SSHL and Tinnitus Intensity

I know there are a few people here who, like me, got T after SSHL. I was just wondering if you could share your experiences on how it developed after the initial loss of hearing?

For about 2 weeks after my loss I had no T, then suddenly POW, it got real loud in the space of a day. For the next week it quietened down a bit but now it just seems to be getting louder and louder.

My fan no longer drowns out the noise, I have no respite and I'm struggling to get more than 2 or 3 hours sleep and I'm getting pretty scared.
Why is it getting louder? Will it ever calm down again?

 

Is your T reactive? Meaning it gets louder with external sound

 

Yeah, as well as getting louder it seems to be a lot more sensitive to sound, almost like what little hearing I've got left in that ear is turning up all the volume knobs to 11 trying to compensate for the loss. Is that what H is feels like? Most sound feels painful really. The T spikes when things get noisy.

 

I think what you have is not reactive T but hyperacusis.

 

By the way how does it feel like when SSHL strike?

 

It feels like your ear is stuffed with cotton ball. Then you get all kinda of wierd hearing going on for a few days and then ringing comes to play and then you realise you didnt get the right care in time and now your life sucks.

 

If you have hyperacusis of reactive tinnitus...
Head over to here:

https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/levetiracetam-keppra-worked-for-my-hyperacusis.8946/

 

Alphasignal5,

Same issue for me. SSHL, month later I awake to high pitched T. Took a course of Prednisone, T almost gone. Prednisone wears off, T back to the same level and going on 16 months now, it's still severe. I have little hope of habituation at this point, but that's me. Tried AD's and they made me worse! Almost lost my life because of them. I'm still walking around like a zombie.

You look young and your hearing may improve over time? Your T may improve also. So keep postitive.