Stuffy at least in my case was the period of time while my brain adjusted to having decreased hearing level. Almost like a slight pressure but physically everything looks fine.
I have a constant background, fairly loud, high pitch noise. Sometimes, cant find any regular interval or cause and effect, one ear gets an even louder, single tone that drowns out everything for maybe 10 seconds then drops back to normal level :(
Having had it bad for over a decade now, I find that my brain 'forgets' about it sometimes. The trick is to never think about it because the second you do....right back to noticing its there. It was much easier years ago :(
If anyone happens to be friends with a musician suffering from the big T, I'd be interested in having them review my product. I designed a mini amp called Booster with a 6dB bump centered at 1500 Hz to lift dialogue and help increase intelligibility. The ORBs themselves are VERY accurate and...
Here in LA there is a huge underground scene. Dj events where it doesnt hit 110dB but you can bet it does for the kids standing right at the speakers.... I feel like telling people they are doing long term damage... I save that for the ones who notice my earplugs and say 'that's smart'...
I've read that tinnitus sounds like 7800 Hz. Given it's nerves firing and not really hair cells moving it would be interesting to learn if an out of phase signal in that range can be dialed in for specific ringing.
New here myself. Having read many of the comments I too hope that whatever you have specifically might some day go away as mysteriously as it arrived. I find that the only thing working for me is to ignore it. Most of the time I don't notice mine even though it is pretty loud and ever...