Hello to All

[JMH]

Howdy all,

Jeff from the PacNW (SW WA). Finally decided to sign up and start researching our favorite topic. I've been a T sufferer from my late 20s after a couple of poorly responding ear infections, resulting surgeries, etc. etc. I've learned to live it and it does seem to increase and decrease for me with stress, etc. I also have back and neck problems with my neck stiff quite often so I'm working that angle, too. I can change the tonality of my T but tensing my neck muscles so there's most certainly a correlation.

In any event, my T all of a sudden got a lot worse about a week ago, not sure why and I'm not sure what really changed. It has been colder than usual and right now it's as loud as it has ever been. I'd be able to hear it over just about anything and it's a high pitched electrical noise.

It doesn't help that I'm near 0% mechanical hearing in that ear although my nerve hearing is good.

I'm going to be looking into OHSU studies as they have a good research program and I'm going to be trying NAC as well just to see. I've never really tried anything to reduce it other than learn to live with it and monitor its negative side affects.

Happy to be among you as another soldier in this war.

Jeff

 

[billie48]

Welcome to the forum. You surely have a good attitude with your closing sentence above. Hope your spike will fade back to baseline for you soon.

There are many causes which can trigger or aggravate tinnitus including by not limited to:
Drug reaction or side-effects from ototoxic drugs, ear or Eustachian tube infection, ear drum injury, fluid build-up feeling pressured, TMJ, TTTS, high blood pressure or blood circulation problem, loud noise exposure or acoustic trauma, head trauma & injury, neck problems, hearing loss, Meniere's, barotrauma from rapid change of atmospheric pressure, ear or head slapping, grief for the loss of loved ones, untreated sleep apnea, elevated stress, anxiety & panic disorder, unhealthy diet such as too much salt, sugar, caffeine, MSG, alcohol or lacking some mineral or vitamin etc. See if you have any issue with these lately.

I have ultra high pitch T too. If it bothers you, masking it will help ease the stress from hearing such an alien high pitch scream in the ears all day. Take care. God bless.

 

[MikeL1972]

Hi Jeff,

Welcome to the site!

You may want to consider looking into hearing aids to see if they can help abate the ringing! Good luck!