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I know that many drugs can be ototoxic and can cause tinnitus, but I've never heard of them causing you to keep getting new tinnitus sounds as time goes on. That's what's been happening with me. I don't know if my tinnitus is caused by my Lexapro, but it started a few weeks after beginning it...

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Meditation causing tinnitus, that's a new one! :) Referring specifically to Lexapro.

But can they cause new tinnitus sounds to keep appearing while you stay on the med?

I have been searching quite a while for info on this and coming up empty. Can a medication not only cause tinnitus, but ALSO make it continually worsen (in particular, make you continually get more and more new tinnitus sounds) while you remain on the med.?

Do spikes always go back down to baseline? If it seems like a spike, but the sound stays, is that considered a change to your baseline? I get new sounds that suddenly appear, so I'm wondering if they're "spikes" or not. Some go away, but return occasionally, and some sounds just stay.

I've had "fleeting tinnitus" all of my life, that phenomenon where you suddenly hear a high pitched whine it your ear for maybe 5 seconds or so, and then it fades away. It's always been the same pitch, volume. Recently though I've had a different experience of it. It's a lower pitch than usual...

If I gently press on my cheek below my left ear, or slightly in front of, or behind the bottom of my ear, I hear a rumbling sound in that ear. It only happens on the left side. This ear also gets a "crick" sound right after I hear a loud sound. That ear also makes a garbled, crackly sound if...

I just realized today that I'm hearing a sound when I move my eyes. It's if I move my eyes suddenly upwards, or to the upper left, or down again. I only hear a sound on the left side. It's a dull, muted kind of sudden sound. On the left side, that's where I have the "cr-crunch" noise that...

Not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but here goes: Trying to put the pieces together as to what's causing my tinnitus. It began after getting off one antidepressant, and beginning another. However, I had some ear anomalies before that. I've always had some (SLIGHT) sensitivity...

I don't think I'm hearing my heart beat...the "whoomp whoomp" sound I hear is not in sync with my heartbeat, and it's not a steady sound.

I think most of us start out with fear, regarding tinnitus. Someone told me "you must be a very strong and patient person to deal with this." To which I replied that I don't feel strong or patient...I just have to get up every day and get through the day despite what I don't like. There's not...

Yes, and my hearing was normal. No hearing loss.

@valeri do you know what caused yours?

@Jkph75 Tinnitus started 6 months ago. I've racked up 6 different sounds since then.

For the past week, I've had a new sound - an extremely deep bass rumbling sound that I hear in response to other sounds. If I hear any "whoosh" kind of sound (fan, water running hard at the faucet, washing machine on, etc.) then I hear this super-deep bass rumbling, as though a motorcycle is...

I've been on the new antidepressant for almost 7 months though. Would it still be sorting itself out at this point? I'm also concerned that each time a new tinnitus sound happens, it joins the repertoire of other sounds. As in, it never leaves completely. It may go at times, but it stays in the...

None of the sounds I have are constant. Some are there most of the time. Some are there only occasionally. Some are there, very noticeably for a few weeks or a month or more, but then fade more into the background. Volume and pitch change, also. I also keep getting new sounds every so...

Have had tinnitus for 6 months now. The doctors' original diagnoses of eustachian tube dysfunction - I don't think it's that. My allergies & tube issues settled down, but the tinnitus has remained. I suspect it has something to do with the awful Cymbalta withdrawal I've been in. It has put so...

I've had a low hum in my right ear since the end of December. Now all of a sudden, the sound is getting louder every time the fridge comes on (or the washing machine is running, etc.) Any ideas on what would make a sound suddenly, after 4 months, get louder in response to certain other sounds...

@Natalie Roberts I am in the same boat. Mine keeps changing as well. Once I think I've begun to habituate, a new noise shows up. Or a sound I'm used to be softer or in the background suddenly gets loud. I'm sorry you're having such a rough time, I really hope things begin to ease up soon.

