Do You Know When Your Tinnitus Exactly Started?

[terry b]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know exactly when their noise started?

I only ask because I'm so freaked out by mine - remember exactly how they started all by putting a smartphone against my ear , at first heard these beeps and chirps in various places then later on, placed my head under water and heard like a machine gun pap pap pap until it repeated to high pitched noise - same occurred when bit onto tin foil (there was a reason!!)

So yes just curious does anyone remember the exact moment the noise started ??

 

[Cathln]

Terry b, Mine started in early morning hours of July 9th, 2010. Could have been from car accident 2 days prior. Ears are normal, had all tests, etc.....Probable whiplash at first. I still have bad neck and shoulder muscle problems. Hope you feel better soon.

 

[LadyDi]

Yep. I got off a transatlantic airplane flight from Paris to Cincinnati OH midday in June 2013. In excruciating pain from barotrauma, caused by a malfunctioning eustachian tube. My ears were ringing. Haven't stopped since.

Note: Tell everyone you know that they should never, ever fly if they have a severe cold or middle/inner ear infection.

 

[I who love music]

The fall of 1974, a Wednesday night.

 

[Beste]

Started in the first days of February this year. Getting worse I think.

 

[Sebastians]

A few seconds after a 9mm gunshot, october 13 th 2015

 

[Fangen]

Somewhere around 1am in the night between Dec 2nd / Dec 3rd 2015.

 

[terry b]

and secondly - was it an external noise that contributed to your tinnitus do you think ?

 

[Fangen]

and secondly - was it an external noise that contributed to your tinnitus do you think ?

In my case, yes. Loud concert for over an hour. Bye silence and hello T

 

[MichaelO]

Started when I awoke from an ECT treatment session four years ago. Still have it.

 

[Scarlet]

I was sitting in LaGuardia airport waiting for my flight, and I got two very weird, very sharp pains near the front of my left ear.

 

[Jake007]

Loud t second week of December 2016, silent room t years ago.

 

[pef]

A few seconds after a 9mm gunshot, october 13 th 2015

Similar situation. About 4:00 PM on Saturday, March 16, 2013. .357 Magnum from a snub nose revolver in an enclosed space.