Recent content by Chris S.

The dBA scale at these levels may be inaccurate, especially if the sound is in the lower frequency register, in which case the difference between dBA and dBC or dBZ values could be as significant as 10-15 dB (this is based on my own experience - I use a properly calibrated SPL Class 2 meter for...

From my experience with a similar issue, a prolonged spike may take place (mine are unusually quite long and last 3-4 months). Given the fact that you were outdoors, you are much less likely to have a permanent spike.

The low rumble after a thunder (about 75-85 dBC inside a house) is actually quite dangerous. I've gotten a spike in the past.

I am joining the warning: tried mine yesterday at home at low volume (wish I'd read this thread earlier) and got the WORST spike ever (some of my spikes in the past have been horrible, but this one seems to be toppling all others). The HomePod mini has a devilishly deep bass for its size! Avoid...

My tinnitus is a variety of the loud high-pitched hiss. What helps me best to sleep is putting a masking sound on my phone (go to YouTube and search for "MOST POWERFUL TINNITUS SOUND THERAPY 1 Hr". White noise, etc. can't help much, but this one (meant to help with high-pitched tinnitus only) is...

Tinnitus that spikes widely as a result of the 1) food you eat, 2) the medications you take, 3) the noises around you, 4) any other provocations - dental work, household appliances like lawn mowers, vacuum cleaners, etc. (that transmit vibrations through bone conduction and directly affect the...

Unfortunately, you are correct. I am currently going through an awful spike that has been on for the best part of the last 6 months and since it is reactive tinnitus that I am dealing with, every further small error aggravates it more and more and more. And the occasional grave error/bad luck...

It's not so much about habituation per se, but about the fact that reactive tinnitus pays you back every time someone in your household or outside does something very loud (and you happen to be nearby) - slams a door, shouts, crashes a shopping cart, revvs up a motorbike on your street, or jumps...

I started exercising every day (cycling for 10-12 km or walking for 3-4 km, or both) and after a few weeks, my tinnitus became horrible. Now even light walks make it spike. Leaves me frustrated, as I clearly see the benefits of exercise, but the spikes are awful (my tinnitus is quite severe and...

After whacking my left earmuff today against the pantry door, I got a muffled ear and a tinnitus spike. Reproducing the event with my calibrated SPL meter placed in the muff showed about 94 dBC. Not happy at all. This was louder than anything else I had managed to hit my muffs against in the...

I would stay away from NAC. It made my severe tinnitus even more severe. That was 4 months ago (I took 1200 mg for two nights) and there has been no improvement - only gradual worsening.

Hard to tell whether the acoustic event was loud enough to trigger a reaction. Usually, the tinnitus would begin soon after an acoustic trauma (within a day or two). That being said - beware COVID-19, as well as the COVID-19 vaccines. Both can initiate or aggravate existing tinnitus. It happened...

Medication-wise, it's a roulette. Medications (Aspirin, Pfizer jab, antibiotic ointment, NAC, prescription toothpaste) and supplements (Lion's Mane mushroom extract), have spiked my tinnitus in the last 14 months so many times that it reached very severe levels. Still, though, I have started...