Definition of a Spike/Setback

Hi all,

I have been wondering - when people write they have a spike is it then because their existing sound/s increase in volume or do they get new sounds added for a period of time?

Next what is a setback - is it when the sound is suddenly high again or it is due to new sounds - or it it because of the perception changes?

Just wondering?

 

For me, a spike, which I never encountered until this year, after 3 years of stable T, is indeed when the volume goes up and it seems to me I perceive the electrical impulses actually spinning in my head.
I would say a setback is also what I have after years of stable T, to get spikes, sleep disturbance, new sounds and very reactive is a very big setback.

 

Most people see a spike in a increase in sound.
It can last a few hours or days and sometimes weeks.
When the spike settles your tinnitus goes back to your normal base sound.
Some people have unwanted emotions and anxiety and low mood but is soon short lived when their sound settles down....lots of love glynis

 

Sorry to hear about the increase NB, really.... Any idea what caused the spike? Noise exposure? Medication? It was it just an "out of the blue" kind of deal?

Best wishes
-Steve

 

In my opinion it is all medical, general anaesthetic, medication overload, legal, and hormones due to my age.