Member- Feb 10, 2021
- 111
- Tinnitus Since
- 2020
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic Trauma
I've been posting around in the forum for a while but I haven't formally introduced myself yet, so here goes nothing.
It all started when I heard a loud noise through my headphones at max volume one day. I was playing with my friends, and then all of a sudden there was a loud noise and I was kind of stunned by it at first. I didn't see much wrong at the time and continued to play, although my ears felt a little weird after. After that, I had a weird feeling in my ears for the next 5 days, like a fullness and some sensitivity. For some reason, I didn't feel like anything was wrong at first. Then on the 5th day, I had an appointment with my doctor for some unrelated reasons and I briefly mentioned the loud noise in my ears, but he didn't seem too concerned so I kind of brushed it off.
Later that day, I had my first dose of the COVID-19 Moderna Vaccine. That night of the Moderna Vaccine, I had a huge breakdown. I felt like complete shit. My ears were extremely sensitive at this time to noise. I am not attributing it to the vaccine, but for all I know it might be related. I think it may be due to me doing a lot of research on my ears, and seeing how bad the situation could be. Honestly at this time I can't say if I had tinnitus or not, but I had this weird feeling in my ears for sure that I think developed into my tinnitus. The day after my breakdown, I saw a doctor and explained my situation. This was the 6th day after the problem with my ears, and the doctor did an exam and prescribed me Prednisone, which was a 60mg dose for 5 days with a taper pack. I didn't have an ear infection but I asked to see an ENT. I had to see a audiologist first after that, so I got an audiogram that showed no hearing loss but I insisted on seeing an ENT. The ENT said only time can help me in my current situation, I didn't like that so I insisted on seeing another ENT for a second opinion and the second ENT said pretty much the same thing. I tried getting them to prescribe HBOT and steroid injections but they said it was not indicated and that it is only for hearing loss which I do not have, pretty much laughed me out the room after that.
Some time in the week after the vaccine while I was taking the steroids, I developed tinnitus and hyperacusis. I had horrible side effects with the steroids. I had many sleepless nights and nights where I woke up at night. I had full fledged anxiety attacks. I was a total mess. My doctor gave me Ativan and Restoril to help with the anxiety, but honestly it didn't do much because I feel like the steroids overpowered it. But, I still kept taking the steroids because I felt like it was my only hope and did not want a life of tinnitus and hyperacusis. You best believe I was happy after discontinuing the steroids. Slowly, I started to improve little by little over the next few weeks. I had my second dose of the Moderna Vaccine a few weeks ago, but I didn't really notice a difference in my tinnitus. About a week ago (week 7 after my acoustic trauma), I did HBOT for about 5 sessions. 2.4 ATA for 90 minutes. I went to a private clinic and paid out of pocket. I can't say I notice a difference after these sessions, maybe it even changed for the worse. I decided to stop after 5 sessions because it seemed kind of pointless to do at week 7 and 8 (Any Input on this?). I have been trying numerous supplements, NAC, Magnesium, Iron, Vitamin D, B12 and C. I can't really say if any of these help. I did try taking Curcumin too but I think that made it worse.
At this point at Week 8, my tinnitus has improved a bit I would say. I don't really notice it when I am outside, however it seems like a night of bad sleep can have a huge effect on it. However, it's the worst when I am in my own house and especially in my own room. This sucks because I used to love chilling in my room and doing my own thing, which is kind of hard now due to Reactive Tinnitus. My hyperacusis has mostly subsided and is moderate now. I still can't watch TV with my family but I can hold conversation with them. I can go to the grocery store or shopping without much of problem, which I think is weird because I can't watch tv. I can watch stuff on my computer without much of problem, although the fans on my gaming PC really bother me. I don't get this at all. I used to have really reactive tinnitus, like when I would take a shower I would hear a beep in the background of the water. I don't really have that anymore, but it does make appearances from time to time.
