MemberI know stress exacerbates tinnitus by heightening your perception of it, but I don't know if it can trigger tinnitus. Reading up online hasn't resulted in any clear conclusions so I'm wondering if any of you have found stress alone to trigger a tinnitus spike that hasn't subsequently fallen back to baseline?
I'm asking this because I had a pretty big tinnitus spike around 12 days ago. I've had plenty over the years, but they all follow a similar pattern, i.e. they've all had a known trigger, e.g. unexpected noise exposure, and have all have receded back to baseline after around a week to ten days.
This last spike is different though in that there has been no obvious trigger and it has not yet receded, which is pretty darn depressing. I know my stress levels at work have been through the roof for the last couple of months, so perhaps this was the trigger?
Has anyone else had any similar experiences?
I'm asking this because I had a pretty big tinnitus spike around 12 days ago. I've had plenty over the years, but they all follow a similar pattern, i.e. they've all had a known trigger, e.g. unexpected noise exposure, and have all have receded back to baseline after around a week to ten days.
This last spike is different though in that there has been no obvious trigger and it has not yet receded, which is pretty darn depressing. I know my stress levels at work have been through the roof for the last couple of months, so perhaps this was the trigger?
Has anyone else had any similar experiences?
