Recent content by quietatnight

I drank one shot of anisette (an Italian liqueur) a day ago, and that night, when I went to sleep, I experienced a tinnitus spike. I don’t understand why this happened. Is the spike going to go away? Does anyone know how long it might last? I never drink. This was the first time in years that...

You have some good questions. I’ve had TMJ for many years, but it never seemed to affect my tinnitus. I’ve never heard of an episode of fleeting tinnitus lasting an hour; typically, it lasts only seconds, usually less than a minute. As for your computer affecting you, unless it has very loud...

Yes, I have considered going back to using a regular manual razor. I really didn’t want to switch back, but I will if I have to. I’ve been using an electric shaver for over 20 years, always with earplugs, and I’ve never had any issues. This last time, I experienced a brief tinnitus episode while...

Has anyone ever experienced an increase in their regular tinnitus after having an episode of "fleeting tinnitus"? That seems to be what happened to me recently, which is unusual because I've had hundreds of fleeting tinnitus episodes over the years without any issues. Normally, the fleeting...

I had the same thing happen to me 3 days ago. I was watching a YouTube on my cellphone, and I guess whoever uploaded the video thought it would be cute or funny to insert a loud blasting obnoxious sound, like a feedback noise, right in the middle of the video. It only lasted a couple of seconds...

@mrbrightside614, I'm sorry for not getting back to you sooner about your question about Prednisone, I have not been on here for awhile. I have taken Prednisone many times over the years for acoustic traumas and it has never caused a spike that lasted after I finished the course. You should...

Update: Things are not going well sorry to say. I seem to be losing hearing in both ears at a slow pace every day, even with no noise exposure at all, loud or soft. I have no idea what is going on. Now it seems that any noises, even my own voice is causing me to have fullness in my ears...

@kingsfan, yes I understand what you mean. I know a lot of people on here that say the same thing, that their spikes go up and down for a few days until they are stable, but I guess my tinnitus is different. Usually when I get a spike it's bad for the first 2 or 3 days, then I force myself to...

@Exit, I have a Prius and I have disabled all of the beep alarms like the key left in ignition, seat belt, and backup, but those are just beeps inside the car, and not that loud, and have nothing to do with my car horn. I don't think I can disable the car horn, and I have had my car since 2008...

@Robster, I'm glad your spike only lasted a few days and that you recovered. Ironically I wanted to give everyone an update, but I wanted to wait a few days before I did to let my ears rest. My spike was bad the first 3 days, then on the 4th day I woke up with almost no ringing at all. I would...

@kingsfan, it's a very good idea. I appreciate you asking. I was thinking about how loud the car horn sound was. Yes I have a dB meter app on my phone. I will check it in the morning and let you know. It's been a roller coaster these past couple of days, I have had some time when my hearing...

I just found out something interesting, I was under the impression that when that car alarm went off I was stuck in the car for about 3 minutes, but I was wrong. I just did a test. I put in my earplugs and gun earmuffs and set off the car alarm in the garage and I timed how long it ran. It was...

@GoatSheep, yes I did try plug my ears with my fingers but like I said, I was trying to turn off the alarm with one hand while I was plugging my bad ear with the other hand. So I had some protection for part of the 2 or 3 minutes, I do keep hearing protection in my car, earplugs and gun...

Hey everyone, It's been awhile since I have been here. I was doing good the past few years but unfortunately had another acoustic trauma. I was just wondering if anyone has experienced a spike as a result to being exposed to a car alarm? I ran into a horrible situation a couple of days ago...

@valeri, I’m beginning to think that every case could be slightly different, different contrast drugs, different procedures, and other variables. You being in the hospital for days when you had your CT scan, me having my CT scan as an outpatient in one day. I would say that could make a...