Tinnitus: MRI Affects

MRI machines can negatively affect tinnitus. I had an MRI and it raised the ringing to a super high-pitch. I'm not kidding when I say that it sounded like an opera singer was singing inside of my right ear. I heard that sound for three days after the MRI and then it calmed down to the normal ringing. I was concerned that it was permanent damage. I'm glad that it wasn't. If you have tinnitus and your audiologist or doctor recommends an MRI, they may not know about MRI affects on tinnitus. I recommend that you ask to use an MRI that has a music headphone that you can wear during the MRI. It may help to mask your ringing. Some masking is better than none.