Tinnitis

Tinnitus retraining therapy might be helpful for some cases of tinnitus. Your audiologist should be able to explain how it uses the brain’s plasticity to help perception of tinnitus.

Can anyone tell me whether exercising makes your tinnitus louder for a period of time?

Here are things that make mine louder - loud noises (day after fireworks is awful for me), flying, headache, NSAID medications, asthma attack or congestion, swimming (I think it's the water pressure in my ears) and running. Walking and cycling don't seem to bother it.

Here are things that seem to make it better - white noise like a fountain, refrigerator or fan, relaxation exercises, acupuncture, stretching and massage - especially back and neck.

Sue

@sueinmn
Loud noisy environments are the worse for me. Massage around the ears face and neck helps especially when you have a glass of white wine afterwards.

FL Mary

Telephone. Making or receiving calls for longer than a few minutes… both my tinnitus (24/7) and Eustachian tube pain - daily on and off - even if use speakerphone. Also have jaw/temple pain… Tylenol barely helps. Hope one day they will find a CURE…. Wont be in my lifetime tho. But it also (tinnitus) has a will of its own and just gets worse without increased noise, motion, etc. 🙁

Thank you for sharing that information. I never could figure out why exercise made it worse. I think it might be the increased heart rate sending blood faster through the body including ears and brain. Like you NSAIDs make mine worse along with a cold or flu. I also have asthma but it is under control. Flying was a problem but using the Bose noise cancellation head phones are a must, otherwise I would not be able to fly. Ear plugs seem to make noise perception louder.

What is very important for me is a good night’s sleep. I use ear buds playing rain or wind and that helps me to sleep quite well all night. Also rushing and being in a hurry is really something I have to avoid.

Thanks for the suggestion of earbuds playing rain or wind... or maybe even ocean waves... at night! Sounds lovely! What seems to help me, at least for a little while, is massaging, just inside the ear, rather firmly with my pointer finger, making sure I press against the bone down, up, and to the sides, holding it in each direction for a few seconds. It feels like it opens up the ear canal a little bit to relieve the constant high pitch. I'd like to know if that helps others.

I think last year there was research that showed sending an electrical treatment to the tongue was helping. No idea where the research was being done.

My tinnitus started after i started on rituxin. No idea if there is a connection

Siosal, here's an article explaining the research you're referring to.
- New research could help millions who suffer from 'ringing in the ears' https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201015173126.htm

Date: October 15, 2020
Source: University of Minnesota
Summary: In the largest clinical trial of its kind, researchers show that combining sound and electrical stimulation of the tongue can significantly reduce tinnitus, commonly described as 'ringing in the ears.' They also found that therapeutic effects can be sustained for up to 12 months post-treatment.

Thank you!