I have often wondered if playing golf is the cause of my tinnitus, yesterday after have a lesson with my driver and constantly hitting balls I have noticed it has become more prominent.
This is not the first time I have noticed if I have a few days off it will subside , but not completely disappear.
Has anyone had similar experience.
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But I’ve no insight into why hitting balls would increase the T - though since writing that phrase I’ve had a further thought. When you are having a golf lesson you’re really concentrating. As soon as the concentration wears off your tinnitus comes back. That’s the sneaky thing about tinnitus, it tries to get at you when you are relaxing. I sometimes think of tinnitus as a small imp hiding in the top corner of the room just out of sight behind my shoulder - watching me …. And as soon as concentration lapses he giggles nastily at me to try and torment me. Fortunately I’ve nearly always got the better of him as I sneer back and do something else and he disappears back into his corner.
Physical activity for many people can result in increased blood supply to many organs, the ear being the most relevant when we're discussing tinnitus. That's a potential reason why you might notice tinnitus being heightened. Golf courses tend to be reasonably quiet locations, which might be another factor - and as Rosie suggests, the shift in and out of prolonged concentration can have a role to play.
I tend to agree with rabbits65, I suspect that my tinnitus originates from my cervical spine as I can change the tone and volume of it by neck movements.
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