jjflyman

Concerts, movie theaters and similar are a no go for me. Church (depending on how loud), casinos and gyms are ok if I wear ear plugs. I will always be careful from now on, I never want to go through T again! I think once your ears have been compromised, they are more easily injured again

Its sad to think our lives are forever altered because of this.

Yes, I used a sound machine with rain sounds by my bed to help me sleep, and I had several sound machines around the house running all the time.
Your T will fade probably fade away in a year or so

Thank you for the kind words. I hope you get relief too in time. I can tell you that I continued to see slow improvement even after 3+ years, so as long as you are seeing some improvement, don't give up hope

I do too, I post them to my bookmark section and they always lift me up on difficult days.

Totally gone

Can you do things you did before like going to the movies, concerts, church, etc.?

@jjflyman, did your ears feel stopped up at times? Did your jaw ever hurt? Thank you for the responses.

My only T was from acoustic trauma. Yes, I had lots of sounds, from high pitched to low hum and hiss. Lots of it was at the same time, but it all went away eventually

Hi jj, did you ever get reactivity (e.g. spiking easily from everyday noise), or was that not a thing for you? Congrats!

GBB-Yes, it would spike if I was around loud noise, even going for a boat ride would cause it to spike, sometimes for days or even longer. I wore earplugs a lot, even going to restaurants (still wear them if it's getting too loud)). I don't buy into the "over protection" theory.

There is really nothing you can do except give it time. the H will improve as time goes on, but it may take a year or so.

It took about a full year for my H and ear fullness to go away.
Loud "sharp" noise like dishes clanking still bother me a little, but nothing compared to what it was. Sounds like you trauma is healing great!

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.

I do drink coffee again, one cup a day makes no difference.

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.