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...I have no idea what caused my tinnitus. I did suffer a nervous breakdown recently, medication was increased (Sertraline) and suffered a head injury after blacking out. Also was told I had an ear infection and was given a course of antibiotics. So the cause could be any of those things. I...

I'm reading this with great interest. Myself, I suffered a head injury back in January. My T is not pulsatile however, it is a constant tone, high pitched, primarily in my right ear (or right side of the head). Applying pressure to my temple region, moving my jaw a certain way, and...

My T is definitely noise induced but I also have bruxism and a somatic element. One ENT doc I saw couldn't get his head around how it was possible to have both. Don't worry I'm not wasting my time on any new doctor's appointments apart from my favourite general practitioner...

Welcome to the forum. You are not just a war veteran but a T veteran too. There are many reasons which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including but not limited to drug reaction or side-effects from ototoxic drugs, ear wax build-up, ear or Eustachian tube infection or ETD, ear drum injury...

@hopeforme, It may be a good idea if your ENT wants an MRI to rule out anything. It may be in their professional protocol to do that to rule out anything otherwise there can be a lawsuit for malpractice. It also can hep you mentally to know nothing serious is going on. Good idea to protect the...

Hi Greg, just wanted to wish you luck with surgery etc. Hoping you get some much needed relief. Daniel

@Ian Mc That may due to a change in blood pressure. Some don't hear PT when standing up - only when moving head to side, bending and extending head forward. Some don't hear PT after eating. All of this - no awareness from being occupied, not hearing it when standing up and not hearing it after...

...to all, I'm new to the talks but have been afflicted with T & H since 4/6/16 so approximately 4 months now...my tinnitus began due to a head injury and concussion on the side I was injured. Unfortunately, I already had mild to moderate high-frequency hearing loss on the side of injury so it...

Hey, I've had tinnitus as long as I can remember (50+ years). I think it stems from a head injury as a 5 year old. I fell about 8-10 feet onto a concrete floor. Point of contact was my face. 30+ years of driving ambulances and fire trucks didn't help the situation, neither did the rock and roll...

...high blood pressure or blood circulation problem, anemia, loud noise exposure or acoustic trauma/shock, acoustic neuroma tumor, head injury or TBI, neck injury or muscle problems, hearing loss from aging or other causes, Meniere's Decease, barotrauma from rapid pressure changes in flights or...

...apps on smartphone or play sound healing music. My T has lowered after I got lumbar puncture, but my T is due to assault/ear infection. Right now my T is 3/10 on annoying scale. Have T since past 6 months. Do you know any events that led up to your T like noise, loud music, head injury?

@Mathew Gould There can be good or bad results with device that you point out in post above to place a curve back from a straightened C spine from forward neck injury. Constant pressure on neck muscles may end up straightening C spine more. If one's atlas is tilted to one side, device can do...

...dip) until i hit the 8K-10K range where there is some minimal loss in the 10-20 DB range which is likely normal for a guy in his or her 30's. the 1000-1500 threshold is solid with no hearing loss. makes me believe Tinnitus from head injury is related to what's going on in the brain. thoughts?

Hey Karianne, I suffered a head injury about 8 months ago due to falling off my skateboard. In addition to a parietal skull fracture, and a brain bleed, I also got tinnitus in my right ear. It's high pitched, loud, and has no variation. I just wanted to know about your tinnitus because it sounds...

Are you a stressed woman? Have you done any blood samples? MRI?Audiometry? Are you taking any medication? Any head injury?

@citigirl13 No idea how I got it. Just happened. Hearing is perfect for someone of my age. No loud bangs or head injury. Noticed it at night, quietly for a few months, then one night in September it boomed and I hear it all the time. Having no one to relate to definitely sucks hard. @RaZaH...

Yes absolutely. Acoustic trauma seems to be the largest cause of hyperacusis along with others, like ototoxic medications, head injury, etc. It's not surprising that around 85% of those with hyperacusis also have tinnitus, both of which were likely caused by noise damage in most cases...

Oh no! :( I'm so sorry to hear that, Shera. How are you feeling now? You went to the hospital, I assume?

@ItsNate101 Beyond what Billy mentioned, I wound consider this: c spine, the longus colli muscle and suboccipital and occupational nerves. Head vibrations - injury to c spine with interaction of sub/occipitals with occipital nerve that go to the brainstem causing acoustic shock disorder -...

Welcome to the forum. Neck or head injury or muscle problem around the neck have known to cause tinnitus. Perhaps you can look up chiropractors who perform treatment for tinnitus with manipulation, or at least try some neck massage therapy. We have a pulsatile support forum so if there isn't...

