- Nov 16, 2022
- 5
- Tinnitus Since
- 11/2022
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Hearing loss? WHM? stimulant?
Hi everyone! I've been following Tinnitus Talk for a few months now since I developed tinnitus and decided after a spike to finally post here. It's very nice this resource exists and has given me strength knowing I am not alone in this struggle.
My tinnitus developed about two or three hours after taking a moderate dose of Adderall (not prescribed, I would take them recreationally once a week or so to get really focused on my art as a metal engraver). I had also been doing the Wim Hof method for months before this and had done a really intense session that morning. Anyway, my ears started ringing with a really high pitch "eeeeeeeee" and also had hyperacusis where any sound would make the ringing much louder. I figured this was just some kind of drug induced psychosis, so I held out till the next day. The hyperacusis went away but the ringing never did. I went to an ENT that week and that's when I found out I had pretty severe hearing loss (most likely from headphones) from 3 kHz to 8 kHz frequencies. So, I can't really be sure who the main culprit was - the hearing loss, Wim Hof, or Adderall. Probably a combination of all of them...
So, at that point I realized I just had to live with it so I started eating healthy, exercising 5 days a week, quit using Adderall and generally just did the best I could. Over a few weeks I got habituated to it quite well to the point that it no longer caused me anxiety and was just kind of in the background quietly.
That went on for a month or so until this week when I got a bad flu and doctor put me on prednisone and an antibiotic. Volume immediately doubled within hours of first dose. I immediately quit the medication and just rode out the cold. Cold is over now but the ringing is still quite loud compared to how it was before. Wondering if I will habituate it down like before...
It's been frustrating... hell of a way to start the new year and I've also got other physical maladies kind of mixing in with this making me a bit of a mess at the moment. Luckily, I've got an amazing girlfriend who takes care of me, and I have found this group.
Many of you all's stories sound almost identical to mine... I hope they find a cure soon. Love you all.
My tinnitus developed about two or three hours after taking a moderate dose of Adderall (not prescribed, I would take them recreationally once a week or so to get really focused on my art as a metal engraver). I had also been doing the Wim Hof method for months before this and had done a really intense session that morning. Anyway, my ears started ringing with a really high pitch "eeeeeeeee" and also had hyperacusis where any sound would make the ringing much louder. I figured this was just some kind of drug induced psychosis, so I held out till the next day. The hyperacusis went away but the ringing never did. I went to an ENT that week and that's when I found out I had pretty severe hearing loss (most likely from headphones) from 3 kHz to 8 kHz frequencies. So, I can't really be sure who the main culprit was - the hearing loss, Wim Hof, or Adderall. Probably a combination of all of them...
So, at that point I realized I just had to live with it so I started eating healthy, exercising 5 days a week, quit using Adderall and generally just did the best I could. Over a few weeks I got habituated to it quite well to the point that it no longer caused me anxiety and was just kind of in the background quietly.
That went on for a month or so until this week when I got a bad flu and doctor put me on prednisone and an antibiotic. Volume immediately doubled within hours of first dose. I immediately quit the medication and just rode out the cold. Cold is over now but the ringing is still quite loud compared to how it was before. Wondering if I will habituate it down like before...
It's been frustrating... hell of a way to start the new year and I've also got other physical maladies kind of mixing in with this making me a bit of a mess at the moment. Luckily, I've got an amazing girlfriend who takes care of me, and I have found this group.
Many of you all's stories sound almost identical to mine... I hope they find a cure soon. Love you all.