Search results for query: quiet room earplugs

I don't understand how tinnitus sufferers can wear earplugs in the house or in bed to sleep, because my perception of tinnitus increases to insane levels when my ears are plugged. Hence, the poll. I'm genuinely curious if this is normal. Since tinnitus is internally perceived, it makes sense to...

I have been off Prednisone for a few days now. The tinnitus is back to outrageous levels. The ear burning has decreased a fair amount, though I still experience it occasionally. However, I am now able to sit in a quiet room without earplugs and not have it flare up. Hopefully, the improvement...

Everyone’s tinnitus is different. I can only tell you what I did when I was in your situation. If it is noise-induced, give your ears about a month to rest using earplugs, so they have a chance to heal. This may make the tinny sound seem worse when you stop using the plugs, but that is likely...

How did it work out for you? I am, or was, in a similar situation. I was wearing earmuffs far too often, and it only made me more and more sensitive. Do you use both earmuffs and earplugs, or just earmuffs? How sensitive are you? For me, I had to start by removing them and simply walking...

I have severe reactive tinnitus and hyperacusis. For the past month, due to a prolonged spike, I’ve been wearing earmuffs at home to stabilize it. What I’ve noticed is that when I take the earmuffs off for more than a couple of hours, even in the quietest room, my tinnitus spikes and becomes...

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 sleep in very quiet rooms, which I believe has somewhat contributed to making my tinnitus worse, not entirely but to some extent. It used to be an even split between good and bad days, but in the last few years, the bad days have become more frequent. I have also noticed that my ears are...

I'm glad to hear that you’ve adopted the sound and whatnot pretty well. That’s what I hear from most stories. It sounds like many people habituate it instead of it going away completely. I have had mild tinnitus often on for many years, but it would only last a day or two and wasn’t loud...

In my experience, this is overprotecting, which can further sensitize your auditory and central nervous systems. However, everyone is different, so it’s hard to say what will work for you.

Some people who have noise-induced tinnitus believe that wearing earplugs will keep them safe when going to a bar or club where loud music is played. However, this is not necessarily true. If external sound is loud enough, it can pass through the head and reach the inner ear via bone conduction...

I was there a few months ago. My tinnitus was faint enough to not notice it at all during day and night. I felt almost normal. Sometimes I had the thought of avoiding super loud noises, but I was doing great. No spikes even when accidentally exposed to some noises like cars, trucks, etc. It...

Since my most recent acoustic trauma, it seems the increase in hyperacusis is affecting my sleep. With earplugs in, I'm still easily awoken by low-level noises in a quiet room. Masking has not helped. It's maddening. Does anyone else experience sleep issues with hyperacusis?

I think you already know deep down what you should do, @Annina. Let’s sort some things out. I want to help. You’ve mentioned several medications and the potential side effects. How quickly does your tinnitus get worse after taking them? I mean, there must be some kind of delay before a...

Understand that I am not a doctor. I believe that earmuffs are better than earplugs for extended wear since they allow your eardrum and ear canal to "breathe." Perhaps consider using earplugs while sleeping. An ambient noise level of 50 dB is quite loud for a room. Do you know what's causing...

I had a crazy spike after COVID-19 a couple of years ago. This was after 20 years of being habituated to tinnitus, with a few less severe, temporary spikes. It cleared up and went back to baseline after 9 or 10 months. Currently recovering from a second COVID-19 infection, I have a slight...

The acute phase was rough. I barely left my house except to go to work or shop while I was going through it. Fortunately, it doesn’t stop me from doing anything now. I live my life exactly the same as I did before. I don’t think my hum is reactive, just spectacularly random. As I type this now...

Hi, 3 days ago I was at the hospital for a moment on a control visit (not related to T) and we went towards the surgery room, then i took off my earplugs because I was talking with my doctor. Everything was fine but then... some other doctors appeared with other patient and started to do...

So I've been looking for quieter work since all this started since I work in a semi-noisy warehouse and I've been having trouble. Just had an interview that I think I nailed today for an ecommerce small shipping business and it seemed like a quiet place when I was getting the tour, until I heard...

I live in a house in a suburb, but I'm unsure why the website says it's 50 decibels here. I hope that’s just an error. However, I have been feeling worse from not wearing ear protection in my room, so maybe it really is 50 decibels. I can’t understand why it would be that high, though. My...

Hello, after a few weeks of reading threads, I finally decided to make a post (and a new account). Disclaimer: I know I have mild tinnitus, but since I have always been hypersensitive to sound, heat, light, and other stimuli, it is already extremely disturbing. It is especially difficult...

I developed tinnitus earlier this month. I am still unsure of the exact cause, but it might be related to my job. I work in a factory with loud machinery. I do wear hearing protection, including earplugs and earmuffs, but it is not always ideal. My doctor also mentioned that I had excess earwax...

Hi guys. I have a form low frequency tinnitus (sounds like static noise) and have had it for about 6 weeks. I suspect it is due to conductive hearing loss as I've had two of my ear hearing bones removed due to surgery. Now, the thing with my tinnitus is that it is very quiet when I am in quiet...

Absolutely, completely gone. I never tried wearing earplugs in a quiet room.

Earplugs, if they are too tight, can cause blood to back up and yeah you'll hear that. Stop wearing such tight earplugs. True pulsatile tinnitus sounds like pulsing ringing or your heartbeat but you'd hear it disturbingly loudly in a quiet room without ear protection on. Exercise or a sound...

Can't hear anything even with earplugs in a silent room.

I am so glad I found this forum because I am feeling really sad right now. I recently attended a techno festival and forgot to wear earplugs. I also was a bit sick when it happened. I do not usually go to festivals, as I have only been to five in total, and I am 25. As soon as I got home, I...

In June 2022, I was exposed to a very loud noise in a workshop. I immediately reacted by clutching my ears, and the fullness in my right ear was immediate. I managed to get a GP appointment straight away. Their first diagnosis was blocked Eustachian tubes. For the next three months, I continued...

What oil ear drops are you using, @Possum?

I am sorry to know of the difficulties that you are going through with tinnitus at the moment @TJ670. I agree with the advice @Muggumbo has given you. Since the increase in your tinnitus has lasted for ten weeks, it might be a good idea to see an ENT doctor to make sure your auditory system is...

Hi all! I am new to Tinnitus Talk. I just wanted to share my situation and get some feedback. A few weeks ago, I was at a friend's house about 40 yards from where they were shooting fireworks. One of the big mortars fell over and shot directly at me. I started running, but it exploded about...

I hear pulsatile tinnitus only about 20% of the time. It doesn’t make sense.

What do you hear in a quiet room? What do you hear if you wear earplugs in a quiet room?

Back then, would you say that you would not hear anything if you were to NOT wear earplugs in a quiet room?

My tinnitus always decreases when I am in a quiet environment (or when wearing earplugs). It is extremely reactive to sound. It is a 2/10 low buzz in a quiet room and a 5/10 high pitched, very annoying hiss in a moderately loud room.

Correct. After about 2 years I didn't hear any ringing, hissing or static without earplugs even in complete quiet room, it was like I never had T

I like most know that ringing is the loudest when lying in bed or in a dead quiet room. Even the smallest sound or movement will cause it to spike. I've noticed though that if I put in foam ear plugs when I get in bed and lay still, while the ringing is amplified at first, after 2-3 minutes...

I guess it depends on which sound environment you're in. If we're almost always in a quiet setting, and use foam plugs, which can cut over 40 dB at 8 kHz almost no high frequency input makes its way to the brain. Low frequency sound penetrates more easily though. I think there's an significant...

This weekend is the 6-week mark. There seems to be progress in some areas, but not so much in others. Tinnitus: It is primarily my right ear at this time Right ear: it is constant, although when I'm out and about I don't seem to notice it. When I'm in my hotel room it is quiet so I can...

Hello everyone, I have a long history of ear issues (otitis and traumatic otoplasty during childhood, things like that). I started to feel pain overusing the old Nokia 3100 (2003). After that, I could never touch a cell phone to my ears. Then, I had episodes of hyperacusis during a period of...

No, it is completely gone... I still wear earplugs if I go to a lowder place just in case...

Funny, I’ve recently acquired that drone noise and I’ve realized it only happens when there’s silence, too. If I’m in a quiet room or wearing earplugs, it starts up. Can’t sleep with any background noise as that makes my other noises act up and I feel like my ears need that break at night.

How intrusive is your tinnitus? Do you hear it over the shower? While driving on the highway? Outside? Over the tv? Or only in a quiet room? Is your tinnitus bilateral or unilateral? What does it sound like? Do you have multiple tones or just one? How do you live your everyday life with...

Can you hear it when you wear earplugs in a quiet room?

I experience pain and fullness in my ears if I wear earplugs too much. I also occasionally experience fleeting T and find that it is far more noticeable if I am in a quiet room or wearing an earplug. Why were you wearing earplugs? It sounds as if your home is in a quiet setting.

With earplugs. Otherwise I can't.

But even now when I wear earplugs in a quiet room I hear a very slight (VERY slight) high pitch in my left ear.

Completely gone? This is pretty impressive.

@Shanna Whenever someone reports that their tinnitus is gone, I ask them whether they can still hear it in a quiet room (to determine whether their tinnitus is actually 100% gone). Check out the search results below. When you click on each of the text links there, you will see my question...

So I have had tinnitus my whole life, as a little kid I just thought that's the way the world sounded. I would make comments to my parents about the pitches changing, or about the pressure in my ears would suddenly get very intense and then my hearing get muffled. These didn't concern my parents...

Was it a jaw splint that helped it go away?

At those times, can you hear your T if you wear earplugs in a quiet room?

@Vassili I mean in earplugs?