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I have begun to notice that when I get a spike of t, there is intermittent pain deep in my ear on that side. So, for instance in March I had a few days where the t in my right ear was louder than usual, and I got moments of pain in that ear. Now I've been having a spike in the left ear for a few...

That’s temporary; in no way can overprotection make tinnitus permanently worse. Temporarily louder, sure. And why did you tag me and my comment? I was talking about hyperacusis. Painful muscle spasms is middle ear related. Relaxation and not being anxious can help the middle ear relax. So...

I have the same situation, but I have had this just for 4 months. What do you do for sleep?

Is there any merit in trying Prednisone after 6-7 months onset of tinnitus and hyperacusis from loud noise exposure? Hyperacusis I believe developed later probably from overprotecting ears and has been improving noticeably with using appropriate protection for the situation and regular exposure...

I'm hoping someone can give me a little insight...my above post explains a lot of my current symptoms. It's going from bad to worse... I have EXTREME fullness in both ears, a dull ache as well as intermittent sharp pains, high pitched tinnitus both continuous and pulsatile, and I now also a low...

I should have habituated to tinnitus a long time ago but due to my depression issues, benzo tolerance, and the fact that benzos are a depressant kept me from having habituating thoughts... I have been reducing my klonopin more and more but it is a struggle because of withdrawal problems and the...

I noticed when I took phenergan - an antihistamine - that the PT lessened or disappeared.

I think we have to give up naps.

Hello there, I've had high frequency tinnitus for many years, it's one of those things that I got used to quite quickly and now I hardly notice it at all. However last year I started having intermittent low frequency tinnitus in my left ear, like many others at first I attributed it to...

Hello all, I'm new to tinnitus and am seeking advice on how to manage it. In short, I had a severe adverse reaction to the antidepressant Fluoxetine, which caused me nerve pain as well as a ton of other side effects. I developed tinnitus a week or so after I stopped the medication, so it seems...

I do and some of us here do to, there are threads for low frequency tinnitus or low hum tinnitus or drone noise tinnitus. Mine is intermittent in a sense that I have it for a period of time during what I also have half days/days off then it goes into remission. The "active" periods are...

Hello, I'm 23 years old. About four months ago, I was unexpectedly exposed to some very loud noise for 10-15 minutes at a concert that I assumed would be much quieter than it was. The following morning, my left ear felt very "full" and I heard an intermittent ringing in both ears -- not like...

My vote is putting in an order for different parents but unfortunately, that requires time travel which like a cure for tinnitus hasn't been invented yet. My TTS has inexplicably subsided of late. Will probably come back but I'm riding the wave right now. Honestly, TTS doesn't bother me...

Hello, Just seen the title of this thread. It really stood out to me. I've had tinnitus for 2 and a half years. My tinnitus changed between 3-4 months. At the start, my tinnitus would come and go but sleep always made it better. I could wake up in the night and the tinnitus wouldn't be...

Yes, sometimes my tinnitus is pulse and high pitch, it can alse be constant. It is not a pulsatile tinnitus, It is a tinnitus caused by hearing loss and which has a somatosensory aspect.

The answer may be both! Less salt. Less food! On the Alternative Treatments section, there's a thread about following the 5:2 diet (5 days of regular calorie intake, 2 days of partial fasting). Some people have reported good results with this...

I've had tinnitus a long time--those long-ago concerts, don't you know? I also had an ear infection in December 2017 that caused major hearing loss in my left ear that my ENT doc now says is Meniere's disease, based on two audiograms a year apart. I'm not convinced--I don't have the vertigo and...

New User Information Gender: Female Age: 52 How Long Have You Suffered From Tinnitus? (Date of Onset): Dec 15, 2014 How Did You Get Tinnitus?: Other (define below) Explain How You Got Tinnitus: Depression, anxiety, medications Is Your Tinnitus in Which of the Following?: Head What...

