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Hi everyone. I’m about 2.5 months in now and really frustrated. It started out as 1 consistent tone in my right ear and an intermittent tone in the ear with some reactivity. My right ear now has 3 separate tones, and my left ear has a Morse code-like sound. I sometimes get pulsatile...

Hey, I noticed your thread wondering about using headphones for gaming. I’ve really missed gaming with headphones and I’m wondering if you were able to go back to it without worsening your T

Hi, just wondering if you’ve had any improvement with the reactive part of your tinnitus

Thanks for your response - I’m glad to hear you’ve had some improvement.

Not really an option in my current situation, but thanks for the recommendation.

Maybe some minor pain at times, but mostly just my tinnitus reacting.

But does that mean that the reactive frequencies are harmful?

I hope you can do your best to stay calm and keep your mind off of it. Find some soft noise that masks it if you can. You’re only 1 week in. Your tinnitus is basically a newborn. It could very well improve.

Could this actually be doing harm to my ears? 50 dB seems so quiet but the sound of my AC unit amplifies my tinnitus, and it remains somewhat louder even after I turn it off. Am I just supposed to tough out the heat? Or maybe this is a good way to desensitize my ears?

A few times a day, when I adjust the position of my head, I can feel fluid moving inside of my ears. I’ve seen two ENTs and they haven’t seen any sign of fluid. Any idea what might be causing this sensation?

Sorry to hear about the spike. I hope it resolves soon. I picked up some Astaxanthin last night and am giving it a try.

@El BUZZ Any update on your experiment with Astaxanthin? Debating whether to try it.

T is remarkably lower volume after wearing earplugs to bed. I don’t get it

Hi Chris, You are still very early in to your ear trauma. If this is the first time you’ve ever really hurt your ears, I think you have a great chance of the ringing subsiding if you are careful. Your ears are vulnerable now and you need to protect them as much as possible. You are also lucky...

My noise trauma happened almost 8 weeks ago. I’ve been trying so hard to be cautious about protecting my ears and now my formerly good left ear is constantly hissing. I had fleeting tinnitus in it occasionally but now it’s been unrelenting for days. How common is this occurrence? Do you think...

Baseline T has consistently been louder now. My good ear which used to be silent is now hissing. Losing hope

Thanks, unfortunately I’ve been doing most of that for almost 2 months now and it’s just gotten worse. Vestibular issues seem to be much more complicated than just tinnitus. Every day I feel closer to giving up.

How are you doing? Your symptoms sound eerily similar to mine. I’m so scared and haven’t been this suicidal in ages. I already suffered from depression before my ear problems, and I’m doubting if I can endure this added burden.

A history of my ear troubles: Had a major acoustic trauma over two years ago when I was sitting in the way back of a car basically on top of a speaker for an hour. The bass was incredibly powerful. This resulted in hyperacusis and awful bouts of pulsatile tinnitus that lasted several months...

From my personal experience, PT can absolutely be caused by acoustic trauma. It’s how mine started. I think for PT to be related to acoustic trauma, it has to be caused by a very low frequency noise. For me, I was right on top of a bass speaker. I’ve seen an article about mice developing...

I’m sorry that happened to you. From my personal experience, I had vertigo for about 1.5 weeks which started about 4 weeks after an acoustic trauma. I think it really depends on what is causing the vertigo through. You may benefit from a VNG test which tests your balance, but if they try to blow...

Baseline T definitely seems quieter now. Visual symptoms still concerning though. VS in low light and I’m having trouble focusing my eyes

Thanks for your replies everyone. I sure hope this subsides with time or I just get used to it.

It's been about 5.5 weeks since an acoustic trauma that started my tinnitus. Tinnitus volume was doing its best since a spike from an accidental loud noise about 11 days ago. I felt positive enough to go for a run around dusk. As I was running, I noticed two concerning things: 1. I could...

And I just noticed mild visual snow for the first time while going on a run around dusk. Only seems visible in low light settings at least

I'm relatively new to T as well (about 5.5 weeks in), and I've had a couple worsenings/changings in tone, and it is so discouraging. I'm sorry you woke up to a spike. I don't have any advice, but I can empathize.

First relatively quiet morning since my spike about 11 days ago. I hope this continues.

My ENT wants me to get an MRI because there's an occasional pulsatile aspect to my T. However, I'm terrified the noise of the MRI will make my T spike, and I'm convinced the cause of my T is simply acoustic trauma. Any thoughts?

Greg, Thanks for your reply. What you said about balance makes sense. My doctor's theory was that my inner ear is inflamed and is causing balance issues. Thankfully, the balance has seemed to improve little by little every day naturally. I think forcing myself to exercise has helped as well...

Billie, Thank you so much for taking the time to write out your reply. I can't believe you can hear your T above rapids and jet noise! Your advice is very helpful, and I read through your success story as well. You've truly made my day a little better and made me feel slightly more positive...

Hi Linda, Thanks for your reply :). I have noticed posts by those people you mentioned, and I like hearing what they have to say. I would be honored if one of them stopped by this thread. Your journal sounds really nice. I have probably spent too much time down the rabbit hole of negative...

Hi everyone, I've been lurking here for a couple weeks and finally decided to make an account, because I'm in such a dark place and I don't know how to manage. First, I'd like to give a history of my tinnitus: A little over two years ago, I was forced to ride in the way back of a car (no...