Please Help With Sudden Spike From Tire Explosion

[Dan Reagan]

I was pumping my bike and the tube popped and exploded in my ear, now I have a major spike in noise. Is it permanent? Please give me advice if anyone had experienced anything like this.

 

[attheedgeofscience]

I was pumping my bike and the tube popped and exploded in my ear, now I have a major spike in noise. Is it permanent? Please give me advice if anyone had experienced anything like this.

There was a similar question a few days ago in this thread:

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/feeling-on-the-edge.6432/

My advice - which I apply to myself as well - is to wear ear plugs whenever you leave your house and take them back out when you return. In fact, I take more care to protect my ears than my eyes, these days...

 

[Markku]

Is it permanent?

Like always, your guess is as good as anybody else's.

There is no knowing for certain.

I'm quoting @attheedgeofscience's excellent advice found from his profile.

By far the most prevalent cause of tinnitus is noise exposure - either long term or short term exposure (also known as acoustic trauma from eg. exposure to a firecracker or a loud 2-hour concert). Tinnitus which develops from an acoustic trauma has a reasonable chance of going away by itself. Most often with this kind of auditory insult, there will be an accompanying degree of hearing loss which is known as a temporary threshold shift - and that is what is felt as "muffled hearing" (something which is commonly experienced after attending a concert). As the hearing loss begins to recover, the associated tinnitus will be begin to decrease in loudness in too. However, from time-to-time, there are cases where the tinnitus does not go away. At least not immediately - and unfortunately, sometimes not at all. So if you have developed tinnitus from short-term noise exposure, when should you be alarmed? In my (non-medical) opinion, tinnitus is a cause for concern if it persists beyond 24 hours. Many people - including doctors and ENTs - take the approach of "waiting it out" to see if the condition improves on its own. Doing so could quite possibly be the biggest mistake you will ever make in your lifetime. During the first 48 hours after onset, there is a window of opportunity where a course of steriods may be effective and reduce the severity of your tinnitus or even eliminate it altogether. My advice therefore is to seek out an ENT immediately at the 24 hour mark (or before). Get a same-day appointment - or if necessary, seek help from the emergency services.

You might also consider taking N-acetylcysteine and Acetyl-l-carnitine.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17023129

This study investigated the use of the pharmacological agents N-acetylcysteine and acetyl-L-carnitine after acoustic trauma to treat cochlear injury. N-Acetylcysteine is an antioxidant and acetyl-L-carnitine a compound that maintains mitochondrial bio-energy and integrity. N-Acetylcysteine and acetyl-L-carnitine, respectively, significantly reduced permanent threshold shifts and hair cell loss compared to saline-treated animals when given 1 and 4 h post-noise exposure. It may be possible to obtain a greater therapeutic effect using these agents in combination or at higher doses or for a longer period of time to address the secondary oxidative events occurring 7-10 days after acute noise exposure.

You might also want to consider undergoing HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy).

Results vary. More here: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy.211/


All this if you decide to do something about it. The window of opportunity is NOW though. Not a week from now.

There's a chance the spike will resolve on its own without you doing anything.

Hopefully it settles soon.

 

[MariaH]

This kind of thing has happened to me many times Dan: my dog barked right next to my ear, a kid threw fireworks near where I was walking, I dropped a hot dish in the kitchen... luckily the resulting spikes have always been temporary, although it once lasted a couple of weeks. Keep us posted.
Maria

 

[Dan Reagan]

Thank you all for your support. So Markku, that would even apply to someone with existing permanent tinnitus? Thanks Maria, yea this was as loud or louder than a firecracker, so I'm hoping I react the same as you.

 

[Markku]

Thank you all for your support. So Markku, that would even apply to someone with existing permanent tinnitus? Thanks Maria, yea this was as loud or louder than a firecracker, so I'm hoping I react the same as you.

New auditory insult -> possible new damage -> what I told may still be effective in reversing further permanent damage.

Or so I think. ATEOS or someone else more knowledgeable is welcome to correct me.

 

[Sean]

I was pumping my bike and the tube popped and exploded in my ear, now I have a major spike in noise. Is it permanent? Please give me advice if anyone had experienced anything like this.

I feel your pain. Three years ago a very loud fire cracker went off 6 feet away from me My t spiked for 2-3 months, but my T went o normal base line..not quite normal but T volume went up just little bit.
from my Experience it will go away..give your self any where from 2 weeks to 3-4 months. I am pretty sure it will go away.

