Tinnitus worse with certain exercise?
 

Hello!

I've been an avid walker and I just recently put some very light jogging in my walks. Jog walks.

But I notice now at night my tinnitus in my left ear is louder. I get it more when I am a tired, and now I wonder if the light jogging is making it worse too.

I read at LivesStrong that some exercises that involve jumping, or high impact aerobics may worsen tinnitus.

Here is a quote from that page.

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I feel so bummed! I really liked having some jogging in my walks again, but I guess I will have to proceed carefully.

Anyone else encounter a flare up with tinnitus and exercise?

Thanks

Poetrymom

Try putting foam ear plugs in for your jog/walks. Then you can work on a soft foot plant to reduce the impact to your head. The ear plugs amplify the sound of your foot plant.

Hope this helps.

My best to you.

Yes, I've had this, I think it's the increase in blood pressure that triggers it. Mine dies down afterwards. Underlying tiredness is the root cause of mine I reckon.

Great you tried jogging! I tried a few steps and gave myself a massive neck headache!

My tinnitus gets worse with any activity, especially but not only ones that are noisy. Seems that when the brain is working hard, the tinnitus signal (the little b**ger) gets ramped up!

I usually notice louder tinnitus in the middle of night if I overdid some activity the previous day. I tried walking and brisk walked for around 2.5 miles yesterday. I thought I was fine but my tinnitus was screaming when I got up in the middle of night. Can somebody tell me why this happens ? And if I should continue walking ( I try to take soft gentle steps and reduce head impacts usually but still my tinnitus flares up the next day :()

It could be tied to blood sugar levels that have dropped during the night. Or dehydration. My tinnitus increases for many unknown reasons. I just had to learn to accept the increases. I can cause an increase with a drink of cold water.