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If what they're doing isn't based on something they read in a peer-reviewed study, but on a holistic "medical" news site, I doubt they care whether or not it's proven standing in the rain is better ion exposure than standing barefoot on the dirt. If the placebo makes them feel like they're...

If you believe it makes you feel better, then absolutely try it out. I don't see any harmful effects from going barefoot in your backyard or around the beach. New Zealanders do it all the time.

Reactive tinnitus: Some years ago I started hearing sharp feedback whenever I encountered some frequencies in music. It responds noticeably to genres like rock. Patulous Eustachian Tube: Randomly Eustachian tube remains open and I can hear whooshing air whenever I breathe or hear my voice very...

God, every song on the playlist (damn Christmas songs) causes my tinnitus to react loudly now. Just a year ago it was only the sounds of cars, fans, and certain songs that caused it to react. Taking NAC, but not helping much I feel.

Exact same symptoms as everyone here. Running water, driving noises, fans, cause feedback in my ears and instantly ends when the noise stops. Worst of all is how it also reacts to music. It's especially prominent in "noisier" genres like shoegaze, really takes the fun out of life sometimes.

After taking it for some years, I'm going to say I personally haven't found that NAC prevents tinnitus spikes, temporary or permanent. I can't say for certain it doesn't prevent hearing damage, or if my tinnitus spikes would've been worse without it, but it doesn't outright prevent your...

Like @Stacken77 said mine also reacts to my voice if I speak, only the left eardrum though, also like yours it only reacts to certain noises and not continuous ones. Mine always thumps whenever I use nail clippers, touch the tragus, put dishes on the table, etc. Hasn't gotten better in years...

It's happened to me several times. I recommend sleeping on your back to avoid pressing your ear against the pillow, it's never caused significant damage but it always ruined my mornings when it happened.

I take 1000mg twice a day. I've yet to turn yellow, but I wonder if I'm in danger.

Burping... Air goes into my ear canal for some reason and I can physically feel my eardrum stretch, like holding in a sneeze. Usually followed by a spike same day or day after. Doesn't help that I burp a lot when I'm awake and asleep.

No, it's not a rule that it'll get worse. You do get that impression from being on this site though because people whose tinnitus went away no longer post and have moved on with their lives. If you dropped in on an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting everyday you would think moderate drinking always...

I feel you, my left ear experiences a loud pop everytime I swallow food. It sounds like I'm breaking a seal after getting out from the pool.

You'd probably want to ask a medical professional like a GP or ENT that question because there appears to be minor tear to me.

That's just how messed up things are. You can travel all around the world without tinnitus and not suffer any hearing damage from air travel, but once you have tinnitus not only can you damage your hearing with formerly safe sounds, you can also cause it to spike for longer. Have you tried...

Sad that things just get worse and worse with time, thank you for the suggestions though, oral steroids are hard to come by here unfortunately. At this point I might very well have to wear hearing protection all the time, considering I got a new tone from something incredibly mundane. I am...

I was exposed for a minute or two. I already took NAC beforehand since I made it a precaution to take 1000mg in the morning, though I don't know what role it played in this.

So my manager asked me to come to the backroom one day since he was headed out, he wanted to give me a temporary passcode to unlock the loading dock door in case delivery people needed to come through. So I punched in the passcode I thought of and when that was done he told me he wanted to see...

I realized my hearing was off when I woke up the morning after, got a hearing test a week later and the test showed a 5-10 dB drop in the mid frequencies for both ears, got another test but at a different location that confirmed it wasn't just a fluctuation. Ultrasonic scalers usually have...

Ultrasonic cleaning caused me to permanently lose some hearing in both ears without a spike, but this is a pretty rare occurrence. I would highly suggest you ask in advance for a manual cleaning. Ultrasonic cleaners operate at tens of thousands of hertz, at decibels well above the recommended...

