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Has anyone here ever experienced a temporary threshold shift after getting tinnitus and as a result making it worse? I’m asking this, because 2 weeks ago at work I was checking out a delivery of steel platings with a coworker and he dropped a steel plate of about 25 pounds on another steel...

About 2 hours ago someone at work thought it was funny to try and startle me by smashing a clipboard on a desk about 2 feet from my right ear. I didn’t even really hear the sound, because I immediately got a full feeling in my ear and increased ringing. This went away after about 30 seconds and...

Thanks guys. My tinnitus has not spiked yet, so that’s a relief. It’s insane how loud some of these firework can get. I have no problems with normal firecrackers. They are loud, but not as crazy as illegal fireworks. Holy shit...

A few minutes ago I was in my living room and a very loud firework went off about 15 feet from my house. Not just a regular firecracker but one of those illegal “bombs”. Like this: (WATCH YOUR VOLUME!!!) Should I worry about hearing damage? These things could be around 150 to 160 dB. I have...

A week ago at work someone dropped a 5-feet rectangular steel tube onto a concrete floor. I was standing about 20 feet away and it made a very loud, metallic, reverberating bang on impact. Like someone hitting a hammer on a steel beam with full force. It was weird how I could feel the sound...

So, basically yesterday at work I was exposed to a VERY loud noise. I was going outside to smoke a cigarette and I knew they were testing a high pressure waterblasting machine outside, but I could hear the that the engineers weren’t actually running the machine and it was just idling. The door...

Recently I’ve been contemplating about changing jobs. Everyday at work I’m exposed to loud sudden noises such as hammers hitting metal, power tools being used, people dropping heavy boxes, the horn on the forklift, etc. I’ve never had tinnitus spikes from anything other than these sounds. In my...

Hi lillejulie, I’m now 9 months into my tinnitus and I’m still noticing improvements. Sometimes I can go out into my backyard in the morning and only just barely hear my tinnitus. I live in a rural area, so there’s very little environmental noise and it feels really good. My tinnitus builds up...

So, it is now day ten and my spike is still going strong. The weekend before this spike I could go out into my backyard in the morning and not hear my T and even inside it was barely noticeable. I thought I was a few months away from recovery and now it’s the complete opposite. Very frustrating.

Hey, has your spike gone down?

Yes I did. I don’t remember exactly how long it took for the spike to go down. I estimate it must have been about a day or two, so hang in there!

That sounds great! Keep us updated and good luck! I really hope it benefits you.

I’m curious to see what people have to say, because my situation is exactly the same at work. I’ve been wondering about changing jobs too.

Thanks Ivan! The thing is that I am relaxed. And normally when I am relaxed it would go back to baseline, but now it won’t. I’m starting to wonder if this is a permanent increase and not just a temporary spike. My jaw also feels tight and sore and I also experience neck pain.

6 days ago I got a case of fleeting T in my right ear. It was a lot louder then normal instances of fleeting T. It went down after a minute or so, but there was some leftover fleeting T which remained for a few hours. Ever since that moment my right ear feels full and it’s been popping a lot...

Is it normal for tinnitus to spike this long? It’s been four days since the incident and it has shown no signs of diminishing. I’ve noticed that my right ear is ringing a lot louder then it did before. My tinnitus was mostly white noise but for the last four days they have been ringing again. Is...

Does anybody know of a list of decibel levels of short duration noises like a balloon popping, firecrackers, hammer hitting metal, etc. All I can find are lists of decibel levels for longer exposure times, such as concerts, jack hammers, etc.

I assume you’ve also experienced loud noise-induced spikes. Have you ever had an permanent increase from them? The only consolation I’ve had so far is that the somatic component of my T hasn’t increased, so I’m praying that this is just something temporary. If there would have been damage this...

So, 2 days ago someone at work dropped a metal plate in a concrete floor from about 10 feet from where I was standing. It made a very loud metallic reverberating clang when it hit the floor and I was not wearing plugs. The plate was about 15 by 6 inches and maybe a tenth of an inch thick. How...

I've had this once when I was in bed and a mosquito kept buzzing by my ear. After a succesful mosquito hunt the sound of it's buzzing was stuck in my head for some time. It went away after a few minutes, but I've never heard of it lasting as long as it does for you. If only it were possible for...

Thank you Michael. I no longer use headphones and don't go to loud places such as clubs anymore. At work I sometimes get exposed to loud sounds, but it never exceeds 85db. I use earplugs in those cases though.

Recently I have been experiencing fleeting tinnitus quite often. Sometimes several times a day. It fluctuates between ears. What is the cause of fleeting T? Is it my Eustachian Tube? When I swallow I hear popping and something else which is very weird to me is also happening. Whenever I eat or...

Thank you. I know stress can play a huge role in spikes, so maybe after a good sleep it will go down somewhat. Can a tinnitus spike last several days?

About 8 by 5 inches and about 1 inch thick.

Thank you. At the moment I feel really anxious, like I was when I just got T. Especially this high pitched T has got me edgy. It's like constant fleeting T. Is there anybody else who has had this?

Today at work someone dropped a heavy metal plate on the floor about 10 feet from where I was standing and I'm scared to death it might have caused permanent damage. It must have been around 110 dB, maybe even more. My tinnitus has been acting strange since yesterday on top of that. I had a...

For some reason I set my alarm clock this morning and it went off this morning. Now my ears feel full and my tinnitus has gotten louder. The alarm went off for only 3 seconds, so I was wondering if this could have caused permanent damage. It couldn't have been more than 80 decibels right?

Even if it doesn't go away, there must still be room for improvement, right? If it would just go down just a little bit more it would make a huge difference. I'm tired of this noise constantly filling up my whole head whenever I'm somewhere quiet.

I'm 30. Does that work in my advantage?

So my tinnitus has been present for 3 months now after a loud concert and I keep wondering every day if this is going to be haunting me for the rest of my life. Considering that a lot has changed since the onset, I wonder if my hearing/brain is recovering. I had several tinnitus sounds in the...

Mine becomes louder and changes pitch too whenever I turn my head all the way left or right. This also happens when I move my jaw forward. It goes back to baseline immediately though.

Thank you, I'll try that. I'll let you know if it works!

I have this weird thing whenever I'm in the shower I hear this high-pitched tone which I never experience otherwise, except whenever I'm in front of my computer. When I turn the shower off the tone immediately goes away. The tone is also there when I'm sitting at my computer, but it's not as...

Occasionally I get very short electric sounds in my ear. They mostly last for half a second or less. It's kind of hard to explain. It's like the sound of a gentle spark of electricity. Anybody else experience the same thing?

Thanks guys! A slamming door could cause a spike though right? I just hate that this has happened especially considering that I felt like my T was steadily decreasing these last few weeks.

Today at work a door slammed about 2 feet away from me and I feel like my tinnitus has increased because of it. I measured the decibel level later on while wearing earplugs by slamming the door again and it was 96 dB. Am I stressing out and has this caused a spike in my tinnitus or has the...

Normally when I apply pressure to the side of my head my tinnitus increases, but once I release my hands from my head my tinnitus is gone for a few seconds. But when I'm having a spike I can't do this. No increase when applying pressure and also no relief when releasing. What is it that...

Wonderful post Duncan! For people new to Tinnitus this is very valuable information. This made me feel much better about the future and how I'm going to fight this thing.