TMS Treatment Experience and Tinnitus Fluctuation After Headphone Use

[OjaiTed]

New here. I just finished 10 days of TMS at UCLA, and I think it helped a little. My tinnitus is not as loud, and it changes throughout the day. The treatment was expensive, and I was told that about half of their patients report some improvement.

I just noticed that my tinnitus seemed to get louder after working on an orchestra score using headphones. Is it common for tinnitus to worsen after exposure to loud music or noise?

 

[Andrei88]

I was considering this (TMS), but it seems a bit expensive for what it promises.

To answer your question about headphones—yes, it's common for tinnitus to get louder after using them. This is probably more noticeable in people whose tinnitus is due to hearing damage, like in my case. I'm a former musician, played guitar and drums.

After multiple accidental exposures to loud music and sounds, my tinnitus has worsened significantly over the years.

 

[Ozhe]

New here. I just finished 10 days of TMS at UCLA, and I think it helped a little. My tinnitus is not as loud, and it changes throughout the day. The treatment was expensive, and I was told that about half of their patients report some improvement.

I just noticed that my tinnitus seemed to get louder after working on an orchestra score using headphones. Is it common for tinnitus to worsen after exposure to loud music or noise?

Are you trying to reduce the excitability of your auditory cortex using electromagnetic pulses, while at the same time continuing to stimulate it with loud music, which involves vibrations and can further damage an already compromised auditory system?