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I agree that it's a sound distortion, as an external sound being perceived inaccurately is considered distortion.

I know how it feels. My hearing issues started at 24. It sucks.

@2049v Definitely don't get an MRI. Those tests can go up to as loud as 130 dB. They have worsened many people with tinnitus, hyperacusis and/or distortions, even with hearing protection. And the chances of an MRI finding anything related to your ear symptoms are absolutely minimal. ENTs are...

@BellaMia What type of hyperacusis was it? Pain, loudness or both?

Many of us share this belief.

Almost everyone with tinnitus gets fleeting tinnitus. Nothing to worry about.

I've noticed this too recently. Car brakes sound a bit louder and more ear piercing than normal. Not sure if I've had this since onset of dysacusis or if I just never noticed until recently. Is this new for you or did you experience this when you first got distortions?

Good luck.

Yep, even with earplugs, tinnitus can still get worse because concerts are just that damn loud. Plenty of examples on this website. Also, look up bone conduction.

Benzos may temporarily reduce T in the short-term, but can permanently worsen T in the long-run.

Imagine if something happens that day and you have to reschedule...

@Karolina Why do you think that?

Don't go.

@MiaVIL A lot of people who experience T remission don't write success stories, they just leave this website without saying anything. The people you spoke to on the phone are likely telling the truth. Tinnitus plays out differently for everyone. It gets quieter for some people, and for others...

Sorry to hear that. I hope it calms down/stabilizes again soon.

@MiaVIL If someone tells you their T went away, and Michael tells you they're lying, why do you choose to believe Michael?

Distortions flaring up?

Sounds like a brief burst of dysacusis/diplacusis, also known as "hearing distortion." It's good that it only lasted a few seconds.

@Kiyomi Yes, dysacusis is hearing distortion. Some people don't use the term dysacusis and prefer to just call them distortions, but they're the same thing. I have distortions too and they sound like they're coming directly from the sound source. But some people hear them in their head.

Sorry to hear about everything you're going through. I hope you're able to figure everything out. We're all rooting for you.

It's great to see you're coping with everything better! Just one question, has your TTTS calmed down at all?

Yeah, Shore is working at University of California, Irvine now. Some people think this might mean it'll release in California first, but we'll have to wait and see.

He hasn't visited this website since 2021. So I wouldn't expect an answer.

Regular forum posts (not profile posts) allow images. You can post it here: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/audiogram-and-other-hearing-test-results.7623/page-13 Or you can post on your own thread. Any post that isn't a profile post works.

You have to give your ears a chance. You regained 25 dB of hearing loss without prednisone (I didn't even know that was possible), so maybe they'll heal up a bit more. But excessive noise could prevent any more potential healing from happening. However, even if no more healing happens, you don't...

If you want to heal, stop blasting your ears.

@Lipshitz was going after another member on here earlier, around a month ago. The post has been deleted since then. It seems like he's just some troll who likes to pop up every few weeks and randomly attack someone. Possibly engagement bait. Don't worry about him. Feel free to post here as...

@Marshall Sorry if I sound dumb, but what do you mean by "went away over a 2 cource"?

@Marshall That's good to hear. Do you remember how long it took for the distortions to go away?

@Marshall Do you still have sound distortions?

@gameover Yeah, I was fairly happy before my hearing went to shit.

I don't think it's related to emotion. I think something in our brain is simply broken and just won't fix itself. The broken things possibly being the DCN, potassium channels, and/or auditory nerves.

@BellaMia Thank you. Appreciate it. It definitely is wild. Never imagined a condition like this could exist.

I don't see it happening many months later. Plus you already had a COVID spike and it already subsided. You're probably good.

My T isn’t loud, but I have another hearing condition called dysacusis (sound distortions). You may not be familiar with it, but it’s like reactive tinnitus, except the reactivity sounds like it’s coming directly from the sound source, and not in the ears. It’s so much worse than my T. And it’s...

I know how you feel. The random spikes suck.

Hope it calms down soon. What's the inflammation feeling? Is it a feeling of fullness in your ear?

@TheCapybara Tomorrow is my 2 year anniversary of developing distortions.

You have any hope for Shore helping you?

@Tryn2BHopeful My hearing is normal up to 8k and I still have similar problems such as distortions.

@Anomalous As for my artifical audio comment, I had a terrible worsening from listening to TV in the 65-75 dB range, and that worsening never fully healed. And there are other people on this site who have worsened from less. Artificial audio sensitivity is a real thing (especially to...

@Anomalous Take a look at cyberspace's profile and scroll through a few pages. He spikes very easily. Many of his spikes are from sounds that are far less than 75 dB TV. He also mentioned that he gets spikes from iPhone audio at the lowest volume, but not from showers. I'm not trying to scare...

Yes, especially for you since your T seems very unstable. However, it does depend on how long and how often you watch it at that volume. It also depends on what speakers you use. Artifical audio at 75 dB is riskier than natural sound at 75 dB.

@SharonBell I'm 26. My hearing issues began at 24.

@BellaMia COVID may have also contributed, as it all started 1-2 weeks after a COVID infection resolved. So maybe noise was the main culprit and COVID was the straw that broke the camel's back. However, I just got COVID again (as a New Year's gift), and so far, nothing has happened to my...

@BellaMia My hearing issues just kind of popped up randomly. I didn't have a massive singular noise event. But I'd say it was most likely from wearing headphones every day for many years. So it was probably cumulative damage that slowly built up over the years, and suddenly hit me like a train...

Hello, nice to meet you.

Maybe you're just worried about making the T worse, so you're turning things down to safer levels to make sure T isn't aggravated? Does the world actually sound louder to you?

Did tinnitus start during your COVID infection? Or did it start a few weeks/months after you recovered?

It's just one earpiece in one ear that plays brief, quiet sounds.

The cause of your tinnitus doesn't matter. It should help regardless.

Not usually. The night leading into January 2 should be quiet and normal.

3 days is still early. Spikes can sometimes take a few weeks to go back down.

Happy belated birthday. Welcome to adulthood.

It didn't take very long for me, the fullness resolved after 2 weeks. But I've seen other people who said it took them 6-12 months for it to go away. Some people even said it took them over a year. So while it can take a while, fullness does eventually get better for most people. It's just...

I had the same feeling in my left ear about 2 years ago. It felt like it was clogged, but there was nothing inside of it. Thankfully, the feeling of fullness went away on its own. Have you felt any improvement in the fullness at all during the last 5 months? And does it always feel full or...