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    After 2.5 Months, My Hearing Loss Improved

    Update: After my hearing was significantly restored in July 2020 - I posted my success story above - I again lost the low frequencies in August, and I am now fighting not to lose more. It is very sad I have to write this. I wish it would have stayed the way it was. I will continue my story...
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    SSHL, Tinnitus, Panic Attacks, Intratympanic Injections, HBOT, Borrelia

    I thought it is time for an update. Unfortunately not a happy one. It is now over 7 months since I first experienced SSHL. After my hearing was significantly restored in July 2020 - I posted my success story here - I again lost the low frequencies in August, and unfortunately I lost more than...
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    What Do Doctors Need to Understand About Tinnitus?

    1. Just how deeply depressing, threatening and life destroying this condition is when you have elevated tinnitus loudness level. 2. Intratympanic steroid injections should be the first line treatment.
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    After 2.5 Months, My Hearing Loss Improved

    @Juan: no, there was never a big difference in bone and air conduction. I always heard the sounds from the bone conduction headset only in the unaffected ear.
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    SSHL, Tinnitus, Panic Attacks, Intratympanic Injections, HBOT, Borrelia

    Something great happened to me yesterday. My hearing loss has improved. I consider it a success, so I posted in a success story thread you can find here: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/after-2-5-months-my-hearing-loss-improved.41633/
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    After 2.5 Months, My Hearing Loss Improved

    My story continues. Something unbelievable happened yesterday and I want to share it as a hope for others. I consider it a success, so I will post this in the Success Stories category. You can read my full story and the things I tried here...
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    SSHL, Tinnitus, Panic Attacks, Intratympanic Injections, HBOT, Borrelia

    I plan to come back here from time to time to give updates on my progress so that maybe somebody else can learn from my experience or maybe somebody can help me with their knowledge. Today I had my 15th and last HBOT session. The sessions were 2 hours at 1.4 bar, every day except Sundays...
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    SSHL, Tinnitus, Panic Attacks, Intratympanic Injections, HBOT, Borrelia

    Hello! I'm male, 36, from Berlin, Germany, non-smoker. I was super stressed from work over the last 7 years, worked 7 days a week 10-16 hours per day, I didn't give my body and mind enough rest. But that's not everything :) Here is how I ended up here: In the summer of 2019, I had the feeling...
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    Ringing in Right Ear Potentially from Ear Infection?

    This sounds very similar to my story. Have you been tested for borrelia and Ebstein-Barr virus?