Would Love Some Reassurance...
- Thread starter pixiebelle
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- Feb 17, 2017
- 10,400
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- February, 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic Trauma
Perhaps she meant to write that she noticed it right after she turned off the book on tape for the last time?
- Feb 17, 2017
- 10,400
- Tinnitus Since
- February, 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic Trauma
Makes sense! The spike might be due to her getting ibuprofen. I hope they will agree to switch to Tylenol...
Nekomata709
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- Jan 25, 2016
- 8
- Tinnitus Since
- 10/2015, Spike 03/2018, Spike 11/2021
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Medication
My tinnitus spiked from listening to music with earbuds though at low volume 4 months ago and it is slowly going back to my baseline. The process has been like 2 steps forward and 1 step back or even 1 step forward and 2 steps back! I am on emotional roller coaster as you can imagine but it is better now than 4 months ago.
Perhaps... that's what I'd like to be clarified... because she says she's been playing it on and off, so it could have been pretty much anytime in there.
- Feb 17, 2017
- 10,400
- Tinnitus Since
- February, 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic Trauma
It terrified her, so I doubt she continued to listen to her book on tape once she heard her T getting louder.
Just for clarification, it was after I finished listening and turned off the audiobook. The awful thing is, I could have had loud tinnitus for ages but because its so hot at the mo in the UK the fans were masking it. It was only when the room went quiet and I finished listening that I realised the tinnitus had spiked. I'm afraid it's still here and the worst I've had. I'm trying to constantly distract myself in the hope this may be a spike. I have been researching online and I'm pretty sure I have something called acoustic shock disorder. It is pertinent to me in particular because I got tinnitus a few years ago due to a loud fire alarm that went off for twenty minutes. It's so hard not to beat myself up about it but I'm working on keeping positive. I will go and get my ears checked for wax/ fluid and am doing a lot of head and neck massage. I will keep going that this is a spike and will decrease
I have been in contact with a specialist in London, he said it should go back to baseline eventually and recommends a sort of sound therapy and cranio sacral massage. I will look into it further and pass on any good info
Let me reassure you: you didn't have loud T for ages. How do I know? Because if you had, you'd have heard it over the plethora of fans that could have been in your environment at any point. You know how I know.
Do you have some tips for acclimatising to sounds you can't mask. Or will it just happen over time? Sorry if your tin is as loud as this
Hi I am continuing a thread from the other day...
I have been worried about a tinnitus spike caused by headphone use whilst recovering from surgery.
I have since worked on positivity, distracted myself and managed ok today, though when put hands over ears tin is still screamy.
used some zopiclone and ranitidine to get to sleep ok but then woke one hour later with terrible tinnitus, even worse and have realised left ear is completely blocked.
My question is, does anyone know if acoustic trauma from headphone use can cause fluid ok the ear/ glue ear, or if you think it may have been triggered during surgery? Struggling to hear out of left side.
I have been worried about a tinnitus spike caused by headphone use whilst recovering from surgery.
I have since worked on positivity, distracted myself and managed ok today, though when put hands over ears tin is still screamy.
used some zopiclone and ranitidine to get to sleep ok but then woke one hour later with terrible tinnitus, even worse and have realised left ear is completely blocked.
My question is, does anyone know if acoustic trauma from headphone use can cause fluid ok the ear/ glue ear, or if you think it may have been triggered during surgery? Struggling to hear out of left side.
- Oct 17, 2017
- 644
- Tinnitus Since
- 2005
- Cause of Tinnitus
- unknown - possibly hereditary
Thanks for the reply Anne. I used some oil and that ear is now unblocked but I am still experiencing very high (screechy) volumes of tinnitus which has persisted for 7 days after headphone use. Have you heard of tinnitus being triggered by acoustic trauma and then returning to a reasonable level afterwards? I have managed moderate tinnitus for years but this is a different level.
I went to my doctor today and he said he thought it would eventually settle but there's been no fluctuation so far. Am really keen to have some reassurance that people have recovered from extreme spikes due to acoustic shock.
I went to my doctor today and he said he thought it would eventually settle but there's been no fluctuation so far. Am really keen to have some reassurance that people have recovered from extreme spikes due to acoustic shock.
Hi there, thanks so much for this, you can't imagine how much I needed to hear something reassuring from someone who's had a similar incident to me. Have you found anything that's helped you habituate, any therapies etc., and do you find it's worse at night when you lie down?
All the best for your continued recovery, sounds like you're going in the right direction.
- Feb 17, 2017
- 10,400
- Tinnitus Since
- February, 2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic Trauma
Yes! See the study of soldiers who got an acoustic trauma as a result of a gunshot. 70% of them had completely recovered.
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/spontaneous-recovery-stats-many-recover-3-studies.21441/
I would begin worrying if there are no fluctuations for 4-8 weeks. Ears take forever to heal...
Nekomata709
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- Jan 25, 2016
- 8
- Tinnitus Since
- 10/2015, Spike 03/2018, Spike 11/2021
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Medication
@pixiebelle I've done CBT to deal with my emotions caused by tinnitus. And yes, when I lie down, the noise amplifies, maybe, because blood flows into the head. I use a fan and a smartphone app called Relax Melodies and play a video on YouTube when I go to bed to mask my tinnitus. Now, I don't need the app on good days because tinnitus is settling down (still use the fan and a YouTube video).
I continue to use Bose qc35 during my morning walks and on flights. I would never use in ear phones, but have found over ear to be helpful. I, as well, use them with or without pink noise in restaurants. They block out just enough noise when the noise levels approach and exceed about 85. Studies I have seen show reduction at about 17dB with the NC turned on. Probably about half that with the NC tuned off.
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