Tinnitus Spike After Crying — Is This Normal?

[Fire2Flowers]

A couple nights ago, I was so stressed out that I started to cry, cry, and cry.

I cried so hard that I ended up completely warping my tinnitus for a minute and a half. What was once a series of tonal whines that changed in pitch depending on which ear I was focusing on, became a low rumble and nothing else. My nose was blocked, my ears felt full, my eyes were full of tears, and all of the sudden I felt a blockage in both ears that turned into this rumbling sound. I could feel my eardrums vibrating aggressively as I continued to sob. After I calmed down, all was back to normal. I can hear the usual tones today, and the low rumble is gone.

Could this brief moment indicate what the cause of my three year old tinnitus might be?

 

[Allan Mcmillan]

Tinnitus feeds on stress and anxiety. When you were in a stressful position it spiked. That might not happen for everyone but I've personally experienced spikes from being in a similar stressful situation to yours.

 

[star-affinity]

Happens to me too. Clear spike when crying.