Mild Tinnitus Got Worse After Sudden Firecracker Sound During a Twitch Stream

[Yu.3]

Hi everyone,

After seven years of mild tinnitus, I'm here again because, 40 days ago, my tinnitus became very loud due to noise trauma from earbuds (a firecracker sound lasting 3 seconds came out of nowhere during a Twitch stream). The two main tones are a common high-pitched electrical noise that fluctuates.

I have been suffering a lot during these 40 days.

Three days after the noise trauma, I started taking Prednisone, but it hasn't helped.

I don't know what to do, and I'm unsure if the situation will improve or not.

 

[Calapsodis]

Did it come from the stream itself? Jeez, that's terrible. I really hope that things get better for you soon.

I was fiddling around in Audacity last year and accidentally blasted some static sound into my headphones at almost max volume. I had my hand on the spacebar and stopped it immediately. I ran right downstairs and took some NAC and Magnesium. I never got a spike or an increased volume, which I'm so grateful for. I felt so stupid afterward.

 

[Yu.3]

Did it come from the stream itself? Jeez, that's terrible.

Yeah, my left ear is probably a little bit worse now. I have some reactivity to certain frequencies and a sort of distortion of certain sounds. It's not severe, but it's there.

Tinnitus depends. The first weeks were tragic. Last week was moderate, and now I've had two good days.

I remain worried about reactivity and distortions.

 

[Furetto]

If you are improving SO MUCH after JUST a few weeks, it's a reason for huge celebrations! It shows that healing is in process in a noticeable way. If you had known in the beginning that after some weeks you'd have good days, you would have been ecstatic.

I am now one week after an acoustic trauma that spiked my mild tinnitus and waiting to be where you are now.