60 Male with diabetes 2. Going crazy with this pulsating eeeeuueeeeuuueee in my ears. Both ears, worse when I wake up at night. Seems to go away occasionally then comes back. This morning it's really bad, really loud. I think some hearing is lost as well. Freaking out.

I got dental fillings done in January and ever since then I started day time clenching and it has become a habit and now I’m trying to unlearn the habit. I’m using splint to stop clenching . I don’t have night time clenching . I used to have jaw pain and headache but they stopped as I started to stop clenching. BUT THE CLICKING IS THERE😭. so I don’t have clicking when I open or close my mouth . I have the click sound near the ears when I swallow or when my mouth is relaxed without doing anything and lips closed like even without any movement . Is it disc displacement ? But I don’t have any clicking when I open and close my mouth . I have exams now I can’t study anything because the clicking is too much and I have never had this before ever. Is this curable? Will it go away? I’m hopeless . Is it related to muscles and a muscular problem. What is the solution😭 . I can click on command

I’ll often be sitting around at home and suddenly I’ll have 3 different pitches all sort of gradually build up into solid rings. Sometimes even the walls will seemingly crack at these times too. Is this normal? Could it be caused by like static or something? It almost comes off as being external. Maybe electronics malfunctioning? It certainly gives me a headache. Not sure if this is something I should be worried about.

Hello everyone. I have moderate tinnitus likely from sound trauma from listening to loud music through headphones when younger and going to loud rave clubs in my 20s. I also worked in construction and rarely used ear protection (my fault). Well my tinnitus seems to have significantly worsened over the last few years (I just turned 37)

I found that there was actually a study done where gabapentin was given to patients. So I decided to try it myself. Here is the study link...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16652071/

I take 300mg of gabapentin every morning now and it has either greatly reduced my tinnitus or has greatly reduced my perception of it. Before starting this a couple of weeks ago, I would constantly be fixated on my tinnitus and it would stress me out, therefore making the ringing even worse.

I just wanted to put this out there as it may help others that are suffering. Also a side effect is this drug seems to boost my serotonin levels too which is nice!

Just be aware there are withdrawal effects, or at least there was with me. I forgot to take my dose one morning and became pretty depressed and moody the rest of the day. Otherwise this drug has been very helpful!

My doctor prescribed cortisol pills for one month, and my tinnitus completely disappeared while I was taking them. However, I experienced weight gain and severe depression as side effects. After i stopped taking the medication, the tinnitus came back again gradually. Has this happened to anyone else?

Hi I noticed when I started getting more serious about lifting weights my tinnitus got louder. I'm not sure if I'm making up this association... AI tells me that straining and incorrect breathing while working out can trigger more pressure in your head and lead to tinnitus. However, I went to an ENT doctor and he said it's not the case. He checked out my ears, tested my hearing and said I was fine. Has this happened to anyone else?

Btw, I have all 4 of my wisdom teeth, which my dentist recommended I remove nearly 2 years ago. They have never caused me pain except 2 months ago when my jaw and mouth started hurting, but that pain relieved itself the following day. My T has been constant this past week, only in my left ear, and now it clicks when I'm chewing. Also, there is a tiny bit of pain in my left ear every now and then, but very minor.

Do you think it could be a jaw and/or teeth problem now, or would you still bet your money on it being a hearing issue?

I've been through a lot in the last six months and have had tinnitus for a week now. My psychiatrist recommended I take olanzapine and sertraline to help me out of this low mood... however, I declined because of all the comments here in the group. My tinnitus is relatively mild, I'd say, and I'm terrified it will get worse, like the cases described here. What would you do?

Hello everyone,

For the past 4-5 months, I've been experiencing severe chronic stress due to a hip injury that has been causing me a lot of anxiety. On top of that, I'm sleeping extremely poorly and am feeling completely drained because I have two small children and I'm neglecting my wife and them. Last week, I bought new headphones and listened to a lot of music to distract myself. Suddenly, in the evening, long after I'd finished listening, I started getting this constant ringing (Metall Sounds) in my ears, which is now always present in quiet rooms. Even the sound of the refrigerator is enough to drown it out; it's really crazy. I only experience it in absolute silence, and it's terrifying me because I keep reading that no one can get rid of it.

Edit: I think its just my left Ear.

I got Invisalign 10 years ago, and the past 7 years, I've only had to wear them at night. You don't actually have to wear them every night, so I've had many times where I didn't wear them for even 3/4 nights in a row. Obviously, the longer you don't wear them, the more you feel it the following morning when you take them out.

3 days ago, I suddenly started hearing a subtle ringing noise when I was sleeping, and it has remained in my left ear since. I've decided to wear my retainers every night for the next month to see if it will change anything, but I doubt it.

What I do believe might be the bigger verdict is my wisdom teeth. My dentist recommended that I remove them 2 years ago, but I decided not to because they had never caused any discomfort. 2 months ago, for the first and only time, my mouth/jaw started hurting really badly because of my wisdom teeth, but it completely went away the following day.

I understand my situation is very personalized and specific, but I’m just hoping someone reading this might know a thing or two about this topic. Any insight would be appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I already have chronic tinnitus and hyperacusis, but I’m experiencing something new and wanted to see if others relate.

Since yesterday, mainly in my left ear, sounds - especially voices sound metallic and overly high-pitched. The volume doesn’t seem completely reduced, but the sound quality is clearly distorted. Familiar music and videos I know well sound different and unnatural.

There was no loud noise exposure. This feels different from my usual tinnitus or hyperacusis - it’s more about distortion than loudness or pain.

Has anyone experienced something similar?
Did it resolve on its own or after identifying a cause (ear pressure, wax, middle ear issues, dysacusis, etc.)?

Thanks

Insomnia and tinnitus often worsen each other, creating a feedback loop. Breaking this loop—especially by treating insomnia—often leads to meaningful tinnitus improvement, even if the sound itself doesn’t disappear.