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Hi, I think it may have been part of my hyperacusis that I suffered at the time from. It is much better now and I rarely have the zaps anymore.

I’ve never tried the exercises on YouTube but I do find when I’m in bed, lie on my right side and stretch my neck away from my shoulder, then I can eliminate my tinnitus altogether. Until I have to change position that is.

@Pulsing Ear Totally independent, sometimes it feels as if my head is vibrating as well. @Greg Sacramento That’s interesting, last time I got my glucose level tested (checked when I first got tinnitus) it was slightly raised but a 2nd test showed normal, however I did have low level B12 and...

Reading this thread with interest . I also have the ‘hum’ in my left ear, have had it since the beginning 17 months ago. I tend to find mine reacts to salt/sugar intake but not caffeine. Whenever I have physical exertion, then the hum changes to a revving sound going up and down. Blood...

Hi @Zigs Nope, still the same I’m afraid, changes from buzz to drone to a Didgeridoo sound lol. Strange thing is that sometimes it just disappears completely for a few minutes but always comes back. You are absolutely right. It is challenging as it can be hard to mask at times. I’ve become...

WTF is happening in this world when someone thinks it’s a JOKE to put boiling water in your ear. Really hope you recover from this and your FRIEND suffers mentally and physically for the pain he’s caused. Seriously don’t know what to say to this...

Hi @Ashley Ann, Goimg private can be pricey, I am lucky that I’m covered by my employers so only pay a small percentage of my bill and that’s the only reason I used BUPA on this occasion. Strangely though when I first presented with tinnitus I was feeling lightheaded as well, GP thought may...

Hi @Michael Leigh I originally presented to my GP with lightheadedness and tinnitus and she thought could be Ménières so was referred to ENT however a few weeks later I took an anxiety attack and ended up in A&E where my blood pressure was off the chart, the doctor checked the system and...

Hi @Ashley Ann, Your tinnitus sounds very much like mine, I can turn mine off or decrease the sound by turning my neck a certain way, I have a low buzz/whine in my left ear which I’ve had for just over a year, there’s also a very quiet high pitch which is intermittent. Like yourself I live in...

@Foamearplugssuck Thanks for your reply. Funny you mention headaches because I woke up with a severe pain behind my right eye which wouldn’t shift, I’ve never had a migraine (that I know of) and just put this down to hormonal changes but now... I wonder. Denise c

Anyone find that a thunderstorm increases their tinnitus? We had one last night for about an hour and my left ear was whining like mad as if it was in competition to see who could get louder. The tinnitus calmed down after the thunderstorm passed but this got me thinking was it caused by the...

Hi @Purva Sorry I didn’t get the report from my MRI and didn’t know I could ask for it. I live in the U.K. but went private when I got tinnitus as there were a couple of other issues as well. I received a letter from the private hospital which was also given to my GP and this was where it...

Hi @Purva, No I didn't ask him if this could change in the future because I don't think anyone can predict that. If you're asking is there a possibility that things could get worse the the answer is probably yes but life is a risk every time you walk out the door. Like you my vascular loop...

Hi @Purva, No one can answer that question with certainty but as I’ve mentioned previously I posted this question to Dr. Nagler in the Doctors' Corner here and he seemed to think it was pretty normal to have a vascular loop anywhere in the body and not necessarily dangerous. You seem to be...

@simont Can you change the the sound when lying down depending on your head position?? I ask this because your tinnitus sounds very like mine where it’s a rumble/whine or almost hollow wind sound that changes when I lie down especially when my neck is stretched, like yourself I suspect ET...

Chewing medium/hard food does it every single time :(

@Kirstystired Congratulations on the birth of your new baby. Your story sounds exactly like mine minus the giving birth (my youngest is 14 lol) Hearing test fine, ENT says ears look good, was then told could be ‘vestibular migraine’ or early onset Ménière's even though I don’t have vertigo...

Personally I’ve been able to sleep without masking, at the very beginning I would wear an earbud to fall asleep this was more to do with my anxiety than anything else but it wasn’t practical and I felt it made my tinnitus louder for some reason so, I don’t use anything now, and I suppose in a...

So getting to that age where I’m overheating at night, no sweats... yet... but it’s waking me up and when this happens then I hear my tinnitus twice as loud which then keeps me awake, it’s a vicious circle. Anyway have any of you lovely ladies or gents discovered any natural remedies for this...

Hi @Pre55ure When I attended ENT last year she did a few tests, checked balance and eye movements, stuck a camera down my nose (sorry I don’t know the technical terms) and shone a bright light into my eyes, I also went for an MRI and my hearing test came back ok. Went private so cost a wee...

I also have this in my left ear which is the ear with my tinnitus, it only began when my tinnitus started and is less of a crackle and more of a pop deep within my ear. Most of you talk about ear fullness with potentially muffled hearing, I’ve never noticeably had muffled hearing but I almost...

