I think we all wish their was an answer to this question. I started a new medication and it worked so well for about 6 days. Now I'm back to bad days.

HR!! I was just wondering this myself last night and into this morning. Every time I think I've turned a corner....BAM right back to where I was. T is boss, no doubt!! Honestly if they used these high pitched tunes on prisoners of war, the UN or somebody would step in and say STOP the madness of those torture techniques!! But us....no end in sight. Am I being to harsh? I can't imagine this T would not be catagorized as torture....mine sure is. I have RA so my pain tolerance if very, very high....T is a different ballgame. Ugh!
sue

Sorry you're going through this. Sometimes there's just no rhyme or reason. But just as it suddenly gets worse, it can also improve. Mine has bothered me more in this week, too, but I'm pretty sure it's allergies, which always hit me this time of year. Plus, a lot of wind blowing everything around. I've also found that barometric pressure changes also affect it. Or if I have a virus....
So hang in there. It will get better again.
Kat

I too wonder about this all the time. My T has been elevated lately and when I look around at my work environment, I have to wonder if all the magnetic/electrical waves going through my office (phone, computer, printer, scanner, iPhone) has any effect on T?

Last night this new Chiro I went to wanted to expose me to low level laser light that he says might help my T! He even showed me the manual that said if I had a high pitch sound, to place the laser light on my left brain lobe.

I looked at him like I thought he lost his mind and told him not to even think about it. I think he wanted to be able to charge my
insurance company for laser treatments that have no scientific
backing.

So bottom line, although we tend to believe this T has a mind of it's own, who knows if unseen environmental as well as internal stimuli is affecting our perception of the volume.

Sorry your T is up lately. I'm sure better days are coming soon for you.

You are not alone. Those of us who have this curse I call it can readily understand your frustration. There are good days and bad days for me as well. The worst part of knowing there is no cure. And why not? Why doesn't Bill Gates or Warren Buffet put some money towards a cure for this. I guarantee they would if they had it. The only thing that gives me comfort is a fan in my room and my little dog, Beebe who loves and loves on me. I also take a glass of wine at night that helps sedate me.

You know, I have had T for a long time now. And that is the question of the century. I have days where the T. is down in the morning and up in the afternoon. Then I have nights when I wake up in the morning, like about two, and it is silent, go back to bed and up at seven and it is loud as ever. I did nothing to make it change as far as I know. Mine can be all over the place, or good for a few days and horrible for a few days. You just have to remember when you get a bad day, a good one will come again. You just have to keep busy and get your mind off of it the best you can.

God bless,
Kasandra

I dont' think Bill Gates or Warren Buffet will put money into something they have probably never heard of, now if they had it....that would be a different story. Of course I wouldn't wish this on ANYONE!

Sue

I'm sorry Heidi. Mine is all over the place, too, except I don't have good weeks, I have a good day (or 2). I can never find any rhyme nor reason to the good or bad days. It's so very frustrating!

PS: A recent clinical study has shown caffeine doesn't affect T, so go ahead and drink your coffee or tea. : )

But don't load it up with sugar! I use Splenda and it doesn't affect my T.

Bob's right! A good point I didn't think to mention because I don't use sweetener in coffee or tea. However, I do find sugar and glutamates affect my T, too, so I use Stevia if I need to sweeten anything.

(Heidi, a number of people on here have found a sugar and glutamate connection to their T, so maybe see if that's a factor for you on your bad days?)

HRiddle,
I am working on my double tinnitus sounds after 2 years and you are doing well to work with the diet. That should help, but did you know an underactive thyroid can be a factor. Some of us have hearing loss or know more certain what is causing the noise. My t is due largley to sinus inflammation from allergies etc. And believe I have hypothyroid but the tests are always in normal range. Need to do the basal temperature
so I can have something to show the mds. Ay, it is good to rule out anything organic too. like mri etc. I read that pynogenol is successful in decreasing after about 4 weeks. 150 mgs per day. I feel for you and hang in there with getting your t to dimisish so you can have more peace.

Thanks everyone for all of your advice and support. I am so blessed to have found this group.

Chara55, I have had all the medical test that can be run to determine if there is an underlying cause of my tinnitus (everything from blood work to an MRI) I am perfectly healthy. What is basl temperature?

Just when I seem to be dealing with T having really good days, for no apparent reason it spikes up. Its like living on a roller coaster. The only time I get any quiet is sleeping, thank goodness thats not a problem. I often wander just how much of this constant loud screaming the mind can put up with.

Chara55, Quiet often thyroid tests will come back negative, a basal temp test is the best way to find out if hypothyroid also checking your pulse before getting out of bed in the morning. Low pulse can also be an indicaion of low thyroid function(I think its under 65 a minute)