Recent content by greengrassofhome

There’s no need to be confrontational. Ninety-five percent of the time, I don’t hear it. I mostly notice it when I’m unwell, such as when I have congestion. I can’t remember hearing it at all in the past month. Yes, it was unbearably loud during the first year. That’s why I ended up on this forum.

No worries. I'd say 12-18 months is when the hyperacusis started to resolve. It was pretty much resolved by 18-20 month mark. Tinnitus is harder to say, but I would get really bad bursts where I basically could hear anything in the first 12 months. It very slowly got better over 18 - 24...

Hello everyone, I had completely forgotten I was a member of this forum. I saw it in my password manager, and it took me back to when I was really struggling and coming here to read nearly every day. It feels like a long time ago now. I developed tinnitus and hyperacusis in mid-2019 from a...

One year later it's definitely been a mixed bag. I have good days and bad days, currently going through a spike but when it settles down it's pretty manageable and almost gone at some points. I don't know if I am foolish for still hoping for recovery, but it is what it is.

Glad you are doing better now. I had a similar noise induced onset, so I can totally relate to the despair and guilt. I have read that people who got tinnitus from sudden noise trauma are far more likely to recover than noise over long periods, so there's that! Being only 6 months in, you are...

Hi all, Around two months ago I was exposed to a pistol shot from around 1m away. I knew immediately that I had seriously screwed up. It was exactly like in the movies when a bomb goes off, I was in shock. For the next few days, I had the now familiar full/waterlogged feeling. I was worried...