Recent content by Scruffiey

I'm six months in now. I've been doing weekly therapy, trying to engage in hobbies I used to love, going out and 'living life', albeit in earplugs, and trying to fake it until I make it, searching for the glimmers of good in my situation. And I just want it over, I don't enjoy anything, every...

Right, again, that is all well and good. I wish my audiologist had used your method and that in the future it will be standard, but they did not and it is not. All standard tinnitus rules apply to me unless we determine there is some actual difference in the origin of the hearing damage. I am...

Well, that was unexpected! Hooray for William R., whomever that may be.

As I said, I’m in nearly the exact same boat. Unfortunately, due to circumstances, I’m pretty much in the hermit category. But it does not sound like you need to go that route—just find some quieter extracurricular activities. I’m looking into joining an art group myself. There are also walking...

Yeah, I mostly meant what on earth caused it. I’m well aware of the limitations of standard audiograms, although I do appreciate your thorough rundown. But alas, it’s what I have. As for the tinnitus itself, one positive is that apart from a higher-frequency static hiss, it is not very...

Well, that may be true, but there seem to be some established “rules” we have as a community. NIHL — no headphones. SSHL — go ahead. Pain hyperacusis — must be noise-induced. I am just trying to make sense of where these ideas have come from. Or are they simply based on how we each react to...

I’m still trying to work through my hearing loss, but I keep hitting a brick wall when searching for answers. Why do we differentiate between noise-induced hearing loss and other types of hearing loss? What difference does it make to the ears if the hair cells were damaged by earphones and...

Ahh... two minutes strolling round the peaceful garden to get a bit of vitamin D and decompress... Oh, hello mister helicopter wonder where you're flyin-OH MY GOD MY EARS HURT!

Did you have your hearing tested recently? I’m suspicious if the pop you heard in the gym could have been a perilymph fistula or sudden hearing loss. My hearing went from completely normal one week, with no audible tinnitus or any discomfort with sound, to feeling a bit unwell with a mild...

Hi Suz, how are you doing now? I saw you had a lot of trouble with nasal steroid spray... they didn't do me any favours either.

It really sounds like a bit of heightened hyperacusis, which does affect your sound tolerance. Also, the tensor muscle combined with stress could be causing some pain and discomfort. Short, sudden noise is always harder to handle with hyperacusis, so that explains why the drums felt...

Anyone care to take a guess at what happened? Around 35 years old or so.

Once I have an income again, I’ll be sure to set it up. I need to make my savings last for now, but I’ve donated what I can. I’ve been trying to get a couple of well-known musicians interested. I used to do some work for a small company that collaborated closely with a few of the bigger acts...

I’ve been sharing this around and have asked a few people with some social reach to help, but I’ve noticed it is actually quite difficult to find on the main Tinnitus Quest webpage. It would be really great if we could raise that last $5,000 with a strong final push.

Apart from not living in an overly noisy area (although the garden is still a risk, with the neighbors seemingly always having some kind of work done), and the fact that I do not currently have to work, I am in exactly the same mental and reclusive boat. I do not enjoy anything anymore, and I...