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@El BUZZ, thanks and while I certainly understand the highway to madness I can’t help but think back to possible triggers when it spikes. My...

Stress and anxiety seem to make my tinnitus spike as well. I now take 10 mg of Escitalopram every evening (started with 5 mg) and I think it may...

I no longer have any headaches but just a very slight ache in left ear on a couple of occasions. Tinnitus seems to have stayed toned down for...

I've had pretty loud tinnitus the last few days and this evening my ears feel full and left ear has a mild ache. I've had the mild ache a few...

I'm 58 and am having trouble adjusting to tinnitus. I first noticed it around age 54 but it really spiked a couple months ago and was unbearable....

I took Singulair for years but stopped because of the cost a few years ago. I don’t even think I noticed my tinnitus until long after switching to...

@Hamsti, I have regular tinnitus and hearing loss but wonder if a recent spike was stress/anxiety related. Timing sure seemed right. I am no...

Mine really spiked a couple months back and lasted for a couple weeks. I suffered major anxiety for the duration. It was the worst time of my...

Mine has toned down. Fingers crossed.

Headaches and fullness seem to have subsided and tinnitus volume is staying lower. I’m keeping my fingers crossed and being very careful.

Meowmeowmeow, sorry my friend but welcome to the forum. Protect your ears and try and stay calm. I’m taking the same anxiety medication you are....

I realize this thread is 3 years old but it still got me thinking. Fantastic that the anti-anxiety med cured his tinnitus. There seems to be...

@Tweedleman, he prescribed Escitalopram 5-10 mg nightly. Currently 5mg. I should mention I had been taking it for a year or so previous to the...

@Poseidon65, very interesting, but to me we should be able to draw some conclusions from your observations on the Valsalva. Can we not conclude...

My fear exactly. Wind slamming door caused my last spike after waiting 4 months for the previous to settle. Juicer/blender, plates coming...

That is great Jack. Did you feel any drainage down the back of your throat as it was clearing up?

Glad to hear you are feeling better Lukee. I can’t figure it out. Up and down like a yoyo. Yesterday was great. Not much of a fire in the...

@DRobi With all the miraculous workings of the human body including its ability to heal itself I have often wondered exactly the same thing....

Very discouraging. Can someone please clear a couple of things up for me? I thought I recalled somewhere seeing an of image showing FX-322 before...

@Lukee, good morning, Looks like another beautiful day with a high of 15 C. Now I’m wondering if my wood stove might be a factor. Sunday was so...

I know this is old but I’m beginning to suspect my wood stove as well. They really dry out the air. I had windows open all day today and let the...

I agree and am also 100% convinced Tinnitus Talk saves lives. I think he was just suggesting I not obsess on it and to think about other things....

Sorry, I was discussing tinnitus with my ENT. “Just about everyone gets it eventually”. It must be frustrating for a doctor and especially a...

Very good question. It would appear nobody knows the answer or if they do, they are keeping it secret. So many affected yet so little research. My...

Isn’t there something that can be done for someone who just can’t take it anymore? Can they not do something to the auditory cortex part of the...

@one-light, it sounds like you are suggesting that your wife had COVID-19 but didn’t get that sick because she didn’t know she had it? Those that...

@Lukee thanks for all the ideas. I was pretty bummed out after I spoke to the ENT. I had the fullness muffled sensation last evening but without...

Just had a phone appointment with an ENT doctor. Despite the fullness muffled sensation he told me I don’t have ETD. I’m not convinced.

I recently had a bad tinnitus spike in both ears along with a pressure type headache. The headache was just mild and it and the spike subsided...

I have wondered about electronic noise and computer screen exposure as well. Hmmmmm.

After 6 months' wait, I finally had my ENT specialist phone me today. Seemed like a very smart doctor and good person. Unfortunately I didn't...

I’ve never had glue ear. Have you tried the ear message/exercises for ETD on YouTube? Many also say to try Sudafed and to drink lots of water. I...

It’s almost like the hyperacusis comes on too late. It hurts to look at the sun or touch something hot so you stop doing it. Loud music use to...

I fully understand the anxiousness @Lukee. I have been there. I think it’s good sign that it feels like it’s due to pressure in the inner ear....

@Lukee, yes, I did have a mild ear ache on both sides afterwards but it wasn't bad and might have lasted 2 hours maximum but I went to bed, fell...

Welcome to the forum Mike. 54 years, wow, please tell us more. You surely must have learned a lot about your tinnitus through the years. Any idea...

@Lukee, I’d have to agree on the fullness, headache thing. I still can’t explain it. As a life long allergy/asthmatic I shouldn’t be surprised if...

I have described my past mild headaches exactly the same way. Felt like a big elastic band around my head. That is also how stress headaches are...

@glynis, thanks, yes, I know now that Ibuprofen can cause tinnitus and I assume a tinnitus spike as well. I was taking just one in the morning. I...

Just had a thought. Might be wise to do a regular Neti Pot routine (both nostrils) just to make sure your sinuses are clean and flushed. You don’t...

I don’t want to encourage it but yes the fullness sensation is gone. I requested some input regarding risk from any experts on this forum but...

@Potoriums, I’m afraid I wasn’t very good at using the Neti Pot regularly. It just didn’t seem to be getting to my Eustachian tubes were I...

I had more than a few glasses of the same inexpensive wine two evenings in a row with no noticeable worsening of tinnitus the third day. Then a...

No wine last evening. And now the tinnitus, while it’s definitely there, is tolerable. Not as bad as it has been.

Since my tinnitus spike, I have found that many loud noises bother me. I wouldn’t say painful, just annoying. I too was wondering if it is...

I’m beginning to think that cheap red wine helps my tinnitus shortly after drinking a glass or two, but makes it worse for the next day or two.

I’m beginning to suspect red wine might be exasperating my tinnitus as well. Lately I’ve been having a couple of glasses of cheap red wine most...

I heard Dr Drew and Dr Oz talking about how the COVID-19 virus affects the brain. TV in garage and I was under my truck so I couldn’t follow 100%...

Wow GREAT attitude and you are 100% right on the money. Congratulations, I need some of that today (y). I keep slipping. Gotta keep working on it....

The headaches were very mild not like the terrible pounders I use to get after an asthma attack as a kid. But I haven’t had any kind of headache...

It’s terrible, completely life changing. Mine was bearable when at its baseline but since it has got louder has destroyed me. My wife and children...

@Giruto, sorry to hear that but you have come to the right place. It’s still early and hopefully it disappears. Would you say you were pretty...

Starting to really doubt mine is ETD. Having two teenage daughters can be pretty stressful and create a lot anxiety. Might be stress headaches....

@kingsfan, sorry, my bad. What I meant to say was “if one had tinnitus in both ears and the volume would always match,” then shouldn’t that tell...

@Greg Sacramento, thanks Greg, Now at 57, I’ve used lots of loud power tools for over 40 years. I’ve worked in a paper mill (very loud) and a semi...

@Greg Sacramento, so when I see the ENT in two months they should be able to determine where in my ear the hearing loss occurs? Are they also then...

I had been taking a regular strength Ibuprofen every morning for probably 6 months to help with some back pain. I wasn’t taking it when I first...

Tinnitus above baseline all last night and today. Could it be changes in atmospheric pressure or weather? We had a low pressure system come...

I’m certainly with you on being cautious about taking medications. Especially those that work on the brain. I would want to have researched it...

Seems like you are doing much better :). That’s awesome! So to what do you attribute your feeling better?