Punched in Ear. Will My Tinnitus Go Away?

My ringing is so high pitched and loud that it’s physically hurting my eardrum. Can I go deaf from this?

It’s contant spiked in my apartment for no reason

I heard my T over police sirens outside....

Is there any hope for me or will I end up with debilitating T?

 

Holy fuck this was caused by a medication that I had to taper off of and my doctor I didn’t follow up and the ENT said it can cause it

Pharmacist and ER doctors said it doesn’t cause T

I stopped 2 of them but didn’t know which one was causing this if this is permanent I’m an idiot who ruined his life

I had no idea why my T was increasing and only now when it’s severe and I have an appointment am I saying what’s going on Omg omg omg

Hopefully this is NOT permanent omg

It’s been 12 days on this med with the T gradually increasing and now it’s painful and severe

 

No. It is all in your brain. There is no physical sound...

What happens on any given day is not important. How your T changes as months go by is what determines whether there is hope. If you experience improvement over the next 2-3 months, there will be a high chance that it will continue to improve.

You don't know what will happen in the next two months. So for now, it doesn't make sense to think that...

Just know that I (and most others here) have felt the same way...

 

My ears are in constant pain for how loud they are ringing and how high pitched. I think the ototoxicity is doing that and I can’t stop cold turkey. I’m getting 1-2 hours sleep with sleeping pills, might get really sick from this if it’s permanent?

Is hearing loss happening? I have hypercausis now too.

I’m literally incapacitated and new cricket sounds and a siren sound recently started due to this med...with the super high pitch and it’s non stop. Literally worse than hell or being in prison. And it’s invisible suffering that no one can see. Had to take Tylenol extra strength for my ears. Has anyone here had tinnitus this bad and recovered?

 

Nonsense. You were assaulted and everything you've done since has been on the premise that your doctors know what they're doing.

When are you seeing an ENT next?

 

ENT said there’s no treatment for tinnitus and that my ears looked fine. Trying to wean off an ototoxic med. Have you read my posts of how bad this is? I can’t work, can’t read books, don’t sleep much and I’m constant psychological and physical (ear drum) pain

How do you work with sirens and high pitch screeching even when you put your ear on the pillow? I’m afraid one day I’ll be homeless cause of this

 

OK. What did they say about the drugs? Have you seen someone since it's been this bad?

I have read your posts, this all sounds horrific.

Just try to hold on just now. Things will get better.

 

The ENT said the med was ototoxic but a pharmacist said no. Couldn’t stop the med cold turkey and I swear it’s eating away at my ear. My family thinks I’m putting on an act and this isn’t really happening. I feel this is worse than any other case of tinnitus I ever read and I’m way way younger than those other ones.

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138949/

Ototoxicity can cause total incapacitation. I’ve been on this drug for 14 days. The doctor said tinnitus can appear after just 3 doses of this drug.

It’s probably causing me hearing loss and my doctor never warned me about this despite knowing I had tinnitus already.

 

The signs of ototoxicity, in order of frequency, are: 1 – Development of tinnitus in one or both ears. 2 – Intensification of existing tinnitus or the appearance of a new sound. 3 – Fullness or pressure in the ears other than being caused by infection. 4 – Awareness of hearing loss in an unaffected ear or the progression of an existing loss. 5 – Development of vertigo or a spinning sensation usually aggravated by motion which may or may not be accompanied by nausea.

I feel air pressure in my ears holy shit this is bad

 

How soon can you see a doctor? Is going to A&E an option?

 

If it is, it is not the result of your T (but the result of the medication). You can get an audiogram, but make sure to read
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/tests-procedures-to-avoid.26681/

 

Show them the post below
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...m-being-murdered-by-merciless-tinnitus.29510/

This means that you are more resilient and there is a higher chance that you will recover.

 

A&E didn’t know anything the other day. Only the ENT said the med causes tinnitus and even my prescribing doctor says he highly doubts it or that it made my tinnitus worse. But I’m the one living with it cause I didn’t stop right away when the ENT told me to.

New hypercausis that wasn’t there before and doctor doubts it says T fluctuates this is just a fluctuation. I know what I’m experiencing but oh well hope it improves since I’m stopping the med.

Hopefully the spike goes away when the med is discontinued completely.

MD non ENT doesn’t think going to bars or nightclubs will make T worse says go ahead. If that’s true idk what to think

 

I am thinking of you, man. You seem to be in a lot of distress and without a lot of support in your life.

Let’s hope this horrid disease leaves you now.

 

Regardless of how you got your T, it's wise to avoid nightclubs or loud bars. Also, is that the kind of environment you want to be right now?

 

What happens if I start going to loud bars again? Movie theatre was spiking my T...dunno if that’s cause I’m relatively new to having tinnitus and I’ll be less sensitive over time

 

If your tinnitus spiked from a movie theatre, it stands to reason that loud bars will, too.

I think for now, don't expose yourself to them.

Maybe things could get better in time, but for now, don't expose yourself to loud sounds that aren't necessary.

 

It is as true as the statement (made by your other doctors) that the medication you took won't make your T worse.

What do you think will happen if you continue taking your ototoxic medication? The answer to these two questions is the same.

 

Ear plugs? I’m young I don’t want my social life destroyed by this.

Does focusing get easier and drowning out the ringing? I get anxious lately when not fully engaged in something and am not myself.

It’s like no one understands T. One MD says he gets it occasionally. Another says he’s got a colleague with it. IMO it destroys quality of life.

Do people with T drive? Hold down professional jobs in quiet settings like offices?

I hope the new sound from the med goes away when I stop it

I don’t want to let this effect my life soon at all other than not going to loud nightclubs

 

There are other ways to socialise than going to clubs. Earplugs can give a false sense of security. There are people who had a resurgence in the T after attending events WITH earplugs. For now, don't worry about clubs.

