Recent content by DustinV

Hello everyone, My journey starts pretty dark, but please stick around... there's light at the end of the tunnel. I started my journey with tinnitus 1.5 years ago. You can see my original thread below: Tinnitus for 4 Days After Shooting a Handgun without Ear Protection The TL;DR of this is...

So apparently I ruptured my left eardrum! Doctor didn't seem too concerned. I'm 10 days in though and she said to check back in 4 weeks but that it may take even longer than that. Once it's all healed I'll get my hearing checked out to see where I'm at. The tinnitus is easily manageable and...

(Day 8) Little update for those who care. I have a doctor's appointment Friday. As I knew it'd be too late before I got in I self-prescribed steroids I had left over and have been taking a bunch of vitamins/hydrating. My right ear has been near gone for a few days now. Instead of a constant ring...

So today the pain is gone and the ringing in my right ear seems to be lower... maybe even fading out as it doesn't seem to be a constant ring anymore. Left ear might've went down slightly as well but it's hard to tell. I'm starting to have more hope that this is just temporary and that I'll just...

OK wow, I'll definitely stop drowning it out. Should I like not even watch tv or anything for a few weeks? Or just not with headphones? I've already been making sure I keep the volume low. I can probably manage while I'm awake but I don't know how I'm going to fall asleep.

Hey guys. Earlier this week I shot my handgun without ear protection for the first few shots before I realized. I've had normal short tinnitus before in my life from random loud noises but it always went away. I had some hearing loss in my left ear that went away fairly quickly and the sound...