Must be awesome when it actually goes away! That's actually a good sign, sometimes when people report that later on it does go on together. Mine doesn't do that, it just goes from quiet/moderate to very loud but it's never gone.
Fluctuations by the hour is even more unusual, can you relate it to what you eat perhaps?
Yes they say the less you monitor it the more likely it is to go away! But it can be difficult when it fluctuates.
Absolutely. Mine has definitely faded in terms of volume, but mainly tone. It's less piercing and "clean" more hissing. I'm really trying to pay it as little mind as is possible. I'm habituating, you could say. I still want it gone.
That's a great sign. How many months in are you? Any fading in the first six months is a good sign.
I don't know whether or not the cause matters? It could be that the damage to the ear is one and the same for multiple tinnitus causes. For example mechanical trauma to the eardrum, which supposedly can result from ear infection or ear irrigation, mimics the effect on the eardrum and inner ear of loud sound.
3 month anniversary next week. I actually went back to the scene of the crime yesterday and saw a comedy show. I was a bit scared, brought plugs with me. Stayed aftewards for a few drinks and did not have a major spike, but the fear of one kept me a bit on edge.
I'm not sure why. The fluctuation happens even if I laying down or sitting still.
It fluctuates for me. It's either really loud buzzing, I call it 'cicadas noise' and here, I think people are calling them 'spikes.' It then will go to low buzzing (same speed or slightly slower) but still really distracting. If I am really lucky, it will go to white noise, static or a low tone I can barely make out. I am afraid to try to find a pattern in case there's no 'improvement' or if it is relatively the same 'cycle.' The fact I sometimes have 'quiet' moments (quiet for me - the static/low noise) is interpreted as improvement (here) and I pray that they are correct.
More in the last month, I would say, so 2 months after acoustic trauma. Some of it is due to vastly different behaviour, like wearing ear protection in noisy environments and limiting headphone usage. Some of it is probably due to habituation, in the sense that I am more accepting of the tinnitus, so my brain has probably calmed down and is less prone to the maladaptive process that tinnitus is. Some of it is probably due to the antidepressant I'm taking, called mirtazapine. It's anecdotally been shown to lower tinnitus, but it's also been a spike for some.
That's a great sign if you are already having days where you have to listen for it.
It seems louder for everyone in a silent room, mild tinnitus won't seem that bad even in silence but even moderate tinnitus can sound frighteningly loud with no masking. What do you mean by dialed in?
No that's interesting, there's a school of thought that says because of tinnitus's link with the limbic system and fear, the more you freak out about it the louder it gets - vicious circle - and thus if you stop reacting to it it's more likely to go or quieten in time.
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