Am I Really the Only One Who Can Make Their Tinnitus Go Away as Described?

[Soep]

I have a atypical form of tinnitus.

I have a custom made earplug with a big hole in it so I can hear sounds but less then normal.

When I put this in my (right) tinnitus ear my tinnitus is gone.

Same story with pushing my tragus firmly in my ear canal.

But when I use a normal earplug or wear nothing my tinnitus is very loud.

Are there more people who have this? I tried to use my earplug for a couple of days so my brain forgets my tinnitus but that did not work.

 

[GregCA]

I have a atypical form of tinnitus.

I have a custom made earplug with a big hole in it so I can hear sounds but less then normal.

When I put this in my (right) tinnitus ear my tinnitus is gone.

Same story with pushing my tragus firmly in my ear canal.

But when I use a normal earplug or wear nothing my tinnitus is very loud.

Are there more people who have this? I tried to use my earplug for a couple of days so my brain forgets my tinnitus but that did not work.

Have you gone through a diagnosis process? You may have objective tinnitus...

 

[Soep]

Yes, i have seen three ents and lots of other people. But everything seems okay. Over a week i get a ct scan. I have Tinnitus for more then over a year know and The cause is not known. Maybe stress or a very little hearingloss, because i am 43 years old.

 

[maltese]

Yes, i have seen three ents and lots of other people. But everything seems okay. Over a week i get a ct scan. I have Tinnitus for more then over a year know and The cause is not known. Maybe stress or a very little hearingloss, because i am 43 years old.

Actually, I've heard some people mention their T reduces significantly after putting on ear protection.

 

[Soep]

I wish i could have contact with those people to know what their causes are and how they are doing. Are they on this forum?

 

[Sam Bridge]

If i put my hand over my ear i hear that wind kind of noise which masks the t.

 

[Mentos]

You may have a form of reactive tinnitus, in all other cases when people with T plug their ears T becomes more noticable. I hate using hearing protection because that's when I notice my T more, so I do it only in case of parties or in industrial environment. But I know some people that have reactive tinnitus which stays pretty silent in silent environment but gets louder as soon as they are exposed to some sounds.

 

[Soep]

I also thinks that i can mask my t with other sounds in my ear when i put my special earplug in my ear. But i don't know why this is not happen with a normal earplug. How long do you have Tinnitus and what is The cause of it Sam bridge?

I don't think Its reactive Tinnitus. It works almost all The time when i use my earplug and it does not matter if i hear sounds or not. My opinion is that it is not related to each other. When i am in a quit environment and i don't wear my plug my t is loud.

 

[maltese]

I also thinks that i can mask my t with other sounds in my ear when i put my special earplug in my ear. But i don't know why this is not happen with a normal earplug. How long do you have Tinnitus and what is The cause of it Sam bridge?

Maybe you have an undetectable hearing loss in some frequencies and your earplugs' frequency response (is it a proper term to describe reduction/frequency graph) "evens it out".

Just a crazy theory.

Even if that's the case, it's not actionable knowledge.

 

[Soep]

But my hearingloss is normal for a 43 old adult. That means that i lost high frequencies i guess. But my Tinnitus is not very high in tone.

 

[Soep]

My wish is that an ent is interested in my situation but i never found somebody. Maybe because they don't know it either wat is going on. But The result is that i still thinking about this rare situation and still looking for a cure. Acceptance is very difficult then for me.

 

[MidnightOilAudio]

Am I the only one that if I were in this gentlemans position I would just live my life with my finger pressed against my tragus 24/7?