Tinnitus That's Got Worse

For those of you whose tinnitus has worsened since its onset, what do you think caused it to worsen?

 

Many things can make tinnitus worst. It's hard to exactly pin point, on what did it. Loud sound, stress/anxiety, Meds, illnesses....these usually are common reasons.

 

Mine is loads worse. I avoid loud places, so it's not that. Maybe meds such as ADs or Sleeping aids. Maybe just changes in the brain that noone can explain.

 

When you say "can make tinnitus worse" do you mean a temporary worsening like it's loud for a few weeks then goes back to baseline, or a permanent worsening. Have you developed new tones that never go away? There's a big difference.

 

Mine was stable for almost two years. In the past month I've developed two new tones. I'm not quite sure why, but the only think I can think of was moderately loud noise exposure that wasn't even that loud. It's too early to tell if it's a permanent worsening, but it's been difficult to deal with.

As far as the loudness of my main intrusive tone, that can spike, but I find spikes in loudness alone to be relative and transient.

 

Sometimes it's a spike and sometimes it's permanent. You never know with tinnitus.

 

Have you had permanent worsenings? What caused them?

 

A harsh antibiotic 10 years ago made my tinnitus worst....

 

Such loudness, is a shock to the ears and brain. I fully believe, what you say....

 

I do not know. I have had two permanent spikes, one a few years ago, and the second a few (probably four to five) weeks ago. And I have absolutely no idea as to why either happened.

 

I am currently going through a bad spike. My T has been unmaskable since onset. Can hear it everywhere despite any loud sound around me. Got somewhat used to it and could ignore it a good part of the time. Now it's raucuous, like pressure water being projected full force against my neck while metal keys are being shaked near my ears. Can't pin point what has triggered this mess. I am terrified to think that preparing a smoothie with a not-so-loud mixer could have lead to this.

 

My got worse.