Avoid THESE 8 THINGS to Reduce Your Tinnitus!

With tinnitus, some days are better than others. The noises in your ears might fluctuate and get louder on some days and quieter on others, or you might just find yourself unable to tune out your tinnitus on particularly stressful days. Thankfully, there are a few known causes for these frustrating tinnitus flare ups, and the science tells us there are a few things you can do to try to stabilize your symptoms and keep your tinnitus at bay.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:00 What Is a Tinnitus Spike?
02:15 Tinnitus and Loud Sound
04:02 Tinnitus and Anxiety, Stress and Depression
06:33 Tinnitus and Wax
06:49 Tinnitus and Medication
07:17 Tinnitus and Food & Drink
08:30 Tinnitus and Smoking
09:36 Tinnitus and Sleep Deprivation & Insomnia
10:50 Tinnitus and High Blood Pressure
11:26 How to Identify Tinnitus Spikes
12:20 When to See a Doctor About Your Tinnitus

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[HearingTracker]

Is there anything else that helps with your tinnitus? Thanks for watching, Matthew

[flackodabaptist]

it makes me a bit better that im not the only one who experience this

[abbybooth]

I developed my tinnitus one night laying in bed around three months ago. I have seen the ENT doctor multiple times; blood pressure is okay, taken meds which don't work, had AMSA sessions which don't work. Doctors says no wax blockage, pressure (although I feel it) or blocked fluid. I can't see what other avenue I can go down. Having said that, reading the message and seeing the video did make me feel like I am not alone. Best wishes to all of you.

[marysemazeres]

I am a 68 french ladie, with light tinitus for 2years no smoking, healthy life and food, no loud noise in my life, thank you for your vidéo. south west France.

[donnaz]

Salt, Alcohol, very cold foods (eg. popsicles), high sugar foods, sleep deprivation, stress, neck tension: These immediately ramp up the tinnitus.

[andrewwatson]

Ive had tinnitus caused by unprotected exposure to industrial and mining machinery for approximately 45 years.
It is very pleasing to view your very informative and caring presentation about a common affliction that was not generally recognised or really taken seriously in the past by many heath care workers for the delertirious effects it can have on individual sufferers.
On a personal level I recognised long ago that there is no complete cure for tinnitus and applied my usual general philosophy of - "if after examination of the facts I cannot change things for the better or do anything about it then I'll just have to accept and live with it ".
Consequently I just trained myself not to think about it. Its always there in the background. The high pitched scream of jet engines with an undertone of a heavy diesel engine under load at high revs.
I first noticed it when I read the title to the video that came up on u tube and its increasing in volume as I write this.
I almost never think about it now and it only usually appears when its brought to my attention in one form or another.
The factors such as stress and different foods do play a part but its thinking and becoming conscious of tinnitus can make it an interference for me.
So I just find some form of mental distraction and put it out of my mind. Its not easy at times such as now but over time you can relegate it to a place of very low sigificance in your life by accepting its permanence whilst ignoring its precence.
Easier said than done but given time it works. Hope it helps.

Now I'll just have to stop watching videos about tinnitus!

[tonialunn]

I haven't been able to hear out of my right ear I was wearing very good hearing aid in until five years ago when my earring went totally. I had my old tinnitus in both ears. Started wearing the hearing aid in my left ear it stopped but I still had it in my right ear. Then 4 years ago I lost all the rest admiring I was devastated my whole life changed. I now have to figure out how I was going to communicate with my family because I knew no sign language. About a week after that the buzzing in my ears again. I went to a ENT. The doctor tried a steroid shot in my eardrum hoping that it would come I went back a week later nothing had changed. That's when he referred me to the calculator implant doctor at UVA. So in May of 2019 I had my first cochlear implant surgery why not right ear, which by then I had been deaf in that ear for 6 years. I began to pray and believe that I would hear normal when they turned it on. So in June of the same year, they activated it. I was blessed because I heard normal voices and the ringing in that ear had stopped. In June of 2020, I had my 2nd calculator implant surgery and it was activated in July of the same year. This one I am still working with to get the noise and the voice is more normal. Far far from being there and it does get aggravating but in the long run it until the ringing started getting so loud then I can't hear anything but the ringing. We have tried everything under the sun and still to this day I cannot get it to stop it is triggering headaches anxiety is through the roof!!! If anyone could give any advice find out you just quiet it down I would greatly appreciate it!!! I don't even want to be around anyone. When I am around people they constantly complain that I'm hollering. I don't feel like I have to over talk this ringing. PLEASE HELP!!! I just want my life back!!!