...high blood pressure or blood circulation problem, anemia, loud noise exposure or acoustic trauma/shock, acoustic neuroma tumor, head injury or TBI, neck injury or muscle problems, hearing loss from aging or other causes, Meniere's Decease, barotrauma from rapid pressure changes in flights or...

Actually, a small percentage of people do get tinnitus from a TBI (traumatic brain injury). I have a relative who got tinnitus when his brother dropped an ax on his head! (They were building a tree house.) In his case, the tinnitus was permanent. But you're still early so there's a good...

Breach I don't know if you had received more than post traumatic vertigo - BPPV from your injury that might had included vascular concussion - ears. There's several related conditions that easy to research, but I'm not qualified to discuss them with you, only a doctor should. You later had...

I explained everything to you one month ago. You said you would try. Obviously you didn't. I told you to avoid bending over (to avoid increase in intracranial pressure) and I told you to sleep on two pillows during the night so your head would stay elevated during the night, too. The point is to...

@John 3D What you describe could be cericogenic. That would include vertigo, blood pressure changes, certain head movements, neck pain, jaw tension, and lack of posture control. Head, jaw and/or neck injury is almost always the cause. This can many times correct on it's own, if stress isn't...

Thank you. I bought the Dandelion tea the same day and it seems to be doing something. I was able to get a telemedicine appointment with my neurologist late this evening and she prescribe me Topamax or Topiramate for the headache. I’m not sure how I feel about it yet. I’m looking forward to...

@DeepUniverse -- I believe my hyperacusis had its genesis from a head injury/whiplash at age 15. I also believe the structural shifts it produced eventually led to my hyperacusis becoming more and more problematic as I went into my 30's. When I got tinnitus from a single dose of an ototoxic...

A typical feature if head trauma T is delayed onset. Infact closed head injury patients have a wide variety of other neurological deficits that appear in days and weeks and not immediately. This is due to cell death in the brain and this process takes some time. My T started after about 24 hours...

...my tinnitus sound to a cicada but that is totally it!! Thank you for sharing your story. I'm glad someone has directed you to the head injury specific forum because I can not relate to that at all. My neighbour was in a similar sounding accident and deals with issues in all systems as a...

If it's about any inner ear injury or inner ear condition that intracranial pressure elevation might cause or affect then it's not only about weight-lifting. It's about all kinds of excessive straining. Because for example once you had an implosive trauma (slap on the ear, loud blast, air travel...

Well you can't speak with stupid people who believes hyperacusis is a disease from the devil and Jastreboff is the new messiah... Maybe TRT can help in some case for some situations... "BUT hyperacusis is a symptom from a disease (like tinnitus)...it could be from noise injury, SCDC, fistulas...

...can relate to your statement above, even though light head and dizziness came before neck pain. You may had a previous neck/head injury. Have you had blood work - a CBC and urine? You may need testing - a MRI, MRA, or CT. It's hard to say which testing would be best, not knowing all that...

Yeah lightheaded and dizzy constantly. At night, I have a hard time walking and bang into things. Sometimes I get the spinning sensation in bed if I turn my head quickly. I found all of this to improve a lot after my ear injury but still hangs around. I believe I am better at handling these...

My tinnitus started in October 2013, two days after I was rear-ended on a California freeway. I have high pitched 'squealing' inside my head. 24/7/365 ever since. The severity fluctuates for reasons which I have been unable to figure out. My heart goes out to everyone suffering from this...

This type of hearing loss for you is termed inner ear concussion, commotion labyrinthitis, and otitis internal vasomotoria. It appears that you underwent thorough physical exam, audiologic exam including pure tone audiometry (PTA) and speech audiometry. Also, temporal bone and brain computed...

I had it mild since a child. Got bad I believe through noise exposure at work over the years. Sudden worsening in late thirties. But I do also have tmj and some facial nerve pain at times which could contribute to it.

...Traumatic events usually cause a significant loss of hair cells rather than gradual aging process. Traumatic events can be triggered by things that damage the cochlea (loud noise, head injury, toxic meds, etc). Also many, if not all Tinnitus patients will see a notch in their DPOAE graphs.

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...as Lyme Disease & Fibromyalgia, high blood pressure or blood circulation problem, anemia, loud noise exposure or acoustic trauma/shock, head injury or TBI, neck injury or muscle problems, hearing loss from aging or other causes, Meniere's Decease, barotrauma from rapid pressure changes in...

