Recent content by GG_Ear

Yes my baby's loud cry/scream might have caused my recent new sound distortion. But it might have also been a recent injection to my jaw joint or else recent exposure to my partner having covid (some sort of immune response that caused hearing damage???)

@snizzleberry I've had this for 1 year... improves when I stay away from loud noise... How did you get it? Do you have ttts or jaw/neck problems?

@PennyCat Do you have jaw/neck problems?

@Karolina Do you have ttts? or jaw/neck issues?

@_Shoto_ Do you have jaw or neck issues?

Yeah I'm not surprised... they are very rare.

@Zigs Still having problems with my ears though as soon as I try to go to louder places etc...like baby playgroups or cafes/restaurants without earplugs :( I cannot expose myself unprotected to cars on street either etc.

It's actually not *over* the external sounds. The external sounds are perceived as a static. I think it's a sound distortion. I did a hearing test and I have lost about 10-20db hearing in my right ear in higher frequencies... but doctors will not prescribe steroids because apparently the loss is...

@_Shoto_ Wow I still have mine after one year! How did yours go?

@Zigs I think it was resting my ears from loud places, calming myself via CBT therapy and time that ultimately helped.

So sorry to hear that. How would you describe your dysacusis? I hear a high-pitched tone/whistle/beep that overlays certain external sounds. Cars passing me on the street and driving on the motorway are the worst. I have to wear earplugs to stop it. But when I talk with earplugs in I hear the...