltor X5A earmuffs do not perform any better than Bose...

...to sleep on my left side ("good" ear) or right side ("bad")? I am starting to use a noise generating atop my nightstand. 3) I plan to travel to the West and visit spots that are about 8000 feet in altitude. Has anyone's tinnitus been affected at higher elevations? (I am now at sea level.)...

Has anyone notice a spike in perception of tinnitus after visiting a high altitude? I noticed my tinnitus worsen as soon as I arrived in the mountains and even now that I'm home at sea level 5 days later, the volume and intensity are way up. It could be that the mountains were so peaceful and...

I always use earplugs when going on long drives on freeways, without any problems even w. altitude changes and the like. Today though I was unlucky. I was driving up and down over a hill with foam earplugs fitted tightly in my ears (because on a loud freeway all day), and I guess the pressure...

...5 days later. I can only sleep if I take a benzodiazepine and started an SSRI yesterday to cope. Has anyone ever had stress induced or altitude exacerbated tinnitus that eventually went away? I know it’s still in the acute phase but this is torture. One ENT said it could take months. I can...

...my tinnitus for days at a time. I have been reading the posts and do believe that negativity makes it worse but I have wondered whether altitude might also play a part in making it worse. Does anyone know if there is any literature on this theory. Thanks for all the posts, I don't feel so...

...this, for takeoff and landing, I would wear a pair of Sennheiser HD 280 (I think) over-ear headphones (not plugged in). Once at cruising altitude, I would double up with earplugs. On occasion, I have used earmuffs, but I found that during ascent and descent, I needed to lift them every...

Thinking about a week in the mountains. I am worried about the altitude which is around 5 800 feet above sea level (1 600 meters). A few years back I was driving through some Switzerland alps and noticed my tinnitus get louder and higher in a pitch on a higher altitude. I panicked but it went...

...Antonio. My wife and I retired and moved here about 1-1/2 years ago to be closer to the grandkids in Austin. My thread has to deal with altitude and tinnitus. We lived in South Florida previously for about 20 years which was basically at Sea Level. Here in the Hill Country of Texas we are...

All I know is that even before I had hearing disorders, this is something I've always been told you need to do when adjusting altitude, especially at a fast rate, like during ascent and descent. Don't quote me on this, but as I understand it, once you're already up in the air at a steady...

Did you experience pain during those ascents and descents? And did removing the earcups relieve that pain?

...earplugs except for those EarPlanes ones. Earmuffs aren't great at low-frequency attenuation, so I wonder how well they would do coupled with EarPlanes. When I fly, I wear foam earplugs and earmuffs for takeoff and landing and foam earplugs and noise-canceling headphones at cruising altitude.

My wife usually travels to Colorado a couple times/year. We live slightly above sea level in Ohio. She has noticed that when at the higher elevations (Monument, Co) her T goes away completely. Is it possible that elevation has this benefit? I'd love to hear from others on their...

I see. Are noise-cancelling headphones better at protecting from the noise of the plane than earmuffs are?

...2 days later. Two days after that, it stopped, then returned a day later again. Then I noticed that each time I visited a town of a higher altitude (more than 2000 m above sea level), the T volume disappears or is very low (like a level of 1 out of 10). Whether I am there one or three...

I have been dealing with a rumble sound in my left ear with intermittent high pitch, clashy tones (think Emergency Broadcast System...). I have had all kinds of testing, imaging...no definite results. I do have Eustachian tube dysfunction as a diagnosis. Here's the interesting part- last year...

You've just put a big smile on my face.

I've found the ambient level of sound doesn't change much from front to back while at cruising altitude. The type of plane makes a significant difference. Each seating position has advantages and disadvantages: Behind the wing is quite loud during takeoff. In front of wing is louder during...

where do you live ? On some high altitude mountain ?

That's the classic stratosphere chamber that they used to investigate flying fast at high altitude.

Dude, during takeoff on any plane, the sound easily reaches 90+ dB. You have to endure that for about 40 seconds until the plane gains altitude. In-Cabin Noise Level of Wide-Body Aircraft — Airbus A380 the Quietest This information is very important to tinnitus sufferers. All our travel plans...

...in the Introduction, you may want to post your question to the main support forum. Alternatively, you can search the forum with word like 'altitude' or 'sea level' or 'mountain'. This search with 'altitude' generates quite a few prior posts related to changes in tinnitus due to altitude...

Thank you for your kind words on my recovery, Tom. It is a work in progress. I hope the pressure in your ear and impaired hearing improves with the methods that you are trying. However, I suggest you seek the help of an ENT doctor and audiologist if you haven't done so within the last year. I...

...for the entire flight except for takeoff and landing. For that I use EarPlanes. That way it reduces noise but allows air to circulate when you're experiencing the changes in altitude. Once we're at cruising altitude I switch them out and put my musician's plugs in. Then I switch back on descent.

Maybe different altitude/barometer? My tinnitus usually becomes louder before it rains.

I see... What if I just wore muffs and chewed gum, would that work? Or do I need those EarPlanes?

...hours on a bike. But I've had some troubles with the left ear before. I had a few middle ear infections a few years ago and when changing altitude (on a plane, in a car), my Eustachian tube which equalizes pressure does not work as well as it should, meaning that the pressure does not...

I believe that when I went up in the mountains on a vacation, that my tinnitus stopped for the full time I was there. Too bad I got altitude illness there. Maybe the altitude thing might be something.

I've had this worry as well. I have an appointment with an ENT coming up Monday and I am specifically going to ask how to best manage flying/altitude changes.

move to Denver? high altitude, legal weed, cool people.

