Can You Make Your Tinnitus Stop by Covering Your Ear with Your Hand or Plugging It with Your Finger?

[Kriszti]

One of my 3 sounds (low hum) can be stopped with the above mentioned methods. Earplugs don't have the same effect.

I asked the same question in an other, much smaller support group and got the result that roughly 15% of those who answered could make some of their tinnitus sounds go away like this. It's much more frequent than I thought it would be, yet none of my doctors could provide explanation for this.

If any of your sounds reacts this way, please choose yes. I'm curious. Thank you.

 

[AliasM]

Opposite. I have to listen quickly then unblock my ears or else I create new sounds which are often low tone droaning solid rings - which I HATE.