I try to focus on things other than my tinnitus...I try to distract myself, but that's not always easy. I'd love to hear any coping ideas people may have.

I would feel blessed relief...I would sit in silence...I would not worry anymore about all the things around me that might increase the tinnitus...

Does it mean you don't hear the tinnitus anymore, like you can tune it out? Or does it mean that you can hear it but it doesn't bother you?

I know there are so many different types of tinnitus sounds people get, and I was wondering if there's any connection between certain sounds and the physiological source of the sound. For example, I know some tinnitus is due to problems with the nerves, maybe a compressed nerve or something...

@Owen I'm glad it has improved for you over time. Mine was hissing, then low rumbling, then morse code tones, then sort of jangly metallic morse code, then high pitched tones, then a high noise like feedback. None of the sounds have left, just new ones have joined on. I talked with my doctor on...

@Owen, how often have new sounds appeared for you? Has it ever slowed down, or do they just keep appearing?

Does this happen with others? Are there theories of what would cause new sounds to keep happening?

I talked with a pharmacist today who believes my tinnitus and ear pain/pressure are due to Lexapro due to the timetable...seems like cause and effect, even though there is not much literature (if any) showing reports of Lexapro doing that. I now wish I would have tried going off the Lexapro way...

Despite doctors telling me my tinnitus is due to eustachian tube dysfunction as a result of allergies, I keep going back to the fact that my ear troubles began just a few weeks after starting Lexapro. I started it on Oct. 26th, I believe, 5 mg, and then that dose was increased to 7.5 mg. around...

I was not. The ENT only spent a few minutes with me, and didn't want to pursue the issues I brought up. A doctor years previously said I still had adenoid tissue -- which could be a factor in Eustachian tube dysfunction...the ENT dismissed it by saying it'd be "next to impossible" for me to...

My ear issues are a mystery to me because some of the symptoms seem TMJ (TMD) related, some seem like it might be due to TTTS, some seem like it's related to Eustachian tube dysfunction, and there's definitely an anxiety component. I was having pain in my jaws, neck, ears. My dentist fitted me...

Since my tinnitus began 4 months ago, I've had changes about every 6 weeks. Specifically, new tinnitus sounds getting added on. Does anyone have any idea why this would happen in intervals like this?

No, I don't have sounds in my neck or throat.

Thanks for that info! Interesting....ever since the tinnitus and pain (and pressure) began 4 months ago, I've also gotten a faint "cr-crick" noise in my left ear right immediately after hearing any sharp or high noise. It's like I can feel movement in my ear when it happens. I mentioned it when...

Doesn't TTTS come with a clicking or thumping sound? I don't have that. Btw, I don't have hyperacusis, like I said, but this post was moved here by a moderator.

When I express distress with my tinnitus, someone close to me says, "they're just sounds. Why do you get so upset?" Incidentally, he has tinnitus, too, but it is one constant sound that doesn't change. What do you think about the statement "they're just sounds?" How I wish I could view it like...

I have begun to notice that when I get a spike of t, there is intermittent pain deep in my ear on that side. So, for instance in March I had a few days where the t in my right ear was louder than usual, and I got moments of pain in that ear. Now I've been having a spike in the left ear for a few...

I haven't used masking devices because they make my tinnitus louder. White noise makes the morse code metallic jangly noise louder for some reason. This makes me scared because if my tinnitus gets to the point that I can't sleep, I don't know what I'll do since I can't use masking devices...

Hissing which has changed pitch a bit, a low hum like a truck idling outside (sometimes is louder & sounds like idling motorcycle), morse code beeping which has morphed into a morse code metallic jangling sound, several solid, high pitched sounds, feedback-like sound (like when microphone gets...

No, I rarely use my cell phone. Tinnitus began in November, so 4 months ago. I keep finding myself feeling like I have no future, like I can't make plans, because I don't know how it will be 1 month, 2 months, 6 months, a year down the road.

