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My tinnitus spiked pretty bad 3 days after my first dose of Pfizer as well. After 3-4 weeks it settled back down to near my pre-vaccine baseline. I ended up delaying the second dose a week to give more buffer time. Just got my second dose yesterday and had an immediate spike. I'm hoping that...

I got my first dose of Pfizer on Thursday March 25th. The following Monday (3/29) I got a moderate tinnitus spike that has lasted about a week. The past 3 days things seem to be improving, similar to @jjflyman. If things continue to fade back down to baseline, I still plan to get the second...

@K Friday, congrats! Very happy for you.

@kingsfan, I went ahead and got the Pfizer last week. I'm going to report back in a few weeks on any impact to my tinnitus. My thought process is that there seems to be more supporting evidence of COVID-19 itself causing increase than the vaccine, so I chose the lesser of 2 evils. Sucks that we...

My tinnitus is definitely better in the morning. I currently sleep with white noise, but for a long time I didn’t and it was still quieter in the am.

Yep same here. I started popping my ears once tinnitus started and now it’s habit and I can’t stop. Lol.

Just got my first Pfizer vaccine today. Nothing to report yet other than a sore arm. Will update any impact to tinnitus in a few weeks.

@Kirstystired buzzing is good. Usually the healing process goes 1) ringing 2) buzzing 3) hissing 4) silence sometimes a soft hiss is the best you’ll get, but I’ve seen many stories of people’s T that kept healing after the hiss and they got silence back Good luck and congrats on your child

Hi @Theresa A I’m sorry you are dealing with this, but you are definitely not alone. We are all going through it together. I left you a message on the other thread regarding your new pulse sound

@Theresa A Are the new sounds rhythmic to your heartbeat? I believe pulsatile T is commonly associated with something physical that can be treated. (ie increases blood pressure, etc). Could it be that you are more stressed and have higher blood pressure due to lack of sleep?

PS - it’s pretty common for it to take many months for tinnitus fade (especially after initial onset). I say that not to depress you, but to give you hope. It’s very easy to lose patience and get depressed with lack of progress. Stay positive and keep believing that it will fade.

Hi @Tara Lyons Do you mean that it’s quieter / less intense now with earplugs than it used to be? Or that it’s quieter with earplugs in than without? If it’s the first, then yes, I would say that means it is fading. If it’s the second, it sounds like you may still be dealing with...

That’s great that it’s improving. I think that’s a really good sign. And I’m glad you are protecting your ears. I completely get what you mean about not feeling like yourself and not being happy. The first months are a living hell. And nobody really understands what you’re going through...

@Tara Lyons Yep - tinnitus sucks. Can't understand it unless you have it. It's also very frustrating that the doctors aren't any help... Has your T steadied at all or is it still all over the place? Mine was also very chaotic for the first several months, but eventually evened out and...

@T_Almost_Gone those Nueromodulation tracks work for me too. Usually lowers my T volume by at least a little bit. check out the TinnitusPlay iPhone app. It’s got some good Nueromodulation tracks also