struggling with possible spike ?

[kimmiee]

Hi, im new here but have had tinnitus for 8 years now

over a week ago i noticed the tinnitus in my left ear got 100% more louder and changed its tone also

it used to be a static sound but now its like sirens and car alarms 24/7 this past week

i cant think of anything that would have made it change like this

i was in hospital a couple days before this , with pains and possibly stress caused this ? i had a bad reaction to codein too...

i'm struggling hard right now with how much sound is going off in my head and ears...do you think this is a spike ? and will settle to base line soon ?

thanks for any advice

[Happyrosie]

you’ve answered one of your questions - being in hospital is stressful and stress can certainly be a cause of T. Puzzling over it isn’t necessarily going to help as you are giving the T prominence.

There are many ways of coping - have a look on posts here maybe. The charity Tinnitus UK is a good source of information.

[kimmiee in reply to Happyrosie]

its just hard because of how loud everything has gottan especially in my ear i normally dont hear it...its so loud and reactive

i cant help but think about what i did that might have spiked it since its just worrying that this will never go back down to its base

ive never had a spike so loud before and espically in this left ear ever in 8 years...i dont see how i may have caused any hard to my hearing

i know being in hospital might have spiked it but im in hospital all the time and its never done this

i would just love to get a decent night sleep right now

[Gloomster]

Hi there

I have had Mr T for about ten years ( well longer really ) and I have also had a terrifying spike in the last week. I was pretty much ok for 8 years or so but it roared back last year and threw me around like rag doll for about 3 months before subsiding ..Foolishly I went to a wedding reception last week and convinced myself that if I blocked up my ears it would be ok to dance to the band . I love dancing and it had been so long . Next morning the volume was up at 11 and once again my life is in pieces.....I can only tell you what I am doing

1 Re- reading my tinnitus book "Living with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis "( a programme for recovery) - very good

2 Organising my exercise regime and diet as much as I can( I`m doing the couch to 5 k ..thing) There is also relaxation to work on(progressive stress/ relax ) ,combating negative thoughts and using background noise to help me work which fortunately is wfh.

None of this is a cure, but all of it helps a bit , gives you an sense or control . If you can relax and be positive then your body should rebalance over time. I also note what makes me feel a bit better , learning a new song on my guitar, reading in my reading corner and spending time with my long suffering wife who I try not to burden ( with mixed success).

I think we all know how low you can get but things will get better

Take care

[kimmiee]

thats the thing gloomster, i dont see this getting beter...its changing everyday with hyperacusis too...i cant do anything without it constantly roaring ...its worse im my ear i never used to hear my tinnitus in much, which has upset me alot

im struggling so hard...i have no idea whats cause my ears to act like this, i was fine last week, i have had alot of pain and stress this past week and a half and now more stress due to my tinnitus doing this

i was given codein in hospital i didnt take to good to, i dont see that spiking my wars for this long.,,,the sound of my own voice is distorting everythung...thats how bad this is right now

im happys yours subsided ...i hope mine will too because im hopeless right now