Thank you. I am wondering, where does it end? Does it end? Do you wind up with 687 different noises in your head? Do you keep getting more noises, indefinitely?

@derpytia I have this, too. It's when I wake up in the morning, and there's a whoosh noise like air is moving in my middle ear.

First hissing in both ears (worse on left), then low humming noise in right ear, like a truck running outside, then a metallic jangly noise in a morse code pattern, usually worse in right, and several high pitched tones, seems worse in left, and now a high pitched ringing noise which sounds like...

Anyone? Anything?

I had a lymphatic drainage massage, and my left ear (which had been blocked for months) actually popped open a few times afterwards. I have been doing at-home massage on myself, and have had some success with my ear popping. (I have had Eustachian tube dysfunction for the past 4 months).

I got a new, high pitched sound at bedtime 2 nights ago. I honestly thought it was something in the house...but my family didn't hear it, just me. The next day the sound was gone. But at bedtime last night, there it was again. This afternoon, it appeared again. With that tone, there are other...

I have different tones/types of tinnitus, but some days (when it's spiking, I guess?) certain sounds in my house seem louder. For instance, my refrigerator. It makes a faint tone when it's running. But on certain days it seems really loud (just to me, not anyone else in my house.) Based on what...

Thank you. My mind is spinning just trying to consider if this is due to my eustachian tube dysfunction, my allergies, my anxiety, my teeth grinding (TMJ issues), the Lexapro, or a combination of them. Wondering which sounds most reasonable. As sensitive as my system is right now, I don't want...

I do know that I have eustachian tube dysfunction. My tubes get blocked, and the left one is usually closed, and won't open even with the Valsalva maneuver (pinching nose and blowing). 2 weeks ago, the tube spontaneously opened for some reason and it hurt quite a bit. Each time it opened (when I...

Opinions requested on what is most likely causing my tinnitus! My history: - Have been going through a rollercoaster ride of Cymbalta (antidepressant) withdrawal for the past 11 months. I had severe withdrawals from my dose being lowered, which destabilized my nervous system. (Threw my nervous...

The loud, high-pitched whine and high-pitched morse code tones I hear when the heater or anything with a motor is running...I just need any kind of encouragement to be able to deal with this. Thanks in advance.

This is not easy for me, as I imagine it isn't for anyone else, either. I keep wishing I could back the clock up to before this tinnitus started. I wish I could somehow go on a different path and never encounter it. But the reality is, here I am with tinnitus. The hardest part for me is when...

I Google a lot. I pursue, almost obsessively, any information that might point me in the direction of curing this tinnitus. I look for hopeful information. And then I realize I'm acting desperately. The reality of the situation is: I know I have eustachian tube dysfunction but I don't know I...

I loved this so much, I have bookmarked it. I need to refer to this often! Thank you.

I feel alone because no one in my surroundings has tinnitus. No one in my family, none of my friends. I feel like it's worse because I'm going through it alone. It's hard. (Shameless complaining, I know.) Even though you read the statistics of how many millions of people have it, when you're the...

It's so strange, 10 days ago I first started getting the tone that fluttered like morse code. One tone. And now all of a sudden, it's morphed into 3 or 4 different tones that have the morse code pattern, plus 1 solid tone. It has been startling to have had this change into something more. I have...

So I have had 4 separate diagnoses of eustachian tube dysfunction due to allergies. In November, I got ringing in my ears, that was the first tinnitus I got. In December, my right ear began having a low humming noise as well. In early February I got a single, high tone that flutters, sort of...

This site has some nice background nature noise...not sure if it's been shared on here before, but thought I'd pass it on in case anyone wants to check it out. http://asoftmurmur.com/

I have always been a fearful person. I'm not one of those tough, take the bull by the horns kind of people. I'm sensitive. Being sensitive has its good and bad points. I feel it's not helping me out much with this tinnitus situation. I am fairly new to tinnitus, but it's knocked me around...