...surgery to travel that far, but found a local chiro who did specific upper cervical adjustments that helped a lot. I believe it helped me regain my sense of smell after the head injury and two other concussion patients told me their sense of smell improved, too, after cervical or atlas...

hello @brummygirl yes me too from squats injury and my forward head posture no i wear sometimes the air collar for neck , the new therapy is called neuroskeletal therapy try ti make research about it i am from Lebanon Middle east but this therapy is available in UK australia and USA . they...

Ya I think we see this in effect when normies go to concerts and come out with their ears ringing (tinnitus) due to temporary threshold shift. The ringing goes away once their hair cells "recover" over the next 48 hours or so.

...tinnitus. Listening to loud music, until the day comes that the camel's back is broken. Somatic tinnitus is often caused by whiplash or head injury to the neck and more so with bad posture. This will often cause TMJ when the mouth is open to wide and/or when pressure is then being placed to...

Roughly 200 different health disorders can cause tinnitus as a symptom. That’s according to the American Tinnitus Association (ATA). Some of the causes include: Age-related hearing loss Noise-induced hearing loss Obstruction in the middle ear, like earwax or dirt Head and neck trauma...

Welcome to the forum. Sometimes it is frustrating to exactly pin point down to a specific cause of tinnitus. There are many causes which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including but not limited to drug reaction or side-effects from ototoxic drugs, ear wax build-up, ear-wax removal suction...

@AliasM, as you know, when someone sits on a chair with weights on the ground and bends over to pick up the weights and lifts them above head, then places the weights back down, pressure is placed on head and top of neck. Not as much on arms and abs. One main reason why people may develop or...

Since I am not a doctor, I can't give medical opinion here. Whether cold can cause T or make it permanent is quite difficult to predict. There are many causes which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including drug reaction or side-effects, ear or Eustachian tube infection, ear drum injury, fluid...

Hi everyone, I've been considering trying hearing aids for a long time now. My only reservation is that I have really bad Hyperacusis. I haven't had my hearing tested in a while, last test showed loss starting around 7khz-20db 8khz- 40db and then sloping further down, I'm at about 60db loss by...

@Portia Green I'm in the same boat. I *think* mine was caused by a head injury I sustained back in January. But I'm not positive because the tinnitus started two weeks after. It could be anything really. A lot of people here gave great advice. I know it sucks and I wouldn't wish this s*it...

Welcome to the forum David. I understand how shocked you are when T hit you this way suddenly because I too woke up one night with T blasting away so loud and so threatening with no obvious cause and that was very frightening. There are many causes which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus...

Completely understand where you are at, I have had tinnitus since 2012, 24/7, from an accident and head injury. I have gone through a range of emotions, including suicide; also understand neuropathic pain as I was hit by a bus in 2000 and damage to nerves in my shoulder sent pain down my arm the...

Glad that you get more calm by reading posts on this site. If you need more support, you can also post on the Support forum on the main page. The cause of tinnitus is some times elusive to pin down as not all T comes from loud noise exposure. There are many causes which can trigger or aggravate...

Hi everybody I suffered a head injury in June and since then I have like a high pitched white noise in my right side, though the sound is all around. I tried listening to some tinnitus soothing videos on YouTube but they’re painful to me, I need something lower frequency. I love watching...

Mine started several months after falling on my head down stairs. Objective Pulsitile - MRI and CT fine muscles in neck cramp, vision blurs, headache, intermittent, various intensity, nausea, brain fog, duration hours to weeks, psychological and physical triggers. Control with ice packs...

@Mila9828 We treated hundreds over the years with labyrinthine concussion which is a condition which occurs following trauma to the head and/or inner ear. It can also be present without a well-defined radiological injury and is characterized by inner ear symptoms such as tinnitus, dizziness, and...

Welcome to the forum. It does seem to be TMJ related from your description. But there are many other causes which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus, including but not limited to drug reaction or side-effects from ototoxic drugs, ear wax build-up, ear or Eustachian tube infection or ETD, ear drum...

...that is. Listen... tinnitus depends on many factors - incl. the frequency, centralization in the head (as opposed to the ears), etiology (head injury vs. noise), pulsatile/non-pulsatile, as well as the psychological component. 11 dbSL isn't catastrophic tinnitus (= Dr. Nagler's tinnitus...

...caused tinnitus like this. My concussion was mild with no loss of consciousness or memory. I had headaches for the week after. Then tinnitus set in about one week after the head Injury. I know tinnitus really stinks that's for sure. I have become really anxious and find hard to sit still.

...to an HBOT chamber, I think that could be really good. There's not much else than can help heal brain and nerve trauma better than that. Except perhaps DMSO, which is used in conventional medicine to quickly bring down inflammation in people who've experienced a TBI or close head injury...