36 Hours of Tinnitus

Hi everybody, first post. I recently attended an extremely loud metal concert front row for almost 3 hours, stupidly, without any ear protection. Afterwards, I had the muffledness and ringing that accompanies loud concerts, and I assumed it would be gone by the morning. I’ve had this ringing only once or twice, and it usually goes away within a few hours. But 36 hours later, while the ringing has subsided, I’m worried about how long this could last. I know my ears are damaged, but what are my chances of recovery or having permanent tinnitus? And what can I do now to speed up healing?

 

It's gotten better so I think your chances are pretty good. In the meantime, welcome to the site!

 

the best thing you can do is get a oral steroid called predisone and give your ears a huge rest. No head phones

 

It will soon be 12,000 hours of tinnitus for me...

In any case, for an answer your question, see
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...eone-else-who-has-tinnitus.26850/#post-307822

 

I have been counting months since the onset. I like the idea of counting hours since the onset...

I see the exact figure is close to 11796 hours. Nine days from now will be my 500th day.

 

Nobody can predict how it will go, but then trending you describe seems pretty good.
Still, if I were in your shoes, I'd be giving my ears a rest.

 

Thanks everybody. I’ve been wearing plugs in loud places just to make sure I don’t overwork my ears while they’re healing.

 

@Bill Bauer

I didn't realize you had t for so long. I thought you were just over a year. Thanks for all you do on the site promoting caution with t. I just realized it's a longer road ahead than I thought.

 

Update: I think it may be getting better, there’s still a bit of the high frequency, but the “static” and random sounds are gone. Really a wake up call to be careful with my ears next time.

 

Getting a hearing test tomorrow with an audiologist - Hopefully it goes well, I don’t seem to have lost any ability to hear, just the ringing persists.

 

So just now, I woke up to almost complete silence, except I just heard a bit of static if I plugged my ears tightly. For about 10 minutes, the frequency was gone, and then crept back in. Does this signify that it will not be permanent?

 

No, it does not signify it will not be permanent, but I'd still mark it down as a good thing: your trending is positive.

 

Got my test done, still have perfect hearing. After 1 week, the tinnitus has subsided, and the ENT said that I should make a full recovery.

 

Hi @mrkrabs,

I'm happy to hear your tinnitus is subsiding, and that the prognosis looks good.​

You may want to check out THIS POST on Sodium Thiosulfate. Below is just part of a testimonial (not mine) on that post:

""One of its uses, that can be found if you know how to search the literature, is as a protectant against hearing loss. I have found that this use extends to reducing, if not eliminating, tinnitus. Also, if you have any potential hearing damage from, say, prolonged exposure to loud music, taking some of this when you get home from the concert will do well to mitigate the hearing damage. This is confirmed by my personal experience. You can likely take it before as a hearing loss preventative, as well.""​