Recent content by Knightsky

Hello, @Javimaltes, the soonest I could get a counselling appointment is the 26th of August. A friend came to visit me yesterday and I was in tears. So, yes, I am following your advice about seeing a psychologist. @Michael Leigh, @Mister Muso, I have posted my audiograms, please let me know...

Hello everyone, Here are my audiogram results from both May 2022 and, from last week, July 2022. Any input or insight would be appreciated. I have been having a very difficult day today as today was my consultation with the ENT. I was basically told that it is unlikely that my hearing loss...

Thanks for all the comments. It's 2:00am. I'm feel anxious. The audiogram came back the same as it was three months ago, about a 10 dB loss in hearing. I have a meeting with the ENT next Thursday to go over it in detail. But from the chart, there was no change. @Javimaltes, I also cried, for...

Thank you @Michael Leigh and @Mister Muso. I can hear the tinnitus tonight quite clearly. It's upsetting. Tomorrow I have a three month ENT audiogram follow-up. I'm nervous. I have been heeding your advice. I always carry earplugs with me and I try not to overuse them. I will purchase a...

Hi, Thanks for the advice @Michael Leigh. I've also been reading posts by @Bill Bauer. I have been avoiding all headsets and earbuds. Are there any noise reducing earplugs that you can recommend? Today is a strange day. This marks exactly three months since the acoustic incident. My ringing...

@Luman, thank you for your kind words and the surgeon story. I wonder though, is there still hope for healing? Or is habituation the only answer? Even now as I type these words I hear a constant high pitched frequency in my ear, something akin to perhaps a strange whistle.

I’ve been reading posts online for a few months. And I’d like to thank you for all your postings and stories. I think that it’s finally time for me to write. It’s been almost three months. I’m an academic, I’m used to silence. I sit, I read, I write and I occasionally lecture. That’s pretty...