Keith Handy

Sound is swishy, wispy, non-threatening at the moment.

My heart went into afib and I can definitively say I want that fixed more urgently than I want my ears fixed.

@Tezcatlipoca - I think a lot of times it's about the number of tones switched on at the same time, rather than overall gain.

Weird, it quieted down in the last hour of my shift. That's normally when it rages.

I think the "sand on glass" sound is a misfiring of how we would normally hear crisp transients at the beginnings of certain sounds.

All my life, I've managed to get away with stupid mistakes. I just want to get away with one more, and I promise I'll stop being stupid.

I have an "eqillibrium state" that comes and goes at semi-regular intervals. I could live with it if it stayed that way.

Reactive whistle changed from ~1600 Hz to ~2500 Hz. Not better or worse.

There should be auditory rehabilitation retreats. Barring that, an apartment I can afford without the Worst Possible Neighbor (TM).

Sorry you are going through a hard time...

Had such a calm sound yesterday, especially in the left ear. Now it seems shrill again; will probably be back-and-forth for a while.

I generally don't see ultra-long term (decades) sufferers mentioning reactivity or wild moment-to-moment fluctuations.

If I heal, I'm going full Richard Nixon* on this phase of my life. (*think erased tapes)

Never expected to coin the term "former audiophile."

Is "neuromodulation" a legit concept or a hocus-pocus buzzword?

Even if this hadn't happened, life would suck right now - but it would be a more manageable suck, which I would take in a heartbeat.

Wish I could make recordings of what I'm hearing, so I could compare them.

Wishing everyone comfort and hope, in whatever form they may take.

Clarity still comes and goes.

Every tone I have is *part time*. It's only the staggered shifts that keep the business open 24/7.

Come on, brain, body, whatever... I know you can do this.

The best success stories are the ones where you can find older posts that show how real the struggling was.

Wishing everyone some natural improvement while we wait for the science to happen.

Why did evolution give birds regenerating hair cells? This in addition to seeing more colors... not to mention FLYING. Lucky bastards.

Trend over the past week or two: it sounds more "broken," esp. at work. Maybe life can get better.

Reminder to self: in February, my auditory system was playing loops & echoes... hair cell loss alone wouldn't do that. That stopped.

I suppose it's a little more "broken up" sounding than a month ago. Ugly and distracting nonetheless.

Dear brain: You and I both want the same thing: crisp, clean treble. But the "faking it" isn't working. Focus on the real stuff.

We want: More information. More knowledge. More progress. More hope. More relief.

I have to remind myself that yesterday, I took my time grocery shopping because everything (including the music) sounded pretty *good*.