Weekly Changing Tinnitus

[James Foley]

So for around 6 months now I've had my tinnitus change almost weekly, sometimes for the better, other times for the worse. The most recent being last Thursday where I woke up with a new tone in my right ear, and again last Saturday where I now have an increased static noise in my left ear. Neither of the times was I doing anything different, in fact I noticed the most recent one when I got back up from bending down to pick something up.

I'm basically past the point where it worries and frightens me, right now its just annoying and frustrating. I can't stop myself plugging my ears to check it, and when I check I get annoyed its still there, and when I'm annoyed I check...

It frustrates me because I can never remember myself this bad at all in the 3 years before I started experiencing these changes.

Is it common for tinnitus to frequently change on its own? My routine hasn't changed at all so I can't pin point a specific trigger, if any.

Does anyone here have/has had tinnitus that changes a lot without a trigger?

The only thing I can think of that potentially links my changes up are migraines, but I can't really find any evidence to support that migraines can cause these "spikes" or "changes". I know the brain is a fussy bugger and I'm wondering if its finding new sounds on its own and latching onto them, specifically during stressful events such as a migraine.

 

[Tweaker]

My tinnitus changes for no obvious reason. It's rarely for the better. There are known triggers such as stress from work and sudden loud high pitched noises eg. Fire alarms, sirens, kids screaming. But mine will also worsen without these triggers. I suspect high sugar and chocolate may have an effect sometimes and possible other dietary factors.

 

[James Foley]

My tinnitus changes for no obvious reason. It's rarely for the better. There are triggers such as stress from work and sudden loud high pitched noises eg. Fire alarms, sirens, kids screaming. But mine will also worsen without these triggers. Sometimes I think it may be a factor but not certain. I suspect high sugar and chocolate may have an effect sometimes.

Do your changes hang around for long, or do they become your new sound until a new change happens?

 

[housemzk]

I'm a new at this with close to 3 months in, but my T seems to be settling down and not changing as much over the weeks. Sort of a daily routine in that it's often a slight hiss in the morning and ramps up in the afternoon and evening. I don't have noise spikes, but I do get spikes that are related to stress and anxiety.

 

[Tweaker]

Do your changes hang around for long, or do they become your new sound until a new change happens?

my tinnitus has worsened over time. I have occasional better days but noises come and stay and increase with time for me unfortunately. I have a few sounds the high pitched electrical sound being the most annoying.

 

[Suzerman]

Mine tends to change a lot too. I have a lot of fleeting tinnitus, at least once a week on average. And sometimes random new sounds that come and go, like a soft rumbling noise in my right ear, a hiss in my left ear, that sometimes becomes a small ring, then its a recorder noise thats very soft, then suddenly it becomes all of it at once. A high pitched recorder noise, with some intermittent static. Massaging my shoulders seems to get rid of the rumbling and the intermittent static sometimes, but I never really seem to get it a 100% quiet

 

[MartinH]

Mine seems to be a little different everyday. I'm only one month into this but it will vary in intensity and pitch a few times a day. Sometimes I don't hear it unless I'm listening for it. It seems like when I bend over to pick something up and stand back up the tone will get a little weird for a few moments and then it goes back to "normal"