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Only hearing loss can cause tinnitus, anyone who says anxiety does is a hack. Anxiety can make it present more, but not make it start.

I occasionally have nightmares that I wake up shouting or screaming from, or nightmares in which I scream in the nightmare and don’t know if I did in reality. Should this concern me when it comes to my tinnitus? Do I need to wear earplugs or something while I sleep, or on the extreme end, just...

I was maybe a half foot away from a cup that had ice dropped into it, the cup was metal and it seemed pretty loud. Just happened once. Can I get hearing damage from that, or a tinnitus spike?

It seems like the spike has subsided, does that mean it’s unlikely I’ve done damage?

I’m hoping it’s just stress. I got a blood blister on my toe from stubbing it just after, and just before there was a crying baby in Walmart, so today has been very hard on my nerves. Thinking I’ve done irreplaceable damage to my already sensitive ears doesn’t help.

My mother asked me for help with something that necessitated going near her and I asked her to quiet down (which I do a lot). She got angry and shouted for... probably less than a minute? Maybe two? Slammed her hand on the counter. My tinnitus seems to have spiked, could it be permanent? I was...