Got Tinnitus One Month Ago — Need Your Help :(

[unlucky]

Hi all, I got tinnitus exactly 1 month ago due to loud noises at a concert and it rang too loud.

But when I asked some medics, they told me that it would go away in max 48 hours and it really went away... but like 10 days later I got high fever which lasted only for a day, thanks to me taking some pills, but the same night my fever went away, my tinnitus started again.

At first it was not loud and it was in one ear, but over the time it started also in the second ear and it is getting louder and louder.

When I went to the doctor she told to take VALERIANHEEL three times a day, but it doesn't help.

Can someone help or give me some kind of an advice what to do? Thank you in advance!

 

[GregCA]

Consider doing a hearing test to check your hearing.

 

[unlucky]

Consider doing a hearing test to check your hearing.

thanks for the reply!
I checked my hearing for standard and high frequencies and I have no problem at all.

 

[BrownieBoy]

Same thing happened to me. It went away and came back with a vengeance over a week after loud noise exposure. My hearing test came back normal in the frequencies they check for. Wait it out and see if it goes away or at least quiets down. I'm over 3 months in and have some loud days and some quiet days. Time will tell.

 

[Contrast]

thanks for the reply!
I checked my hearing for standard and high frequencies and I have no problem at all.

not to spoil anything, but you do have hearing loss.

It's a common theme around here that most ENT's do not keep up to date with hearing loss and tinnitus research

source: http://hyperacusisfocus.org/innerear/#hiddenloss
exact scientific study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5438769/

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source: https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/what-is-tinnitus
exact scientific studies
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4208401/

There is a lot more unknown's to tinnitus and not just hearing loss but the majority of cases usually do involve some hearing loss.

 

[unlucky]

Same thing happened to me. It went away and came back with a vengeance over a week after loud noise exposure. My hearing test came back normal in the frequencies they check for. Wait it out and see if it goes away or at least quiets down. I'm over 3 months in and have some loud days and some quiet days. Time will tell.

well, to be fair i don't expect it to go away, but it's not that hard to adapt to it in my case, because i spot it only when i go to sleep or when there is completely no noise at all and to turn radio or little music helps, so i'm not that nervous now, as i was when it started. the only concern for me is that if it gets even louder then it would be a problem but as of now i'm not gonna panic and be fine with it. anyways you are right time will tell, but we have to check our hearing frequently, i guess. Good luck to you my friend!

 

[unlucky]

not to spoil anything, but you do have hearing loss.

It's a common theme around here that most ENT's do not keep up to date with hearing loss and tinnitus research

source: http://hyperacusisfocus.org/innerear/#hiddenloss
exact scientific study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5438769/
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source: https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/what-is-tinnitus
exact scientific studies
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4208401/
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There is a lot more unknown's to tinnitus and not just hearing loss but the majority of cases usually do involve some hearing loss.

You are not spoiling anything my friend, conversely thanks that you said that. but my ENT, where I checked my hearing is quite good and first thing she told me was to check for HIGH frequency tests (from 8 kHz to 20 kHz) not just usual STANDARD ones as you mentioned which are up to 8 kHz.

And I had like 100% result in it.

So it's almost impossible that I have hearing loss, because if everything is fine in HIGH frequency tests then your hearing is fine.

 

[GregCA]

So it's almost impossible that I have hearing loss, because if everything is fine in HIGH frequency tests then your hearing is fine.

That is unfortunately not correct. See Liberman's work.

 

[unlucky]

That is unfortunately not correct. See Liberman's work.

so if you have 100% in both standard and high frequency tests then, how should you check your hearing else, do you know that? or do you mean, that completely everyone who has tinnitus has hearing loss or what's your point, can you explain?

 

[GregCA]

so if you have 100% in both standard and high frequency tests then, how should you check your hearing else, do you know that? or do you mean, that completely everyone who has tinnitus has hearing loss or what's your point, can you explain?

One way of stating it is that a perfect audiogram is a necessary condition for having no hearing loss, but not sufficient.

In other words, if you have perfect hearing, you'll ace the hearing test, but acing the hearing test is no guarantee of perfect hearing, because there is such thing as "hidden hearing loss" that is not detected by the tests that are routinely administered by audiologists.

 

[unlucky]

One way of stating it is that a perfect audiogram is a necessary condition for having no hearing loss, but not sufficient.

In other words, if you have perfect hearing, you'll ace the hearing test, but acing the hearing test is no guarantee of perfect hearing, because there is such thing as "hidden hearing loss" that is not detected by the tests that are routinely administered by audiologists.

okay now i got it, thanks pal!

 

[unlucky]

Hi all, I'm 20 year old male, I got tinnitus more than a month ago, first it was only in one ear, but then it also started in the second ear and I think it gets louder and louder each day.

I had hearing tests and the doctor said that I was totally fine, what should I do?

Does it get louder because I'm more and more nervous?

And I have sinusitis also at the moment and I'm taking many pills and somewhere I read that side effects of many kind of antibiotics can aggravate tinnitus - is that also true?

Sorry for the messy text, but please somebody give me advice on what to do.

 

[robHing]

many kind of antibiotics can aggravate tinnitus - is that also true?

It is true. Some antibiotics medicine will spike the T.

 

[Michael B]

Aspirin and even some cough drops can cause tinnitus. Anxiety is not good for tinnitus although admittedly it's hard not to have it when when is experiencing tinnitus for the first time. I'll leave you with this, the majority of people who get tinnitus claim it doesn't bother them at some point or another. Hopefully soon you'll be part of that majority.
Mike

 

[Red]

1. Antibiotics can make tinnitus worse so that could be a factor. If you are on one now, call up your doctor and ask for alternatives. Maybe get on a different antibiotic or try something different altogether.

2. Sinus problems can also make your tinnitus worse so even though Antibiotics will hurt you, you should find a way to treat it.

3. We don't know anything about your lifestyle. Do you engage in any loud activities? Bars, clubs, concerts, listening to music through headphones?