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  1. RallySportRyan

    Even with Ear Plugs My Tinnitus Spikes :-(

    Will I need to redo the prednisone therapy to lessen my tinnitus or will it it subside on its own in a month or so?
  2. RallySportRyan

    Even with Ear Plugs My Tinnitus Spikes :-(

    Hello all, I had an incident back in February where I was hit with loud tinnitus after shooting at an indoor range with foam earplugs. I went to see a doctor about 5 days after the incident and took 12 days of prednisone with a initial steroid shot in the thigh. It worked on quieting my...
  3. RallySportRyan

    Steroids: Prednisone / Dexamethasone / Others (Oral and Intratympanic Injections)

    I had an acoustic trauma back in February from visiting a gun range. I did have ear protection in both ears in the form of foam plugs that expand. The tinnitus didn't develop right away but about 2 days later it was in full force. I had never experienced tinnitus this loud before in my life...
  4. RallySportRyan

    How Loud Is a Room Full of People Clapping?

    Yep same thing happened to me although it was in a loud reverberated resturant in downtown Raleigh. It was so loud in there that I almost didn't go in but I was with 3 other people and didn't want to ruin their night out. By the next morning all the work I had done to drastically reduce my T...
  5. RallySportRyan

    New Sufferer to Loud Tinnitus, Help!

    Thank you! Im trying to be as proactive as I can to get this T hopefully resolved. How many more milligrams and days should I continue on taking prednisone? I'm already suffering side effects of insomnia and bad acne on my back from taking another 2 week course in less than a month. This 2nd...
  6. RallySportRyan

    New Sufferer to Loud Tinnitus, Help!

    It means his decibel level response to that frequency is down 30db compared to the rest of his hearing range. He would need to amplify that certain frequency a lot (hearing aid) to perceive it at the same level as the rest of his normal hearing.
  7. RallySportRyan

    New Sufferer to Loud Tinnitus, Help!

    Hello everyone! I've had an unfortunate incident a month ago where I went to a new indoor shooting range. I always wear ear protection in the form of foam ear plugs that have a 32db nrr. This particular range allows patrons with rifles. About midway into my 1 hr shooting session I think one or...
  8. RallySportRyan

    Steroids: Prednisone / Dexamethasone / Others (Oral and Intratympanic Injections)

    Hello everyone! I've had an unfortunate incident a month ago where I went to new indoor shooting range. I always wear ear protection in the form of foam ear plugs that have a 32db nrr. This particular range allows patrons with rifles. About midway into my 1 hr shooting session I think one or...