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Yes my tinnitus (static white noise) is from a concussion in a car accident. I worked in a quiet office environment and never wore head-phones. I rarely attended concerts -- don't like crowds. So I'm sure my T is not from loud noise. My tinnitus started at the scene of the car accident -- I...

My T is from concussion & whiplash. Started at scene of car accident. I believe T is largely due to the brain, so I would bet on the concussion. Though, when I'm tired or sick, my T is always worse.

One month point is a time when many people start to freak out. It's because you start to realize this may not go away. This causes anxiety which makes the T even worse . Think of it as mourning the loss of the "old normal" . In time, having tinnitus will become the "new normal". You will...

I sometimes cycle to work. I find the wind comforting. It takes my mind off the tinnitus. It also takes the edge off my tinnitus. And being healthy always helps.

I had MRIs. I feel it is from concussion. Thx.

I disagree. I worked as a software engineer in quiet office environments, never wore headphones, and rarely went to concerts. My T is from a concussion. I think people focus too much on ears & hearing because of the "sound", and not enough on how perception comes from the brain.

My tinnitus is from a car accident too. Like you, I was completely stopped at a stop sign. It was a T-intersection, and I was leaned forward, looking left while waiting for a car to pass. Then without warning, a teenage kid in a muscle car rear-ended me. Concussion & whiplash. Tinnitus...

A lot of people assign tinnitus to the ears, but just so happens that I had my hearing checked months before the accident. And my tinnitus started at the scene of the accident. First time I ever experienced it, and it never went away, though it fluctuates. I have good weeks and bad weeks. A...

Same here -- concussion from a car accident years ago. Mine fluctuates from intense to mild. On mild days, it usually settles into my left ear. On intense days, it's from top of my head. Another side effect of my concussion is head-aches. I never complained about head-aches before my...

You are just two months into it, and that's a time when many people become the most anxious. It's a time when people realize that it might not just "go away" and their anxiety kicks into high gear. It's good to get checked out, but doctor appointments and tests also add to the stress. Just...

Yep, I had minor hearing loss, but never tinnitus. The tinnitus started immediately after a concussion in a car accident. Hearing tests before & after the accident showed no change in hearing. My tinnitus is static and all over my head. It often feels like it is coming from the top of my...

Whatever they are -- they correct the fullness in my ears. And I am able to hear in meetings where I would otherwise be struggling. They are not perfect, but they help me a lot. Plus relieve tinnitus too -- because I am picking up more external sounds. Yeah, it sucks that they are...

He said he had hearing loss and fullness. I have hearing loss and fullness too and hearing aids make the fullness go away. I know this, because I put the hearing aids in, and fullness go away. I take them out, and fullness returns. It is not rocket science. And no, people are not better off...

The fullness in your ears is due to hearing loss. I have hearing loss, and my ears feel full too. Here is the good news: Hearing aids will correct fullness. They are small and hardly visible at all. Some even come with bluetooth, so you can use with your phone. As soon as you wear them...

You should be able to do all those things. It's normal to feel frustration at first, because the sound is still foreign to you. As you accept it, it gradually becomes a part of you. You may make adjustments -- Los Angeles has a lot of bars & restaurants, so if you're anything like me, you'll...

Hi @jhl, My tinnitus is the same since the accident. It would fluctuate, and I would sometimes think I'm getting better, only to have it come back strong again. The main difference is that I am more comfortable with it. My techno "coding" music helps a lot when I need to concentrate & work...

Hi @JLP, Yeah, mine seems to fluctuate the most with sleep. Sometimes I wake up and it's mellow, and other days I wake up and it's loud. Sleep seems to reset it with me -- weird. I have had MRIs, CT but nothing shows up. I've tried physical therapy (because of whiplash), TENS units, and...

My tinnitus is from a brain injury. Concussion in a car accident (I felt my brain hit the top of my skull). Happened 4 years ago. It was a lot to take in at first, because it came on all of a sudden -- started moment after impact. For me, the tinnitus fluctuates from my left ear to the top...

With tinnitus because it's a "sound", people focus on ears and loud noise. But my tinnitus came on from a concussion. Don't beat yourself up about the clubbing because that may not have anything to do with it. The brain plays a big part in our perception of sound. Your hearing may be fine...