Hi @Steph1710 I have something similar to you in that when I go to bed at night if I lie on my front with my head positioned to the left then my tinnitus disappears and also if I lie on my right with my head straight and my shoulders down it either disappears or reduces phenomenally any other...

@ChrisPerry Hi, I also have a pop in my left ear where I have tinnitus and this started at the same time, every time I swallow I get a pop deep in my ear and this NEVER happened before tinnitus, it can be quite cathartic in a strange way. I know a lot of people say this can go hand in hand...

Hi @DebInAustralia Sorry for he long wait in replying, just actually read your post. So I eventually plucked up the courage to see a dentist, had a discussion re my wisdom tooth and she advised an extraction was needed. Had a conversation regarding my tinnitus and ear problems and she said...

@all to gain Just read your post. Are you still the same with your night time sensitivity? I ask because I posted on a thread a few weeks back about more or less the same thing. When I first got tinnitus I had slight sensitivity, not too bad, this settled after a few months. However over the...

@Tybs Reading your comment with interest!! My tinnitus has changed over the past few months and one thing I’ve noticed is when lying down, if I lie on my tummy and position my head to face right then my tinnitus is fairly loud (in the quiet maybe 5/6) however if I position my head facing left...

Sometimes when I lie down in bed it feels as if every little noise gives me a ‘brain zap’ (as I call it). For instance, the other night I was in bed going to sleep and my daughter (who sleeps in the room next to me) turned her light switch off, it wasn’t terribly loud but I felt what I call a...

Most of the time mine's is better in the morning. When I wake up if I lie the right way then I can eliminate the sound totally, I've done this many times for hours lying in bed. It also fluctuates multiple times throughout the day with periods so low that everything masks it. However my...

@AnxiouslyWaiting Welcome to the forum. I have had tinnitus since last July, no obvious cause although my ENT consultant reckoned it may be due to B12 deficiency or acid reflux causing possible ETD. If there’s one piece of advice I can give then it’s TIME, give it TIME, TIME is a great...

@Clare Johnson I have the exact same thing, left ear low hum, sounds hollow or like wind and intermittent high pitch regular tinnitus sound. Mine has reduced considerably over the last 7 months and is mostly maskable or I can ignore it now. Give it time and it will either go away/reduce...

@Vin I’ve visited the hairdresser 3 times now since onset (August 2019). Full cut, blow dry with no plugs and never had any problems so far, I know it’s not the same as clippers but I sometimes feel the anxiety around the event cause a spike more than the event itself :p

Hi @ASilverLight Thanks for your response :) Sorry both nasal sprays I am not familiar with. I’m in Scotland so maybe they are sold under a different brand name, I will certainly check this out. As for your question if anything spikes my tinnitus, I’m not aware of any specific thing that...

Hi @ASilverLight Been reading your thread with interest as much of your symptoms correlate with my own. I've had tinnitus since early August 2019 which my ENT doctor suspected was caused by acid reflux/B12 deficiency. I had all the usual tests, no hearing loss, Eustachian tubes ‘unremarkable’...

Hi @meemil My rumbling sound seems to have a life of its own :). One minute it’s droning away the next it’s vey much in the background and I’ve not done anything to aggravate it lol. I do find it’s mostly lower in the morning and some if not most morning I wake to it either not there or very...

Hi @Liza1989 I'm glad everything went well for your big day :) Everything you’ve said is like a clone of myself, the reflux, congestion etc. I was also tested for celiac but was negative. I tend to get congested on my left side which coincidentally is the side I have tinnitus as well :(...

Hi @Liza1989 Just read your post and wanted to say congratulations :) Hope your wedding went well :) How did you cope with the flight and your ETD? How is your tinnitus now? I wish you well for the future and in your marriage. Denise x

@Orions Pain Please please please don’t give up hope. There is a light at the end of the tunnel even though it doesn’t seem like it now, like everyone has said we’ve ALL been in this position and believe me it is caused more by the anxiety than anything else. You may feel as if your on a...

@meemil Read with interest your comments in inflammation/ETD/post nasal drip causing your tinnitus. I think you could be right about that, I have a low rumbling almost nasal sound in my left ear that is somatic (I think) as it can increase/decrease and even go away at times depending on the...

Hi Dr Nagler, Thank you from Scotland for all the work you do on this forum. I am going to be flying at the end of this month (February) to sunny Gran Canaria :) this is my first time since getting tinnitus last August, I also have some ET issues as well like popping/blocking etc, normally I...

@Samir Just a wee update, woke up @ 4:02 this morning in complete silence... yup... complete silence :) I lay there for around half an hour in trepidation waiting for a noise that never came.... go figure, the silence was actually deafening and I started to feel anxious about the lack of...

