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

[Mr. Cartman]

I think fleeting t is just a side effect of stress too and nothing to worry bout i noticed it happened alot after i got my permanent T cause im more stressed out.. And my gf and lil sis are always having the fleeting t too so i try not to worry bout it when it happens but its more or so impossible to not worry that your T is getting worse or something but since alot of people experience it T and without then guess its a part of life

It's quite interesting this fleeting T.

When I got temporarily T in the past from noise accidents at work, this fleeting T came by and faded out my T completely.
After that, I had no T at all. It has happened every time.
Thats why I always got happy and knew my T (this high pitched hissing) would resolve when this fleeting T arrived.

I think its the ear calibrating/healing or something. Hard to say.. I know that perfectly healthy people without constant T also have this once in a while. I even had it myself before the onset of my T. It appears to be very common.

But it kinda puzzles me why my hissing T always resolved when this fleeting T came by for a few secs...

 

[carol kane]

Me too, just got it a minute ago in my left ear, very loud and very high pitched ... it lasted about 5 seconds and then faded thank goodness, this has been happening since the onset of my chronic t, but i do remember getting it before i got permanent t but in those days didn't think that much about it...

 

[Andrew_89]

Hey guys I found my tinnitus is being weird lately. Just wondering if you guys could give me some Insite . I find that there is some other sounds like a completely different sound coming through for abit ?

 

[Mr. Cartman]

Hey guys I found my tinnitus is being weird lately. Just wondering if you guys could give me some Insite . I find that there is some other sounds like a completely different sound coming through for abit ?

Hi Andrew

I hope you are doing well.

You mean a sound that is higher in volume and fades away after a few seconds to minutes?

 

[Andrew_89]

Yeah that's it I think .

 

[Andrew_89]

I went to the pub and had a win on the pokies but the noise from the bastard just rang huge . Since them which was yesterday my left ear aches sucks

 

[Mr. Cartman]

I went to the pub and had a win on the pokies but the noise from the bastard just rang huge . Since them which was yesterday my left ear aches sucks

Yeah.. Its hopefully just temporarily Probably a good idea to avoid very loud sounds for a little while

 

[DanielJP]

Is it a high volume high pitch that comes suddenly and goes away after half a minute or so? Someone called it "fleeting T". Happens to me daily. Sometimes it's so high pitched it hurts...

 

[Penelope33]

Aside from my usual tinnitus, twice this week and just now I been sat down and one of my ears has made a sudden high pitched eeeeee noise really loud lasting about 13 seconds then going. However my ear seems a bit stuffy after this too.
Any idea what it is or what causes that?

 

[Valentin]

Fleeting tinnitus ;-) most of us get it on a daily basis.

 

[michela]

yes.fleeting tinnitus

 

[Penelope33]

My husband dosent have t, but he said that now and again he'll be bending down to turn the lamp of or something and he gets a high pitch ring then it stops. Seems anyone can get it then t or not but wondered what that mechanism was?

 

[Valentin]

My husband dosent have t, but he said that now and again he'll be bending down to turn the lamp of or something and he gets a high pitch ring then it stops. Seems anyone can get it then t or not but wondered what that mechanism was?

everyone can hear something when playing with their jaw, nothing abnormal.

the T we get from the jaw can be felt/heard close to the outside while our regular T is heard at the deepest place into our inner ear, for some it's even in the head...

 

[applewine]

Hey All... Im really kinda panicking
Right now.. My T is very very quiet almost un audible in a room with some
Noise.. And i experience "fleeting T" once or twice everyday.. But about 20 mins ago my right ear rang loudly.. Then it did it again about ten minitues
Later and then 1 minute later same pitch and loudness. So thats 3 times almost in a row that its happened today. Its gone now.. But i keep worrying its gonna do that all day!!!!!

You may be describing normal tinnitus reactions which are called somatic tinnitus. These are the most common form of tinnitus.

I think most people get these, but I have gotten them all my life. They are the loudest kind of tinnitus too, but perfectly harmless.

If this is the cause you will most likely notice a quick onset with a slight reduction in hearing and then a loud tinnitus sound that may last for fifteen seconds or so at most. At least that is normal for me.

If you are getting a lot of these and they are truly somatic (muscle induced) that may signify you are prone to trigger points or have trigger points in a lot of your muscles in your head and neck or upper and mid back.

The trigger points known to cause tinnitus are the lateral pterygoid, SCM and masseter. I would suspect the SCM because when I got these loud noises it would always be from posture of my neck.

I would simply move my neck around and it would go away. I told a neuro-otologist this once and maybe even my ENT and they looked at me like they had no idea what I was talking about.

Yet, according to what I've read this is supposed to be the most common form of tinnitus that you should learn about in tinnitus 101 class. I have no idea why no matter what medical condition I have the therapist or doctors always seem to know less than what I can learn from a simple google search. That is why I often feel helpless or hopeless, because how am I supposed to pay these people to help me when what I hear from them is often wrong or they aren't even familiar with my condition or know what it is.

 

[ashley]

Hey all,

So my tinnitus is constant. Before, I would get fleeting tinnitus every once in a while (like once, twice a year) for a few seconds. So, I just got a tiny bout of fleeting tinnitus. Usually, it is high pitch, but since my constant tinnitus is high pitched my fleeting tinnitus was mid pitched. Anyway... my question I pose is this: Does anyone with constant tinnitus ever get afraid when they hear fleeting tinnitus? I immediately took half of a Valium just because I was worried it was going to be constant and I did not want to stress out about it (however, luckily it fleeted!)

