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Thought I'd check in on Tinnitus Talk today because I've had absolutely no tinnitus today (so far). I first got severe tinnitus almost 5 years ago from a viral infection. It was so bad that it was blasting above the shower. It could not be masked. Also had pretty severe hyperacusis to go with it...

Yes, I've experienced exactly this in the past. The wind sensation felt like I was riding a bike at 30km/hr while walking through my house. It was a temporary thing that lasted a day or two, and has happened a couple of times while I've had tinnitus (3-4 years). It's happened less frequently...

I'm in the same boat. While I was taking Telmisartan to keep my blood pressure in check, I was experiencing vestibular issues (vertigo, unsteadiness), and then I developed an ear infection - boom - extreme tinnitus, along with insomnia and anxiety. I had to discontinue the Telmisartan because I...

I've had tinnitus for ~18 months now. It came about from a combination of viral inner ear infection and blood pressure medication (Telmisartan). The early few months were barely survived because my system is already hard-wired to be pretty reactive, and I had a really rough time. Most physical...

I find that it isn't the noise that spikes my tinnitus after riding, it is the turbulent wind flow, especially on cold days that irritates the heck out of my ear canals, in resulting in a spike. Swimming bothers my ears the same way. My tinnitus resulted from an infection, so the overall damage...

Since getting tinnitus ~15 months ago, my sleep has been seriously affected. Generally, my T doesn't bother me too much these days, although certain days it is much louder. I have no problem at all falling asleep, but I tend to wake up after 4-6 hours. Some days I can get back to sleep fairly...

Do you wear earplugs a lot? I used to get similar things well before I got tinnitus from using earplugs at night (snoring spouse) and in-ear phones. I totally stopped using these in-ear devices once I got tinnitus and the fluttering and thumping inside my ears completely quit. To me this...

When did you stop the beta blocker, and did you taper off it? Even tapering off a beta blocker properly can trigger high resting heart rate for several weeks - your body's adrenaline receptors are now feeling the full amount of adrenaline floating around, and have to re-adjust.

I had a similar experience with a different class of blood pressure medications. I started Telmisartan in November 2017. I had real balance problems while on it (not from blood pressure being too low) - like my inner ear vestibule function was disturbed. In late Jan 2018, I developed a severe...

It depends - for many people with tinnitus, water in the ears doesn't affect it. For me, using earplugs in the pool (or at other times like at night) or getting water in my ears irritates them and makes my tinnitus significantly worse. Only way to find out is try it. If you do get a spike, just...

My recent experience with Mirtazipine: My tinnitus has been at an all time low for the last two weeks, but I've been having some sleep issues due to new job responsibilities. A few nights ago, I took mirtazipine, ~3.75mg to get to sleep after being up for many hours past my usual bedtime. Next...

Any exercise above a certain level will likely always temporarily increase your tinnitus, but then lead to longer periods of lower tinnitus through the rest of the day. I pound in hard daily workouts, and my tinnitus is always substantially heightened by the end of it (I don't even notice it...

I had a major surgery in mid-November (1st rib resection and scalenectomy to treat vascular thoracic outlet syndrome). My tinnitus was at quite a low level for the month or so prior to surgery, but spiked fairly nastily after about 12 hours post-waking up in recovery. Amazingly, I didn't need...

I've had spikes from Ibuprofen and Naproxen a couple of times (had to take the drugs for inflammation). Just stop taking it, try to relax, and in a few days the spike will quiet down if the cause was really from the NSAID. I would not suggest taking a heavy drug like prednisone, that's asking...

The worst thing about MRI is worrying about the MRI. Stress is much more likely to increase your tinnitus than the actual sound of the machine. I've had 3 long cardiac MRIs, 60 minutes each, since my tinnitus began. My scans are really difficult because of the duration and the huge amounts of...

The reactivity of my tinnitus is completely gone. At one point it was so bad that whispered words from my wife physically hurt my ears. I would take baths because the shower caused me ear pain. However, I worked on living normally and not overprotecting my ears and the reactive discomfort and...

It's called fleeting tinnitus. Doesn't portend anything and most people (even those without tinnitus) get it now and then, although we tinnitus sufferers tend to get it more often. Stay calm, relax, and it's over within seconds. Try laying off caffeine or reducing stress since both can trigger...

It may just be me - but the physical act of wearing earplugs actually spikes my tinnitus much worse than any noise does. I finally realized this a few months ago when I spent a couple of days swimming in an in-laws pool. Water getting in my ears spiked my tinnitus badly for a couple of days, so...

I recently did a total of 6 flights over ~1 week. Two on an AirBus 320, two on a QX-400, and two on a twin turbine Otter float plane. For the AirBus and QX-400 I was seated in noisy sections either beside or slightly behind the engines. No issues at all except eustachian tubes, which I always...

Hopefully my story, which is similar to yours, gives you some hope. In late January of this year, I developed extremely loud tinnitus and hyperaccussis as a result of an ear infection. I'd had post-nasal drip from a previous chest cold for about 6 weeks when suddenly I started getting massive...

My tinnitus started about 10 weeks ago, caused by severe inner ear infection. I was also on a blood pressure medication (Telmisartan) at the time that seemed to have a role as well. I'm 48, male, fit, and former athlete. When the T happened, I developed a severe and constant increase in blood...

I would add that over the past few weeks, besides the occasional breaks with complete silence I was having, the pitch of my T had gone up and up, sounding like an old CRT monitor, and the volume had reduced. At some points it resembled electronic "twinkling". It would oscillate around for a...

I developed tinnitus back in late January 2018. It arose from an acute viral ear infection, and I had fairly severe hyperacusis accompany it. I was on the blood pressure medication Telmisartan when the T started, and quickly got of it since it was making things worse. My doctor switched me to a...

My T started when I had a massive inner ear infection following a long bout of sinus infections and post-nasal drip. It may have been compounded by the blood pressure medication I was on (Telmisartan). No acoustic event happened anywhere near that time. Both ears had pussy fluid behind the...

I had a very similar onset for mine. Inner ear infection started Jan 20/2018, blocked ETs. The infection resolved a few weeks ago and fluid drained, and my ETs can now be Valsalvaed easily, but they still feel off. Especially riding elevators. My T has changed from non-stop loud to oscillating...

I hope. The bad day was followed by a good night, with the T being low, and today it is just barely audible in a quiet room - just a bit of high-pitched squeal/hissing. Overall, over the last three weeks, it has definitely improved week to week. Just hard to not be impatient and want it entirely...

Everyone's tinnitus is probably a bit different. What has happened with me is this: Several weeks ago when the T was very loud, I had a day where it disappeared. I was relieved and thought it was all over. That evening I watched a movie with my over-ear headphones. Kept it very low volume, and...

Ok, this is just too cruel. :mad: Two days ago, after several successive days of the tinnitus lowering in volume, I had complete remission. The stoppage in my tinnitus lasted for almost 24 hours. Nothing at all except for the occasional very very low volume, short-lived squeal. I can't explain...

I developed tinnitus just over a month ago. I was on telmisartan (blood pressure drug), and developed a severe inner ear infection with fluid. Had headaches, dizziness, and tinnitus. My ETs were definitely not working properly - I couldn't pop my ears. The tinnitus was extremely loud and high...

I developed an inner ear infection around the 18th of Jan. First symptoms were that I felt off, had sinus headaches, had some anxiety of unknown source, and my blood pressure was not being controlled by my medication (telmisartan). A few days later, the infection really became full-blown, and...