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...second activity, helping to maintain that effect. Interestingly, moments of forced distraction have sometimes helped me move out of multi-day spikes. For example, if I had to engage in a long activity despite the spike, after many hours, I would come out of it noticing a reduction in...

Hello all, I have moderate hearing loss and bad tinnitus and my ears are a bit sensitive to noise. Is there anything I should know or do before purchasing a hearing aid? Do spikes affect your hearing test?

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...

...for my T, either acoustic trauma or very strong psychosomatic effect… But if the T came from acoustic trauma, wouldn't I have a lot more spikes and changes since I would have some damages in my ears… ? The fact that it has been constant for over a year makes me think it might not be an...

...quietens down again. One thing I have noticed is whenever I sip water it will spike really intensely, although most of the time these strong spikes are random. Does anyone have any idea about what they think could be causing this to come on so suddenly? When I initially had pulsatile...

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

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...

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.

...2018 and the end of January 2019 I had some bad reactions to antidepressants that doubled my volume and possibly gave me me hyperacusis. My spikes have been out of control the last few weeks and I don’t know why. I’m not exposing myself to any loud noises and am being careful about what I...

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

...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...

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

...nosies I have have been bad. Louder, higher pitch, sometimes pulsing... It's annoying. I shouldn't think its forever. I've had low pitch spikes that last weeks, and this is just the first time its been the high pitch. Its annoying, and upsets me. Watching videos doesn't drown it out, and I...

Hi guys, Just wanted to give you all an update. I saw an ENT last Friday, he looked over my ears and removed some wax in my left ear and gave me a device to equalize the pressure in my ears since they were a little retracted. The pain in my ears has mostly gone away and even my tinnitus went...

What is a spike? What causes it? How do you know if it is permanent?

Is anyone else constantly scared this will happen to them? How often does this occur (assuming you do NOT have new noise exposure)? I feel like I've seen it here before and am so nervous about it! I always protect my ears but it's the random permanent spike I'm worried about.

Had a cup of coffee the other day and unbeknownst to me, it was made with espresso (150 mg caffeine). I felt awful afterwards. Really shaky and disoriented. Now my "static" tinnitus is in a huge spike. I almost feel like I did when tinnitus first came on, always thinking about it. I was...

Anyone encountered having their existing tinnitus worsen by sudden loud noise? Can I know the worsening or spike does it occur immediately after the loud noise? Or only spike or increase in T after the next morning after u wake up?

Does talking to people cause spikes for you guys?

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!

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

...tinnitus). I went to a tinnitus clinic, and they insisted on doing a new hearing test, even though I had one just 6 weeks ago. Now I have spikes in both ears and a new tone in one of them. It’s been 8 days, and nothing has changed. I’m so upset and angry. I think it came from the loudness...

...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...

Hi Dr. Nagler, So I just noticed this week that when I intentionally bite my left or right Molars my T spikes in my Left ear only. All this mess happened after I was assaulted 6 months ago, however T began in both ears 50 days after the assault. My teeth or jaw does not hurt anymore but do you...

...is though, is that it's not intermittent, it's all day long so my ears don't get a rest. For me, personally, it's too loud for my damaged ear and causes spikes/increases... whatever they are. What would you do in this situation? Wear plugs? Do you think this sound level warrants protection?

Everytime my wisdom teeth act up my tinnitus spikes too

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...

...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...

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...

Hello. I have been experiencing suicidal levels of tinnitus, and it keeps getting worse. I have very severe loudness hyperacusis too. What I want to ask is - why is my tinnitus spiking so easily (almost daily) to noise that shouldn't even be considered loud? (I'm talking 50-60 decibels max)...

...the risks to the dental profession of tinnitus from using drills etc every day. So at that last session, and this session today, there were no spikes. He gave me noise cancelling headphones to wear, which didn't make too tight a seal so there was no occlusion effect - just the job! I only had...

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:

...one, and it changed to a lower pitch... as the day went by... the pitch went back to baseline, this should usually happen all the time. I'm asking this, because I wanna know if there are more people taking naps despite of the spikes... Do they usually return to baseline within a few hours?

...that I take for other ailments. Another question would be if anyone uses a CPAP machine as I do, does it cause tinnitus to spike or if it spikes with sleeping regardless of the CPAP. I would love if anyone had a list of what NOT do do so that it would not spike, I'm going nuts trying to...

...here anytime I have to be around something loud even with hearing protection in my ears. Why is this happening? What can I do to keep these spikes from happening? Do I need to see a doc again and take another course of prednisone to get this ringing to to go back to baseline? I was doing so...

...that I am extremely afraid for my tinnitus to change by further damage to the ear. Maybe you can tell me what's going on with me. I am having spikes all the time and I even have developed problems in my formerly tinnitus-free ear in the last two weeks and this is so scary because I had...

The barometric pressure can worsen your tinnitus symptoms, especially if you live in the Midwest region of the United States. Keep an eye on spikes when the pressure increases, or during storming weather.

...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...

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...

Bad spikes and weird sounds, think because of massive wax build up. Struggling today! So anxious.

...Moldex SparkPlugs have an advertised 35 dB SNR, which should further reduce the 83 dB to around 50 dB. For me, this ensures there will be no spikes. I set these earmuffs to maximum amplification so they function as audio compressors. This way, they amplify soft sounds and reduce loud noises...

I kept them on my keychain in one of those small metal containers typically used for medication, so they were always within reach. I only used them while driving, visiting slightly noisy restaurants, or attending any other louder-than-average venues.