- Aug 13, 2012
- 3
- Tinnitus Since
- youth, louder since 2010
- Cause of Tinnitus
- idiopatic (noknown cause)
I logged my tinnitus levels on a scale from 1 to 10 in an Excel sheet for an entire year. I've had tinnitus for decades, and while it's quite severe, I've become habituated to it. My comfortable base level is 7, which is rare but does happen. Usually, it's around 8, with flares up to 9 or even 10. Despite this, I manage to get by with God's help and various techniques and gadgets.
Since I also have digestive issues, my doctor once suggested keeping a food diary. I started tracking foods and symptoms to identify triggers for my IBS and dyspepsia. Last year, I had the idea to expand this approach by creating a simple Excel file that included my tinnitus levels throughout the day. I wanted to identify patterns and understand what causes my tinnitus to flare.
Frankly, I still have no clear answers. I can experience several days of intense tinnitus, followed by 1-2 days where it seems to lessen for no apparent reason. I tried correlating it with other symptoms but found no strong links, except that my tinnitus tends to worsen when I feel physically unwell.
Since I was learning about AI for my job, I decided to let ChatGPT analyze my data. However, the dataset wasn't sufficient to draw reliable conclusions. I wish I could extract my steps, heart rate, and activities from Apple Health into Excel to add more context to the spreadsheet.
Yes, I logged a lot of data, but inconsistently, so the analysis isn't very reliable. I realize I might need to change my approach—or perhaps just stop altogether.
For now, here are some initial insights:
Since I also have digestive issues, my doctor once suggested keeping a food diary. I started tracking foods and symptoms to identify triggers for my IBS and dyspepsia. Last year, I had the idea to expand this approach by creating a simple Excel file that included my tinnitus levels throughout the day. I wanted to identify patterns and understand what causes my tinnitus to flare.
Frankly, I still have no clear answers. I can experience several days of intense tinnitus, followed by 1-2 days where it seems to lessen for no apparent reason. I tried correlating it with other symptoms but found no strong links, except that my tinnitus tends to worsen when I feel physically unwell.
Since I was learning about AI for my job, I decided to let ChatGPT analyze my data. However, the dataset wasn't sufficient to draw reliable conclusions. I wish I could extract my steps, heart rate, and activities from Apple Health into Excel to add more context to the spreadsheet.
Yes, I logged a lot of data, but inconsistently, so the analysis isn't very reliable. I realize I might need to change my approach—or perhaps just stop altogether.
For now, here are some initial insights:
