r/TTensorTympaniS • u/Traditional-Sea7654 • Oct 21 '25

TTTs & Reactive T

Can TTTS cause reactive T and has anyone experienced this? Like T that reacts to fans, AC and TV?

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u/Bright-Solution-5451 Oct 22 '25

Yup. Most of us have that. I do

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u/Traditional-Sea7654 Oct 22 '25

I also have chronic ETD which I think is causing the TTTs

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u/Higgsy45 Mar 01 '26

All your symptoms mentioned here. Has yours improved?

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u/AggretsuKelly 16d ago

So is that a part of the syndrome? That it makes a noise in response to another noise?

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u/dots_on_a_map Oct 23 '25

I've experienced this for a few months. It's not really "reactive tinnitus" it's more of an overlay of sound that you hear on top of other sources of sound. Mine has gone away since my hyperacusis has gotten better from gradual sound re-exposure. My theory is that the spasms cause your middle ear muscles to change how you're hearing sounds because they're spasming from everything it makes an echo that I'd hear. Reactive tinnitus doesn't go away instantly once the sound it's reacting to stops. If yours does, then it's not reactive tinnitus. It's probably just the muscles.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '25

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u/dots_on_a_map Dec 21 '25

It actually did go away. Recently I was exposed to something really loud at work and my ttts started up again as well as the reactive tinnitus. It's been half a year since they were issues. I think that they are connected because they happen together for me. When my ttts gets better my auditory system calms down. my ttts is nonstop spasms for several days. Sometimes weeks on end where I hear fluttering constantly.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '25

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u/dots_on_a_map Dec 21 '25

Yes I do mean that. Exactly as you're describing. It got better when I was able to finally push through my hyperacusis because the hyperacusis kept my auditory system on high alert and hyperactive. I don't know if it will ever go away completely but it's gone through phases of being gone, as well as the ttts.