Earplugs Making Tinnitus Worse?

[Jerad]

Yes, I have dozed off with earmuffs once and tinnitus was much louder.

@Lilah, did your tinnitus return to baseline? If so, how long did it take?

 

[Lilah]

@Lilah, did your tinnitus return to baseline? If so, how long did it take?

Yes, after a few hours once I distracted myself with other things.

 

[Jerad]

Yes, after a few hours once I distracted myself with other things.

@Lilah, when that happened, did you have hyperacusis too? I dozed off with earplugs for 90 minutes and my tinnitus and hyperacusis spiked significantly. Been 2 days and it's not back to baseline yet.

 

[Lilah]

@Lilah, when that happened, did you have hyperacusis too? I dozed off with earplugs for 90 minutes and my tinnitus and hyperacusis spiked significantly. Been 2 days and it's not back to baseline yet.

Yes, I have mild hyperacusis and it did spike slightly. Even now, my hyperacusis does spike when my tinnitus worsens sometimes. However, I believe the behavior of my tinnitus does not really correspond to noise exposure; I see more of a link between hyperacusis and noise exposure.

 

[IntotheBlue03]

Yes, I have mild hyperacusis and it did spike slightly. Even now, my hyperacusis does spike when my tinnitus worsens sometimes. However, I believe the behavior of my tinnitus does not really correspond to noise exposure; I see more of a link between hyperacusis and noise exposure.

Hey @Lilah, do you still have reactive tinnitus? Curious if that has improved at all?