Hey good people of TT,
I find myself back in a really low spot after about 2 and ½ months with T. After my initial freak out in the first few weeks of getting noise-induced T, I dug in my heals and tried to face my situation head on. So I educated myself about the dos and don'ts of T and noise exposure - in general I've been trying to follow Dr. Nagler's advice of using plugs only I'm in a situation where I have to raise my voice to speak to the person next to me. Other than that, though, I have continued living life – go out to restaurants/movies (plugs when needed), meet up with friends, never missed a day of work, went on a vacation, drink coffee/beer with friends, etc, etc. I try not to wear plugs in every day situations like while driving or even walking around a busy city (that just seems like overkill to me). I guess you can say I have been trying to live to "Do Nothing" approach to T. I have still had plenty of ups and downs, but I felt like I was making some progress.
Then, this past weekend, I was walking down the street and a souped-up truck passes me and blasts its air horn right next to me (like the kind you'd see on fire engine). Even my non-T friends jumped and covered their ears; it was only a second or two – but absurdly LOUD. I'm not sure if my T increased in volume or not. I think it has, but I also know how powerful the mind can be in the perception of T volume, so I'm not 100 percent sure. Either way, the last few days have been terrible – I'm completely fixated on my T and I'm not sure what my next step is. And I'm concerned that this one second noise exposure has done more damage.
Have any of you with noise-induced T, been exposed to sudden loud noises like this? How has it impacted you? It's a noisy world out there and I'm tired of being concerned every time that I walk down the street that something is going to wreck my ears for good.
Would love to hear your thoughts… Thanks for listening.
I find myself back in a really low spot after about 2 and ½ months with T. After my initial freak out in the first few weeks of getting noise-induced T, I dug in my heals and tried to face my situation head on. So I educated myself about the dos and don'ts of T and noise exposure - in general I've been trying to follow Dr. Nagler's advice of using plugs only I'm in a situation where I have to raise my voice to speak to the person next to me. Other than that, though, I have continued living life – go out to restaurants/movies (plugs when needed), meet up with friends, never missed a day of work, went on a vacation, drink coffee/beer with friends, etc, etc. I try not to wear plugs in every day situations like while driving or even walking around a busy city (that just seems like overkill to me). I guess you can say I have been trying to live to "Do Nothing" approach to T. I have still had plenty of ups and downs, but I felt like I was making some progress.
Then, this past weekend, I was walking down the street and a souped-up truck passes me and blasts its air horn right next to me (like the kind you'd see on fire engine). Even my non-T friends jumped and covered their ears; it was only a second or two – but absurdly LOUD. I'm not sure if my T increased in volume or not. I think it has, but I also know how powerful the mind can be in the perception of T volume, so I'm not 100 percent sure. Either way, the last few days have been terrible – I'm completely fixated on my T and I'm not sure what my next step is. And I'm concerned that this one second noise exposure has done more damage.
Have any of you with noise-induced T, been exposed to sudden loud noises like this? How has it impacted you? It's a noisy world out there and I'm tired of being concerned every time that I walk down the street that something is going to wreck my ears for good.
Would love to hear your thoughts… Thanks for listening.