The Spike Went Away

[Holly1987]

Hey there

I just wanted to give a bit of hope to anyone who is going through an unexplained spike. Around 6 weeks ago I had an awful spike that pretty much gave me a nervous breakdown, it was so loud I ended up taking my holiday leave early, I couldn't hear my colleagues in meetings or on the phone. It was a wretched time and I thought my career was over. Around 1 week ago the spike reduced massively. It's still there but its not as intrusive, it's very manageable. It's still early days but I'm hopeful it will stay at this level and hopefully habituate.

The spike is a mystery and my ENT couldn't give any answers. He thought it may be related to my underactive thyroid but likely not as its only mild. Who knows ‍

I know everyone says to stay calm if you spike, however if you're a neurotic anxiety riddled person like me that is basically impossible, I completely lost my shit. The only thing that stopped me from completely losing it was keeping
busy and distracting myself. Do anything you can to try and keep your mind off it, long walks and drives were helpful for me.

I hope you're all doing ok, tinnitus is the hardest thing I've ever gone through and I'm so grateful for the support I receive from this forum. Stay strong xxx

 

[Bill Bauer]

Thank you for sharing. I needed to hear that...

 

[jimH]

@Holly1987 ...A very encouraging and helpful post for those experiencing a severe spike. Additionally, if you should experience another one in the future, you'll be able to cope better knowing that it will also likely subside. Because of that your anxiety and fear will not be nearly as bad as you experienced this time.

That said, thanks for sharing your experience in order to help other forum members!

 

[Rainbowsheep]

I've had the same experience. Had a spike for God knows which reason in August which is about to go away now. It's still the new sound which is somewhat more audible but it's gone back to the usual baseline loudness. Which is a relief. I can live with being able to hear the T a tiny bit as long as it doesn't sound like a siren screaming in my head all the time... However the spike has made me very anxious about my T getting worse, but I guess it's somewhat easier to learn to handle the anxiety than it is to learn to live with sirens screaming in your head.
So yeah. There is hope even if the spike has lasted for months!

 

[sandra72]

8 weeks now and some days are better like yesterday, almost no T. but today like hell and don't know why.
Maybe stress and fear.

It all began after I came home from mine holiday. Before that I could handle T. Hope it will settle down.