MemberHey everyone, I'm new to the board. Tell me if I should turn back now.
Last Wednesday I went to the gun range with a buddy, doubled up on ear protection and shot about 40 rounds of .223 and 40 rounds of .22LR over the course of an hour and a half. Had a blast, didn't feel any pain, and my old T seemed on the mark. Took out the plugs at the end of the day and everything sounded normal.
The next day (Thanksgiving, yay) I felt a pain in my left ear, and a little bit of pressure. I start freaking out and hoping that it's nothing and will clear up tomorrow. Maybe I didn't wear my hearing protection correctly? Maybe the guy next to us was too close? No change the next day so I went to the walk-in and it was found that my eardrum was retracted (no percussive injury) and I had Eustachian tube dysfunction. Bought some Mucinex, then made an appointment with an ENT.
During this whole time my T was doing all sorts of wacky things, changing pitches and getting roaringly loud. I started to get scared and Tuesday couldn't come soon enough. I was waking up in cold sweats, no masking could hide this new surge of energy, it was like I got T all over again.
Saw the ENT and took an audiogram - Left ear is -10db lower than my right at 4k and 6k, indicative of acoustic trauma. When she looked in my nose, however, she was immediately convinced that I had a sinus infection and put me on Prednisone and Antibiotics. My T is still doing weird things... sometimes it will calm all the way down to normal levels, sometimes I get this new computer beeping going on in my right ear (not affected by NIHL at all) that goes "bweeoweeoooweeeoobwee" seemingly randomly.
I tried bargaining with the ENT for a longer stint on the steroids (taking 40mg for two days, then taper) but no dice. I had done so much work on habituating and it all seems to be out the window this week and I can't get out of my own head.
Anyways, having a bit of a trip right now and just wanted to reach out for some support. Last night was the first night I didn't wake up in a sweat. I can be thankful my hearing is still "normal" and my heart goes out to all of you on this board.
Stem cells can't advance fast enough,
Last Wednesday I went to the gun range with a buddy, doubled up on ear protection and shot about 40 rounds of .223 and 40 rounds of .22LR over the course of an hour and a half. Had a blast, didn't feel any pain, and my old T seemed on the mark. Took out the plugs at the end of the day and everything sounded normal.
The next day (Thanksgiving, yay) I felt a pain in my left ear, and a little bit of pressure. I start freaking out and hoping that it's nothing and will clear up tomorrow. Maybe I didn't wear my hearing protection correctly? Maybe the guy next to us was too close? No change the next day so I went to the walk-in and it was found that my eardrum was retracted (no percussive injury) and I had Eustachian tube dysfunction. Bought some Mucinex, then made an appointment with an ENT.
During this whole time my T was doing all sorts of wacky things, changing pitches and getting roaringly loud. I started to get scared and Tuesday couldn't come soon enough. I was waking up in cold sweats, no masking could hide this new surge of energy, it was like I got T all over again.
Saw the ENT and took an audiogram - Left ear is -10db lower than my right at 4k and 6k, indicative of acoustic trauma. When she looked in my nose, however, she was immediately convinced that I had a sinus infection and put me on Prednisone and Antibiotics. My T is still doing weird things... sometimes it will calm all the way down to normal levels, sometimes I get this new computer beeping going on in my right ear (not affected by NIHL at all) that goes "bweeoweeoooweeeoobwee" seemingly randomly.
I tried bargaining with the ENT for a longer stint on the steroids (taking 40mg for two days, then taper) but no dice. I had done so much work on habituating and it all seems to be out the window this week and I can't get out of my own head.
Anyways, having a bit of a trip right now and just wanted to reach out for some support. Last night was the first night I didn't wake up in a sweat. I can be thankful my hearing is still "normal" and my heart goes out to all of you on this board.
Stem cells can't advance fast enough,
