Loud Tone for a Few Seconds — Fleeting / Transient Spontaneous Tinnitus

[RonnieCarzatto]

Will do, thanks fishbone

 

[Bill Bauer]

I just want to make sure it's not dangerous

So far these episodes are rare and last no more than 10 or so seconds. Are these tinnitus spikes?

This fleeting T happens a lot more often now that I have T, than before I had it. I like to think of it as my body trying to reset itself and to get rid of T...

 

[Tinker Bell]

This fleeting T happens a lot more often now that I have T, than before I had it. I like to think of it as my body trying to get reset itself and to get rid of T...

Maybe this will be encouraging: I did not have fleeting T until I started taking an oral steroid. And when I had the steroid injections, I had constant fleeting T. Sounded like little bells ringing over my usual tinnitus. Since steroids are supposed to help, I tried to think of it as a good sign.

 

[ofaisalo]

Maybe this will be encouraging: I did not have fleeting T until I started taking an oral steroid. And when I had the steroid injections, I had constant fleeting T. Sounded like little bells ringing over my usual tinnitus. Since steroids are supposed to help, I tried to think of it as a good sign.

ask the ENT just to make sure it's ok if this happening more than before after using the steroid

 

[Tinker Bell]

ask the ENT just to make sure it's ok if this happening more than before after using the steroid

I finished all steroids (oral and intratympanic) nearly three months ago. None of the ENTs could clarify why it would happen and it seemed preferential to the incredible loud, high pitch pulsatile sound.

 

[RonnieCarzatto]

Has anyone ever head really quick, short spikes, like 4 in a row? I habituated pretty well to my tinnitus recently. Sleeping great. Great mood. I thought I could see an okay future.

And now, in my left ear that had no tinnitus, I'm getting a new tinnitus tone and it's even louder than my regular tinnitus. I didn't have a loud noise pop near me or anything like that. And it's a series of quick successive spikes. Those horrible feelings of anxiety and being scared to death have return. God I hate my life. I'm so sorry to be negative y'all. I was doing so well.

 

[Bill Bauer]

How long do the spikes last? How long do the pauses between the spikes last?

Could it be just fleeting tinnitus?

I had an acoustic trauma to just one ear. On several occasions, I heard T in my good ear.

 

[glynis]

Hi Ronnie,
Tinnitus does have a way of giving us a wobble when it can change from what is normal for us.
Try to relax and I know it's hard when the unwanted emotions start to come back.
I hope you ears settle down for you.
Keep posting for support as we are here around the clock to support you.
Love glynis

 

[RonnieCarzatto]

Thank you both. The spikes only last 3 - 5 seconds however they were regularly occurring all night. At one point it was 4 times every half hour or so. I can subtly hear the new tone now permanently and it seems to spike up often. It's incredibly upsetting, considering the progress I had initially made. I keep telling myself it won't kill me but it's hardly any comfort.

 

[JurgenG]

Today I went for a run, I was afraid of running because of the impact on my ear.
Now I switched to short distances, got shoes with a lot of of absorbation, and ran mainy on softer terain.
And I don't really buy in to that running could damage the inner ear, but I want to play safe.

All of a sudden I got an onset of fleeting T during my run. My ear closed and I had fleeting T for about 5 seconds.
Now I rarely have this, could the shocks somehow trigger a reaction?

I wonder if this means the shocks are actually not too good for my inner-ear?
I generaly don't believe in coincidence, so there must be a link to the running and the fleeting T.

Anyone noticed something like this?

 

[Bill Bauer]

Today I went for a run, I was afraid of running because of the impact on my ear.
Now I switched to short distances, got shoes with a lot of of absorbation, and ran mainy on softer terain.

All of a sudden I got an onset of fleeting T during my run. My ear closed and I had fleeting T for about 5 seconds.
Now I rarely have this, could the shocks somehow trigger a reaction?

I wonder if this means the shocks are actually not too good for my inner-ear?
I generaly don't believe in coincidence, so there must be a link to the running and the fleeting T.

Anyone noticed something like this?

People with T get fleeting T more often than healthy people. It seems to me that fleeting T might be our body's attempt to re-calibrate and to get rid of T.

 

[Bobby B]

I noticed that as y T is getting weaker over time, the fleeting T also decreased in frequency and volume.

 

[Tinker Bell]

Running and exercise can essentially get your blood moving faster since your heart is beating faster. Increased blood flow can make T seem louder. It's possible that was the cause.

 

[Michael Leigh]

@JurgenG
Tinnitus affects people differently. So what might affect one person might not in another. Many people have contacted me saying their tinnitus has increased and remained so after running. However, others have contacted me saying running hasn't affected them. I suggest people monitor their tinnitus and see what works for them. What caused the tinnitus also affects people differently. For instance: people that have "noise"induced tinnitus caused by headphones often have hyperacusis and need to be careful around loud sounds or continuing to use headphones, as the tinnitus can in some instances become worse.

People that have tinnitus which wasn't caused by "noise" exposure, often notice no adverse affects doing exercises or using headphones.
Michael

 

[JurgenG]

Running and exercise can essentially get your blood moving faster since your heart is beating faster. Increased blood flow can make T seem louder. It's possible that was the cause.

That makes sense for my normal T, but doesn't explain the onset of fleeting T.