Usually most people who got tinnitus through hand-to-ear contact got it from a hard slap, usually from another party. I think you'll be fine the eardrum can flex a bit before being damaged, if you've ever been underwater several feet you'd get a similar feeling of pressure on your ear.

I know how you feel astaff... the people at my workplace tip over pallets after dragging them to the backroom to unload them instead of lowering them gently, and it makes an incredibly loud clap. Got a spike currently from someone doing that. The only suggestion I can give is to look for a...

Unfortunately, it hasn't. It's actually gotten worse. Honestly nothing to do but accept it.

3-4 sounds right. They're all people I've known since high school.

Noise-induced hearing loss is definitely where smoking was in the early 20th century. I remember a lot of gatherings at school in the auditorium to raise awareness about issues like bullying, internet safety, the environment, and so on, but never any awareness raised about hearing loss. Might be...

I rarely get spikes, but when I do it seems they're always permanent increases.

Sorry, I've been busy so I've missed your post. Yes, I have a full feeling in my right ear, I don't have a tight feeling though.

Your ENT didn't mention ETD? Yawning, chewing, swallowing usually opens the eustachian tube when it's closed, which is why you might be experiencing relief by yawning.

Thanks for the reply, John. I was naive to think I could get away with watching a movie without earplugs for one day, tinnitus really doesn't give you a break, even if you've been feeling better than before. Glad to see you posting often on the Frequency Therapeutics thread, I'm hoping we see...

Well, I deserved this. Went to see a two hour action movie with a friend that we were both looking forward to and I neglected to wear earplugs out of embarrassment and a false sense of security when the initial preview didn't seem too loud. Even after the non-stop action started I still didn't...

Have the exact same problem. Whenever I burp, air sometimes forces itself into my left eardrum, it's driving me insane since I don't know if it's damaging my hearing. The only help I can offer is to eat smaller meals, take Ranitidine before eating to prevent gas, and never eat before sleeping.

Yup acoustic shock from earphones, turned up the computer volume to very high to listen to a very quiet Youtube video, opened a .webm link with sound that my friend sent me and got the surprise of the year in my ears, gave me TV static in my head (which no longer bothers me). Second time was...

Only did it once, a long time before I started noticing this problem.

I've had this problem for years now, but never found anything on the internet about my problem. Telling the doctor about it got only a "huh, that's weird...", which isn't really a surprising response considering how absurdly specific the problem is. I've never had a problem with the burping...

Hey, Joshua, if you search up "Valsalva maneuver" and "inner ear barotrauma" you can find many links explaining the danger behind the Valsalva maneuver if done too forcefully. I doubt you ruptured your oval or round window considering you don't have any signs of sudden deafness or vertigo...

Had the cleaning two years ago Steve, similarly to you I was happier than I'd ever been so I thought nothing of the cleaning at first.

Hey Steve, I had the same experience as you, though I didn't get the assistant cleaning my teeth to stop, this procedure ended up being 45 minutes, of which many minutes were spent hearing that loud squealing whenever she touched my molars and wisdom teeth. The next day my hearing dropped by a...

It really depends on the person, many here would suggest you shouldn't 1. irrigate your ears 2. have the earwax manually removed with a curette 3. suctioned with a microsuction. You'll find people warning you against all three. From what I've gleaned anyway, the method with the most...

Firecrackers can be as loud as gunshots. 150+ dB is quite common. I'm not sure if Prednisone would help hours after acoustic trauma but it won't hurt you to try.

You should get a hearing test if you haven't already. It helped give me a sense of perspective following an acoustic trauma.

It depends on the type, for me the random, high-pitched truck backing up beeping in my right ear can not be ignored. The constant CRT static that's centralized in my head I can pretty much ignore now.

Usually nothing happens, but this one time it was enough to hurt my eardrum, it was after that I felt like my tinnitus spike. I was also eating very quickly before this happened so it definitely contributed to the gas.

