Well I’ve had tinnitus for probably 3 years now. It just recently got pretty bad (about a month ago). But about 5-6 days ago its gotten a lot worse and yesterday and today it’s been really bad. Is this normal? I heard there are such things as spikes that can last a while… does it seem like the level will go back to normal? this is almost unbearable… the hissing and ringing is almost painful to my ears now.

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For 7 1/2 yrs. now, I’ve been wondering why my ears were so sensitive to certain sounds. I asked doctors, & they didn’t have a clue why my ears were so sensitive. Saturday, I googled SENSITIVE EARS, & the Hyperacusis condition came up.

When people chew loudly, like smack on their food or gum or pop & snap/click their gum, suck hard on candy, the sound of someone trimming their nails, certain outside machinery, chainsaws, loud cars/trucks, yelling, screeching the chalkboard, etc. (You get the picture.) Hurts my ears badly enough to where I feel temporarily deaf, like my ears are numb for 2 hrs., they hurt INTENSELY, & I get a migraine headache, & my shoulders, neck, & back start hurting. It hurts bad enough to make me cry. It startles me & makes me lose my temper & triggers me off to have an anxiety attack. It’s disabling for me because everywhere I go, people are doing that, & I have trouble leaving my house. When I ask people to stop with the gum, they think I’m crazy.

I’m 19 and have noise-induced tinnitus(for almost 3 years). But I haven’t noticed any hearing loss. I still have pretty good hearing. Does this mean that it’s possible that I won’t experience hearing loss or that my tinnitus won’t get worse in the future if I protect my ears with earplugs and such?

I usually hear it when waking up, if I have the hiccups, after running, or after sneezing, then it goes away after 10 minutes. The sound never follows every heartbeat, it usually just comes a half a second after. It’ll thump 3-5 times in a row, then stop for 10 seconds, then thump again 3-5 times in a row, and it continues for 10 minutes and stops. Also, it’s never painful in any way, just annoying. Is it pulsatile tinnitus?

I’m 14 years old and a male if that matters.

My friend recently had a cap-gun shot right next to his ear by some idiot who thought it’d be funny. He might now have tinnitus, and out of curiosity I would like to know – how loud would a cap-gun shot be if it was right next to your ear? (in decibels)

I am using Xanax 0.5 mg twice a day but it does not do much and it viven me a headache.
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What could be the cause, and what can be done? They prescribed medication to relieve the spasm, but it’s still happening. It seems more prevalent after swallowing or yawning. The doctor said my ear drum and eustachian tube look fine. I have tinnitus, too. Please help!