I know what ya mean . I thought magnesium was my cure but today has been a bad t day . I couldn't sleep last night. I wonder if lack of sleep aggravates it. I also work around noisy machines but always wear hearing protection when around them. They still seem loud even through the ear muffs . This really is some tough stuff to deal with . Only people who have it understand.

Hi Leo, try wearing earplugs under the muffs it could give added protection? My ears are like glass right now...fragile...whew...

True dat Leo!

Petloy, I had the exact same thing happen to me last year. I was at the school, something for my son, and I was waiting in the hallway and the bell rang, OMG It was so loud and I absolutely freaked. I do think I had hell to pay for a few days but then it settled back down to my normal hell. Try not to freak, it should go back to what it was.

Sue

Thank you Sue...

Peter aka Petloy -))

So sorry you are going through that, but it should come down soon. I got caught standing on a sidewalk next to a Fire Rescue truck that started blowing it's horn. Totally freaked. T went up for two weeks, but finally came down. Hang in there!

I really relate to this. I've had tinnitus in various stages. For 12 years, it was manageable - I only heard it at night, and then a little white noise in the room helped that. Now, however, after being exposed to two little dogs barking (piercingly loud) in an underground parking structure, my tinnitus has grown much worse (as of May 29 - hasn't improved). I now have to sleep with a sound pillow, or else it drives me batty and I don't sleep. I've been through countless remedies, as well. Nothing has helped. Then I was taking a walk one night and a very large and loud fire truck came by (in a ravine area, so of course the echo effect made it louder). I covered my ears best I could. Recently at work the AC went out so they placed a huge industrial fan inside a smallish room. By the end of the day my tinnitus had grown worse!! I didn't think once that this would create a problem. But it has. But really the dog barking scenario caused the worse damage, and I didn't think my tinnitus could get worse. I was carrying something heavy, so couldn't block my ears. Sometimes I feel like a victim!!!

Susan when was the last time you had a hearing test? I hope it goes down soon....

peter

I agree, you may have lost some hearing , which can make your t worse.

Please know you have joined the best t. group in the world, you will get much needed support here.

It's been 4 1/2 days with T still spiking...My high pitch shrill is not that loud but it seem to be piercing in a way that really gets me down...I downloaded an app for my iphone it's called Tinnitus Measurer and I measured that pitch at 7100 khz..

Mine's at 10,500hz and I think SueRA's is 11,000hz, so we understand about high pitch. It's so grating!! Are you able to mask it to give yourself some relief? Are you taking any anti-anxiety meds to help with the stress/anxiety? I sure hope it goes down for you soon. Do you know of any foods that also spike it--that maybe you can avoid? :(

Hi Julie...yes i can mask it with cricket sounds...but what I dont understand is this past 2 nights IMy T wakes me up with the high pitch shrill noise...Yes I took Ativan 0.5 mg about 1 a.m was able to sleep...My T is back to the cricket sounds but that is what it usually does in the morning then worsens in the afternoon with the high pitch sound...Is this my new normal? I didnt eat any suspect foods the past 2 days...But i will keep tabs on it...thanks...

Susan--I didn't mean to ignore you. I hope you are just having a spike from the loud noises (I see what you mean about being cursed! Sheesh!) and not some hearing loss that has made your T worse. :( Please keep us posted.

Peter--I'm hoping yours is just a spike, too. I WILL say that I have had times when the T is very loud at night and wakes me up, but those nights didn't last, thank heavens, because they are scary. I have no clue why they randomly happened, and I have had other people on here tell me they experienced that, too--even though it is not their "normal." So, I think with you this will stop, too. Also, have you tried other benzos besides Ativan? Does the Ativan lower your T volume? If not, and your doc is agreeable, maybe try Klonopin (unless you have already tried it) next time. It did well in reducing T volume for a fair amount of T people in a study printed in ATA. (Gingko Biloba failed miserably, btw.)

Just a thought. :)
Julie

Yes Julie actually Ativan 0.5 mg helps calm me and lowers my perception of the T, but I used it only twice since it was prescribed to me last Sept 14...kinda scared to get hooked on it..-)) yesterday was good so I hope it continues today...I'll keep you all posted.

Peter

Forgive my choice of words...what i meant is I dont want to be overly dependent on medication to manage my T...so My MD told me to take it as needed for now...-)

Peter

Hi Julie & everyone. I had my hearing checked not long after the incident with the dogs (it's an echo chamber in that underground garage -- I don't know what people are thinking bringing their dogs there. Since the tinnitus has not improved at all since that incident, I have to think this is a new level I will be dealing with. That said, just today it seems a little better. I've been taking LBC & NAC, recommended by House Ear Clinic in LA. Maybe it's helping?? Or maybe this is a one day reprieve. Thanks for your support, everyone!