14 Months Update: Sharing a Bit of Hope

I first posted here a few months ago, when I was suicidal because of my T. It just started one day in March 2016, in my left ear, and was unbearable for months. I also had hyperacusis,which came and went several times over the the last year.

I saw every specialist under the sun, including several ENTs, and a CT scan finally showed something a few months ago, but on my right ear: early stage otosclerosis. My left ear was absolutely fine though, and yet it was the one with T. I was told my T was probably caused by otosclerosis in this ear, too, even though the scan showed nothing. The ENT who diagnosed me was actually rather elusive on that particular point (while it was the reason for my consultation).

The diagnosis knocked me out a bit - and I found TT very useful on this particular issue (thank you again GregCA!).

I just thought I would give an update, simply because things are going much, much better. I don't want to post this in the success stories forum yet, because I am very - very - cautiously optimistic, but even if my T comes back with a vengeance, at least I can testify that it can go away, even though only momentarily.

So: my T has almost disappeared over the last couple of months. I still find it hard to believe, but it is a fact. It was quite intrusive for more than a year, and then suddenly, it faded. And it did so quite rapidly. I have no idea why, obviously. I did not change anything in my lifestyle.

This is not a case of habituation. It really is almost gone - I can still hear it very faintly if I really try hard (with earplugs), but otherwise, I am back to my normal life. Hyperacusis is totally gone.

I guess I just wanted to say that it can get better, even after a long time. Honestly, after I passed the 6 months mark, I lost hope it would improve. And yet it did, dramatically, after more than a year. So, it is possible. I can only hope it will stay this way.

I will update again in another couple of months.

T and H are, without a doubt, the hardest things I've had to deal with in my life. I am absolutely sorry for everyone dealing with this right now. I am very grateful for TT: it helped me a great deal in some very dark moments, and I guess this post is one way of expressing this gratitude.

 

I can't imagine your happiness. You can conquer the world now. Don't you?

 

You're very welcome!
Glad you've gotten (mostly) rid of this horrible condition.
Now that you know you have some traces of otosclerosis, you may want to think about what you can do to slow down its progression, so you don't fall back into the T/H pit. There are no guarantees, but you have the upper hand with the knowledge that something may be causing you grief in the long run, and you are lucky enough that it's not bothering you right now, so it may be a good idea to do whatever you can to keep it that way!

Happy for you! Hope it stays that way.
Cheers

 

Fantastic news! Could you explain a bit how it changed? Did it just fade or what happened?

 

these are fantastic news. For u and also the community with new T. thank u for this post, i appreciate it.

 

Great news...good to know there is hope.

 

This post gives us hope. Been faced with this now for two months and its a fight to stay positive especially when you have kids. My T has improved but holding on and praying that it heal completely.

 

I'm so happy your T is showing improvement. Remember, the recovery for T to fade can easily take 1- 2 years. You are early in the healing process, so time is on your side. I hope and pray (and expect) for your full recovery.

 

Did you do anything specific?

 

Any update?

 

Well written Like reading about myself.

 

no news is probably good news