Constant Pain from Acoustic Shock

I realize many members who have recovered from symptoms probably aren't here any longer, but has anyone experienced an Acoustic Shock (specifically) and had constant sharp stabbing pains in the ear that eventually went away? I certainly have what Myriam Westcott would deem as acoustic shock (sharp pain, likely from TTTS) which has now been going on for 3 months now after being blasted in the are by a cell phone without seeing any improvement. The ear is extremely sensitive to noise as well.

I'm just hoping to hear of some people who eventually stopped having this pain, even if it took 6+ months.

 

It took me like 10-12 months for the pain (noxacusis), and middle ear muscle problems to get better.
nerves probably it just takes a long time, and rest.

I think the reason people get worse is because they force themselves to get better.

 

Did you have constant pain at times? Or just when exposed to noise?

I've definitely tried to protect my ears more lately. I really don't believe the whole TRT it's in your head thing. It may be to an extent but there is real pain happening, not some imaginary made up thing.

 

I’ve had mine for 6 months in total. Pain went away about 4/5 months in.

Spasms to noise are still here though

 

Yeah I've seen a few of your posts. Did you have constant pain too? Glad to hear the pain you did have went away within 4 or 5 months. I'll be the happiest dude on the planet if this pain is gone in two months.

 

@MattR yes on some days it was almost constant. Tingling/burning sensations as well. It came back for a week or so but it’s
Gone again for the last few weeks

 

Okay re-reading your story confirms something.

Your noise induced painstarted in 2014 and worsened in 2019. This only shows evidence that noise damage can permanently worsen from a second mistake.

 

I'm going through the exact same thing as you are. I can really empathize with how you're feeling, my hyperacusis is quite severe right now. I hope you stay strong and give your ears rest. It's probably the best and only thing we can do to hopefully alleviate this. How are you coping with this mentally?

 

So true

 

No, the hyperacusis from 2014 is my other ear. I've been to concerts and shot guns since then and it hasn't gotten worse.

 

Cumulative damage and weakening tolerance.

 

I've honestly just tried my best to ignore it lately. It's still there all the time, but living life in a shell afraid to do anything is almost worse than any pain I've felt. I'm avoiding obviously loud situations but have been doing my best to getting back to normal everyday life. Thinking about it all the time certainly made it worse.

 

No. I don't think you guys even read my initial post. My left ear was subject to the acoustic shock. It was literally totally fine until then. My right ear I've had hyperacusis since 2014, it hasn't gotten worse. I've been to concerts with and without earplugs since then. Shot guns (always with ear pro), sporting events, etc. Right ear has never gotten worse.

I really believe acoustic shock is not related to ear damage, but the bodies response to the incident. I've certainly heard much louder noises with my left ear then my phone. And the symptoms are so much different than the hyperacusis in my right ear.

 

I refuse to believe "hyperacusis" is not ear damage based on cases I have seen get worse, however your case is a enigma to me.

 

How do you compare the hyperacusis in your left ear to your right ear?

Describe what you experience in each ear such as burning pain, heightened loudness preception, ear fullness, or muscle spasms.

 

Yeah it's totally different. Right ear is what I think most people here consider hyperacusis. Sensitive to high frequencies, ear pain and fullness after loud sounds, pain is usually gone after a few hours or the next day, and some loudness hyperacusis. Left ear includes sharp pain, dull pain, fullness, loudness hyperacusis at much lower threshold, ear tensing up, pain radiating to side of face and jaw and neck. Basically all the symptoms of my left ear match the papers written by Myriam Westcott. She thinks the issue is related to irritation of the temporal nerve by muscles in the ear constantly tensing up. And that makes total sense to me, because that's exactly what it feels like is happening with my left ear. Never had that feeling with the right ear. Don't have all those symptoms either.

Also there was a successful case of one of her patients with acoustic shock being treated with a stellate ganglion injection. Totally cured her constant stabbing pain, and after multiple injection almost all of her other symptoms are gone, until the injection wears off. If it was damage to the ear, I don't think an SGB injection would help much.

 

We don't know how many different types of pain hyperacusis there are.

 

HERETIC!!!

 

RACIST! XENOPHOBE! FACIST PIG!

 

Can you please let us know how you’re doing?