Spike

[SUS776]

Had lovely day out with the family few glasses of wine 🍷 but what a spike today hate this t gets me really down sometimes think your getting on OK then a spike awful 😖

[MOLKO1972]

Hi SUS776,

I can relate to what you are saying. I can have some really good days and then I get a spike that will last about a week. It does swap and change a lot as well...sometimes I can have a really good day and by evening it will spike. It can do that most days. It just does as it wants!! At the moment I am dealing with a spike after some really promising and positive days. I have no idea why I have this spike now. Total mystery .

All the best

[SUS776 in reply to MOLKO1972]

Ano nightmare x

[1966366 in reply to MOLKO1972]

Today is day 4 of a intolerable spike for no reason whatsoever. I cannot accept any phone calls as I simply cannot hear the voice; I went for a quick swim and the noise was deafening... And I have no idea why? 🤷‍♂️

[MOLKO1972 in reply to 1966366]

I have a major spike every month like clockwork, but I still don't know why it happens. I also get mini spikes everyday, which is mainly in an evening. It's all very tiring and I am bored of it now, but we just have to plough through each day and deal with it the best way we can.

Staying positive is my vice. I know I'm stuck with this now, so I'm not letting it rule my life. I'm going to take precautions to try and not make it any worse than it already is, but I'm going to try and live my life like I would have done before T

[1966366 in reply to MOLKO1972]

Fabulous post ✌️.... And I agree with you totally on cutting back on the vodka like me. Do us both the world of good 😊

[doglover1973]

Hi SUS776 I sympathise . My T is constant until it spikes - usually after anxiety, stress or upset - and then it's very uncomfortable. It spiked Easter Sunday and stayed up for a couple of weeks. Very frustrating when you're doing all the right things.

[perlcoder]

I suppose that T may have it in common with other chronic conditions that it intrudes at or shortly after one's best and/or busiest moments. A problem to solve, coping with a sudden emergency and the like, tend for many of us to suppress T while we deal. Having dealt, there comes that moment of relaxation, the glass of wine, the feeling of a job well done - and into that moment remorselessly marches T, quite possibly in a spike as well. It is one of the very worst features of the condition.

[Hidden]

So frustrating! Mine's was blaring on Sunday after a long social event on the Saturday! It is a distressing condition and can get you down. I'm glad you had a good day out, though. xx

[Mat189]

I can relate to you. I have a constant high pitched T which I can live with. It’s when it goes really loud and more of a humming. Sometimes 7 days constant. Depressing to say the least.

[Graham-E]

Hello and sorry that you had a good day and one that was not so good. I also notice this with my T. It seems that the spikes are random and it’s hard to find a pattern. I’ve tried to see if this could happen to me before it does and prevent it. That was my thinking for a while but although I can see patterns it still cannot prevent spikes.Say I go out and have a good day then I can think the next day I’m more tired and that can cause a spike. If I lay in bed the next day to rest, it can still spikes so for me I’m also at a loss as to figuring it out. These days rather than trying to outright prevent my spikes I try to resolve the current spike because it seems it’s going to happen anyway.

I think I’m rambling now so I’ll leave it there for now.

Be kind to yourself and take care.

Very best Graham

[SUS776 in reply to Graham-E]

Totally agree can't work it out either pattern if l don't drink lbstillbget spikes but l think when your tired or over indulgence fells worse

[Graham-E in reply to SUS776]

Yes totally, tired and stressed.I was so stressed at the weekend I’ve ended up with 3 mouth ulcers and WoW are they sore. I only get them when stressed and my T was horrendous on Saturday. I had it so bad I just wanted to be asleep and obviously was no in a position or able to sleep. It truly is a terrible unseen condition that even loved ones forget about while we live it 24x7x365 ever second. I don’t think I remember being myself before T after these years I’m sad to say.

Keep well

Best Graham

[1966366 in reply to Graham-E]

".... I don't think I remember being myself before T after these years..." WOW!!! U really hit the nail on the head for me with this 👊👏👏

[Harrier58]

Hi there, I know what you mean. I tried to go out into the world yesterday, just a normal busy high street, traffic and people, and a pub lunch and today feels back to square one. We have to live and have a life or what's the point. Maybe this is where acceptance of the spike comes in and try to relax about it but easier said than done - hope it calms rapidly and great that you had a good day yesterday.

[SUS776 in reply to Harrier58]

Thanks ye dont get so annoyed about spike like l used a lot of telling myself it will calm down hearing aids help a bit

[ArtyPants46]

I can relate too! I had a good week last week mainly as I was distracted and even said to a friend that my T was a bit better (fatal!) It’s now really loud and doing the radio tuning thing where goes from left to eight at varying frequencies and includes pressure changes in head. So annoying!!

[CHswim471]

I've been wondering if alcohol has an effect? On Friday evening I had a couple of glasses, followed by 'whistling ears' all weekend and poor sleep (I tend to drink wine at the weekends). Tuesday morning and all is relatively quiet. Hmm. Could encourage me to drink less! I presume - in this theory - that my brain considers alcohol stressful (sigh). Has anyone else had that experience? Is there any science there?

[SUS776 in reply to CHswim471]

Defo love few glasses 🥂 wine at weekends always spike gets bit quiet about Tuesday

[bantams]

Hi SUS776, after nearly 3 months of my T not bothering me, 2 days ago it came back and wow it seems loud. Can`t think of any reason why, I did have a few drinks at the weekend but I do this most weekends and had no problems. Anyway I have gone back to using my hearing aids with masking sounds and hopefully my T will settle down soon.It`s a wierd thing Tinnitus.

[TimSussex]

Sus, its the wine - it aggravates the T and the T will always be worse after booze...

[SUS776 in reply to TimSussex]

Thanks ya defo the wine but so lve my wine 🍷 at weekends