Auditory Hallucinations When Tinnitus Gets Worse?

[QQuentin]

I've had tinnitus all of my life, but recently (around 2016), when my tinnitus "acts up" (don't know the terminology) I sometimes will hear things like music, repetitive noises (beeps, phone notifications, knocks, etc), and especially while I'm trying to sleep, voices. It's gotten worse the past couple years since. I don't have any history of mental illness besides general anxiety disorder. I never brought it up because I always thought people might call me crazy, but after telling a friend recently, I now think I should look more into it.

Because it usually happens when my tinnitus "acts up", I feel it is connected in some way. Does anyone else experience this? Thanks for reading!

 

[GoatSheep]

Maybe it's some type of musical ear syndrome. Even though you don't hear music.

 

[Scooter540]

YES, exactly like what you have. See my thread in "Introduce Yourself.":

Tinnitus Just Gets Worse and Worse: Now I Hear a Baritone Man's Voice Chanting Over and Over

The only time I don't notice it is when I'm asleep. I have depression but no mental illness. I don't tell most people because I'm afraid they'll call me crazy too. I was doing OK until the man's baritone chanting started in just the afternoons.

 

[GBB]

I've had tinnitus all of my life, but recently (around 2016), when my tinnitus "acts up" (don't know the terminology) I sometimes will hear things like music, repetitive noises (beeps, phone notifications, knocks, etc), and especially while I'm trying to sleep, voices. It's gotten worse the past couple years since. I don't have any history of mental illness besides general anxiety disorder. I never brought it up because I always thought people might call me crazy, but after telling a friend recently, I now think I should look more into it.

Because it usually happens when my tinnitus "acts up", I feel it is connected in some way. Does anyone else experience this? Thanks for reading!

I also have this - most recently I will hear bird calls or other strange dynamic noises which are not a tone. How are you holding up?

 

[dan]

I think it's hyperactivity spilling over into other areas of the brain that causes this... my theory.

 

[LukeYoung]

Yes between awake and asleep I hear beeps, voices, and other strange things.

 

[tomahawkzz]

I usually hear police sirens, since I play a lot of GTA Online, but yesterday and today it was okay, I didn't hear that much. The white noise is still with me tho.

 

[RocketJSquirrel]

I was just about to ask about auditory hallucinations and found this old thread.

I have had them occasionally for a year or so. They always sound like real sounds, e.g., a dog barking, my wife calling my name, an electronic device beeping while on mute. The disturbing ones are like someone rattling a doorknob which makes me get out of bed to look.

I don't see any correlation with my chronic tinnitus, which remains unchanged. It's certainly strange.