Immediately. I was waiting at a stop sign for traffic to clear when I was rear-ended. I felt my brain hit the top of my skull. I heard an electrical sound right away, and I was very rattled. I got out of the car, and looked up at the electrical lines. I had never experienced tinnitus, so I...

You mentioned your ear felt blocked and you have sudden sensorineural hearing loss. I have minor sensorineural hearing loss, and it feels like fullness in my ear. Hearing aids help, because the fullness goes away, and exposure to external sounds relieves tinnitus. I was never around loud...

That fullness in your ears is probably hearing loss. You say that you did not hear all the exam sounds because of the tinnitus, but I doubt it. I had minor hearing loss, and had my hearing checked by an ENT. I did not have any tinnitus at that time. A few months later, I was rear-ended at a...

My tinnitus was 4 years ago from a concussion in a car accident. It came on strong and suddenly. I logged into this forum back then, and I was miserable. Not just because of the tinnitus (which sucked), but because I was also dealing with doctors and specialists and insurance companies and...

My tinnitus fluctuates as well. I have relatively good days and bad days. Sleep resets it. My tinnitus is due to a concussion from a car accident almost 2 years ago. It is loud static, white noise. It doesn't seem to follow any pattern. I do find that sleep and exercise helps. I've tried...

Yeah, I think people suspect noise when it is not the cause, because they hear a sound. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) alone can cause tinnitus. Your auditory system includes nerves that extend into your brain. You may have suffered a concussion and not even know it. Tinnitus is just one symptom...

Yep, concussion from car accident, almost two years ago. In my case, brain smacked against skull. I could feel it hit the top of my head during impact. My tinnitus occurred immediately after impact. Loud static, white noise. I did not experience hearing loss. Nothing shows up on CT and MRI...

Maybe your T is due to muscle spasms in your neck. Have you tried a muscle relaxer?

Anxiety will make your tinnitus symptoms appear much worse, so best to relax. I like to play healing music or calm meditation music. Feel fortunate that your doctor has identified a treatable cause for your tinnitus. Hopefully, now it's just a matter of treatment. If you are experiencing...

Do you know the cause of your tinnitus?

Just curious, what made you try this technique?

It's not habituation. My T fluctuates wildly. When I hear silence, it is real. And when my T spikes, it's very intense. Sometimes it's in my brain, and sometimes it's in my left ear. I don't even know how I'm supposed to habituate to a moving target.

Trauma related to the muscles in the neck are related to tinnitus. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2686891/ Somatic tinnitus is a type of subjective tinnitus in which the frequency or intensity is altered by body movements such as clenching the jaw, turning the eyes, or applying...

I don't believe T is all about the brain. The muscles in the neck are in close proximity to the auditory system. I am able to modulate my T by moving my neck. I have seen research that suggests there is a connection between T and muscles in the neck.

I know this is not true for everyone, but there seems to be a subset of us with tinnitus that have this experience. Sleep resets my tinnitus in no particular direction. Pretty much every time I sleep, even for the shortest of naps, my T will change-up in no particular direction. I've gone to...

Do you still have fluid in your ears? That seemed like a possible culprit.

Yes, this happens to me. I've gone an entire weekend without T, only to have it spike like crazy the following week. I've woken up in the morning, and experienced silence for minutes, an hour, or a day.

This is my latest update: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/a-good-nights-sleep-causes-my-tinnitus-to-rage.7536/#post-95537 Had a fantastic weekend, but T back today. I'm able to modulate my tinnitus by moving my neck. For example, if I slowly turn my head to the right until I feel some...

Well, it's still a tough nut to crack. I rode my bike to gym last Friday, and did some light weight training. This seems to be helping me, and the headaches seem to have disappeared. I then went to my first PT appointment. Then on Saturday and Sunday, my tinnitus was practically non-existent...

I started with a Physical Therapist last Friday. So far, it's going well.

Well, Brittany, when your T goes away, make sure you post back with the good news. Don't just ditch us. Haha ;-)

I have had T for 2 and a half months. First month is the hardest. For some reason, exercise does exacerbate my T. Not sure why, maybe blood flow. Overall, exercise makes me feel better. For me, a warm shower helps. First couple months, I found spa / healing music helpful. One positive...

