Is Anyone Else in a Similar Situation?

[richardzhang]

Hi, I have had tinnitus for about three weeks now. I dont know how it started, but I do know that I only noticed it after an at-home ear wax removal. The sound has been varying in pitch throughout the weeks.

Interestingly, I noticed that if I hear a pitch similar to the tinnitus sound, my tinnitus goes away/becomes quieter momentarily. For example, if I listen to the 7000Hz sound on http://www.tinnitool.com/en/tinnitus_analyse/hoertest.php for a few seconds, this would happen.

Is anyone else in a similar situation? Does this mean anything?

 

[billie48]

This phenomenon is called residual inhibition. If you google it, you will find much information on it. There is a thread here on TT talking on the subject. There are some commercial products targeting this form of therapy. I don't know how effective they are but they seem expensive.

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...n-a-new-treatment-for-tinnitus.219/#post-1317

 

[MikeA]

When I do this with headphones, I hear quite clearly a significant change in pitch with the slightest turn of my head to either side. My frequency is around 10 kHz, and it changes by I would guess at least 1 kHz with head turn. I find it amazing how changes to (within) a nerve connected to the ear can affect a perceived sound that has an origin in the brain. Or at least that's what I assume as far as origin...