Tinnitus That Goes Away from Time to Time

[Katsushiro]

Hello,

I've had tinnitus for a year or two now, but I am just coming to terms that maybe it won't go away on a sustained basis. The odd thing is, and why I had hope was, the tinnitus does give me about a day or two of a break every week. It is:

• Always low frequency, about as low as you can get.
• A rhythmic "beep" but changing in frequency until it can become an continuous hum.
• Occurs in the right ear, then both ears, then only the left ear, then nothing. The left ear is the loudest and the most depressing.
• Stops within a fraction of a second of me speaking and resumes immediately when I stop speaking. I can hear it cut out which makes me think it isn't just being masked.
• Audiograms show low frequency hearing loss.
• Perforations in both eardrums and extensive use of Ciprodex almost certainly related.
• Carbamazepine gave me some relief but only for a day or two before I kept having to increase the dosage.

Anybody else had this type of tinnitus that comes and goes throughout the week and cuts out when speaking?

Thanks.

 

[Robster]

I don't have any answers I'm afraid. What I will say is that you should cherish those days when your tinnitus goes away. Most of us on here unfortunately have to put up with tinnitus 24/7. I hope you get some improvement and I wish you well.

 

[Joe Cuber]

My tinnitus comes and goes day to day on a regular basis, although I don't have the same tinnitus characteristics as you do. For instance, mine doesn't cut out when I speak. My tinnitus is primarily in my right ear, and it's often sounds like a hiss or static or a bunch of radios being tuned. It's in the higher frequencies, and my audiogram shows moderate hearing loss in the high frequencies.

I've had it for about 21 months now, and I get 1-2 days per week when it's either gone or so low I have to go to a quiet room to hear it. The loud days really suck though, I get a loud day about once a week these days. The rest of the days are mild for me. My cycle used to be a 3-day cycle, like: loud, mild, quiet, loud, mild quiet, etc. But over time, the cycle lengthened so I get a loud day about once a week on average. Have you noticed any change in how often you get a quiet day or a loud day?

 

[Peter Q]

Hello,

I've had tinnitus for a year or two now, but I am just coming to terms that maybe it won't go away on a sustained basis. The odd thing is, and why I had hope was, the tinnitus does give me about a day or two of a break every week. It is:

• Always low frequency, about as low as you can get.
• A rhythmic "beep" but changing in frequency until it can become an continuous hum.
• Occurs in the right ear, then both ears, then only the left ear, then nothing. The left ear is the loudest and the most depressing.
• Stops within a fraction of a second of me speaking and resumes immediately when I stop speaking. I can hear it cut out which makes me think it isn't just being masked.
• Audiograms show low frequency hearing loss.
• Perforations in both eardrums and extensive use of Ciprodex almost certainly related.
• Carbamazepine gave me some relief but only for a day or two before I kept having to increase the dosage.

Anybody else had this type of tinnitus that comes and goes throughout the week and cuts out when speaking?

Thanks.

I find that my tinnitus follows a fairly regular pattern of two noisy days followed by a quiet day. Sometimes the quiet day starts from the previous evening. Having a quiet day does bring some consolation.

 

[Benjaminbb]

Hello,

I've had tinnitus for a year or two now, but I am just coming to terms that maybe it won't go away on a sustained basis. The odd thing is, and why I had hope was, the tinnitus does give me about a day or two of a break every week. It is:

• Always low frequency, about as low as you can get.
• A rhythmic "beep" but changing in frequency until it can become an continuous hum.
• Occurs in the right ear, then both ears, then only the left ear, then nothing. The left ear is the loudest and the most depressing.
• Stops within a fraction of a second of me speaking and resumes immediately when I stop speaking. I can hear it cut out which makes me think it isn't just being masked.
• Audiograms show low frequency hearing loss.
• Perforations in both eardrums and extensive use of Ciprodex almost certainly related.
• Carbamazepine gave me some relief but only for a day or two before I kept having to increase the dosage.

Anybody else had this type of tinnitus that comes and goes throughout the week and cuts out when speaking?

Thanks.

Hey, check the Low Frequency Tinnitus thread! Lots of information there and people with similar symptoms.