Yep, same with me. Seems pretty common. My T is from head / neck trauma, and not my ears. I suspect something touching up against my auditory system. Maybe increased blood flow to an inflamed muscle. Overall, I feel exercise is good for me. Do you know the cause of your T? If I put an ice...

Woo-hoo, another Friday! We put the T in TGIF!

Sharpfire - not all tinnitus is due to ear problems. Mine is from a car accident - head & neck trauma.

Oh, it wasn't a second accident. I was refering to the same one. Just saying that all I know about my T is that it's due to the impact of the accident. But everytime that I think I have it figured out, it spikes again.

Nevermind: I'm not sure what I'm doing anymore. My T has really spiked today. All I know is that I was rear-ended by another driver, and right after impact, I started hearing this static in my head. I'm confident that it is related to my head or neck. Other than that -- I don't know what...

Sorry to hear about what happened to you. I plan on getting an MRI & MRA of my brain and neck, because it does not seem to be related to my ears.

What makes it non-fluctuating? I have tinnitus after whiplash, but mine fluctuates. I thought tinnitus due to neck problems tends to fluctuate.

Slamming your head on a concrete wall could definitely cause neck trauma. I'm not an expert, but focusing on the head (concussion) may cause us to ignore the neck. We tend to focus on the ears, because the sound is auditory. And we look at concussion, because of its severity. But I would...

Does this sound like your neighbor: http://www.tinnitusformula.com/library/head-and-neck-injuries-cause-tinnitus-part-two/#.VMweAtX3-iw Patients with degeneration in the lower cervical spine rarely report tinnitus but the patient group with instability at the craniocervical junction usually...

TGIF !! T is not going to mess up my weekend :-) Meeting up with old friends that are in town, and we're going out for dinner. Another positive: I'm not cured, but at least I have a better understanding of the problem. Thanks to this forum.

My tinnitus was caused by whiplash (rear-ended at stop sign) a couple of months ago. I am pretty confident it is related to my neck muscles, because I am able to change the sound when I turn my head. Relaxing my neck muscles seems to relieve the sound. For example, chin tucks, hot showers...

Yeah, mine is similar. I had whiplash, so I feel like it's related to muscles in my neck. I am trying to stretch and strengten my neck to see if that helps. Last night, I put ice on my the back of my neck, and my tinnitus went away (quiet) while ice was applied. I tried to sleep on my...

Here are the links: This article talks about the symptoms of somatic tinnitus http://www.tinnitusformula.com/library/somatic-tinnitus/#.VMroctX3-ix Somatic tinnitus usually occurs in one ear only. There are a number of tinnitus properties that suggest a somatic component: 1 – Intermittency, 2...

I'm at work right now, but I will send you links later. I am recovering from whiplash, too. But somatic tinnitus can occur from poor sleeping posture, and other activities that put tension on your neck & shoulders. I suspect that is why tinnitus seems to reset for some people (like me) after...

Somatic tinnitus may occur from neck injury. It is related to muscle spasms in neck impacting the auditory system. Somatic tinnitus tends to: * Fluctuate in loudness * Perception of sound changes (i.e. brain one day, ear the other) * Favors one ear * Produce white noise, static * People with...

I think I figured it out. My tinnitus is due to whiplash. It is called somatic tinnitus, and some people get it from the way they sleep. Do you have a desk job? Do you sleep on your stomach? Are you doing things that cause tension to your neck? If your neck experiences muscle tension...

Breakthrough: I really feel like I'm on the right path by focusing on muscle tension in neck towards recovery. Last night, I walked the dogs for an hour. Then I took a 600mg Ibuprofen, and performed the above mentioned neck stretches and neck strenghting for pain exercises. I also...

Finding lots of good stuff that gives me hope: This doctor wrote a paper about somatic tinnitus due to muscle tension in neck. He recommends neck stretches: http://www.tinnitusresearch.org/en/meetings/files2006/Bjorne-Treatment_of_Somatic_Tinnitus.pdf This paper says...

Wow, this is very interesting to me, and gives me hope. I am also a "computer guy" - computer programmer by trade. I was in a car accident a couple of months ago, and have all the symptoms of somatic tinnitus -- loud static sound, fluctuation of loudness (spike for days, then settles down on...