Recent content by CJCP

I specifically asked my therapist if I could share her name on Tinnitus Talk, and she said she wasn’t comfortable with that. My apologies. Not sure what you’re saying here. My statement is objectively true. My experience of hyperacusis and tinnitus did have a causal event, but they were...

My therapist is very into the relationship between chronic pain and PTSD. She did a good job steering me away from thinking my ears were the problem and helped me to focus on my mental state overall. She nailed the diagnosis. The hyperacusis was just the way my body was feeling the chronic pain...

Hi @gameover, I am more than happy to answer all of your questions. Please understand that I’m just recounting my experience and what I believe worked for me. I very much understand how frustrating all of this is, and I don’t mean to offend you with anything from my account. I come in good...

Sorry! I missed your post until now. First off, I don’t think it’s healthy to tell yourself just to “deal with it”. That didn’t work for me lol. To me, it seems like your brain is fighting auditory sensory input. You may not currently have the emotional capacity to accept this stimuli as...

I experienced an acoustic shock during a loud concert in May of 2022. I left the concert with a significant feeling of ear fullness and tinnitus in my left ear. The tinnitus got worse over the course of a few days, sound really started to hurt, and my ear just constantly felt full. I visited an...

Hi @Playdohh, I remember reading your “trifecta” post months ago. Happy to hear that you’ve improved a bit as well. Everything you said here resonates with me. Weening off earplug usage in public and fully returning to everyday activities was an arduous process. You hit the nail on the head in...

I understand where you're coming from, and I truly empathize with that. However, I would still say that the ringing is out of my perception about 95% of the time now - which was not the case even 3 months ago. And when I do notice the ringing, it is not nearly as intense as it used to be. I...

When I describe that the ringing has faded, it means that I do not experience any emotional reaction to the tinnitus I experience. I believe this is what is called habituation. The sensory difference from my acoustic event is obviously still there. I’ve worked very hard on this emotional...

Hi all! I hope this post finds you well. It has been a year since my acoustic shock incident. I want to report on my current feelings towards this experience and the lessons I have learned throughout this ordeal. I stated that the two most important things in managing this injury were limiting...

A quick update: It’s now just over six months since my acoustic injury. I can certainly say that everything has improved greatly, but I’m nowhere near symptom-free. The worst symptom by far is the aural fullness, though I do notice slow but continuous improvement. I am still somewhat...