Hi, so I'm 20 yo, I got tinnitus when I was 15 (only in the right ear), in this five years I've had a lot of spikes, but maybe most of them were "imaginary", I don't really know.
Last christmas my dad give me a pair of noise cancelling headphones, initially I was more interested in the "noise cancelling" part, cause I basically stopped using headphones or earbuds since I got tinnitus, so I didn't thought about use them, basically.
I was pretty much habituated with my tinnitus now (which I would consider "mild"), and I didn't really think about it anymore. But some weeks ago I decided to start listening to music with my headphones. I did not used them daily, nor for a lot of time. I only listened to chill music, like piano, japanese songwriters, and mantra chanting (I'm buddhist), between 10% to 40% volume, with a lot of breaks.
A few days ago I started to notice that my tinnitus is now like 5% louder, I thought it was because I drink a lot of tea (like 4 o 5 cups a day) and I don't sleep so well cause I'm a college student, but now I think it could be related to the headphones use.
Now I've decided to stop using headphones, probably forever, but something's worrying me, and I know it's a hard question but, do you guys think it could be permanent? That would suck, honestly, it's like going back when I was 16 or 17. Has anyone experienced something similar to this?
Btw, sorry for my bad english, my first language is spanish.

I’ve had tinnitus for awhile now. If I go to a super loud environment, I find that my tinnitus will spike, and along with that, I will get sore ears and this clicking sound in my ears whenever I swallow, which I think may be a Eustachian tube issue. These tend to go away after awhile.

Does anyone else have the same issues?

If tinnitus is generated in your brain, how can a tinnitus spike lead to a clicking sound caused your Eustachian tubes?

I've been trying to find a job because I'm running out of money and the only things that are available in groves and pay decent are landscaping positions. Mowing lawns, using weed wackers. etc. I literally am probably going to have to take one of these positions because i can't find anything else.

Do any of you work as landscapers, does it affect your tinnitus? I am going to ask if they use electric powered mowers because i know those are a little quieter but I'm still really concerned.

Hello good evening, I have had tinnitus for 8 years, in both ears, but during those 8 years, 4 times it struck me in my left ear, like hyperacusis, I am bothered by all noises even my own voice, any external noise makes my eardrum vibrate and buzz mmmmmm, I never know what to do to make it go away, when it strikes me I do acupuncture, osteopathy, massages everything there is, it always went away, once it lasted 2 months and now it hasn't gone away for 15 days and I'm afraid it will never go away, it's impossible to live with this, it's worse than any tinnitus! I don't know if it happens to anyone else, I can't even watch TV. Obviously the ENT doctors here in Argentina have no idea about anything

I pretty much can’t go to shows anymore, it’s just too hard on my ears, even with custom mold earplugs. This kind of spells the end of my performing on big stages. Which is really disappointing because I’m amazing. I mean I can’t even count the number of people who have told me I’m the best singer they’ve ever heard. I’m not exaggerating. I just had so much potential and I think I have to give it up now. So it’s pretty devastating. What do I do now? Time to pick a new career I guess… I’m still young at least.

Just over a week ago I took 1.2g of NAC for two days. I noticed that it spiked my tinnitus and made it a lot worse so I stopped it. It has been 8 days since I stopped it and my tinnitus is still much worse than before I started it. I’m really worried that this will be permanent. Anyone have a tinnitus spike from NAC? Did your tinnitus return to baseline after you stopped NAC?

Couldn't do a poll unfortunately as it says the feature is not allowed.

Is your tinnitus very misc to the point of where you might go days or weeks without noticing it, mild meaning that you hear it everyday very noticeably no matter how focused you are on say a game or a movie, or severely to where you are constantly being flashbanged on max volume CoD and have a hard time staying awake because of it?

I would say mine is between misc and mild because while I can always hear it noticeably (like right now) it isn't very loud and gets drowned out by games or whatever but I can still hear it if I pay attention to it just like the sounds my PC makes. It is however often very bad when I first wake up/lie down/do pushups.

I think having a more positive mindset towards it really brings it down. I wouldn't consider myself lucky/more well off than the majority but I've always had food, water, shelter, a bed, and other luxuries like a phone and a gaming system so having a noise in my head that I can't control doesn't really matter much and I just look at it as an added bit of background noise that the world already has a ton of.

They say your hearing along with your eyesight is vital is balance and your spatial awareness.

Does anyone feel their balance (walking) has been affected at all by their tinnitus? Has anyone felt light-headed or off balance when getting up from sitting or lying down?

So I’ve had pretty bad (subjective I guess) tinnitus for well over 10 years. It was made considerably worse by a terrible concussion I received and it never went away. I’ve managed it and for the most part it doesn’t affect me, except at night when it’s dead quiet. Like everyone there was decent days and really bad days.

So now to the headline. I’m a 46 year old and I was recently diagnosed with ADHD for the first time officially. I was prescribed Vyvanse to help control it.

After three days of medication I went to bed and realized there was NO RINGING. I didn’t want to jinx it, so I didn’t say anything to my wife, but I laid there in the dead silence for probably 30 minutes. It was very emotional. It’s something I never thought would see any relief from.

It has now been 8 days and I am pretty confident it’s the medicine that’s doing it. The tinnitus returns very mildly around 3am as I’m guessing that’s when the day’s medication has worn off completely.

