100 Mile Motorcycle Ride Followed by Sudden Tinnitus

Hello! I've been riding motorcycles all my life. I've always used earplugs at high speed.

Last ride, the plugs had poor fit. They worked but kept coming loose. I got tinnitus after the ride.

On the 8th day after the onset of the tinnitus I began Prednisone. I also had an audiogram.

6 x 10 mg pills a day, with taper... a total of 69 pills.

Hearing was good with a slight drop below 20 kHz on both sides.

I'm also taking Lipoflavonoids.

I'm on day 3 of Prednisone and Lipoflavonoids. We'll see.

I'm 63. Retired aviation mechanic. Just now posting because I've started to calm down!

 

Yes some calm now, relax and see how it goes...

 

Any update?

 

63-year-old aviation mechanic with a good audiogram? Have you had bouts with tinnitus up until this point?