I have a spike now because 105DB fire alaram went off . It was about 6 feet away from me. My T has spiked Although Volume of T is not loud its so damn annoying!!
I asked the same question -would it go away.

One think I would request is that keep us posted because If some thing similar happens to any one else they some what know that it will went away.
Again -try to relax and know it will go away since it goes away for most people.

 

[Dan Reagan]

Thanks Sean, I appreciate that very much and I will keep you posted here. It's especially frustrating because I was having one of my best T days since onset, then this happens!

 

[Sean]

Dan regan..same here. I was having such a good times from past 6-7 months. I could not hear at all at the office or when sleeping.
its really a pain! I am pretty sure your T will subside.
Panic T spikes create is really something !

 

[Sean]

I was pumping my bike and the tube popped and exploded in my ear, now I have a major spike in noise. Is it permanent? Please give me advice if anyone had experienced anything like this.

Did T subside for you ?

 

[Dan Reagan]

It did a bit but my T is so up and down from one day to the next it's hard to say. It does seem more reactive to external noises now and I'm having a loud morning right now so I'm not sure. Thanks for checking on me.

 

[Sean]

Np ..Dan I am actually trying to figure out what happens to T after such exposures .
It seeems such incidents are unavoidable and I am sure other T sufferers are wondering if T goes to baseline after auxh accidents .
My T has subsides just a little bit after I was exposed to home burglary Alaram for 6-7 seconds ..I still hear T lot louder than before .Lets see if completely subside like before .

 

[Dan Reagan]

Update: The spike hasn't subsided, instead the volume increased, especially yesterday. I'm hoping some of this is stress/anxiety related. I tried to get in to see my Kaiser ENT but they wouldn't schedule me immediately, I went today and they are next to useless. I'm taking the NAC acetyl carbine daily. I'm afraid I should have gone to the ER and demanded steroids. But tomorrow marks just one week for this spike so I can only hope things will improve but not looking good at all.

 

[Dan Reagan]

acetyl- 1-carnitine is what I meant

 

[martin12]

Hi Dan!

After my head injury i unfortunately exposed my ears to loud sounds a few times and now i have ear sensitivity and also several tones. Multi-tones.

Hope yours comes to a pass.

 

[Sean]

Update: The spike hasn't subsided, instead the volume increased, especially yesterday. I'm hoping some of this is stress/anxiety related. I tried to get in to see my Kaiser ENT but they wouldn't schedule me immediately, I went today and they are next to useless. I'm taking the NAC acetyl carbine daily. I'm afraid I should have gone to the ER and demanded steroids. But tomorrow marks just one week for this spike so I can only hope things will improve but not looking good at all.

Hi- I am sorry T has not subsided . from my past experience i think you will be fine . I am pretty sure it will subside .
my T has subsides after Alaram accident,but it still not like before . I am hoping it goes to baseline like before . it's easy for me to tell u that T will subside ,but can't seem to convince my self !!its amAzing how much we panick with this stupid sound .
Please keep us posted and best of luck ..I knkw how distressing this can be .

 

[astronomer]

hi,
i had went to a theatre last year,the surround sound was so loud it took weeks to get back to the norm, no more shows for me !

 

[Sean]

S

hi,
i had went to a theatre last year,the surround sound was so loud it took weeks to get back to the norm, no more shows for me !

same thing happend to me after a loud movie! No movies no concerts no parties no weddings for me .
If I go to wedding I would step out when music starts .

 

[LeQuack]

This is my fear as well, bicycle tire exploding. When I just had my MTB with its low pressure tires I wasn't so paranoid but now with road bike tires that are pumped to 100+ psi it's very scary to think what would happen if it exploded. And if you check some cycling forums you can see it actually happens. People usually describe their ears ringing for a while and muffled hearing. Kind of scary that people just brush it off like it's nothing

 

[LeQuack]

Update: The spike hasn't subsided, instead the volume increased, especially yesterday. I'm hoping some of this is stress/anxiety related. I tried to get in to see my Kaiser ENT but they wouldn't schedule me immediately, I went today and they are next to useless. I'm taking the NAC acetyl carbine daily. I'm afraid I should have gone to the ER and demanded steroids. But tomorrow marks just one week for this spike so I can only hope things will improve but not looking good at all.

How is your T nowadays?

 

[LeQuack]

This is my fear:


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