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My spike is worsening, despite not being exposed to loud music or noise. Perhaps it's the usual "think about it and it spikes" sort of thing, perhaps it's something else, but it's been very present for weeks now, and extra much so the last week. I'm thinking that a never ending light cold can...

I have continuous high-frequency tinnitus - no trigger is required for it to start. But exercise is the only thing that spikes it. Otherwise, it just does its own thing.

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...

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 :)

...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.

Have you tried sauna? It seems to help me a little bit.

...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 highly variable the next day. I’m worried that my environment without earmuffs has essentially become a form of sound therapy, which...

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...

Damn this condition.. as soon as you think your making progress. Noise spikes and tolerance evaporates.

...the two. The ENT I mentioned in my previous post also told me that my hearing issues, which are stronger in my right ear, and the random spikes in my right ear, diagnosed as labyrinthine hydrops, are two distinct conditions with no link between them. Honestly, it is hard to believe that...

...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...

(3/3) In the past I managed to recover from noise-related spikes, but this SSRI worsening is something else.

...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...

...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...

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...

...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!

...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...

This is wild! I can actually see how that would be a Band-Aid for certain kinds of tinnitus spikes, and I will be trying it today. I'll report back.

...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...

been suffering with severe dysautonomia (HR spikes to 180+ when stand) since I got covid in Dec. Being bedridden has made my T better though

Had my first glass of wine with a friend. First glass I've had in years....and since tinnitus. Pray for no spikes. Haha.

How when they can't listen to music? I take this as well. How long were you on it, and what dosage were you taking? Yes, tapering is the way to go. Hindsight is wonderful!

...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?

...this area (north of Sydney). He dries them and grinds them into a powder. In comparison, ketamine or esketamine treatments sometimes caused significant spikes in his tinnitus during administration. While it was tough on his tinnitus, the treatment was overall very effective for improving his...

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...

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...

...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...

...level. After that, it took me about six months to habituate using the Back to Silence Method. To be clear, I’ve had to manage countless spikes over the years. Some spikes took me a week or two to return to habituation, while others only took a few days. Now, after 13 years of practicing my...

...has always been unstable anyway. It is so frustrating. After four years of tinnitus, SBUTTs, scary inner ear sensations, TTTS, MEM, tinnitus spikes, and more, now this. I had experienced something similar before, at the onset of my tinnitus (idiopathic). It was a pure tone that would appear...

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

I've been experimenting with different sources of caffeine to see how they impact my tinnitus. I found that regular coffee spikes my tinnitus significantly, so I switched to decaf. The decaf I drink contains only 0.3% caffeine, and it has helped tremendously. Occasionally, I slip up and think...

...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.

Just as I was trying to sleep, it spikes. My reactive tinnitus is so bad I can't take off my muffs.

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...

I am sorry about your spikes. This is a guess, but looking at your ingredients, I think it could be L-theanine. The literature refers to L-theanine as a partial agonist of the NMDA receptor, which exerts its effects by modulating GlunN2A and GluN2B gene expression. I hope the Melatonin helps...

Does talking to people cause spikes for you guys?

...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 :)

That's good news. I'm sorry you've had to endure this beast for so long. I'm nearly four years in, and I'm improving at managing the spikes without collapsing. But some days... SOME DAYS! Jesus, take the wheel! :pompous:

I usually have moderately-severe tinnitus in my left ear, and moderate tinnitus in my right ear. Over the last week though, I'm noticing that the right side has become more intense. I recall a time last year where the same thing happened, and it subsided after a few days, but honestly I...