Loud Concert 30 Days Ago and My Ears and Head Have Not Stopped Ringing

I am 49 and have always had pretty good hearing. Went a really loud 80's bar concert and my head and ears have not stopped ringing. that was exactly 30 days ago.

I went to Mayo Clinic Scottsdale and 5 different ear specialist said it really should go away as I did not experience any hearing loss. but you never know about the human body. They put me on a course of Prednisone and which helped to bring down the ringing but I am nearing the end of the medication and I still have a constant ring in my head and ears.

I have started taking magnesium today and have been taking vitamin B12 all along.

I am a very outgoing person with a Type A personality, 3 beautiful kids and a wife that I adore so much. We own a very nice company and this has stopped me right in my tracks!!!

To say I am concerned would be drastically understated.

I could really use some words of advise, encouragement and what I should do next.

It would seem that my cells are giving off sounds that they should not be in my head.

I am willing to fly anywhere in the world to try anything that has shown success.

I would appreciate any feedback.

Thank you all.
Dave

 

Welcome,

Your reaction is normal.

The good news: there is a chance that your tinnitus will fade in time. That happens quite often.

The bad news: there is no proven cure anywhere in the world.
However, there are a few promising avenues that have yielded interesting results in clinical trials.

Good luck!

 

I am 22 and have mild tinnitus due to loud concerts too.
Try to avoid them in the future. Tell your kids to not wear earbuds for too long and too loud.
Wear good earplugs if you want to see more concerts, but try to avoid them as much as possible.

Have hope,
Anthony.

 

There is no cure, I can understand what you are going through.

 

HI @david frewing

I know what I am going to tell you is difficult but try and calm yourself down. You have already seen 5 hearing specialists so it's not necessary to see any more at this time. Please read the post below and click on the links and read my posts, that I think will help you .

All the best
Michael


New to tinnitus what to do?

The onset of tinnitus can be difficult for a lot of people to cope with. It comes in many forms and intensities and no two people experience it the same. When it is mild, moderate or occasionally heard in quiet surroundings it is usually not too bothersome and a person can go about their daily affairs quite happily and unperturbed by this anomaly. This type of tinnitus usually comes on gradually and in some cases it’s associated with hearing loss, as we get older and the usual treatment is the wearing of hearing aid/s.

Tinnitus can be also be caused by an underlying medical problem, build up of ear wax (cerumen). Jaw problems. Some medications and even irregular blood flow through the body causing Pulsatile tinnitus. One of the most common causes is exposure to loud noise or music that has been played at high levels that can affect the cochlea in the ear. This type of tinnitus can be loud, intrusive and very debilitating. Often leaving a person at a loss and not knowing which way to turn to escape the noise. I fully understand how difficult it can be for someone new to this condition to take this in and believe it to be factual.

If you are having difficulty sleeping you might have been advised to try a night time sedation or an ant-depressant to help cope with the stress and anxiety that often accompanies tinnitus. These medications can be helpful especially in the early stages and they don’t have to be taken long term, so it’s something to consider. They can act as a safety net so you don’t become too down.

A referral to ENT will usually be recommended. In the mean time try to keep occupied with something you like doing, as it helps to distract the brain from focusing on the tinnitus. Avoiding quiet rooms during the day by playing low-level non-intrusive music such as classical in the background can be helpful.

At night a sound machine placed by the bedside playing nature sounds or listening to favourite mp3 tracks or Cds are good. Keeping the volume just below the tinnitus is ideal and set to play throughout the night until morning. It takes time to get used to sound therapy so please stay with it. Whilst in a deep sleep it supplies the brain and auditory system with sound enrichment. Over time the tinnitus is pushed further into the background helping to make its perception less noticeable during waking hours.

In the early stages of tinnitus, if one chooses not to use sound enrichment sleeping can sometimes be difficult and there is also the chance of the tinnitus becoming more intrusive as sleeping in a quiet room can allow the brain to increase it’s own background activity. In doing so it will also increase the tinnitus making it more intrusive during waking hours.

There is a tendency for newbies to try and cure their tinnitus which is quite understandable. There are many remedies, treatments and concoctions out there. Some affordable others quite expensive. I am not averse to trying to help myself but want to say, there are charlatans and con artists eager to relieve someone in distress of their money so please be careful. Even tried and tested treatments I wouldn’t recommend a person try until they have been seen at ENT. Often a person after been seen at ENT is advised to wait a while.

Many people habituate to tinnitus within six months sometimes a little longer and it has been known to go away. The ear is a very delicate organ and many Doctors prefer to wait before investigating further and then suggesting a treatment. If other problems are experienced such as: pain in the ears, deafness, dizziness or balance problems this is of more concern and a person will usually been seen quicker.

It is best to have a word with your GP if you’re feeling stressed or depressed in any way, as previously mentioned there are treatments available. Leaving things alone until your ENT advises you of the next step is the best thing to do in my opinion. Don’t try to fix anything or throw large sums of money at treatments that you have no way of knowing whether you’ll get any relief.

I advise not to listen to audio through headphones even at low volume especially if the tinnitus was "noise induced" and keep away from loud sounds. By all means go out but anywhere that plays loud music then wearing noise-reducing earplugs, the type that has attenuation filters would be a good idea. 18 to 30 decibels reduction should suffice. While reducing external sound they will not impair sound quality.

Michael

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/tinnitus-a-personal-view.18668/

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/hyperacusis-as-i-see-it.19174/

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/is-positivity-important.23150/

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/tinnitus-and-the-negative-mindset.23705/

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/acquiring-a-positive-mindset.23969/

 

you actually do have hearing loss, it's such a common theme for audiologist to be inaccurate and testing for hearing loss, but I'm surprised the Mayo Clinic would do something this stupid

http://hyperacusisfocus.org/innerear/#hiddenloss



the synaptic ribbons attached to cochelar hair cells degenerate after acoustic truama, but the hair cell can survive quite a beating, long story short a damaged hair cell picks up less degree of signal so the quality of hearing goes down but you are still able to hear pure tonal noises.

 

so is that 6?

6 people saying no hearing loss only because their test for hearing loss are inaccurate