I use Resound tinnitus masking 'hearing aids' that both generate their own sound and allow me to transmit music or sounds from my MP3 player to them. I also use headphones at times. Stevearrison has a good set of masking sounds at...

I should qualify my response above (post #2). I stand by everything I said there. However, I was referring to a sort of long-term average, over which my tinnitus does not change much. On a more granular level, as in day-to-day, my tinnitus changes immensely: it is either on or off. Half the days...

With low pitched tinnitus and intermittent fullness, cochlear hydrops comes to mind - but that's really much more of a guess and much less of a diagnosis at this point in time. My suggestion would be for you to see a neurotologist for a thorough evaluation, which will clearly serve you far...

Hi all, This looks a great site to share views. I have had high pitched T since early twenty's (now 54) now have low frequency hum morse code intermittent T since 2011 following a bout of Eustacian Tube Dysfunction following the flu. It comes a go's but mostly comes! Been looking at various...

@Greg Sacramento Thanks, that's along the lines I was thinking too. I truly think that it was a sum of minor causes eventually leading to tinnitus, but few are actually related to loud noise. I'm currently in physical therapy to treat my neck and eventually my core stability, I'm practicing...

Hey all, I want to make an important note about the hum. A lot of people with the hum have the same unique experiences with it and it reacts differently to normal tinnitus. For example it stops when moving your head to tapping your head. I have intermittent hum too and it has all those same...

That's my distortions! Thanx for the video. I have exactly the same type of symptoms apart from my regular polyphonic tinnitus. It got worse the last two weeks whilst it seemed to subside. I also get this with music, although the morse segment of mine sounds more like intermittent whistles...

Yes, that hum went away after about a year. I suspect it may have been some kind of inflammation of the mastoid as that was only thing that showed up in an MRI. I found Promethazine helped with the hum as did ginger, honey and turmeric drink. The present hum is more problematic. I believe it...

Today I noticed when I tap my neck below my ear it sounds exactly like a microphone booming. What does that mean is going on? Should I see a NUCCA chiro?

It’s hard to say. It sounds like intermittent tinnitus (the main tinnitus sound as opposed to the hum of which many get on top of the hiss) and as your hearing is damaged it stands to reason everything sounds distorted in these situations. Look into your jaw as pressure and fullness with...

Hello, Has anyone ever been told by an ENT that their tinnitus would go away? I'm going to repost my introductory post below, so you can understand my experience with tinnitus. I'm posting again because, after seeing an ENT, she told me that my hearing is actually above average, and that...

I had RFA on left side C3-C4 C4-C5 C5-C6 a couple days ago. Seemed to spike my noise on left side, but am better now. I will have the same done on right side in about a week. Inconclusive so far on lessening of noise. I will check out Regenexx on C1-C3 later this month. At least I'm trying. :)...

Hello Everyone, I’m a 69-year-old Welshman who is lucky enough to live in small village in the Italian Alps. I’m overweight and suffer from Type 2 diabetes. Here’s my story: A couple of weeks ago I was watering my plants on my terrace when I slipped, fell backwards and I hit the back of my...

I don't think so. I also have this crakling sound when i swallow. I've had it for years and I don't have ETD.

@RB2014 I have had hyperacusis for nearly 2 years and it hasn't gotten better. Even on days when my tinnitus distress is reduced to near zero the hyperacusis does not calm down. I think this is the level it will stay at. My tinnitus is not reactive and does not seem to be affected by the...

After 2 overall rather mild days, I had another difficult night which has remained the case so far today. My tinnitus seems ridiculously inconsistent however, it's gone from a high pitch tone at the start to haywire electrical chirping to crickets and now to this strange intermittent electrical...

I would add Magnesium and Potassium citrate to the list.

Oh right... I think most people consider a spike to be a temporary increase in volume, I do. There's also a thread around here somewhere with a poll on if people have varying levels of tinnitus or a rather constant volume.