Yes. That's what all the members who have successfully habituated have been able to. And I know what you mean. I was in a meeting on Friday and I caught myself zoning out while explaining something. It's something we'll both need to learn to do.

People on this forum most definitely do. Some people definitely have it milder than others, which makes it easier to habituate. I saw a psychiatric nurse today and he told me his T was like a "boooooooop" that you had from old TVs (you're too young to remember) and I thought "That's it? No bumblebee noise? No pulsating crickets? I could habituate to that!". The people you spoke to may or may not have a milder form of T than you. It doesn't mean yours will stay as it is right now.

Yes. Most members of this forum drive. And yes. My friend who has loud T works as an event planner in a quiet office.

 

I really hope this sirens noise is gonna go away when I stop the medication. This med really messed up my progress and I’m kicking myself for even trying it. My T was much milder before it and should have listened to the ENT ASAP.

My T got much worse from this med and I’m really hoping it’s temporary or the new sound wasn’t from the med and things are just changing but I doubt it cause of the ear pain and other side effects.

 

It's cliche, but life can only be lived moving forwards. You were working on the assumption that the person prescribing you these drugs knew what they were doing.

 

Ear plugs have been known to provide a false sense of security. Check out the posts I quoted in the first post of the thread below.
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/learn-from-others-mistakes.29437/

Also, check out

Make sure you don't overdo it with the earplugs. Specifically, you don't want to wear thenm 24/7.

I would also highly recommend that you read

 

So there’s loud static coming out of my ears when I put my head on my pillow. It actually hurts. Not ALWAYS but still way worse lately.

What happens to people with T who literally get 1-2 hours of sleep per night? Does it eventually quiet?

What if they get a shit load of tones and sounds eventually or it gets super loud over the years? It’s already way harder to concentrate

Do they become homeless or stay with family and just try to sleep all day ?

 

I’m only like 2 months into T but didn’t notice when an ototoxic med was causing damage until it was painful for a few days on my ear. T was increasing in volume from the med 1-2 weeks before the new sound came in. Didn’t have hearing loss before this but now I think I do, noticing some hypercausis that wasn’t there before. Bad Ear pain from ototoxic meds and ear fullness and not stopping the med instantly = hearing loss? Even though it was a bit over a week I guess.

Family said I was exaggerating “go to bed” and sometimes I kept the pain to myself or was like wtf is happening?! then went home instead of to emergency and kept taking the med.

There were so many warning signs and I was in emerg a few times but they didn’t know what to say or do. Didn’t know which med could cause it or what caused it.

My ears rang for like an hour painfully tonight so I went to emergency. Twice. Stopped the med completely without tapering.

Need a new audiology exam? Too many signs for there now not to be hearing loss, I feel stupid. Before this I had a perfect audiology exam with some moderately loud tinnitus.

Addressing this issue now. T got way louder with new siren sounds that werent there before. ENT told me this med could cause tinnitus but I didn’t stop it right then. Feel pretty stupid for trusting my MDs script over the ENT for this med. And waiting for my MD appointment without stopping first. And trusting some random pharmacist who said this doesn’t cause T. Trusting them before an appointment despite all the signs being there.

Am I screwed? It’s pretty loud and I’m only in my 20s. All these changes happened from silence in about 2 months.

There’s a few sounds. Already super hard to focus with this or do much compared to before

My MD didn’t even believe all the stuff I told him that happened and acted like I just read stuff online and was reading into it too much.

Yet I took Tylenol extra strength for the pain a few days ago. Stupid stupid stupid should have cold turkeyd the med. Now I’m suffering cause I decreased the dose and waited for my next MD appointment about a week later.

So many warning signs for like 2 weeks until full fledged horrible ear pain and ringing starting and not stopping for like an hour 2x in the same day.

Is there even a chance that the tinnitus and new sound can go away or is that probably not the case cause it’s a new sound and there was ear pain with ringing?

 

Omg I should have listened right away even a few days more made this situation so so much worse

I kept taking the drugs at half dose until today including because my MD said to do that and to not have bad withdrawal effects

I told him it hurt my ears and made me sensitive to sounds too

All my complaining and pain was ototoxicity and now a blow dryer caused me ear pain and the hypercausis has been increasing. I NEVER had hypercausis before the past week or two.

Why am I so stupid to the signs. It had to get extreme for me to go get help from emergency or be smart enough to STOP the meds cold turkey myself. MDs just said sorry you’re experiencing that.

Wtf is wrong with doctors that aren’t ENTs

I only started the med December 7th omg what have I done if this is permanent I’m done professionally

I saw the ENT last Wednesday and now have a permanent loud siren sound in my head....how the hell am I gonna manage this when it was all so preventable even over a week?!

I’m at emergency and my eye burns a bit. I’ve read this is a sign of a severe allergic reaction to the drug

 

Consider creating a Poll on this website, where you ask the people whose T is due to ototoxic medication whether they had experienced any fading. Keep in mind that this poll will be underestimating your chances of experiencing T fading, as people whose T has faded might have left his forum.

Yes, there's a chance.

I wanted to advise this to you, but I figured that you must have a very serious reason to continue taking that medication.

 

Don't beat yourself up about the use of the drugs, you listened to your MD, which is what everyone would advise you do.

 

My ears are still ringing loud 5 hours after coming to emergency after taking my last dose ever today....

I may have inadvertently ruined my entire life and made the siren louder and permanent part of my life. I’m in my 20s. This is ototoxicity. I’ll go mad. Holy.

How do you live and sleep and enjoy life with a loud siren always present and you’re not even 30 yet? I only saw the ENT last week and because I didn’t listen soon enough I may be seriously screwed.