I’m so excited to tell my doctor it’s not even funny.

Has anyone else experienced this? I’m not going to lie, it pretty much fits in miracle category in my world.

So I am still young, 17 years old, but am dead set on pursuing a career in veterinary medicine. I have a condition called Pulsatile Tinnitus, which if you don’t know, is (google definition) “a rare type of tinnitus that sounds like a rhythmic pulsing or whooshing in one or both ears. It's in time with your heartbeat.”

It’s extremely annoying and sometimes makes it hard for me to hear, especially some quiet noises. It’s only in my right ear though. I’ve had it for around 2 years with no signs of it letting up. Doc said it’s benign after an MRI w/contrast. (So no worries)

Well yesterday I attended a veterinary college open house. I was given the chance to listen to multiple animals heartbeats and breathing through the stethoscope. However, i noticed I couldn’t hear anything over the sound in my ear. It’s extremely discouraging and I feel like I won’t be able to do what I’ve always wanted to. Are there options for me? Are there certain stethoscopes that are made for people with hearing disabilities? I just don’t want to give up my dream over something that I can’t control at all. I want to get the option of those that may have something similar and how they navigated it. Thank you in advance.

My anxiety / depressive feelings have been too much for me to deal with. I need a change doctor suggested 10mg. Cut in half and been talking 5mg for 3 days now. Feeling really tired. I hope it will make me feel better.

Worried about it making my tinnitus worse though. I dunno what to do.

While not a solution it certainly helps to sleep quicker compared to other stuff. I suggest it.

Did anyone here get a septoplasty (deviated septum surgery) while suffering from tinnitus? Did you find the procedure changed your tinnitus? Thanks.

Got a new sound where it feels like short bursts of electricity mainly in left ear like a faulty wire after 3 years of living normally.

Been going on for 2 weeks

Anyone else experience this? Sometimes it spreads to my whole head and it’s horrible, it’s like I can feel it more than hear it because it’s so high pitched. I’m hoping it goes away. I got a brief 2-3 second loud tinnitus and that actually went away. But then in the distance I could hear this, and it’s stayed since.

Funnily enough, I told myself the last 5 years “hey, at least it’s not deafeningly high pitch” and now hahaha look where I am. I’m conflicted whether or not I should take prednisone.

I’m only 25, I hope I don’t make it to 30 at this point

For those who have tinnitus do you also experience ear worms more often? I feel like tunes and some sounds get stuck in my head more often along with the tinnitus

So I have been in contact with EmCell in Ukraine. They say it's safe to travel there and there have been positive results. They also say they could reach out to those who had treatment for hearing loss that they had as patients. Hopefully I can talk to someone that had it done! What do you guys think?

I have told by many for alternative methods such as Regenerative Medicines (Stem cells) developed through AI, genetic engineering and computation. Can it regenerate the Hair cells and the synapse/ damaged nerve fibres to help people cure their hearing loss, hyperacusis and bring down tinnitus?

Or we are just living in a false hope of a medicine in the future even though it will take 10 more fuckin years. It is really a challenging thing to live like this.

My tinnitus is getting worse and worse, and I also suffer from very severe rhinitis. I want to try to alleviate my tinnitus by relieving my rhinitis.However, my doctor said that the only way to treat my rhinitis is through turbinate ablation surgery,but I am afraid that this surgery will cause me to have an empty nose.

Besides that,I am not sure if this surgery can really relieve my rhinitis and tinnitus, so I don't know if I should take this risk.

Hello. Hade tinnitus, fullness and a feeling off being off a long time. Did a Valsalva last weekend. Feels like I have more fullness and feeling off being dizzy. Is this due to the valsalva? What do you guys think? Thanks

my neighbor is super loud, so I'm trying to figure out some solutions to stay quiet. Bought bunch of earplugs but figured out they may cause tinnitus. noise cancellation headphones may give pressure to jaw joint. So I'm thinking to use silicone earplugs which only covers the outside of the ears. I'll change them daily just in case.

I have to use them for 6 hours in a row everyday. Any case or advice on this?

anyone have a ttl and how big and did it resolve the tinnitus when the threshold shift returned back to pre-injury levels? I ask because i found that sound therapy at the ttl frequency does mask it somewhat but not sure if that is something that can eventually be offloaded to the ear/brain instead of to the 'fake signal' from tinnitus sound generators? Also does targeted sound therapy work better than broad band when the injury is very precisely localized to a specific frequency?

I started getting reactive tinnitus about three days ago. Mine sounds like buzzing mosquito/fly like. When I’m in complete silence it almost disappears (a faint buzz that comes and goes) but today I noticed that when I was driving and the window were rolled down I could hear it loud and clear. Is there anyway to fight off reactive tinnitus? Has anyone had a positive experience?

When I take my adhd meds my tinnitus gets worse and I feel a noticeable tension on the back of my skull; a little bit above and behind the affected ear.

Is that a clue of some sort?

I recently quit drinking and I'm getting constant tinnitus is one ear. It was so annoying that I relapsed. Only when i drink a few beers, it goes away. I also get a crackling sound from time to time in the one ear.

Does anybody know about getting some relief without alcohol? It's always there if i don't drink and it's making me go insane.

My ears are ringing really bad and my head is pounding because of it, basically all I can hear is ringing and it’s making my ears hurt