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...with another spike, and it has been going on for about a month now. Cold air, coughs, colds—I am not entirely sure what triggers them, but my spikes tend to last a long time. However, they do eventually return to baseline. It is incredibly frustrating, but it helps to remind myself that...

(1) My tinnitus has improved to where it’s not catastrophic anymore, spikes here and there, and I thank god everyday, but I feel traumatized

When I do exercise, everyone tells me I look good, my skin glows etc. But my T spikes! Such utter hell

...I am really hoping you find some relief! I agree it would be easier to cope with tinnitus if the volume could be dialed down. I have had mine for 12 years, and it is extremely shrill and loud. It also seems to get louder as the years go by, with lots of spikes. Fingers crossed for you! 🤞🤞

Changing jobs, changing city, stress skyrocketing and louder t as a welcome gift. Still some days is up and some days down, but spikes suck.

My tinnitus has gotten worse overtime—fan no longer blocks it out. It gets really bad sometimes, blatant spikes for a while, a day, a week, months, then it goes back to where my brain had first habituated to it. I play with different forms of white noise (brown, pink, etc). This helps me sleep...

...I have something to share here. For about the past couple of weeks when I'm starting to fall asleep I, all of a sudden, get sharp volume spikes from the tinnitus in my ears and head. It startles the daylights out of me. It seems to be happening every night now before I can get to sleep...

...for people whose tinnitus loudness fluctuates. The idea is that there is a baseline level of tinnitus associated with hearing loss, but the spikes are migraines. It’s so validating to hear him refer to tinnitus loudness as varying—especially when audiologists and TRT proponents often insist...

...that I feel dull hearing for few seconds in one of my ear. Or we can say sometimes 'shhhh' sound increased in any one of my ear, and which make more T noticeable for few seconds. I am slowly habituating T, but these spikes makes me scared. Is it normal? Anyone experience something like this ?

Anyone had spikes that lasted more than 2 weeks and returned to baseline?

Have you find out the reason of your spikes? For example, I always have a spike when I have a flu. (I think due to dysfunctional eustachian tubes, which change the acoustic of the ear somehow) But sometimes I also have a spike when I'm not sick. I do not know exactly what is the reason behind...

No, you can't control the tinnitus. It will do what it wants, when it wants. Avoid loud places.

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...

Hi! After three years of successfully dealing with my tinnitus, my life has turned upside down. For a month now I have suffered from several spikes in volume and tones. Some days I can barely hear people talking. It feels like there's a radio tuner in my head that skips stations. Has anyone ever...

...looks like it's a permanent spike. I do go out to nightclubs but much less now after getting tinnitus around 9 months back. I don't get any spikes with loud music though I wear ear plugs. I remember getting spikes when watching a football match, again I forgot to take my earplugs. I am...

Has anyone here heard whether someone has measured brain activity during a spike? I mean, is there research on spikes and to what extent they are actual (temporary) increases of tinnitus or just perceived increases of tinnitus? The reason for my question is that I'm once again going through a...

Do you find that nicotine spikes or quiets your tinnitus? It's the latter for me which is unusual from testimonies I've seen ?

I'm going to try adjusting my diet a bit to cut out processed sugars because I think my tinnitus spikes after I eat stuff like cake or ice cream. I want, however, to keep putting mangos and blueberries in my morning smoothies because that stuff is really good for you. For those of you who get...

I wish a medical person would explain us why we get spikes... what does it mean? What happens in our brain? I wish we knew more about tinnitus!

Thank you!

I concur that they are dangerous, especially if they are played loud. If not done carefully, this can cause tinnitus spikes. Also, don’t take Aspirin whilst doing pure tones, as any ototoxic drugs can worsen the damage.

...respond to it. I think that eventually led to it becoming quieter—that’s habituation, I guess. That said, I still have days or weeks when it spikes, and I struggle. But it has always gone back to baseline, so I try not to worry. Spikes are tough, though. When they happen, I go back to sound...

My tinnitus is horribly reactive today. Getting horrible piercing spikes that make me anxious.

Weed spikes my condition. I just want to enjoy weed again. It doesn't always do it though. I had an SBUTT tonight too smh.

...have been prescribed steroids, but I was not—and now I am 11 weeks in. That said, I have already seen massive improvements, aside from the spikes and the head tinnitus. At best, it has reduced to a low hiss in a quiet room. Is there hope that this will continue to fade? I have read that...

...can try Pseudoephedrine for the congestion, and possibly a nasal corticosteroid such as Flonase or Nasonex, though some people have reported spikes with these. Flonase is usually what doctors recommend for fluid in the ear. What kind of COVID test did you take? If it was a rapid test and not...

