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I’ve noticed that my tinnitus increases significantly with intense exercise, specifically exercises that affect the neck/shoulder area like pull ups.

If you have tinnitus, it’s worth a try to massage or work on relaxing those areas.

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Yup, I had massive success with a theragun around the traps, and gentle massage around the SCM area for the ocassional flare up. Also caffeine use, vigorous exercise, loud fans, teeth clenching and sleeping on the side with the neck bent almost reliably triggers it back. But interestingly, after the initial flare during the pandemic and allergy season, the noise subsided with oral steroids. Now it's the occasional reminder maybe a few times a month, always the right ear, then it goes away.

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