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If the tinnitus wasn't caused by exposure to loud music or noise, I don't really understand why avoiding sounds would help, but I just have "regular tinnitus", not hyperacusis. If you're bothered by the tinnitus and have trouble focusing and/or sleeping, my recommendation is listening to...

My spike is worsening, despite not being exposed to loud music or noise. Perhaps it's the usual "think about it and it spikes" sort of thing, perhaps it's something else, but it's been very present for weeks now, and extra much so the last week. I'm thinking that a never ending light cold can...

Spikes do happen, and as you say they tend to return to the baseline. However, there's still the possibility of your tinnitus worsening. I've experienced both. Besides that, I'd say your post matches my experience of the last 25+ years of having tinnitus.

This is an old thread I started over 10 years ago. However, this weekend, for the first time in more than 25 years, I experienced tinnitus in my dream. In the dream, it was spiking quite badly, possibly because it's been spiking (and perhaps worsening?) while I'm awake as well.

Exactly.

Nein, ich komme aus Schweden. :)

Based on my own experience, and without claiming this applies to everyone, I'd say you're probably OK and it's your mind that does this to you. Even with that knowledge it can be hard to battle, though, but give it time. I hope you return to your "baseline" soon.

The concert, you mean? I’m not sure. It’s so strange—it feels the same every time, and I can’t tell if it’s actually worse or if my brain is just playing tricks on me. I do notice it more when everything is quiet, but not as much during the day. When I put my fingers in my ears to block out...

Thank you. I am aware of the risks. Concerts are definitely a no for me now, and the one I recently attended was my last. I no longer go to movies or nightclubs, which makes sense now that I am 51, but I still attend football and ice hockey matches. I always use earplugs for protection. That...

I didn't get any emails so I forgot about checking in. How have you been, @tomytl? I'm coping, but for the last week or so, my left ear has been spiking for some unknown reason. Maybe stress, but I'm hoping it'll fade.

I'm sad to hear that. It's nothing I've ever had. I think you should ask that question in a thread of its own. I think the chances are higher to get a good reply there. I hope it recedes soon!

I'm sorry. I misread or answered the wrong post because I thought the OP had had it a year ago. At any rate, I think the most important part of improvement, habituation or actual, is not focusing on it. The sooner you let go of the worry, the sooner you improve. That said, we all have...

You're moving in the right direction, and I recognize parts of what you describe. I hope you're rid of the spike within a few weeks.

OK, thanks. That's not what the article I found and read said, but it's good.

Like I said before, I haven't read about tinnitus research in the last few years. After 25 years with almost no progress and still not knowing the exact cause of tinnitus, I have no hope of a cure. If you feel different, good for you, but I've been around this shit for so long that I've given...