Hi all,
I'm 34F. I attended a rock concert in an enclosed venue on 22 July 2023. The muffled hearing and tinnitus after that never went away, and it is 4.5 weeks post event now. I had no awareness of dangerous sound levels or what could happen. I wore no hearing protection.
I realised after the fact that my watch had a decibel meter. The concert was between 80-110 dB and I was there for 3 hours. There was once a peak of 118 dB that I think would have been less than a minute.
I did a 7 day course of Prednisolone (still tapering), and 7 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. My hearing is less muffled now but I have clearly lost hearing despite being told my hearing is perfect on tests. I have oderate tinnitus in both ears plus hyperacusis. I have a 2-year-old - timing could not be worse!
Thanks for reading, glad to be able to read everyone's stories and advice.
I'm 34F. I attended a rock concert in an enclosed venue on 22 July 2023. The muffled hearing and tinnitus after that never went away, and it is 4.5 weeks post event now. I had no awareness of dangerous sound levels or what could happen. I wore no hearing protection.
I realised after the fact that my watch had a decibel meter. The concert was between 80-110 dB and I was there for 3 hours. There was once a peak of 118 dB that I think would have been less than a minute.
I did a 7 day course of Prednisolone (still tapering), and 7 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. My hearing is less muffled now but I have clearly lost hearing despite being told my hearing is perfect on tests. I have oderate tinnitus in both ears plus hyperacusis. I have a 2-year-old - timing could not be worse!
Thanks for reading, glad to be able to read everyone's stories and advice.