Recent content by TemporaryTHope

I think the main problem after an acoustic trauma is how fragile our hearing becomes. I used to light firecrackers as a kid without a care, but today a firecracker went off about 3 meters to my right, and I am genuinely scared for my hearing and for my tinnitus. I have an app for hearing tests...

I'd be lying if I told you that I knew whether it'd help or not; all I can tell you is the NAC I used: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013OVVK0?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1 Half instant release and half slow release, two to three times a day, in the morning, afternoon, and...

Thanks for sharing your story. It has been nearly three months for me now, and it has only gotten worse. However, I refuse to lose hope. I am hoping that at the six-month mark, I can finally feel normal again, able to take back my life, which sometimes feels like it has been taken away, stolen...

I have the exact same muffled hearing you described. It feels uncomfortable and makes me want to pop my ear all the time to release the pressure, but it does nothing. This used to happen only in my left ear, but after the toilet bang, it started in my right ear as well. And yes, the 5 dB...

Looking at the study, it focuses on sensorineural hearing loss in general, not specifically on noise-induced hearing loss. These are two very different conditions. Sensorineural hearing loss can result from various factors such as vascular disorders, viral infections, ototoxic drugs, systemic...

If you do try it, let us know how it goes. I’ve been taking Liposomal Glutathione, which is said to be the compound that makes NAC effective for hearing loss. I’ve found that, in this form, it doesn’t seem to have a negative effect on my tinnitus.

I agree with you that tinnitus changes over time, but I disagree that NAC didn’t cause some of those changes. On three different occasions, I noticed that just two to three hours after taking NAC, I would get high-frequency sounds that came and went. These only appeared after taking NAC and...

It’s crazy how similar your case is to mine. Both of us developed high-frequency tinnitus from sound trauma, and both right after taking NAC. However, my high-frequency tinnitus went down dramatically after I stopped taking NAC. I’m now trying Clinical Sublingual Glutathione in the morning and...

Let me get this straight. You didn’t take NAC for an already existing case of tinnitus that later got worse, but instead you actually developed tinnitus after taking NAC? If that’s the case, how much NAC did you take, for how long, and what was the reason for taking it in the first place, if...

I’m about to reach two months since I started living with this hellfire of a sound. One of the things that keeps me hopeful, aside from the good recovery prognosis, is that I keep trying new supplements and strategies to fix or reduce the tinnitus. This week, I’m adding Clinical Sublingual...

Those statistics are reassuring. I’m feeling better mentally than I was yesterday, even though the spike is still there. It’s just that after two days of complete celebration for seemingly recovering out of nowhere, I told everyone around me about it. My wife was happy, and even my...

I’m sad to report that I was overconfident. I thought I was cured and exposed myself to moderate noise levels in an office that, according to my decibel meter, peaks at 90 dBA but averages around 70 dBA. I didn’t use earplugs for about three to four hours. After that, everything went downhill...

Thanks for the advice! I’m super happy to report that I’m seeing some very welcome improvements. First, I’ll attribute this progress mainly to my constant prayers to God, as I’m a firm believer that He’s the best doctor. Secondly, I also believe that Nicotinamide Riboside Hydrogen Malate...

Thanks a lot for the great advice! The first month and a half has been incredibly difficult, just like you said. But is there any known and accepted theory or explanation for why the ears need so much time—months—to calm down after acoustic trauma? It seems like such a flaw from a biological...

When you say “overprotecting,” do you mean earplugs? I’ve been using them almost all day, every day, and I’m not sure whether that’s helping or making things worse. I’m still very sensitive to noise, and I get spikes at night from almost anything when I’m not wearing my earplugs.