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I hope everyone finds their own way to cope with ear problems. Today I decided not to protect my hearing at a house party for my daughter’s first birthday. I was very scared, especially when a small dachshund started barking for no reason from another room where he was locked. The children were...

The eardrum, ear muscles and tendons, auditory ossicles, trigeminal nerve, cochlea, Eustachian tube, and sinuses all take a beating when it comes to noise, vibrations, and sudden pressure changes. And then there are the nerves at the end of the auditory pathway.

Sorry to butt in. It has been two years since my injury, and I feel that my middle ear — or rather the membrane — is in worse condition. It feels loose. The trigeminal nerve has been damaged because I feel pressure on the right side of my head — above the eye, below the eye, and around the ear...

Do you mean TTTS as a sharp, immediate pain that happens with sudden sounds, even if they are not necessarily loud, like the sensation of someone sticking a needle in your ear?

Each case is different. Personally, I avoid using protection when I am home alone, since I have control over the sounds in that environment.

Tinnitus does what it wants, when it wants. Protect your ears; they are as fragile as glass. Tomorrow will be a better day.

hope is the mother of fools

Yesterday was my "good day". From the morning riding on 3 boiling kettles plus star wars in my ears

headache, pressure in the head, pain in the ears without sound, pain on sounds and worsening noises, anxiety, depression. I've never been in such a mess as I have been since my ear problems.