Starting to Think My Tinnitus Wasn't Really Caused by My Earbuds...

Dislaimer: English is not my native language.

I'm 16 and the feeling of guilt is something that I've struggled a lot with alongside the feeling of disappointment for knowing that metal concerts wouldn't be amongst my plans any time soon.

But lately I've been considering that MAYBE it wasn't an acoustic trauma.

The night I noticed my whistle, I had previously been having a phone conversation through my Bose SoundSport earbuds. That night I decided to finally pick them up after two weeks of not using them at all. The reason I wasn't using them was because I was getting constant headaches during those two weeks and my brother told me that he used to get similar headaches after listening to music through his Bose earbuds, so he adviced me to give my ears a break. And so I did. Two weeks later, I get a phone call and tinnitus as a result)???

But lately I've been starting to believe that I didn't cause this. Maybe I'm just trying not to deal with the guilt, denying it. But this is what I think; my tinnitus was most likely caused by my Isotretinoin pills for my acne.

I can't really explain the headaches but I now doubt they were related to my music since they didn't stop when I stopped using my earbuds. Actually they stopped when my tinnitus started, on August 12th.

I'm not using my precious earbuds anymore nor am I taking my acne pills. Needless to say, my face is filled with countless charming red bumps and my ears still ring.

Please tell me that you too believe that Isotretinoin is to blame and not me!! (Oops)

 

How loud is your tinnitus?

 

Stop trying to find the cause, and start to work towards habituation...

I can assure your tinnitus is a result of ear buds not meds. My case is same as yours.

 

Not according to my audiologist and ENT. Earbuds cant cause T LOL LOL

 

How loud did you turn up your earbuds?

 

What does habituation mean?

 

@Ruth Gil
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3227444/

 

No, you cannot assure this. Isotretinoin, more commonly known as Accutane, is a very powerful anti-acne medication, considered to be the last method to be used for acne treatment. As such, because of how powerful it is, it has some absolutely nasty side effects and is also ototoxic. A dermatologist recommended it to me a long while back but once I read the potential side effects, I never considered it again. Turned out my cystic acne was from food allergies anyway so...bullet dodged.

 

My buddy took this for nasty acne. Everyday he has to lather his face with cream or he gets crusty. This is from accutane and it was also ten years ago. It's very strong!

 

It means ignoring tinnitus.

 

https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/what-is-tinnitus/
https://www.google.com/search?q=central+gain+tinnitus

 

How is that possible?

 

Mine was caused with an ear match but was at a time when I had a cold and think my ears was sensitive so paid the price- Silly boy.

 

What is an ear match?

 

Are you a medical professional, and if so how can you diagnose from afar without seeing a patient? It very well could be an ototoxic reaction, or it could be from the earbuds. Only way to find out is to get a professional to have a look.

 

Yes you are right, I would like to apologize.