http://www.stopringingears.net/why-is-it-after-i-wear-ear-plugs-my-tinnitus-gets-worse/ Tinnitus Help and Information Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:29:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.stopringingears.net/why-is-it-after-i-wear-ear-plugs-my-tinnitus-gets-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-334 a l Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:46:26 +0000 http://www.stopringingears.net/why-is-it-after-i-wear-ear-plugs-my-tinnitus-gets-worse/#comment-334 When you wear ear plugs, you end up hearing tinnitus more clearly because there is less background noise. Your attention can latch onto that frequency when you are consciously trying to avoid some other sounds and you are able to hear the tinnitus clearer (like when wearing earplugs and riding a motorcycle). When you rode without earplugs, you were probably worrying a lot less about your ears and your attention didn't focus on the sound as much. Tinnitus rarely goes away and most people have a certain level of it which accumulates over time. Certain things like ear infections and metabolic disturbances can accelerate the "volume" of the tinnitus during the disease course. When you wear ear plugs, you end up hearing tinnitus more clearly because there is less background noise. Your attention can latch onto that frequency when you are consciously trying to avoid some other sounds and you are able to hear the tinnitus clearer (like when wearing earplugs and riding a motorcycle). When you rode without earplugs, you were probably worrying a lot less about your ears and your attention didn’t focus on the sound as much. Tinnitus rarely goes away and most people have a certain level of it which accumulates over time. Certain things like ear infections and metabolic disturbances can accelerate the "volume" of the tinnitus during the disease course.

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