Jason C

I sometimes wonder that, too, @Buddy123. But @Jason C seems real. Lots of details in his posts. In his earlier threads he talks about his anger issues, very relatable to me.

@Buddy123, something is indeed weird, because @Michael Leigh story about "Marcus" (From darkness to light) is apparently about @Jason C, and there are some inconsistencies.

They definitely exist @gameover

No, never had tinnitus. Ive had an acoustic shock 5 years ago (fireworks) and had heaviness and stufyness and pressure in ears.. it all faded away.. but now i can feel it comming back.. will it take 5 years again to recover ??? I m panicking..

I don’t think it will be as bad, especially since you had earplugs. But only time will tell

I would just avoid loud situations from now on to be honest

Thankfully still all good :)

Hello @alexvacuum I also have since onset a few months ago
I think it’s anxiety linked

Fullness and pressure was on and off for about a year.

Hi
Sorry only seeing this now. During my recovery I did experience loud noise from time to time, I was exposed to a ambulance siren, unexpected noise that happens in every day life and I think it did set things back a little bit overall Ondid recover from tinnitus but it did take a long time, I didnt sit at home, I have a business to run and people depend on me.

With regards to the cars, they can be noisy but not actually inside the car, during the first year I couldn’t drive the louder cars as hyperacusis made everything much louder.

Thanks for the info Jason:)
Happy for your recovery. It’s strange some people recover while others get worse.. I was on my way to recovery before a setback.
Take care!

My hearing improved over time
as the tinnitus faded away. It took around 2 years for things to improve and the tinnitus to fade completely.

Hiya, I used to say tinnitus would ride on top of anything I was listening too. So if I was listening to music I could hear the tinnitus on top of the music regardless of the volume (obviously at sensible volume) This I believe is hyperacusis, When your auditory system is over sensitive maybe due to noise damage and things seem louder than usual. This takes a long time to resolve but it can resolve over time.

Thanks for the answer, really appreciate it. The Tinnitus riding noise is exactly what I experience and I do have some hyperacusis, though the hyperacusis has improved quite a lot.

Hiya, Thankfully not earache, I did have a sensation of ear pressure and fullness which was annoying but not painful.
The tinnitus was more of a concern at the time as that was mentally painful.

Hi, I was 36 at the time of the noise trauma, 38 by the time it finally resolved and 41 now, Thankfully still free of tinnitus but always fearful of loud noise.

And would you describe the distortions as being 100% gone?

The distortion I had was literally like listening to music via a broken speaker, I couldn’t hear bass and the highs sounded very crackled but also with the tinnitus squealing over the top of everything.
Thankfully yes now all the distortions and tinnitus have 100% gone.
I do still experience fleeting tinnitus for a few seconds at a time but then fades away. This happens maybe a few times a week.

@Jason C That's really motivating. All music sounds like clipping to me

Hiya, Yea it did indeed. Even just being in a busy environment, when I got home my ears would be screaming. This was during the first year of tinnitus.

Thanks, good to know someone can recover from that kind of sensitivity.

If yours has faded over the past two months, but is still very prominent at the three-months mark, it ought to fade, but it might take a 12-18-24 months. You might want to wear foam plugs (e.g., 3M 1100) when you are around your baby and especially when you carry the baby. Loud noises when the source is very close to one's ear can be dangerous.

As long as you avoid a secondary acoustic trauma it is reasonable to expect that eventually you will mostly get over it.

Yes thank you. I ordered custom ear plug when I hold the baby. I don’t want to be scared of my own baby. mine wasn’t acoustic trauma. It just happened all sudden while watching tv. May of been stress bc I was remodeling my kitchen at the time. But either way acoustic trama could make it worse.

I’m very well Thankyou.

The fleeting tinnitus still occurs, this only lasts for 10 seconds at a time and occasionally I get a sensation of pressure difference in my ears for maybe 10-15 seconds a time but I’m pretty sure I had that now and then before the acoustic trauma.
The 29th of this month will be 3 years from the event that caused my acoustic trauma, thankfully no tinnitus now.

I did do a skydive over new year this year and was fearful that this might be too much but thankfully I didn’t have any problems after.

Life is back to normal now but I now understand how noise works and when to be careful. I use in ear monitors for times when I need to protect my hearing in loud environments like a show at the opera house and plug my ears if an ambulance goes screaming past but I dont over protect and I use noice cancelling headphones for flying.

Hiya

Really I was just careful with loud noise, if I went to see a show I would use ear plugs and if I’m using power tools I would use ear muffs, I didn’t over protect though so if I went to a restaurant I wouldnt use hearing protection.
Obviously you can’t avoid all loud noises and these things happen. You just need to do what ya can :)

Thanks man!

It was a good year before it went away, I read you don’t have tinnitus? You are very lucky, I had terrible tinnitus along with ear fullness, balance problems etc it was a horrible time.

No i don t have tinnitus.. i know! I m glad your feeling better!!!!! Hope this blocked feeling will also go away... i m taking magnesium and vitamine d right now.

@Jason C 1,5 years ago i recoverd and i went to a bar on friday with earplugs and on monday i started feeling the fullness and tightness again.. will it take 3,5 years to recover again?? :-(

Hey @Jason C sorry to bother you, you probably don't want to be reminded of these events anymore. But do you remember in which way your T went away? - as in, did it slowly fade until it was no longer there, or did you wake up one morning and it was just gone?

Hiya, The tone changed into a higher tone that seemed to get higher and higher until I couldn’t hear it any more, the distortion in sounds eased and hypercaudis faded. It took a long time though. Thankfully I seem to be fully recovered ow and am about 8 weeks away from 2 years since the event that caused it all.