Oh wow maybe we need to create a Tinnitus world on a mountain top over 7500 altitude! What did it seem like to be tinnitus free for 4 days? I wonder if that altitude constricts the blood flow into the ear? I have that same effect with one cup of coffee in the mornings. Although it doesn't...

You can change altitude until you feel your ears "clog" (it happens frequently on a mountain drive), and then swallow or yawn. That should relieve the pressure as the 2 sides of the ear drum equalizes. If that doesn't happen with you, you may have a problem.

Trying to think of what could go wrong with your tinnitus? Air pressure, altitude, wind speed?

I reckon it had something to do with the altitude from travel.

I dont really think there is a problem on going to the mountains. For me it has always been ok.

There is a connection. The ear drum separates the air pressure between yourself and the outside environment. Air pressure decreases as your altitude increases and vice-versa. This is precisely why people’s ears “pop” when going up and down in an airplane. The airplane is pressurized up to 8,000...

I guess it depends at what altitude they're flying, wind conditions, and if it's just a flyover or they're actually chasing each other..

...it back to Beijing in real time, despite the Biden administration's efforts to prevent it from doing so, NBC News reported Monday. The high-altitude balloon, controlled by Beijing, was able to make multiple passes over some of the sites before it was shot down Feb. 4, at times flying in a...

my T definitely seems to be WORSE at altitude. I live at 5000 feet and have a vacation home ay 10,000 feet and its definitely worse at 10,000.

Another idea: Altitude. Maybe your tinnitus behaves differently if you are at sea level or at the top of a mountain. Another day I did read one poster telling that his tinnitus used to disappear when he was at the beach. I would check that.

I don't think so (source: I was a pilot in Europe - min altitude over populated area is also 1000 ft if I recall correctly). 330 ft is very close to ground. To give you an idea of how close: you could run into an RC quadcopter/drone/heli/etc if you were flying this low.

Altitude changes can be explained with pressure changes in the ear, but that's about it - all other explanations are most likely just voodoo science.

I've had it and mine went away either by itself or by me consciously yawning as much as possible (basically opened my mouth until I heard a clicking sound). Yeah I'm betting this as well.

...I had an ear infection in 1964 that led to my eardrums being lanced. If you've heard Stephen King talk about it: same procedure, and thankfully, they only did me once. This was after we moved from 0-150 ft altitude to 5900-6100 ft altitude. I am currently at about 150-300 ft. Mine comes and goes.

Hi there! It's almost been a year since I've gotten tinnitus and I'm afraid to go back on a plane due to the high altitude. Ever since I've gotten tinnitus, I was never to talk with anyone about this whose experienced this until I came across this website. I have heard many stories where...

Welcome to the forum. There is some merit to hearing loss while doing rapid descent often from high altitude. Here is an article covering the subject of high altitude, tinnitus and hearing loss. Perhaps when you move to the city, the barometric pressure stays stable and you have tons of noises...

Those states are not exactly high altitude locations. High altitude would be more along the lines of in the mountains of Colorado. If anything, maybe the flight altered your tinnitus. Or simply traveling is a good distraction and diverts your attention. For example, I barely noticed my tinnitus...

Here are my answers. 1. No. If, once you identify it, it will likely change. 2. No. Sleeping position doesn't affect tinnitus. But if it does for you, just wait, as in time it will change. 3. I don't know. Report back if it changes your tinnitus one way or another.

It's partly the noise of the plane and the noise while falling, but i think it's mostly sudden change in air pressure.

Hi Guys, I have a little bit of tinnitus, and I was worried if flying in an aeroplane at high altitude, and due to pressure changing when climbing and descending, might affect my tinnitus? Kind Regards Tharanga

...not notice it anymore UNLESS: 1/ Something or someone mentions "tinnitus" and I start to notice it again (like right now). 2/ Change of altitude/flying - takes 3 days to "quiet". 3/ I go to sleep listening to audio books - which really works IF you listen to the same audio book over and...

Yes i just use the earplanes before the plane take off, remove it when the plane reach maximum cruising altitude which is when the safety belt can be remove and then wear it again about 1 hour before landing. It actually blocks the airplane noise too so if you want you could wear it in the whole...

...Once the cycle was up, the ringing came right back. I no longer have ear pain but I still can't unclog my ears (as if I'm in a high altitude). The high pitched ringing never stops either. I don't know which ear it originates from. It could be from the brain / hyperactive auditory nerves. I'm...

Barotrauma may indeed cause perilymphatic fistula. Did you experience ear pain upon ascent/descent?

I will make sure to wear Peltor muffs during the takeoff (and wear Bose at the cruising altitude).

...it was about 82-87db. I wore earplanes which are supposed to help equalising the pressure I think? During the flight, once at cruising altitude, I will probably look to wear foam ear plugs, but not whilst changing altitude. I had a big spike a week after coming home, but I feel this may...

@Juan Why earplugs for the ascent, but no earplugs for the decent. Would you not be better off with earplanes that are designed to equalize the pressure as the altitude changes? Curious as I have not flown since I got this T so severe.

...is related to my T... Two days ago I drove up the mountains for a little skiing holiday. When I reached the mountain town at 1800 meters of altitude I realized that when I was moving my jaw and opening my mouth, my right ear (I have T on both ears) felt like it had sand in it moving with the...

I might go on a flight this summer, can you please tell me what to do, thank you so much :) Should i wear earplugs/bose noise cancelling headphones when airplane is in crusiing altitude? what about during take off/landing? Any information would be great thanks