My left ear has a habit of suddenly going fully quiet to the sound of a loud screech, it usually returns within a few seconds. I almost guarantee you the ENT or audiologist will tell you there's nothing to worry about and that it happens to them as well, but better to be safe than sorry.

Hearing feels a little weaker, it might just be anxiety though considering I don't have vertigo, nausea, or dizziness. I notice the tinnitus in my left ear is a little louder, again might just be anxiety. Eating less food and eating more slowly to prevent gas from building up.

It depends on your wax type, my earwax type is of the extremely soft variety, which means oil does absolutely nothing for me when I apply it, and it also means large pieces can't be removed manually with forceps. If your earwax type is the same then you'll need to have it irrigated (most likely...

Whenever I burp the gas seems to go from my throat straight to my left ear. This sometimes results in some brief pain when the pressure is a lot and the eardrum bulges outward, typically when I'm about to burp after a meal. Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me? It feels like...

You did the right thing. I had my first ultrasonic cleaning in November, the whole appointment took around around an hour with breaks throughout. The only thing that made me uncomfortable was when the ultrasonic scaler touched the molars and wisdom teeth, which transmitted the sound directly...

Don't trust hearing tests for accurate results, from professionals or phones. Your hearing test results can fluctuate from ±5/10 dB sometimes up to ±20 dB. If you feel like your hearing has gotten worse then that's a different thing, but if you're just checking then there's no benefit to doing...

Also happened to me. Was waiting at the spot where the bus door would open and as soon as the bus brakes made a sound like expelling gas it was followed by a very loud squeal which made me cringe hard. Gave me a spike in my right ear that lasted for weeks, but has now settled down. It shouldn't...

Shouldn't this be moved to General Chat? The continuing debate is anything but supportive, or related to tinnitus.

Absolutely not. My speakers fail to produce anything lower than 250 Hz and anything higher than 15,000 Hz. When I asked the audiologist to test 125 Hz it came up as normal. If you want reasonably accurate results you're going to have to find an audiologist that tests above 8,000 Hz.

Yup, cicadas or crickets in my left ear. Though it doesn't bother me since I feel like it's a sound I'm familiar with. The random truck backing up beeping in my right ear on the other hand...

Firecrackers in China probably. 150-175 dB, and on Chinese New Year you have people igniting ropes of these things and watching them 10 feet away. Absolute insanity.

It seems like both you and your mom need support, as glynis said you should have a sit down with her and listen to her concerns as well as explaining your own. If your mom needs time to herself you might have to pay out of pocket for a hearing test. I don't know how much it is over there but...

I get this sort of thumping or pounding in my let ear all the time. It's harmless and it usually goes away. My left ear also thumps in response to nail clipping or burping for reasons entirely unknown to myself. You could check with a doctor to see if wax is touching your eardrum. Though I...

Ecclesiastes 7:10 -Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this. No longer a believer, but I still read some verses for comfort.

It could be the ultrasonic scaler that caused your tinnitus. The day after an hour-long appointment for dental cleaning my hearing threshold permanently dropped by some decibels, but interestingly enough didn't cause a spike or new tone. But again that was an hour-long appointment, so it may not...

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Had my teeth scaled using a ultrasonic scaler in November when I decided to go to a different clinic for a change. Given that I hadn't gone to the dentist in a while there was significant plaque build up, for which the hygienist brought out an ultrasonic scaler, which I have never seen before...

I know how you feel. Avoiding noise is like trying to avoid second-hand smoke in the early 20th century. If it's not an alarm, it's a dental drill. If it's not a dental drill, it's a loud vehicle passing by. If it's not a loud vehicle passing by, it's something heavy dropping next to you. We're...

Heads up since it's summer and all, if you're waiting for a bus don't stand right in front of the spot that you think is closest to the door. With hot weather the drum and brake pads of a bus are dry so when they grind each other the result is a loud squeal. I was waiting for the bus at the...