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No, no device. Just trying to quantify the level of T on a scale of 1 to 10. Eustachian tubes are usually the last to drain after a cold and it can take some time but your spike should subside in time. I use a Vicks Personal steam inhaler with the soft mask that fits over your nose and mouth.

Hi, My T did back off after my head cold but it took a while. Weeks after the head cold was gone, even a month +. It still never returned to the baseline but it was close enough. The cold made it spike to an 8 from a 2 or 3. About 2 months later it returned to about a 3-4. Steam, benadryl, let...

Follow-up to my first post of this thread My spike started Nov 28, two days before I realized I even had a cold. Started sneezing and sniffling around Dec 1. My baseline tinnitus for 8 years (about a 2) went to about a 7 or 8 overnight. The cold was gone by Dec 10 but the spike remained. Very...

The problem with any nasal spray is you will eventually get what is referred to as "nasal rebound". Rhinitis medicamentosa Rhinitis medicamentosa (or RM) is a condition of rebound nasal congestion brought on by extended use of topical decongestants (e.g., oxymetazoline, phenylephrine...

Pointing the nozzle straight up towards the top of your head will help your sinuses....but not your ears

Be careful with long term use of Flonase or any steroid based nasal spray, it can raise intraocular pressure and lead to steroid induced glaucoma if it's overdone. Also, many people do not realize the proper way to use nasal sprays. You do not want the spray going straight up your nose. You want...

Ironically, reading posts about Tinnitus spikes my T. Really.

Last month I caught my first cold since getting T 8 years ago. My T spiked 3 days BEFORE I even realized I had a cold, about Nov 29.. Had the cold approx Dec 3 to Dec 10. I took Robitussin CF for the entire time, probably 7 day. Since I already had the spike since before taking Robitussin, it...

Thanks for reply Thanks for the reply Daemon22. Sounds a lot like my experience. Lower one day (never gone), than high the next. I woke up at 6 am, the T was very loud, 2 hours later it has somewhat settled back. Laying down on a pillow to sleep does something, the fluid in middle ear shifts...

Got a head cold Dec 1, it was cured by Dec 10, clear nose and breathing now but the spike remains. I've been on Flonase for 6 days. No real change up or down so far. The spike does vary however, higher one day then lower the next then higher the next again. No rhyme or reason.

I had a cold about 15 days ago and had/still have the spike. I have a theory that when you lay down to sleep the fluid trapped in the middle ear might cause a spike, depending on what position your head is in when asleep. I know something happens during sleep. I either go to sleep with a spike...

Any follow ups? I'm going through the same situation. 10 days post head cold but spike is hanging on. some days better than others but definite spike from my baseline of the past 8 years. If you went back to baseline T, how long did it take? Thanks

Nikopol, any follow up? Did your tinnitus return to its baseline level? If so How long did it take. I'm in the same boat. 10 days post cold and spike is still there, some days better than others but definite spike.

Deamon22, any foillow up? I'm in the same boat. Bad cold came on about Dec 1, had T spike, cold basically was gone by Dec 8 but spike continues to today Dec 17. I have one pretty good day with lowered T, then wake up the next day with a high spike. Has yours totally resolved and is it back to...

Had the spike as well after I got a head cold. No rhyme or reason. I've had T for 8 years and had habituated but this spike has gotten to me. Cold is gone but I'm advised the ears take longer to heal and for the spike to subside. Any bad side effects from NAC? I'd give it a try if none.

I got tinnitus, right ear only, in 2010 and the first 6 weeks were terrible, joined this forum back then. It was very helpful, so helpful that I habituated and have lived my life the past 8 years with no complications from the tinnitus. Total habituation. Only realized it was there when talking...