jjflyman

I would suggest making a post in success stories

Yes I plan on posting a complete story there in the near future

May I ask you if you had any setbacks on the way? (if we don't count the second acoustic trauma as setback)

No supplements, but a lot of caffeine or sodium will make my T worse.

Good to know. I quit caffeine about two months ago, so no coffee for me.

If you don't have any T, I would just give it time, you're ears should eventually heal. If it is a full feeling like your ears need to equalize or pop, you could get a little device called
Eustachi Eustachian Tube Exerciser. I had great success getting my ears to pop and lose that full feeling using that.

Sure
You can start a private conversation with me, I'll be happy to chat

It took many months, maybe 6 months before I started to notice any improvement, and then it very slow, only measurable in months, not days or weeks. improvement continues even today, after over 2 years. I can still hear a slight hiss, but it doesn't bother me and it still is fading.
I never took anything for my T, just protected my ears from noise and gave it time.

Yes mine fluctuated, and still does. I actually had a big spike 10 days ago from going boating, but the spike has decreased 75% already. I read 2 success stories recently one took 2 1/2 years to fade, another took 3 years. So, it takes lots of time.

Santiago, what does your audiogram look like? Do you have a huge drop?

How are you doing man?

Well, my small "spike" is gone and I am back to mild/very mild T. it is still getting better, but slow. It's been 21 months now

How you been? Is your T still fading.

You are very lucky. I am suffering even more then I did a few months ago. Each month is worse. I hardly sleep anymore. High BP.

@dpdx are you taking medication to calm yourself to sleep? maybe you should

I am also reaching my 1 year mark in September. I have not seen any improvement at all.

I know at 7 months in I was still a basket case with loud T, especially at night when I was tired. Is it better in the mornings? Are you taking any supplements? Sometimes they can actually cause the T to get louder. I know turmeric made mine go through the roof at night.
Don't give up hope
I will keep praying for you (and for all people who suffer from this)

Nope just vitamins. I also have severe H. I didnt have severe H before ear tests. I am wondering if its TMJ caused or the ear tests caused it. Before ear tests my T was mild after that it is severe

I am not doing good. I will be 1 year in with T in September. my T is a loud screeching/high pitched dentist drill that covers 90% of things (tv, peoples voices, faucets running full blast). I am seriously getting scared that it wont get better.

exercise classes can get very loud with the music and the instructions. My wife and I always wear earplugs at the gym now. IMO you need to protect your ears from loud noise and let them heal. Most likely your T will fade over time,(maybe even to zero), but it will take up to 2 years

Yes, T is hell, nobody can understand except others who have suffered with it. Yes, my T was sensitive to noise to the point it would cause my ears to hurt. I had screaming T that was so loud I could hear it over everything. Please give it time to heal and fade, but it will be very slow to fade and might take 1-2 years.

Hi,

Did you ever got distorted earing....

Like when you are hearing rumning water also listening a little hiss bip bip bip bip...

No, I never had any hearing distortion or lost any hearing.

My first T completely faded away. After aprox 2 years, I could not hear it even with foam earplugs in, exercising, or stressed. It went totally away. I may have had a slight hiss when plugging them but everyone has that just from putting years of life on your ears

Oh man if mine went away like that I would be the happiest man in the world

Oh right. Nothing bad I just wanted you to spell ICUP. That's all.

Are you a member of any psychiatric forums? You should look into it.

Spell it nerd

wonderful news :)

Great News..

Ear dmg in general is impossible/hard to recover from so if it does, it'll take longer and be that much more susceptible.

Welcome to the setback club btw.

Did you have H?

Yes, I had H for about a year, but it slowly went away. I would say H is 90% gone

How are you?

It helped the first time I used it. I used it for a few days (multiple times a day) until I felt I didn't need it any more. I still use it once or twice a week to keep my right ear from feeling full, but it was the best money I ever spent.

I had setbacks ( I still do), but the overall trend is it continues to improve. I'm sure you will be fine, it was just a minor setback

Thanks! This was my first real set back, especially considering I was starting to get T free days sometimes several (took a long time to get to that) and to have it come back was very discouraging and scary. Definitely learn from this experience and will be even more diligent at protecting my ears.

Thanks for the advice, just so you know, I'm 23 years old. You'll happy to know that I have been doing all my uni work via referral, and have been using earplugs whenever I've gone out of the house. Chewing gum has also helped with the ears, in addition long walks and ambient nature sounds are also super relaxing for sleeping. My diet is filled with vegetables and fruit. I have stopped using headphones to help.

Yes, I would chew gum a lot too, it helped break up the T sound and would keep me calm. Sounds like you are doing great, and will be able to write your success story here soon. T is truly a life changing event.

Doing that for half an hour helps to keep the time passing by, for certain. You might be interested to know that a few weeks ago when a family member went to do an errand, I woke up and it was completely silent for 4-ish hours. I will keep hope that one day I'll eventually regain my silence for good.

Hi @Dem
I did not notice any hearing issues either time I had T or ET issues, but I think everyone is affected different.

Hi @w-drak
Doing good. T continues to slowly fade, and my H completely gone except for sudden sharp noises. I'm just over 14 months in now and am quite a bit better I still hear slight ring and hiss in quiet rooms, but it is getting better.
How are you doing? are you still seeing improvement? I full expect my T to be a total of 2 years to fully fade

I had ear fullness (and a slight ear pain) for 8 months after my noise trauma. I finally tried a device called a "Eustachi - Eustachian Tube Exerciser" it is available for around $60 at Amazon. It really helped relive my fullness. I would swallow water while using this device.
I don't know what is causing your fullness but mine was because of the noise trauma.

Did the eustachi give you instant relief or did you have to use it a while? Did you have to exercise your eustacian tubes back to normal?

Thanks a lot. And thanks also for the initial reaction on my panic thread. I must admit I am fighting sometimes with my anxiety that appeared with T, this is important to overcome now.

Oh, I was a basket case for the first 2-4 months. It was almost 6 months before I started "living" again (but still had bad days). Fortunately, I am retired, so I could just lay low (no job!)
It takes time, time, and then more time.

keep us updated , you are doing great :)

Very happy for you my friend. Please continue to post updates. I'm seven months in (same cause as you) and I think I'm finally starting to see improvement. Has your progress also been very erratic?

Somewhat erratic, but mostly just slow. I'll keep posting as it improves

When did you first start noticing improvement?