 

[Markku]

Anyway... my question I pose is this: Does anyone with constant tinnitus ever get afraid when they hear fleeting tinnitus? I immediately took half of a Valium just because I was worried it was going to be constant and I did not want to stress out about it (however, luckily it fleeted!)

I don't get as worried as having to take a benzo, but sometimes I do dread the thought of my tinnitus becoming as loud and intrusive as what the fleeting tinnitus I experience is.

For some reason I have periods (probably a month max?) when I don't experience fleeting tinnitus, but then there are periods when I have it a couple of times a week.

Nothing abnormal about your fear though.

 

[Grace]

Hey all,

So my tinnitus is constant. Before, I would get fleeting tinnitus every once in a while (like once, twice a year) for a few seconds. So, I just got a tiny bout of fleeting tinnitus. Usually, it is high pitch, but since my constant tinnitus is high pitched my fleeting tinnitus was mid pitched. Anyway... my question I pose is this: Does anyone with constant tinnitus ever get afraid when they hear fleeting tinnitus? I immediately took half of a Valium just because I was worried it was going to be constant and I did not want to stress out about it (however, luckily it fleeted!)

Im just like you.. I get it alot and at first when it would happen with my continuous T id freak out in panic
And pop a kpin... But then id realize it would always go away so ive got a bit better then before but one night i was layin in bed and i usually get the high pitched loud fleeting T and this one time instead i got the lowest hum ever and loud and it scared me so bad i didnt like it lol i prefer the high pitch anyday

 

[SoulStation]

I have noticed since I started taking, magnesium, zinc, garlic, and ginko, my fleeting tinnitus is about 1/10th as loud as it used to be. I am ultra sensitive to my ears and I'll notice it happen maybe once every few days where it sounds like it's trying to be loud but somethings blocking it . ("it" being the sound).

 

[Kathi]

I've had fleeting t for as long as I can remember--not really very often before I developed chronic t. Now I get it a couple of times a week. It freaked me out at first because it seemed to last longer and also occurs in my ear without t.

 

[Asian]

Fleeting T- it's frightening although it's harmless I know. Usually it lasts for max 20 seconds for me. But it's been 10 minutes now and it doesn't seem to go away. The sharpness, suddenness and uncertainty of it is scary. T somehow seems to be a bit louder after the fleeting T goes away. I feel my left ear is kinda plugged now

Please share your experiences

 

[washashore]

T somehow seems to be a bit louder after the fleeting T goes away. I feel my left ear is kinda plugged now

Yes, I know how you feel. I have the same experience of always thinking its louder even after the fleeting T has stopped. However, I think it's really just mental, because my mind has been refocused on my T.

 

[citigirl13]

Fleeting T- it's frightening although it's harmless I know. Usually it lasts for max 20 seconds for me. But it's been 10 minutes now and it doesn't seem to go away. The sharpness, suddenness and uncertainty of it is scary. T somehow seems to be a bit louder after the fleeting T goes away. I feel my left ear is kinda plugged now

Please share your experiences

My fleeting T has been weird lately. A few days ago I had it about three times in one day, once like about three minutes after the other. Has anyone else had this?

 

[Asian]

My fleeting T has been weird lately. A few days ago I had it about three times in one day, once like about three minutes after the other. Has anyone else had this?

It really has no pattern for me. It can come anytime for no obvious reason. I however noticed that just maybe the frequency increases if I have done some cardio in a day. For instance, I walked 5 miles today and I had it thrice in an hour. Otherwise it may not come at all if I stay at home and not do any exercise. Maybe it has something to do with circulation/ear muscle spasms ? Just a guess

One thing that really makes me panicky is the sudden deafness that comes along with it for a few seconds until it lasts. It covers all the environment sounds for a while and that sucks !

 

[Valentin]

my longest fleeting T was 1h30

 

[Street Spirit]

@citigirl13 yes that just happened to me a few days ago as well and my t has been worse lately..it's causing me anxiety and now my ears are worse. .tts, h..

 

[Martin69]

Had fleeting T today. Was the first time after some months. That was really loud. Lasted 15 seconds.
Nevertheless my standard T is also loud, but this fleeting T was much louder. Maybe I should be lucky with my standard T. Scary.

Cannot remember I had fleeting T before T onset. But maybe I never noticed.

 

[derpytia]

How often do you guys have fleeting T? Cause for me it's like every hour or so in addition to my constant T tones. Sometimes twice an hour. I'm worried that one day the fleeting T will start and will stick and wont go away... I've never had this much fleeting T ever. And I've been protecting my ears and everything for the past three months since I've had this. It's making me terrified that my T will get worse instead of better as time goes on.

 

[Sjoerd]

I had fleeting T a couple of times per day in the first couple of months ....for me it was 100% anxiety related...!

 

[yonkapin]

Probably completely anxiety related, when I was at my worst I was getting multiple instances of fleeting tinnitus on the daily. I was pretty scared too, but realized that like many of the other symptoms I have to deal with that it has mostly to do with how anxious and stressed I am.

Hope things get better!

 

[citigirl13]

How often do you guys have fleeting T? Cause for me it's like every hour or so in addition to my constant T tones. Sometimes twice an hour. I'm worried that one day the fleeting T will start and will stick and wont go away... I've never had this much fleeting T ever. And I've been protecting my ears and everything for the past three months since I've had this. It's making me terrified that my T will get worse instead of better as time goes on.

My fleeting T is really random. I remember I barely had it the first month, but when I did have it would happen like twice in an hour. I remember I had it once and then about a minute later had it again. Bizarre. But as far as I'm aware it shouldn't affect your T. It is scary because you're now afraid that the sound won't go away - but it will. Try to ignore it. Who knows? It might be a sign your ears are trying to change things, perhaps get rid of the T.