Recent content by Mark62

@Forever hopeful, I wouldn’t think that 70dBA is too loud for a short period of time. I’m glad you had a good time. Mark

Simon, I want to tell you how much I appreciate the way you are quick to greet new people posting their introductions and how you try to calm their fears with a positive prognosis.

My loud, transient sound only lasted 30 seconds. Knowing me, I would have been pretty upset if it lasted 25-30 minutes as yours did. You sound to be tough, or at least acclimated to the transients. Good luck with the wedding today. I attended a wedding about a month ago, and I couldn’t believe...

@Forever hopeful, @Nemoriri I had something like this happened to me in the early hours this morning. Up until now, I thought I had loud tinnitus. But a tone came into my left ear that was very loud, making my current tinnitus seem mild. It sounded like the dial tone of the old landline phones...

Ollie, how are you doing? Mark

Sointu, I’m glad you have found a doctor who is looking into things more thoroughly. Having a good understanding of the problem might lead to a more successful recovery. I think a lot about this also. I know it’s not healthy, and I know I need to get beyond it, but it’s difficult - very...

It sounds promising that by pressing your tragus you can stop your tinnitus. Thanks for responding to my post. I’m frustrated that the tinnitus is still moderately loud in my left ear. Hasn’t seem to have decreased at all since onset three months ago. I’m not a expecting full recovery, but it...

Hello @Matchbox . I’ve read your initial posts and I’m curious about any theories you may have why you’re very intense tinnitus became inaudible over the course of a year. My tinnitus still seems loud and I’m almost 12 weeks in. Thanks, Mark

It seems that you have been into your hearing trauma experience for about 10 months now. My tinnitus, like yours, was caused by hearing loss due to loud sounds. I’m 11 weeks in. I was wondering if you have seen a decrease in the level of your tinnitus since onset. Thanks, Mark

Hello @Meowmeowmeow. I was wondering how your tinnitus was doing? Could you please provide an update? Thanks, Mark

@Simon85, thank you for your supportive reply. I have to admit, it’s getting frustrating and making me somewhat despondent. I’m so hopeful that the volume of the tinnitus will decrease to a tolerable level. All I can think to do is to give it time, be patient, and to protect my hearing. Thanks...

Sointu, I'm so sorry you're in this position. It looks like you're caught between living your life by either risking the pain of hearing loud sounds and doing additional damage, or secluding yourself in silence and listening to your tinnitus. After reading many the posts on this forum, I don't...

@buttercake, compressed sensing, interesting. I looked it up on Wikipedia. I’m a retired mechanical engineer and during my career I did not work in areas that required much knowledge of signal processing or signal reconstruction. Most of my career was spent designing structures and analyzing...

@buttercake, I’m sorry to hear that such a seemingly small sound incident is causing you so much discomfort and for such a period of time. I hope the future brings you some improvement and relief. I’m glad, however, that you’re able to proceed with your thesis work. If I may ask, what general...

@Óscar PP, thank you for your prompt response. It seems that I just need to hang in there and give habituation a chance to occur. It’s just so frustrating waiting, and time seems to pass so, so slowly. I’m prepared that the volume of my tinnitus might not diminish, but I do hope for an...