Terrifying Fleeting Deafness for Hours: Is It Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss?

[in_the_shadows]

Has anyone experienced fleeting tinnitus along with muffled hearing that lasted for several hours? Yesterday, I had a pretty terrifying experience while out for dinner. I suddenly went completely deaf in my left ear, accompanied by a loud, intense tinnitus. I almost took 60mg of Prednisone, assuming it was sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), but the symptoms gradually eased on their own. During the recovery, I had several smaller episodes in the same ear. Even through the night, these fleeting episodes continued, occurring about every five minutes. Today, I've only had a couple of episodes.

How can one differentiate between SSNHL and fleeting deafness?

For context, I'm currently dealing with a sinus infection, and I was on Amoxicillin last week, which seemed to make my tinnitus more unpredictable (10+ new tones, all oscillating). I've also been taking a lot of supplements recently, which could potentially be contributing to this as well.

 

[delta784]

Check my latest posts. I had the exact same experience. It felt like fleeting tinnitus or sudden onset, but it took hours to resolve. My audiogram showed no hearing loss, but it worsened the tinnitus in my right ear, and it never returned to baseline.

 

[in_the_shadows]

Have the fleeting tinnitus episodes worsened your existing tones or added a new one? Usually, I have so many tones that it's impossible to keep track of them all. However, this fleeting episode brought a new high-frequency tone that feels more stable and noticeable than the others.