Thank you guys for reading my story and if anyone has any input I would appreciate to hear from you guys. I hope we can all be free from this one day.
It all started when I heard a loud noise through my headphones at max volume one day. I was playing with my friends, and then all of a sudden there was a loud noise and I was kind of stunned by it at first. I didn't see much wrong at the time and continued to play, although my ears felt a little weird after. After that, I had a weird feeling in my ears for the next 5 days, like a fullness and some sensitivity. For some reason, I didn't feel like anything was wrong at first. Then on the 5th day, I had an appointment with my doctor for some unrelated reasons and I briefly mentioned the loud noise in my ears, but he didn't seem too concerned so I kind of brushed it off.
Later that day, I had my first dose of the COVID-19 Moderna Vaccine. That night of the Moderna Vaccine, I had a huge breakdown. I felt like complete shit. My ears were extremely sensitive at this time to noise. I am not attributing it to the vaccine, but for all I know it might be related. I think it may be due to me doing a lot of research on my ears, and seeing how bad the situation could be. Honestly at this time I can't say if I had tinnitus or not, but I had this weird feeling in my ears for sure that I think developed into my tinnitus. The day after my breakdown, I saw a doctor and explained my situation. This was the 6th day after the problem with my ears, and the doctor did an exam and prescribed me Prednisone, which was a 60mg dose for 5 days with a taper pack. I didn't have an ear infection but I asked to see an ENT. I had to see a audiologist first after that, so I got an audiogram that showed no hearing loss but I insisted on seeing an ENT. The ENT said only time can help me in my current situation, I didn't like that so I insisted on seeing another ENT for a second opinion and the second ENT said pretty much the same thing. I tried getting them to prescribe HBOT and steroid injections but they said it was not indicated and that it is only for hearing loss which I do not have, pretty much laughed me out the room after that.
Some time in the week after the vaccine while I was taking the steroids, I developed tinnitus and hyperacusis. I had horrible side effects with the steroids. I had many sleepless nights and nights where I woke up at night. I had full fledged anxiety attacks. I was a total mess. My doctor gave me Ativan and Restoril to help with the anxiety, but honestly it didn't do much because I feel like the steroids overpowered it. But, I still kept taking the steroids because I felt like it was my only hope and did not want a life of tinnitus and hyperacusis. You best believe I was happy after discontinuing the steroids. Slowly, I started to improve little by little over the next few weeks. I had my second dose of the Moderna Vaccine a few weeks ago, but I didn't really notice a difference in my tinnitus. About a week ago (week 7 after my acoustic trauma), I did HBOT for about 5 sessions. 2.4 ATA for 90 minutes. I went to a private clinic and paid out of pocket. I can't say I notice a difference after these sessions, maybe it even changed for the worse. I decided to stop after 5 sessions because it seemed kind of pointless to do at week 7 and 8 (Any Input on this?). I have been trying numerous supplements, NAC, Magnesium, Iron, Vitamin D, B12 and C. I can't really say if any of these help. I did try taking Curcumin too but I think that made it worse.
At this point at Week 8, my tinnitus has improved a bit I would say. I don't really notice it when I am outside, however it seems like a night of bad sleep can have a huge effect on it. However, it's the worst when I am in my own house and especially in my own room. This sucks because I used to love chilling in my room and doing my own thing, which is kind of hard now due to Reactive Tinnitus. My hyperacusis has mostly subsided and is moderate now. I still can't watch TV with my family but I can hold conversation with them. I can go to the grocery store or shopping without much of problem, which I think is weird because I can't watch tv. I can watch stuff on my computer without much of problem, although the fans on my gaming PC really bother me. I don't get this at all. I used to have really reactive tinnitus, like when I would take a shower I would hear a beep in the background of the water. I don't really have that anymore, but it does make appearances from time to time.
Thank you guys for reading my story and if anyone has any input I would appreciate to hear from you guys. I hope we can all be free from this one day.
