From what I hear it's actually common for T that starts in one ear to eventually spread to the other after awhile. I've found this out recently and it really scares me, lol.
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Yikes, that's not good. I wonder if it depends on how you got the T? Like is that more common in people with acoustic trauma vs us with ear infections? It's crazy this BS is still so understudied and not understood when it affects so many people.
Yeah, I've been thinking the same as well. I'd assume it depends on how a person gets T because there's a significant difference between it being the result of an ear infection or an acoustic trauma. It's something that gives me a lot of anxiety honestly.
My T started in the left, then eventually spread to the right. It's not scary when it happens. Almost balanced it out for me.
@Steph1710 I suppose the scary part about it for me is that my tinnitus has improved so much in my left ear to the point where it's nearly gone, so if it swapped to my left I'd be really lost.
Same, kuromi. My right ear is so quiet now I barely hear it. It's almost more of a sensation now instead of an actual noise. If it jumped to the left for no reason (other than my own stupidity of using a q-tip, lol) then I would be crushed. It's good to hear from someone that, should it happen, it's not debilitating like I would think.
That's the first time I've seen someone else describe if that way! I can barely hear it anymore, and I totally agree about it feeling more like a sensation than a noise. I think the best way to go about it is just to push forward and whatever happens, happens.