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Bro is your voice still booming in your ear?

Yeah I had this the other day, some annoying sound was happening on the bus and I was still hearing it later that night.

It seems the majority of people have a somatic component to their tinnitus.

It is very possible mate. I'm living proof. I'm currently at university and doing just fine. A guy on my course also has tinnitus (very severe kind as well) and he's one of the highest scorers in the class. Tinnitus is annoying but there is no reason it should stop you doing a degree.

My friend did your problem with your voice being too loud ever resolve?

Hi mate, was wondering if your voice being too loud ever resolved?

For anyone interested or to anyone this may happen to in the future this seems to have settled back down to my usual horrible 5/10 tinnitus after about 24 hours.

Yeah I do get hyperacusis from time to time so perhaps this was just that playing up due to the frequency, in any case I'm not as worried as I am usually when I spike. Sorry to hear that man, is your case due to severe reactivity? Wish you all the best my friend.

Yeah I think so too. I did actually hear it, I can now tell why dogs hate it, it's a horrible sound. As far as I know I have no hearing loss (my tinnitus came neurologically.) so that may be why, although I have spiked from loud noises before so who knows.

Yeah I agree, as I said it wasn't for longer than a second and the volume was way down so hopefully it passes soon. I remember thinking straight after maybe I shouldn't have done that and then bam, spike. In any case I won't be doing that again that's for sure.

Hi everyone, I often hear people describe their tinnitus tone as a 'dog whistle' on this forum. Curiosity led me to searching dog whistle on YouTube to see whether I have this kind of sound. The volume could not have been any quieter and yet after listening to it for half a second, maybe 1...

Hey did your distortion of your own voice (robotic) get better?

I feel like NAC definitely took the sting out of a terrible spike I was having but I can't be sure it wasn't just time doing its thing.

Yeah benzos are tricky but as long as you're responsible and it can give you your sleep back, initially it might be a good idea.

Well my tinnitus came about neurologically alongside visual snow (had no hearing loss/ear damage at onset at 20) and it has a somatic component to it, although I can't make it quieter, only louder. This would suggest it doesn't mean it's outside the brain.

Can relate to this completely. When you notice something like this, the anxiety takes over completely, but look, it's only been 5 days. It could disappear as quick as it came on.

I really suspect ETD as I feel congested (mucus, clogged ears, slight sore throat etc) so maybe I have a slight cold which is causing it to be blocked. If it doesn't resolve after the weekend, I'll head to an ENT to get prescribed a nasal steroid. I've also read about a procedure called...

Best of luck mate, let us know how it goes.

Yeah similar to mine - my tinnitus is unaffected. This seems like a mechanical issue. For some reason though I have more confidence for these things to fade away by themselves than tinnitus itself.

How long has that been going on for?

Are things like fluid and pressure things that resolve on their own?

What symptoms are you dealing with at the moment mate?

Thanks for responding. When you say middle ear issues, do you mean like an ear infection or Eustachian tube issues? That's what I suspect. For what it's worth, when the initial left ear symptoms happened, they came on following a kind of slight feeling of pressure changing in that ear- don't...

I've looked into that but it doesn't seem like I have all the symptoms related to it, only the voice thing. I can't hear my breathing or eyes move or anything like that.

Would the fact that my tinnitus gets louder when I clench my teeth mean I have somatic tinnitus or is this something everyone can do?

Been a few days now and I think it's only gotten worse. I don't know how I can go on. I've had awful spikes before which have put me in 'the hole' but this feels even worse. I go about my day trying to minimize how much I talk and that is no way to live. Surely someone has experienced this before?

Did this particular issue ever resolve my friend?

As I said bro, recovering from a severe spike is never linear, there will be ups and downs.

Hi everyone, I am in a dark place right now and I need some reassurance. Since last Tuesday something weird has been going on with my ears. For reference I've had tinnitus for almost 2 years now and it has caused me varying levels of distress but for the most part it is manageable. Last...

I don't know too much about this particular research but this is massive news, no?

For a while now my left ear (non tinnitus affected ear funnily enough) vibrates when I talk, accompanied by a constant fullness sensation which varies in severity. It is so distressing and uncomfortable and it is causing me to isolate so I don't have to talk. I just need some reassurance that...

Hi @Koz, I'm just wondering if this ever resolved for you? It's driving me crazy.

Hi mate, I've been suffering with what you did years ago in that talking makes one of my ears vibrate. Did this ever resolve for you?

Agree with this completely, I had a massive spike around 5 weeks ago also from drinking (one big night rather than multiple small ones like yours though) and I've had times where I'd feel like the spike was gone then I'd wake up and it would be back worse than before. Only this week have I had...

Since yesterday I've noticed my left ear has been blocked after feeling a slight pressure change. It was very slight yesterday but today it is way more noticeable. I'm used to my right (tinnitus) ear being blocked every once in a while but never in this ear. The weird thing is when I woke up...

Late to the party here, how many of the participants in the 20-person trial didn't respond at all?

What kind of strategies did you use to calm down?

How are you doing now?

Hello everyone, I am a slightly different case to most of you in the sense that my tinnitus is not noise induced/hearing loss related and is a result of visual snow syndrome. Over the years of having this I’ve had many spikes lasting a few days to even a week. Since last Saturday I was having...

I have the neurological kind of tinnitus (started after onset of visual snow) with no hearing loss or any issues with hyperacusis etc. For the first time since my onset of symptoms I've been given the opportunity to attend a sports game tomorrow (football) and I'm just wondering if this poses...

My mistake. I misread the source. Correction: Synchron have been given FDA approval for their neuroprosthesis device, not their neuromodulation device (which is still in development). Regardless, the fact BCIs are being allowed to be implanted into humans is a step in the right direction and it...

Thanks man, appreciate it. I've done my best to ignore and mask it and it hasn't bothered me too much. The scary bit was that I could hear it over traffic which is weird since it is easily masked at home.

Synchron have been given FDA approval to do trials for Alzheimer's, depression, headaches and something else I can't remember. Even though it's not tinnitus YET, it is a great step in the right direction. I think brain-computer interfaces will be, not just ours, but many people's golden ticket...

How long do you think nicotine lasts in your system? Thanks.

Update: the fullness is gone which I am grateful for but the deep hum is still there and it is very intrusive. It reminds me of a guitar amp when it's unplugged (if that makes sense). Any advice? Thanks for your responses so far.

Hi, I've had tinnitus since late 2019 which I believe to be related to visual snow (no hearing loss). I am relatively habituated. However, within the last hour I have suddenly developed really severe fullness in my right ear after smoking a cigarette (I am not a regular smoker). This is...

Has this been confirmed?

I've tried to contact people who were involved in the study but I got no response from anyone and it seems they've probably moved on with their careers. Massive shame but it looks done. All I want is for findings to be published at this point but even that looks unlikely.

It is clear that Dr. Lim has stepped away from it but I'm unsure whether another researcher took the lead or something. False hope most likely. Regardless, surely they should have published their findings in a journal even if the research isn't continuing.

Has anybody contacted SONIC Lab (University of Minnesota) to see whether this research will pick up again in Dr. Lim's absence or not?

Thanks for your responses. Let's hope this is a temporary spike then.

Thanks for your response. You say spikes like mine have happened to you? How long do these spikes normally last in your case?

Hi, new here. I've had constant tinnitus for around 18 months which I have mostly habituated to which started alongside visual snow symptoms. However, in the last hour I have noticed a new loud sound in my right ear which kind of sounds like a laptop fan. There was nothing I did. No exposure...