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Suggest Treatment For Tinnitus

Hi Dr., I am a huge Kenny Chesney fan and a sandbar junkie @ the 47 shows of his I have done in 5 yrs, not counting rock concerts, and country bars. This yr I developed tinnitus in my right ear and am taking lipoflavonoids for it. It has went from a consistent loud chirp to a intermittent low chirp. Much more manageable. Just hoping I don t have to give up his shows when he goes back on tour in 2015 as long as I start wearing earplugs. Don t want my left ear to develop the tinnitus and my right to get worse and lead to deafness. So bottom line, am I safe to attend, as long as I wear earplugs? My neighbor works @ US steel and said he would give me a set of his really good plugs instead of using the cheap ones I have. Thanks for your time. Also if you have any other suggestions for relieving this symptom permanently, please help.
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Taking in consideration your exposure to loud noise and development of tinnitus sugests develppment of sensorineural hearing loss .
If the exposure to loud noise is not avoided the hearing loss will progress making the tinnitus worse and the other ear at risk of same. I would suggest you to get a pure tone audiometry done and avoid being in noisy places. Yes using ear plugs is a preventive measure but it is a method used when the noise is unavoidable like a occupation, but a concert for your hearing is not worth i guess.....
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Suggest Treatment For Tinnitus

Hello Taking in consideration your exposure to loud noise and development of tinnitus sugests develppment of sensorineural hearing loss . If the exposure to loud noise is not avoided the hearing loss will progress making the tinnitus worse and the other ear at risk of same. I would suggest you to get a pure tone audiometry done and avoid being in noisy places. Yes using ear plugs is a preventive measure but it is a method used when the noise is unavoidable like a occupation, but a concert for your hearing is not worth i guess.....