The AudioNotch Tinnitus Treatment Blog

The short answer is:

1. Yes, sometimes.

I did a brief literature search for “tinnitus remission,” and it seems that there is a paucity of research on the question of spontaneous remission. When people pose the question “Does Tinnitus Go Away?” they are usually referring to instances where a person has developed chronic tinnitus lasting for several months, and are wondering if there is a chance of spontaneous resolution. Regrettably, I was unable to find any population based data on this question. In the case of a concertgoer or clubgoer who is suddenly experiencing tinnitus at 3AM having just left a loud venue, an individual’s tinnitus is probably more likely to go away than someone who’s had it for over a year (at least, this accords with common experience).

I was able to find a case report of an individual who had chronic tinnitus for 256 days, after which it remitted (and this remission was correlated to an instrument reading known as an Auditory Evoked Magnetic field). Regrettably, not everyone who suffers from chronic tinnitus will experience remission (my guess is that most will not, although I don’t have the data to confirm this).

Cheers,
AudioNotch.