...actually your biggest problem, and is just serving as a convenient proxy? There's lots of people in the world who experience intermittent tinnitus or other unusual sensory experiences as a result of allergies, congestion or illness, who do not obsess or fixate on them. Conversely, there are...

Tinnitus can be very draining - I get it. I have had mine for over three years and am still having trouble accepting this as my new normal. I very much miss the silence and relish those few minutes once in awhile when the tinnitus is so faint that I have to focus to hear it. Night is the worst...

Hi, I have experienced exactly what you have previously described. The intermittent "static/electrical" noise that comes and goes all day.. Seems to be really bad when I first wake up and progressively get a little better throughout the day. Then I go to bed it it restarts again the next...

All my tinnitus tones are intermittent or morse code-type sounds. They used to be quite reactive as well (to white noises such as a running tap or a blowing fan), but this has improved significantly, my perception tells me. While the morse code-tones themselves have not gone away, mine do tend...

Are you talking about my initial pain symptoms 2 years ago or what I have now? How long before you noticed improvements?

I will have the same surgery but in 4-5 months from now according to my surgeon. I am scared of Empty Nose Syndrome more than any tinnitus spike. Please keep us updated here if you want, I will follow this thread. Wish you the best and speedy recovery and no complications after the surgery.

@JodieStephens Tinnitus comes in many forms and intensities and no two people experience it the same. It can be: mild, moderate or severe. In one ear or both, known as bilateral tinnitus. The noise can be experienced as if it's coming from the middle of the head. It can be intermittent or...

You're doing the right thing. 1. Hypertension can be a factor, but that solely usually isn't the issue. 2. The intermittent nature is normal for pulsatile tinnitus. This is how it almost always presents. 3. Don't panic. You're dong the right thing by having it investigated. The times it...

Yes, I have a bit of high frequency hearing loss (something like -30 dB @ 6-8 kHz, I do not have my last audiogram here). No hums nor beeps, my tinnitus is actually pretty damn constant, it just increases throughout the day as for many other people. I had some intermittent random chirps in one...

I've tried them and didn't find it useful for my tinnitus, but if I had more than mild/intermittent hyperacusis I would try them and probably not listen to any music during that time. To me they feel similar to in-ear headphones but since they aren't sealed, I guess they should be less harmful...

Hi everyone. I'm afraid I'm still confused about something . . . From what I've read on here . . . am I correct in understanding that Tinnitus and Pulsatile Tinnitus are two completely unrelated conditions . . . with Pulsatile Tinnitus usually having vascular origins and (regular) Tinnitus...

My tinnitus, I believe, is of the intermittent, or fluctuating, type, although I wake up with it every day to some degree. By checking for it compulsively, which I did myself, you are instructing your brain to find something, which it will. That is a very hard behavior to break, but unless we...

Hi @Diego LR, Sorry to read about your experiences. I have not come across tinnitus originating specifically from digestive issues but, given the number of nerve cells in the gut and the fact that most serotonin is produced there (and, perhaps your initial success with Citalopram), perhaps...

That sounds scary! For me I also thought for a nano second if my tinnitus was going wild when the insect was buzzing in there. I got confused a brief second :O Went to the doctor today and he checked my ears very carefully and gave me an all clear. No bug to be found. He also performed a...

...feel my ear drum feel wet and moving constantly with a weeoooo sound, like an ambulance. Since then it has died down, with intermittent tinnitus. But I still feel some dull pain there from time to time, I read it can take months to dry out. Just wondering if there's anything I can do to...

Not sure, I think it was a combination of a couple of factors. I DJ'ed and noticed my ears were unusually sensitive. I was on a high amount of Amoxocillin, and I think it's side effect is noise sensitivity. A couple weeks before this I was experiencing more intermittent moments of tinnitus. My...

Hi, @dudeguywithstuff I'm sorry I never saw your post until now. There IS a group of us here with this intermittent chirping tinnitus. My tinnitus once disappeared for nearly a year, and it still comes and goes in a rather erratic fashion. After 3 years of this, I'm convinced that mine is...