Tinnitus Lowest in Silence?? Is This Normal??

[Jason C]

I find my noise induced tinnitus to be lowest when I am in silence so thankfully it isn't bothering me when trying too sleep but when I am out walking in town or driving I can hear it fizzing and ringing away quite clearly.
Also after an hour at the gym I can hear it ringing much louder when I leave and sit in the car but after 30-40 mins it calms down again.
Mornings are best as when I wake up it's pretty much gone.

Anyone else have similar tinnitus?? This is different too when I first acquired tinnitus as it was just loud all the time. I am 6 months in now.

 

[Sam Bridge]

I find the same. In fact in silence my tinnitus is almost soothing dare i say it.

 

[Jason C]

I find the same. In fact in silence my tinnitus is almost soothing dare i say it.

Really? I actually struggle too hear mine at all at night now but as soon as I am around sounds or music (which sounds a mess) it comes right back.

 

[PaulBe]

Well maybe its because in silence you don't need for your brain to try to interpret frequencies it can no longer find when it interprets music or other sounds.

 

[Jacob83]

Mine's the exact opposite. I don't like sleeping with a fan or a tv on and when I wake up, it's at it's loudest. I usually do my early morning deep thinking to the sound of my tinnitus and get kind of lost in it in a way. When I get out of bed and get going, it tapers down a lot or my brain puts in the background and I don't really notice it again until night time.

But, like you, a good workout always makes my ears ring a louder for a bit

 

[dfw]

I have something to look forward to!!!

Thanks for posting these

 

[Sam Bridge]

Really? I actually struggle too hear mine at all at night now but as soon as I am around sounds or music (which sounds a mess) it comes right back.

Something strange is going on mentally with me. In silence i can listen to it and be fine with it, going to sleep is no problem. When i watch tv though its like my brain wants to listen to it along lsose the tv which is annoying. To combat that i play some purple noise from my phone.

I really don't get why i can be fine in silence but if i have the tv on my mind goes looking for it!!?!

 

[Owen]

When my tinnitus first started, it was 100% absent in a silent room and for about 3 months, really didn't bother me, so I know what you mean by the reactive part. For me, sharp noises like a metal fastener clinking in a washing machine, or cutlery on a plate produced a weird, amplified sort of echo. It was only when it shifted to being permanently present that I was really bothered by it, as it started to severely impact my sleep.

 

[Lorac]

My deaf ear reacts to sounds I hear in my good ear, so I definitely prefer silence and I don't have much trouble sleeping. When I first lost my hearing and acquired T, it was loudest in the mornings before I began moving and seeing and thinking about other things. Now, it is quietest when I first wake up.

 

[Mymlan]

This is quite similar to how my tinnitus behaves, although I can still hear it in silence, it is louder among other sounds.

The first 6-7 months it was obviously loud all the time.

(Also my tinnitus is not gone in the mornings unfortunately).