[annmarierogers]

Yes it is! Stress sleep deprivation anxiety over finances an concerns over my son and grandson since the mom took off!

[LBruce-ic]

Listening to your videos give me hope. Mine is mentally debilitating.

[rafael]

Mi trigger is taking a an afternoon nap. Stress and red wine. The way I deal with this is; I imagine I have the power to hear cosmic sound, and then I ignore it. I never get upset. It sometimes goes away for a day or two. I also eat only real food, nothing processed and eat low carb plus intermittent fasting. I also do breathing exercises. I don't let tinnitus ruin my life.

[farzan]

Yes, STRESS is a major culprit in perception of tinnitus more loudly. I developed bilateral tinnitus a year ago at the age of 55. it is fluctuating with almost a fixed pattern, one day or two is high or very high, the following day or days low or even zero. Over and over again, the same pattern! ... I was told to avoid caffeine (classic tea & coffee), and salt, but I learned quitting those things made my tinnitus worse, because my brain interprets it as a stress. I learned all kind of stress have a negative effect on severity of my tinnitus (not necessarily always immediately, but sometimes a few days later), so I'm trying to avoid worries by taking the life as much easy as possible.

[tobyfitzpatrick]

_My_ trigger is tension in the neck from sitting at a desk for a few hours. _Nobody_ ever seems to mention this as a possible trigger.
(Initially, my tinnitus was caused by an 'innocent' slap to the ear).

[auntijen]

When I have tinnitus in one ear I was told to relax & imagine the same noise coming into the opposite ear at the same (mirrored) angle. I've used this skill so many times i gotten able to trim this fix down to 5 seconds or less, now thankfully.

[stevefick]

Stress is a definite contributor to tinnitus. I have sensitivity in my left ear with some high frequency hearing loss as well in same ear. I went to a concert in early June, and came out of it with tinnitus. I figured it would only last a few days, but it went on for 3 months. It DID start to go away near the end of August, but then I got covid. That's when it came back worse than before. My doctor has me booked for an MRI to see if there are any underlaying conditions. My BP is generally around 130/80 and I'm 62 years old, so that's no much of a factor. (It's usually around 125/75, but my tinnitus has my stress and anxiety levels up). I'm looking into CBT and relaxation technics to help me cope. Your videos are very good and helpful! Thank you!

[jamesprosser]

On point number one I’ve been carrying earplugs (recently bought Loop, very good!) around with me all the time, as you never know when you’ll be in a loud environment.

[marielynn]

OMG! You're the only one I've heard say they have soles and the tones change and sometimes come out of nowhere. So nice to know I'm not the only one. My tinnitus is also 24/7 and high picked for the most part.

Thank you for the ideas!

[redblade]

ENT is a complete waste of time; first they put you on a 12/16-week waiting list and then all they do once you get to see them is check your hearing (waste of time). So-called doctors no nothing about tinnitus, which makes them worse than useless as well.

[steven]

I'm a musician, pro. I live where it's quieter than a monastery. You muffle a sneeze to not disturb your neighbors. The little bells RING in stereo in the deep quite of the night. I just accept it as my space alien friends singing in their choir for my amusement.

[LBruce-ic]

Listen to your videos give me hope. Mine is mentally debilitating.

[cindyrauch]

I’ve been suffering with my tinnitus 24/7 for about four years after getting corona virus. It’s a high pitched screeching that i hear more when it is quiet in the room. I went to an ENT and they cleared my ear wax and gave me a hearing test and i found i cant hear high pitched sounds. I don’t feel the hearing loss is much so chose not to get hearing aids. Tinnitus sucks.