Loud Wedding, Big Spike

[Matt9]

Hi guys!

About 7 days ago I had to join a discopub for my friend's birthday and stayed there for about 1 hours and half. No spike until two days ago when I had to work as a waiter/bartender at a wedding party.

I stayed at the wedding party from 12:00 to 22:30 and the music was playing kinda loud, not as loud as disco but still I think over 90 db.

Usually I always wear my silicon filter earplugs in loud environments but those times I couldn't wore it because I needed to hear what people asked me.

Today, two days after the wedding, my tinnitus is HUGE, way more than expected and I'm so sad and scared.. I'm afraid this spike will never settle down this time and I don't know what to do..

 

[dpdx]

Hi guys!

About 7 days ago I had to join a discopub for my friend's birthday and stayed there for about 1 hours and half. No spike until two days ago when I had to work as a waiter/bartender at a wedding party.

I stayed at the wedding party from 12:00 to 22:30 and the music was playing kinda loud, not as loud as disco but still I think over 90 db.

Usually I always wear my silicon filter earplugs in loud environments but those times I couldn't wore it because I needed to hear what people asked me.

Today, two days after the wedding, my tinnitus is HUGE, way more than expected and I'm so sad and scared.. I'm afraid this spike will never settle down this time and I don't know what to do..

Did you wear earplugs?

 

[Michael B]

It's been my experience that spike duration is unpredictable. Let's hope yours is a short one. The question is what can you do differently next time?

 

[Matt9]

Did you wear earplugs?

It's been my experience that spike duration is unpredictable. Let's hope yours is a short one. The question is what can you do differently next time?

Unfortunately I didn't or I couldn't hear what costumers said to me. I'm seriously considering quitting this job.

 

[dpdx]

Unfortunately I didn't or I couldn't hear what costumers said to me. I'm seriously considering quitting this job.

How long were you exposed and how loud was the music?

 

[Matt9]

Music wasn't crazy loud, I mean, not as loud as a disco but still kinda loud. Stayed there working for the whole party and the dinner, I think from 12:00 to 22:30.

 

[dpdx]

Music wasn't crazy loud, I mean, not as loud as a disco but still kinda loud. Stayed there working for the whole party and the dinner, I think from 12:00 to 22:30.

That's a long time from 12 to 10:30 in the evening. I am sure this spike will go away eventually.

 

[Bill Bauer]

I don't know what to do

The only thing you can do now, is to make sure you are never again exposed to loud noises like that.

Most spikes are temporary, but if you continue to push your luck, eventually the spike won't settle back to your baseline. Even this spike might take months before it clears.

 

[Matt9]

That's a long time from 12 to 10:30 in the evening. I am sure this spike will go away eventually.

The only thing you can do now, is to make sure you are never again exposed to loud noises like that.

Most spikes are temporary, but if you continue to push your luck, eventually the spike won't settle back to your baseline. Even this spike might take months before it clears.

I guess so...probably just quitting this job. Too much loud music and sounds!
Also, should I take some medication?

 

[dpdx]

Isnt it interesting how spikes lag?

 

[Bill Bauer]

Also, should I take some medication?

Within 48 hours, prednisone might be effective.

If you get a new acoustic trauma, it might be a good idea to take prednisone. You can go to the ER, tell them that you have T and you are experiencing a spike as a result of having to stop a screaming fire alarm. There is a good chance that they will give you 5 50 mg prednisone pills. You can go to several emergency rooms (or urgent care clinics) and get several prescriptions. The rule of thumb for prednisone is to take X mg per day (where X = your weight in kilograms) for 14 days + tapering. If you experience a serious acoustic trauma (i.e., a gun goes off near your ear or in an small room, or you actually stopped a fire alarm [I recommend against doing that(!) just run away from it]), then you may want to get a full course of prednisone. Otherwise, you may want to take a 50 mg pill on the day of the accident. You know the trauma was serious if you experience a spike or ear fullness right after, or the next morning. If the spike is gone after 48 hours, I would stop taking prednisone (assuming the acoustic trauma was caused by something minor like a slamming door).

 

[dpdx]

How loud is it? can you hear it over your own voice?

 

[JohnnyMx]

I stayed at the wedding party from 12:00 to 22:30 and the music was playing kinda loud, not as loud as disco but still I think over 90 db.

I've had Tinnitus for a long time, since around high school.

At the age of 27 it increased considerable, from mild to moderate.

At the moment, I was sure was a problem with my blood and some medications I took...(but today I think those were only the culprit, becase I used to hear alot of loud music when I was young, played in a rock band for a while, alot of clubbing while in college, and bars after that)

Well, because I was "sure" my Tinnitus was blood related, I did not protected my ears around loud sounds.

Then, I went to a club, VERY LOUD one, to receive the New Year... and I had a big spike. Finally, it settle down, and I understood, that I should protect my ears accordling.

