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Do concerts trigger attacks for anyone?

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Eliza.Bos
Eliza.Bos

I've had two vertigo attacks after attending concerts. I'm trying to figure out if they were related to the loud noise or maybe instead to something I ate. Any advice appreciated! My seven year old really wants me to take her to her first show but I'm hesitant to do it. 

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  • Bluesmann
    Bluesmann Eliza.Bos

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    I am a musician and I had to leave the stage once I could not get my ear plug right in the drums were bothering my bad here so yes another time I felt kind of funny after being in a bar with loud music so yes I can relate I'm glad you posted this there are earplugs that they can mold to your ear my issue is I think I need to get all of the noise out of my bad here I am I also have sensitivity to certain frequencies or voices not sure if you have that or not

    • greg_03902
      greg_03902 Bluesmann

      Posted

      Wow, I too have sensitivity to sound. I thought it odd since my hearing is bad in that ear that noises should hurt. When the wife is doing dishes I must put in earplugs as once a clang goes off from china plates, it hurts, then ears ring louder and sometimes do get the nausea. My GP seems clueless.
    • Bluesmann
      Bluesmann greg_03902

      Posted

      I'm in the same club. Frustrating but yes Boise can even cause dizziness etc. I also use ear plug when around noise and yes bad hearing but still sensisitive

  • JMJ
    JMJ Eliza.Bos

    Posted

    Hi Eliza.Bos,

    It's so hard to know which of the variables caused your vertigo....food or loud noise.  Typically, loud noise hurts my bad ear, terribly.  And, it will cause tinnitus in my good ear.  But I don't think it has actually caused vertigo.   Have you tried any of these new ear plugs made especially  that filter out certain frequencies?  I was thinking of trying some out....Some of them sound like they would be really helpful.  Google: earplugs for concert goers.

    I wish you the very best of luck!

    J-

    • greg_03902
      greg_03902 JMJ

      Posted

      For me, I dont know if its just frequency. Loud sounds, hand clapping, clanging dishes, and when the wife closes the car door with all windows up are the worst for me. All seem to have a percussive quality?
    • JMJ
      JMJ greg_03902

      Posted

      Anything clangly echo-y is agony.  Chairs or tables being dragged on the concrete floors in coffee shops, restaurants..(the screech/scratch)..Bells, wind chimes, sirens, and yes: slamming car door with windows closed!  I don't don't how to describe which kinds of music...I just know it when I hear it. 

      I went to the cinema this weekend, and had to wear earplugs....Way too painful without them.  I could still hear the movie, even with my bad hearing.  I think they're just soooo over-loud!

      J-

    • rich
      rich JMJ

      Posted

      That's interesting, the filtering ear plugs. Do you know anything more about those?  Like other people who have responded even the noise from washing up can really hurt.

    • JMJ
      JMJ rich

      Posted

      Hi Rich,

      If you search using the words earplugs for concerts, I think you'll find quite a few articles and reviews about various types of filters.  Additionally, I've seen nearly all of them on Amazon, and there seems to be a whole range of prices.  

      I just went to the cinema yesterday, and had to wear earplugs.  I found that the generic "foamy" type (that you can buy in any pharmacy) did the job of taking the painful edge off the volume while not affecting my ability to understand the dialogue.  However, if I were going to a concert, I think I would opt for a filter.  

      The moderators don't allow us to refer people to specific websites, but I'd be happy to private message some suggestions if you can't find anything with browser search.

      I wish you the best of luck....

      Sincerely,

      J-

      (IL, U.S.

    • gmathew
      gmathew JMJ

      Posted

      Silicone ear plugs help, but be careful it doesn't leave pieces behind

    • gmathew
      gmathew JMJ

      Posted

      If you go to a hearing clinic , they can customize your need.
  • eleftherio33095
    eleftherio33095 Eliza.Bos

    Posted

    In general, do you have a sensitivity to loud sounds?

    Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

    Clinical Neurophysiologist

    Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

    • eleftherio33095
      eleftherio33095 Bluesmann

      Posted

      I therefore recommend you do an audiogram, with both air and bone conducted sound.  For this, you need to see an ENT doctor who will refer you to do so.  Once you do it, please send it to me so that I can see it.

      Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

      Clinical Neurophysiologist

      Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

       

    • gmathew
      gmathew eleftherio33095

      Posted

      Could there be other reasons other than perilymph fistula and SSCD to have Tullio phenomenon?
    • gmathew
      gmathew Bluesmann

      Posted

      Try plugging your ear ( one at a time ) with Silicone ear pluggs for 2 weeks to figure out which is the problem ear. If it is SSCD, you can patch it, otherwise treat it with ear plug. Or try avoiding all sounds, including the low frequency
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