Overstimulation and tinnitus
 

Does overstimulation has any effects on the loudness of tinnitus? Since day one of my injury, I suspect that whenever I walk a bit more or have more screen time, my tinnitus is not immediately affected but is louder when I wake up in the middle of night and somewhat louder the next day. I am not too sure this is happening though and it may just be another bad tinnitus day and not because of over stimulation. Any similar experiences? Has it gotten any better for anyone?

Driving used to make mine worse, but these days it doesn't appear to have any effect. Sometimes I wake up in the morning with loud tinnitus other days it's soft, I can't really pin it down to anything. Yesterday I went to lay down after lunch and nearly fell asleep, that caused my tinnitus to spike, not what I expected. Mine's not so loud in the night any more and not as loud as it was generally. I'm still of the opinion that when my sleep gets better my tinnitus will get better too. PS I'm just over 6 months with PCS.

Wow! Are you able to drive after 6 months? Even I am at 6 months and those bumps and potholes while in a car give me a good beating. I no longer ride my motorcycle because of this super sensitivity of my head. I am not sure if it will get better anytime soon but I am fed up and haven't got much of a life besides my daily boring routine.

And about tinnitus, I try to avoid those power naps in the afternoon because they almost always for some reason make my tinnitus louder, even after a 10 minute nap it gets louder.

I wonder if you also have problems with your adrenals because this can also cause tinnitus. I have it myself and whenever they get weaker it gets louder.

Yes, I'm going to avoid power naps too! Do you do neck exercises or massage I wonder if that might help you. To get my tinnitus down I relax in a chair use my MP3 player and headphones gradually reducing the volume, seems to help.

@adrenalfatigue81 I've heard that raised cortisol levels can cause tinnitus so there could be a link, that might explain sleep issues too. Do you think it could be exhausted adrenals? I was living in a heightened state of anxiety for a few months.

I have pulsatile tinnitus. it keeps me indoors. I can't tell me where the beating noise is coming from when I go outside. going to have to get used to it.

Here's a link to adrenal dysfunction symptoms:

http://www.botanicamedica.co.uk/Adre...ypoadrenia.htm

and another...

http://www.bodyandsoulreconnection.c...d-dysfunction/

I think I have many of the hypo adrenal symptoms, probably what happens after being hyper adrenal. I'm guessing the PCS anxiety symptoms are caused by hyper adrenalism. This ties in with a couple of other recent threads on both sleep and hormones.

In the begining the ringing in my ears was more or less of a warning sign that I had done too much for the day and my day was about to go down hill fast... anymore it does not seem to have any rhyme or reason

We haven't had anybody on board till now who says their ringing subsided a bunch after a year or two..I suppose it really is a permanent phenomenon no matter how better it gets overtime it doesn't leave you completely.

Still havent gotten rid of mine now. I tried mowing the grass today for the first time in a long time. Got a few minutes in before the pounding headache and the ringing got to much to bear, my neighbor finished for me.

Galaxy..mine has come and gone several times..it is with me now.pulsatile tinnitus...doctor says vestibular therapy might get rid of it..I've NEVER heard or read that...he's a very good, young, hip to brain injury guy, but I think he's wrong on this one...Feel pressure in left ear but so far no tinnitus...

Kevboy...I like your quote at the bottom of your message..

This references a medication that is used for tinnitus IF it is caused by vestibular problems...I will mention it to my doctor

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21860977

There are posts regarding SERC throughout the forums here.

Thanks Lara. I never heard of it even though vestibular test showed central vestibular damage and I always mention Tinnitus. I am definitely going to read about it.

My has been there since accident. (3 years yesterday :(

It gets super loud when I have done too much ... Not just being i. Noisy places but thinking, reading. Talking with a friend, etc.

Different frequencies too. At least I shiuld have had some harmony bewteen my ears!!!!

Thanks Mark, its from a song called Hear Me Now from Hollywood Undead. Excellent band, I miss listening to them.

So this past week Ive been extremely sick. Kidney issues from my prolonged over use of OTC meds because my neuro is a tard. Anywho this has been the worst week for tinnitus ive had. No matter what its there. Today im feeling slightly better (midsection swelling has gone down slighlty, no vomitting, no cough, no fluid buildup in lungs, still a slight fever but at least I can hold down food n water) and the tinittus has eased up a bit.

My brief bout of tinnitis might not count as major enough for this, but I lightly stepped into a door with my shoulder (didn't even hit my head) about 5 months post-injury, which perplexingly caused a ringing in my left ear that wasn't super loud, but definitely was irritating. It stayed with me for about a month, but gradually got better and now I don't hear it anymore.

I use my tinnitus as a gauge for when I have done too much. It keeps getting louder as I over stimulate my brain. I almost always have loud buzzing at bed time and mostly none in the morning.

The tinnitus most traumatic brain injuries sustain is likely due to hearing loss or some sort of damage to the inner ear.

The best way to get this tested is an otoacoustic emissions test to test if your sensory hair cells are PRESENT or ABSENT.

Mild TBI are likely 50/50 chance of recovery. A lot depends on the degree of hearing loss and factors such as age.

If it is your first major head injury, without a skull fracture, your chances of Tinnitus going away are likely GOOD. However it may take up to 12 months.

I notice my tinnutis gets extremely loud if I've over done it. If I don't take brain breaks and think that I can do what I did before my accident and overdo it- it gets worse. The ringing is reminiscent of going to a concert and coming home with your ears ringing.

A question I have is does anyone also get headaches with the tinnitus and/or a an alteration in your consciousness (like getting spacey or feeling as if you're dehydrated and out of it, or inability to pay attention)? This has happened to me often since my injury and it is weird. I have to lay down and do nothing to get back to baseline. I'm curious if anyone else experiences this.

I have come across many posts wherein people say that docs don't link their tinnitus onset with mtbi. Instead they say that you would have gotten tinnitus anyways if it had to come and TBI may not be the cause of it necessarily. But its reassuring to see that so many people have their tinnitus started after being hit on the head. I strongly feel my T is the result of trauma to the brain.

Or do we only have the unlucky ones on here including me who would have had T regardless of their brain injury? Any thoughts ?

For me, it appears to be too common for it not to be associated in some way with the head injuries.

I wonder if we have people on here who have Hyperacusis along with tinnitus . Has it improved for anybody overtime ?