Shift in Tinnitus

[Alex Senkowski]

My T has been pretty consistent for the past few years. Things changed last month when a tone in my left ear, originally high-pitched but quiet, suddenly turned lower-pitched but louder.

It's not painful, but it is more noticeable and seems reactive to something.

Is it reacting to sound? My mood? Have I simply become more mindful of it while it hasn't changed at all? I haven't noticed any change in my hearing.

Whatever the cause, it's really messing up my gaming time. I bought Resident Evil 7 a few days ago and it's really hard to get absorbed in the awesome atmosphere with that annoying droning in my ear.

Again, I'm not in distress, just ANNOYED.

 

[Amber]

Is it reacting to sound? My mood? Have I simply become more mindful of it while it hasn't changed at all? I haven't noticed any change in my hearing.

The shift in your tinnitus could be a normal change in tinnitus, sometimes tones and their type change. It might be irreversible.

 

[Alex Senkowski]

The shift in your tinnitus could be a normal change in tinnitus, sometimes tones and their type change. It might be irreversible.

Yeah, it's not worse but it is different. I've been used to the tones being a very specific way that even a small change messes everything up. But during the last few days things have been a lot better.

 

[Alex Senkowski]

Hey all. A strange thing happened last night. The aforementioned fluctuating T in my left ear had been bothering me for weeks, and on Saturday it was worse than it had ever been. So bad that I was having panic attacks. But yesterday, I had a really nice and pleasant day, and the T receded significantly I hope as a result. Anyway, when I got home I started playing Resident Evil 2 with my headphones on. And while I was playing, I felt a weird crack in the area around my left ear and the T receded even further to the point of being nearly gone entirely. The 'crack' sensation wasn't painful, it actually felt nice like a muscle or joint being loosened up by massage. And now my T is back being quietly baseline and more comfortable than it's been in weeks, maybe months. SO WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? Aside from having a nice day yesterday, I did nothing to cause my T to recede and yet it did on its own. How?

 

[Makrohn]

Could it be related to your Otosclerosis?

I am really interested in why T can be so fluctuating like this. My T is making changes almost daily and I never get the hang of where it is going next or how it acts. Just one of those things with T that cant be explained I guess.

 

[Alex Senkowski]

Like I said, I had a really nice day yesterday. That seemed to do something. Maybe I had some knotted muscle above the ear that finally unwound or something like that. I felt a pleasing crack and the fullness was released and the T quietened. You know that feeling of fullness? It's nearly gone now. The T is still there, but it's back to the level I've been used to for the past few years.

 

[Makrohn]

Well, positivity is always a good thing.
Tension in the jaws is very known and there are quite some muscles located there.
Try looking up a stretch video on Youtube for the jaw...

I am glad that you are experiencing a drop in your levels, it provides some hope at least

 

[Alex Senkowski]

Yeah, I'm trying to figure it out so I'll know what to do when my T gets bad again.

 

[Makrohn]

I have been thinking on trying to monitor my T more, but I cant really see any pattern. Could be food, sleep, stress or just random stuff. Really hard to tell.

But keep us updated if you find some answers, I wish you well!