Sonicare Toothbrush Caused a Tinnitus Spike?

Could a Sonicare toothbrush be to blame for my tinnitus going from 5 to 10?

 

No. I use it every day. Doesn't change my tinnitus.

 

Are you sticking it in your ear?

 

It's the only thing I can remember changing since my tinnitus went from 5 to 10!

 

Hi, @Grrr! It's often impossible to tell exactly what changes our tinnitus. But I use a Sonicare every day and it doesn't bother me.
So it sounds like you just started using this toothbrush? If so, go back to hand brushing. If your tinnitus goes down, you'll know the Sonicare was the cause.

 

It's easy to make false correlations when it comes to stuff like this. We get so desperate to know what is going on with our health, that sometimes it is really easy to think, "X came before tinnitus, so that must be the cause". Not saying that it is a false correlation, but that often does happen. Tinnitus is such a tricky problem that it is often extremely difficult to know what the cause is unless it is something just plain obvious, e.g. shooting a rifle without hearing protection.

 

I can see that now. Frankly, I've had it for years but suddenly owned that it was ME and not the trucks/machines in the street about a week ago (looow frequency rumble).

But it really went nuts about the time I bought my new brush. (AWESOME by the way.... much better than my Oral-B!) So I am trying to connect dots that may not actually be there.

 

I realize this post is years old, but I have the same question. A couple of weeks ago my tinnitus started getting really bad. It didn't occur to me until a few days ago that it might be related to the vibration/noise from the Sonicare toothbrush I started using about a month ago. It's a fantastic toothbrush, but absolutely nothing is worth increasing my tinnitus. I'll try not using it for a few days to see if there's any difference in my tinnitus, but it's possible increased damage is already done.

 

I'm with you on this. Something traumatic with our internal health occurs for no apparent reason and were like "Oh man, that was the day my neighbor shared chocolate chip cookies with me! It must be the cookies!" Or,.."I just put on these new socks. These new socks caused a spike in my tinnitus!"

 

I felt the same from a Braun electric shaver. I stopped using it just in case it was the culprit, but my tinnitus spike has never gone down. I guess I will never know what permanently spiked it. All I know is that most people with sound induced tinnitus from hearing loss cannot handle average everyday noises like a healthy person. It is virtually impossible to enjoy life without occasional noisy situations that are not considered harmful to most people's hearing but are to ours.

 

My electric toothbrush always results in a minor spike after usage (2 or 3 points increase on 10-scale), which fades away in roughly 15 min. My T is sensitive to external frequencies though (originates in neck issues), so it makes perfect sense that vibrations to the teeth/mouth have a certain effect. Therefore, this occurrence never bothered me.

 

I’ve had the same experience. Tinnitus peaked at the same point as starting to use a sonicare toothbrush.