@Greg Sacramento I have been reading with interest your reply to OP. I have the same symptoms i.e. increase/decrease in tinnitus depending on head situation (mainly lying in bed). You asked OP if they remembered injuring collarbone so I wanted to ask whether injury to rotator cuff could also...

@Liza1989 Oh Wow that’s interesting Funnily enough I was tested for celiac disease as well but was ok. Our symptoms definitely sound similar. I'm now just past the 6 month mark and I must admit I am sooo much better, my high pitched tinnitus is nearly gone and is intermittent. I only hear...

Hi @Dee Willikers Glad to hear you are having success with your tinnitus and that it’s reducing, hope this continues going forward xx Funnily you mentioned blowing your nose and it being bloody and scabs because I have the same problem where every single morning the good Lord sends I have to...

@Dee Willikers I had no idea that acid reflux/LPR could cause so many things either. My consultant said this along with b12 deficiency was the cause of my ET problems and therefore my tinnitus , she was hopeful that it would resolve itself (no guarantees though) but advised could take a long...

@Liza1989 Sorry for the late reply :/ I try to stay away from medication and have concentrated on diet/excercise more which seems to be helping although over Christmas was a struggle. It’s funny how your GP is sending you for tests and yet mine sent me away with a more or less ‘deal with it’...

@Liza1989 Thank you for your reply I was also given the drug Omeprazole for my reflux but like yourself I didnt take it and have tried changing diet etc, this has kept my reflux at bay as far as I can tell. Like you I have quite a postnatal drip and my ETs also get blocked causing aural...

Hi @Liza1989 My ENT consultant also said she thought my tinnitus was caused by acid reflux, the tests she performed showed my larynx was affected as well and I also had b12 deficiency. I’ve had tinnitus since late July last year but to date it has reduced significantly but is still there...

Hi, I've just eaten thin and crispy base pizza which was very crunchy / hard crust, I felt my tinnitus spike a bit in my left ear and my right ear felt funny slightly hissing. My jaw and wisdom tooth ( which is broken:() felt sensitive and a bit achy as well. It’s now about 10 mins later and...

Hi @Anners Joey There’s a saying ‘ time is a great healer’ and for new to tinnitus sufferers it’s true. Anxiety and lack of sleep go hand in hand I’m afraid but through time it does get better whether reduces or goes away ( this does happen) or you get used to it and don’t react the same...

Sleep quality absolutely has an effect on tinnitus. The last couple of days my sleep has been erratic with no quality REM and my tinnitus has been more intrusive (or maybe my perception of it has) whereas last night I had nearly a full night and today my tinnitus is lower.

Over the last couple of weeks there have been times when I’ve woken to pure silence, one time I lay for nearly an hour and a half In bed enjoying it but always as soon as I start walking around it comes back :( Funnily enough it’s always happened in the morning. There’s also been times when I...

I feel a vibration @Silly but it vibrates behind my left eye (I have t I’m my left ear the most) over the left side of my skull and sometimes In my jaw and ear, no dizziness though, sometimes I feel pressure as well. I have predominantly a low drone tinnitus but also the high pitched sound...

Hi @Momme I wanted you to have a reply because it can be soul destroying to feel nobody cares :( Have you spoken to your ENT about possible Ménière's because this causes vertigo/dizziness and tinnitus?? I have problems with ET (although not diagnosed) and this causes aural fullness/ tinnitus...

Hi @Violet1982 Tour symptoms sound similar to mine I first presented with a blocked left ear and slight imbalance, sent to Audiologists first and no hearing loss, went through BUPA for ENT consultant again nothing specific ( she thought b12 deficiency and acid reflux) was told it will take...

@GabyM36 Stay positive and as @Eloy Resendez Jr says stick to reading the success stories and give it time.....lots of time and it will get better Regards Denise ;)

@DevHitByTinnitus Have I found any relief since tinnitus started? - absolutely at first I had slight Hyperacusis and aural fullness as well as tinnitus, the Hyperacusis is all gone and the aural fullness is more or less gone, only get this occasion, I think popping my ears helps. My tinnitus...

Hi DevHitByTinnitus I developed t late July last year from nowhere although tests showed I was b12 deficient and had acid reflux and my consultant thinks that’s the cause ( not sure I agree). Like yourself my ETs crackle and pop all the time and I can also feel fluid running down the left side...

Tinnitus is a very individual experience for example what I find loud and severe you might find moderate or vice versa. IMHO I think your state of mind contributes a lot to your perception of tinnitus and how you deal with it as well ie good sleep tends to lead to lower volumes ( for me...

Hi Dr Nagler, Thank you in advance for answering my 2nd question. I acquired tinnitus in late July 2019, presented initially with feeling of mild imbalance although no dizziness. Audiologists reported no hearing loss and ENT consultant reported possible cause as silent reflux/b12 deficiency...