Tinnitus Is Less Intense With Earplugs In...?

[st0rch]

My extremely high pitch tinnitus does not seem half as loud or sporadic with earplugs in. Any thoughts as to why?.. I don't understand it.

 

[Riikka]

That's quite interesting, my experience is quite the contrary. For me, with the earplugs in my T seems to amplify, as there are no outside noises masking the T, making it seem louder. How it could get more quiet, I don't know.

 

[shan]

My extremely high pitch tinnitus does not seem half as loud or sporadic with earplugs in. Any thoughts as to why?.. I don't understand it.

I experienced that too but not always. The ringing appears less raging with ear plugs in because my ringing seems to be exacerbated by competing sounds in my surroundings at times.

 

[Tenna]

To me it's overwhelming when the tinnitus is added to many daily sounds in comparison to when wearing earplugs

 

[peter1974]

Maybe you have Hyperacusis. Or like me a hole in your ear drum causing outside noises to agitate the Tinnitus?

If its any help I am 5 weeks in about. My Hyperacusis dropped after 2 weeks or so. Still have tinnitus but its dropped from a tone to a hiss.

BTW. Do you get echos in your ear when you talk or if you cover your ear when there is outside noises?!

 

[Aighton]

My extremely high pitch tinnitus does not seem half as loud or sporadic with earplugs in. Any thoughts as to why?.. I don't understand it.

My high pitch also goes away or lessens also with earplugs.. Did you got any idea how come?

 

[Quentino]

I think that's because with earplugs your brain can not compare T with other sounds, a thing it can do without earplugs. Without earplugs, the T is always here even with normal sounds so there is a comparison between the T and sounds, and because iyou can hear it with normal sounds it seems loud.