@JurgenG
Tinnitus affects people differently. So what might affect one person might not in another. Many people have contacted me saying their tinnitus has increased and remained so after running. However, others have contacted me saying running hasn't affected them. I suggest people monitor their tinnitus and see what works for them. What caused the tinnitus also affects people differently. For instance: people that have "noise"induced tinnitus caused by headphones often have hyperacusis and need to be careful around loud sounds or continuing to use headphones, as the tinnitus can in some instances become worse.

People that have tinnitus which wasn't caused by "noise" exposure, often notice no adverse affects doing exercises or using headphones.
Michael

I know, and I guess that is sound advise, but there are a lot of people with noise induced T, and I doubt if running did anything. Though I am scared of this that's why I am taking it slowly.

I noticed that as y T is getting weaker over time, the fleeting T also decreased in frequency and volume.

I've only experienced fleeting T like once every month or two.

 

[Michael Leigh]

@JurgenG
I have corresponded with people by email, forum and on the telephone. I'm just relaying to you my experiences having discussed the issue of running on hard ground and on the treadmill. It wasn't until some people started mentioning to me that they noticed their tinnitus becoming louder after running that I began to take notice. The same happened when I was contacted by a lot of people that developed tinnitus, who work in call centres and use a "headset" for 8hrs a day. A pattern started to build up. Of course not everyone will be affect for as I said we are all different. It's best to be aware of such things and take appropriate action if necessary.

Michael

 

[Tinker Bell]

That makes sense for my normal T, but doesn't explain the onset of fleeting T.

What do you mean by fleeting T? Louder? Different pitch?

 

[Bill Bauer]

What do you mean by fleeting T? Louder? Different pitch?

That's when for 5-120 seconds T becomes 10 times louder.

 

[Tinker Bell]

That's when for 5-120 seconds T becomes 10 times louder.

Then couldn't that be normal T becoming louder or sounding slightly different due to physical excursion?

 

[Bill Bauer]

Then couldn't that be normal T becoming louder or sounding slightly different due to physical excursion?

It looks like you had never experienced fleeting T. It is mysterious, and is definitely not part of regular T.

 

[Tinker Bell]

It looks like you had never experienced fleeting T. It is mysterious, and is definitely not part of regular T.

I don't know. My T gets significantly louder in response to certain stimuli: water running, my voice, papers shuffling, eating, and sometimes even just me running up stairs. It lasts only seconds, probably within the timeframe you mentioned.

Oh and sometimes it just randomly changes and gets louder. Like I will be reading and it will momentarily change from its usual pulsatile sound to an even higher pitch EEEEEE. Lasts only a few seconds then is back to its normal sound. That happens often, too.

Is that not fleeting T?

 

[Bill Bauer]

Oh and sometimes it just randomly changes and gets louder. Like I will be reading and it will momentarily change from its usual pulsatile sound to an even higher pitch EEEEEE. Lasts only a few seconds then is back to its normal sound. That happens often, too.

That's what people refer to as fleeting T. I like to think that this sound is due to my body trying to heal itself.

 

[Tinker Bell]

That's what people refer to as fleeting T. I like to think that this sound is due to my body trying to heal itself.

Same here.

I think the other T that I described is hyperacusis, which for me seems to be very reactive to certain frequencies -- maybe the ones that I essentially lost. I can hear a loud, low noise and have no spike. But turn on the shower and my T is screaming.

 

[Bill Bauer]

But turn on the shower and my T is screaming.

It sounds like what people refer to as "reactive tinnitus"...

 

[Tinker Bell]

It sounds like what people refer to as "reactive tinnitus"...

Right, it definitely reacts. Just put away a bag of pretzels, could barely hear over how loud the ringing spiked.

 

[Kiyan]

So I have tinnitus due to an ear infection and the tinnitus should clear up in about 2 weeks, recently I've noticed my tinnitus is getting quieter but today a loud spike came out of nowhere for no reason at all in the morning, then it happened again 20 minutes later, it was still pretty loud but this spike was quieter.

I also visited my doctor today who said that my ear infection was a lot better, and about 6 minutes ago I experienced a spike in my right ear that I'd say was as loud as the last one but no spike in my left ear.

The only time I've ever had a spike before this was the day I noticed the T and that happened in my left ear but I never had a spike since then.

Does anything know what this means? Just as I thought my T was getting better and quieter and would go away soon after the ear infection cleared this started happening.

I'm very scared right now as I don't know what this means? Can anybody help out?

 

[Bill Bauer]

a loud spike came out of nowhere for no reason at all in the morning, then it happened again 20 minutes later

Did the spike last less than a couple of minutes?

If so, this is "fleeting tinnitus." It is completely normal. Even healthy people get these once in a while, but people with T get it a lot more often, especially early on. I like to think of it as my brain trying to recalibrate and to heal itself. Don't worry about it!

 

[TuneOut]

Do others here ever experience a sudden hearing loss (not deafness) in one ear that quickly goes away? Very occasionally in the past I remember this happening in just one ear for maybe 30 second or less. Sometimes a little longer. It can be accompanied by a very short but pronounced increase in my tinnitus. A couple weeks ago it happened twice in one day, which concerned me. I had it happen again while watching TV the other night. Any idea what this could be?

 

[Rubenslash]

I think its fleeting tinnitus, not sudden hearing loss, doesnt make sense. Its possible that u hear less due to the loud T that covers other sounds.

 

[Tinker Bell]

This happens to me often. Sometimes I get the opposite where my tinnitus spikes very loud then suddenly stops for five seconds. The sudden quiet always startles me and momentarily makes me think I've gone completely deaf in my right ear.