...like my tinnitus, which is high pitched. However, I’m concerned that it might be making my tinnitus worse. I started experiencing tinnitus spikes shortly after starting the job, but there are a few other things to consider. I have OCD and tend to be on alert for flare up triggers, so I might...

...even if it takes a while. I say “normal” because I have a lot of ongoing ear issues, but these strange, random, prolonged muffled reactive spikes are so scary. I’ve mentioned this to several ear specialists, audiologists, and other professionals I’ve seen, but they all seem a bit puzzled...

...my tinnitus to spike, especially when I'm sleeping. During the night, my ear produces either earwax or moisture, which seems to trigger these spikes. This happens quite often and has been an issue for years. This morning, I woke up at 2 a.m. with a wet ear (moisture) and a noticeable spike...

I've had Tinnitus "for real" for almost 19 years now, and I've experienced quite a few spikes a long the way. Now I am once again suffering from one after attending a loud party last weekend, followed by four days of influenza. I did wear earplugs (ACS Pro) the entire party, but still I find...

...luckily I can safely say it doesn't really affect me and I can only notice it in quiet environments.. But for the past few months I get random spikes and the sound greatly increases to near deafening levels and my ears become all muffled and I can't really hear much. However I don't worry...

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...

...dB reduction from Vibes earplugs, I spent 3 hours across 3 different bars, with rest time in between. 48 hours later, I experienced tinnitus spikes, pain while listening to the radio, and loudness hyperacusis. There was a significant increase in reactivity and a decrease in stability. This...

How long do your spikes last when they’re caused by reactivity?

When you get spikes from sound, considering you mentioned having reactive tinnitus, do the spikes go away right away? Or how long do they usually last?

Im still in this UBERspike. I start to think more that its my reaction + tension from the incidents that spikes me, makes no sense that dropping a catcage door that made like 100-120 DB send my TT from 4-5 to a solid 8/10. Its crazy. Anyone got tips how to adress the jaw and neck? :) Tried to go...

Does anyone else find that their tinnitus spikes when watching certain TV shows? Has anyone found any TV settings that help reduce it? For me, when I watch sports on my big-screen TV, after about an hour, my tinnitus spikes significantly in volume. I've tried adjusting the settings on my...

I've started regularly smoking bud again & just toughening through the T spikes from it. Bc the constant anxiety + restlessness is torture/1

I guess a good thing about getting these tinnitus spikes is that then the lower volumes of tinnitus are easier to deal with. About a week ago, right before I went to bed I had a major spike most of the night. If I was to use a level of 1 to 10, I would call it a 12. So now anything 8 and...

...will settle down at some point. I might be going through some kind of spike, but most of the time, I try not to focus on it. I've heard that spikes can last a long time, so I'm trying to be patient. I believe it will probably decrease eventually. I hope. I hope yours improves too. This is...

..."fleeting" tinnitus. This is my regular, baseline tinnitus just raising suddenly, randomly in volume. Again, unlike the fleeting tinnitus, these "spikes" I've been getting last only 1 second at most. It's very scary I was wondering this these are tinnitus spikes that people are talking about.

...used with it). When i came home and took hes cusion out of the cage the giant metal door fell down 1,5 metres and hit the wooden floor with two bing BANGS.... Not sure if its pure shock or im having a "new" spike now. Feels like so many stuffs happens so cant tell what spikes me and what not lol.

Damn last night I couldn’t sleep smh. Only got like 4-5 hours lol. I realize I can’t use my tower fan yet. It reacts or spikes my T

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...

...not 100% sure but I'm strongly under the impression my tinnitus is caused by my medication. It's the only plausible explanation. I dose...it spikes. I refuse...it stops. Sometimes it stops while I'm medicated. Very confusing. The problem is....I need my meds to fight anxiety and a former...

It is good that you have habituated for quite a while @Bob90 and I hope this continues. I am sorry to know you have been experiencing spikes. A person can habituate to tinnitus as you have, yet still experience spikes. Some people believe spikes are a normal part of noise-induced tinnitus, but...

...Some are accompanied by a sense of aural fullness/decrease in hearing. I gave birth 2 weeks ago so I'm hypothesizing that the temporary spikes have something to do with it. My tinnitus began about 2.5 months ago a couple of days into a cold. If you have any insights, it would be...

hey chat how’s it going (gets hit with a wave of tinnitus spikes again

...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

...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...

It would be interesting to find out the cause of most spikes for most of us here. If you answer "something else" please let us know what it is, in the comments.

I'm the opposite: My tinnitus spikes from a head cold, sore throat, and fever. And that's not all the triggers. Usually, it's noise.