Good morning All -
Lifetime sufferer of tinnitus here, seemed to have habituated to it quite well. Up until about a month ago when I had an exposure to a fire truck siren inside closed garage door.
Severely spiked my right ear - To the point it was roaring over everything. Along with hyperacusis.
ENT prescribed me Prednisone (60mg - 7 days) (40mg - 7 days) ( 20mg - 7 days) (10mg - 7days)
Spike did come down a very very very small bit - Hyperacusis seemed to improve greatly.
Trying to take my life back and get back to exercising and living my regular life.
2 days ago - I decide to go for a bike ride. I put in the earphones my phone comes with -
Ride 15km - Get back home - and am scared to take them out in fear it may have gotten worse.
I take them out - No change. *PHEW*
Yesterday - I decided to try a different set of earphones (noise cancelling) this time. As the ride 2 days ago allowed to many every day noises, trucks / airhorns etc. to filter through.
I take out this set of earphones - without even thinking it would spike my tinnitus / hyperacusis. As 2 days prior it was fine.
I don't even think about it - and go on trying to ignore my regular tinnitus (which i am able to).
About 7 hours later - I start hearing the loudest roar - pressure and fullness in my right ear =(
And normal level of tinnitus / hyperacusis has not returned.
It's worse than it's ever been.
My question I guess, Is this temporary - or did I just put myself back with all the progress I have made =(
I was doing so well / felt like I could finally accept what has happened.
And am now back at square 1 - IF NOT WORSE =(
HELP!
Lifetime sufferer of tinnitus here, seemed to have habituated to it quite well. Up until about a month ago when I had an exposure to a fire truck siren inside closed garage door.
Severely spiked my right ear - To the point it was roaring over everything. Along with hyperacusis.
ENT prescribed me Prednisone (60mg - 7 days) (40mg - 7 days) ( 20mg - 7 days) (10mg - 7days)
Spike did come down a very very very small bit - Hyperacusis seemed to improve greatly.
Trying to take my life back and get back to exercising and living my regular life.
2 days ago - I decide to go for a bike ride. I put in the earphones my phone comes with -
Ride 15km - Get back home - and am scared to take them out in fear it may have gotten worse.
I take them out - No change. *PHEW*
Yesterday - I decided to try a different set of earphones (noise cancelling) this time. As the ride 2 days ago allowed to many every day noises, trucks / airhorns etc. to filter through.
I take out this set of earphones - without even thinking it would spike my tinnitus / hyperacusis. As 2 days prior it was fine.
I don't even think about it - and go on trying to ignore my regular tinnitus (which i am able to).
About 7 hours later - I start hearing the loudest roar - pressure and fullness in my right ear =(
And normal level of tinnitus / hyperacusis has not returned.
It's worse than it's ever been.
My question I guess, Is this temporary - or did I just put myself back with all the progress I have made =(
I was doing so well / felt like I could finally accept what has happened.
And am now back at square 1 - IF NOT WORSE =(
HELP!
