Recent content by swisspooch

Seven months into my distorted hearing, things have improved by 20 to 30%. I've read extensively on this subject and have tried everything from chiropractic care, acupuncture, and craniosacral therapy to pink noise, Chinese herbs, magnesium, and Eustachian tube massage. I also stopped the...

My distortions began after a brutal micro-suction procedure meant to address impacted earwax. Five months in, the buzzing and resonance have slightly improved, but my voice—and most others above a soft level—still sound distorted. I use my analogue stereo as a reference to track progress. In a...

This is an old thread, but it describes my distorted left ear situation so well. Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten any answers from ENTs or audiologists. I'm 67 years old, with decent hearing overall. I worked professionally in video and sound editing and enjoy music every day. One thing I’d...

I think you are right about microsuction being too convenient. I wish I had not gone through with it. However, I experienced total hearing loss suddenly after dunking my head under very warm water with oils. Intensive irrigation did nothing to help. After five days, I decided to try...

The sounds I react to, and that are distorted, are mostly in the midrange, particularly in the vocal area. My own voice and my wife's voice, which I know so well, sound buzzy whenever they go beyond soft speaking. In the audio world, where I used to work, there is no dynamic range in this...

After having ear wax removed using microsuction, I experienced distorted hearing with anything louder than soft sounds, particularly in the midrange. Along with this, I felt a general sense of “drungyness,” a terrible feeling that made me fear this would be my life from now on. The guidance I...