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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...

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

...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...

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

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

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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!

...a result of loud noise exposure from gunfire. Initially, I would have rated my tinnitus as a 10, but now it is around a 3. I experience fewer spikes when taking Clonazepam in both the morning and evening. I rely on these medications, time, and especially my faith to sustain me. While tinnitus...

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.

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.

It is impossible to know for sure, but I think the occlusion effect from earplugs was the main culprit. I have never had spikes this severe, even after being in loud places without earplugs. From now on, I will not go to those kinds of environments, not even with earmuffs, earplugs, or inside a...

...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?

...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...

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...

Thank you!

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

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...

...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...

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

...not, I have done a tremendous amount of work on myself, my ears, and my life over the past six years. Of course, I have had some accidental spikes during these years, such as at the dentist, and I have ended up in places that were too loud a few times. But nothing serious happened, and for...

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...

...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...

...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.

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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

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...

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

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

...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...

...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...

...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...

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...

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?

...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 :)

...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...

...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.

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.

I completely agree with this and actually experience something very similar myself.

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.

...hearing loss - because the system was put in shock. I've noticed people on here that protect their hearing a lot seem to suffer from a lot of spikes too. Could this be that our brain has a sort of tinnitus shock threshold? Like if a noise is over a certain decibel then it will cause a spike...

A lot of people have experienced tinnitus spikes. They all worry if the spike will be permanent or not. How do you know if it's just a spike or not?

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...

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