The thing is, I think your spike will settle, it could take days, weeks or months, but will settle.

Just always protect accordling (do not over protect, but yes, in long venues take some earplugs with you)

The best for you,

 

[lillejulie]

Then, I went to a club, VERY LOUD one, to receive the New Year... and I had a big spike. Finally, it settle down, and I understood, that I should protect my ears accordling.
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How many months took it for Your spike from the club to go away??

 

[Bobby B]

@Matt9
You should give us more info on how you got t in the first place ...

 

[Matt9]

@Matt9
You should give us more info on how you got t in the first place ...

Well, nobody could tell me why my T began. Also I lost most of my hearing in right eat.

 

[Matt9]

I experienced several spikes in my journey with T but this one scares me way too much

 

[JohnnyMx]

How many months took it for Your spike from the club to go away??

That was almost 3 years ago. In that moment, I also started to have ALOT of work stress (not related with my T) and also my hyperacusis was very bad. It took me around 1 year to recover. But, the problem was that, I had alot of stress and anxiety problems, as i've said, related with finances and work stress. I think those situations make it harder to habituate and to my spike to settle down.

In fact, my T started to settle and habituation came in once I started to release stress and take care of my anxiety.

I still have moderate Tinnitus, but it is not a problem for me anymore. Its completely manageable once you are in peace with your situation.

The best for you,

 

[Matt9]

I've experienced several spikes during last months due to loud music or clubbing. But the exposure to dangerous noise was limited for just 3-4 hours. This time I stayed in a loud environment for more than 10 hours!

Do you guys think that this could mean permanent spike this time?

 

[dpdx]

I've experienced several spikes during last months due to loud music or clubbing. But the exposure to dangerous noise was limited for just 3-4 hours. This time I stayed in a loud environment for more than 10 hours!

Do you guys think that this could mean permanent spike this time?

Dude i thinnk i got another acoustic trauma by being right next to a car starting up (muffler noise), and the lady at salon using a hair dryer for like 20 sec.

 

[Matt9]

Dude i thinnk i got another acoustic trauma by being right next to a car starting up (muffler noise), and the lady at salon using a hair dryer for like 20 sec.

Did your T got worse? When did that happened?

 

[dpdx]

Did your T got worse? When did that happened?

Yes it did. I got another acoustic trauma (2nd one)

 

[Matt9]

Yes it did. I got another acoustic trauma (2nd one)

When did that happen?

 

[dpdx]

When did that happen?

I had multiple loud noise exposures. Caloric Test (pressure), Fire alarm at library, Three loud helicopters flying above my house, car starting up next to me while at parking, and blow dryer at hair salon.

There ya go. Now i have ear fullness..never did i have this. louder tinnitus, tinnitus on R ear, hyperacusis on both ears. Originally i had only Tinnitus on L ear and nothing else.

 

[Matt9]

Well, did your T return to baseline after the spikes?

 

[dpdx]

Well, did your T return to baseline after the spikes?

NO
My baseline was mild T that i can only hear in quiet places
Now i can hear T moderately, now loud as the spike, but the baseline changed.

 

[Matt9]

NO
My baseline was mild T that i can only hear in quiet places
Now i can hear T moderately, now loud as the spike, but the baseline changed.

So, do you think my spike is gonna be permanent?
When did you get the last acoustic trauma?

 

[dpdx]

So, do you think my spike is gonna be permanent?
When did you get the last acoustic trauma?

Not unless you notice it in 24 hours, but you are different than I am. We are all different. Your ears are probably stronger than mine. It all depends actually.

 

[dpdx]

Dude you have no idea how good I HAD IT. I had moderate t in the begining only to fall to mild t, but i kept pushing it by doing the MRI, going to the mall, being at the library when fire alarm, NOT WEARING earplugs, doing caloric test, walking outside when airplanes would pass by (in the night when sh** is supposed to be quite), blow dryer at salon and look where I got. It raised from mild to moderate tinnitus with hyperacusis in both ears, ear popping in right, and muffled ear in left. I quit my job as i cant concertrate anymore. I am worse now than i was when i got Tinnitus.

 

[Matt9]

Dude you have no idea how good I HAD IT. I had moderate t in the begining only to fall to mild t, but i kept pushing it by doing the MRI, going to the mall, being at the library when fire alarm, NOT WEARING earplugs, doing caloric test, walking outside when airplanes would pass by (in the night when sh** is supposed to be quite), blow dryer at salon and look where I got. It raised from mild to moderate tinnitus with hyperacusis in both ears, ear popping in right, and muffled ear in left. I quit my job as i cant concertrate anymore. I am worse now than i was when i got Tinnitus.

I have T from April 2016, it started with a very light whispering sound and now it has become a sort of electric buzzing hissing sound. What I can tell you is: everytime I got a spike I panicked more and more, But eventually after less than a month I completely felt fine again, as the spike settled down a bit or I habituated.
So let's hope for the best, my friend!