5 Day Spike

[bantams]

Hi Everyone, At the moment I am 5 days in a bad Tinnitus spike and not getting any quieter, everything I try, breathing exercise, going for a walk, diy, music masking, etc, nothing will make it better. No stress, no health issues, never had a bad spike for more than 5 days, no point in contacting GP will only get told to learn to live with it!! Any help to what I can do to reduce my spike? Thanks Alan

[Happyrosie]

Just the breathing exercises, and distracting the brain by giving it something else do to.

[bantams in reply to Happyrosie]

Hi Happyrosie, Thanks for your reply, I have booked in for the online workshop in November, hope I can get some help from that.

Take care Alan

[Lizbeth54]

Hi Alan, I have white noise generators for each ear, that helps me. I have worn them for a few years now, not all the time. These have sounds like waves coming and going. Mine came from my audiologist. Breathing exercises, trying to relax.

Take care, Marian.

[bantams in reply to Lizbeth54]

Hi Marian, Thanks for your reply, I think my biggest problem is trying to learn how to stop "wanting to listen to my Tinnitus" to think it will somehow go away!

Regards Alan

[surreycccfan]

Hi,

Sorry to hear of the spike, as you say the biggest thing is to try and stop thinking about it which is easier said than done. When I get a spike I try and get myself to concentrate on something I enjoy. I usually play a video game and have either my white noise generator playing or music in the room. After about an hour I find I have calmed down and got to some level of habituation. Doing something I enjoy means I am not avoiding it (as if I do something to avoid it, it means its still front of me mind). Hope it gets better soon.

[Dianita20]

I noticed that pressing under the affected ear, maybe next to the end of the jaw, Pressing there the sound was calming, so I was wearing always a scarf to keep that area tight, and later on i have ordered a neck support brace soft because i noticed that it was helping, then it was better, much better, I also sleep on the side of the ear affected, and without pillow sometimes, Today i went to the GP for first time and she prescribed me Otomize spray, But i still lying down on the bed on my left side and I have my scarf always, hope this can help you

[catman68]

Hi bantams

I know what you are going through, just entering my 2nd day of T spike, very difficult to take your mind of it. Just wish there was a cure for this debilitating illness

Catman68

[bantams in reply to catman68]

Hi catman68, thanks for your reply, glad to say that my T as gone back to `normal` no idea why, it just seem to go down in volume when I woke up after 6 days of hell.

Can still here it but not enough to bother me that much, just wish I could get rid of the dam thing!!!!

[Hidden]

Hi bantams

Sorry to hear you too have tinnitus

I had it since my early 30's - 71 now, after very noisy discos in the 70's

Did fine with it, till 4 years ago, when it ramped up to a level that stopped me sleeping - so took Benzos

However, 6 months ago, I had success with my Redefining the T, as NOT a NOISE or SOUND at all (which it isn't) but an ILLUSION/DELUSION that the brain has created, for whatever reason

After all, a powerful microphone placed by the ears would pick up NOTHING at all.

So, it's NOTHING!

Worked for me and I haven't needed Benzos for 7 months now!

If interested, please see my Post 7 months ago.

All the Best!

Alps

[bantams in reply to Hidden]

Hi Alps,

Thank you for your reply and your advice, totally agree with what you are saying and I am trying to treat my T as you say.

I am still having good days and bad days, but I think slowly I am getting better coping with my T, it`s making it harder at the moment being in lockdown again not able to meet family and friends and keep busy to occupy your brain on other things.

Stay Safe

Alan