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Yesterday I had a less tight feeling but today its back with the fullness.. now almost two months in.. the first months are the wordt right ? I m hoping it will begin to subside from now on… how are you ?

The first couple months are always the hardest. Week by week it will get easier. The fact that it felt a little better for a day is a good sign!
It's weird, last Sunday when we got talking I started to feel a slight tightness in my left ear. Just thinking about it and talking about it can trigger that sensation. But it went away completely once I got my mind off of it.

I m sorry for the tightness sensation!! Oops! Okay i will try to give it more time! In two weeks i m going on a vacation in the nature and i will try to relax as much as I can and hopefully it will be already a little bit better by then.

Haha no prob, it was a neat observation. Going on vacation might be just the thing you need right now. Might help you get your mind off of it!

I m also on a low dose of clonazepam and its really helping me for the tight injured feeling. I went to a doctor here in Belgium who specialises in acoustic trauma. He said to take it for 3 months to relax the muscles. How are you these days? Still more improvements?

That's good to hear! I really hope that works for you! Just need to be more careful after the muscle relaxes, which shouldn't be a problem for you since you were symptom free for a long time.
I'm doing pretty well these days. Right now I'm rehabbing a back and knee injury which is child's play compared to the acoustic trauma injury. Just gonna take it easy for the rest of the summer!

I feel like i m 90 % recovered… i m now slowely going of the medication… how are u ?

That's awesome to hear!! I hope that you continue to improve as you taper the medication.
I'm doing well, preparing for a series of concerts starting next week. Going down to New York for the first time, too. Need to invest in some better earplugs..

Oh nice for you! Just make sure u always use earplugs at concerts.. so your ears are back to normal?

My left ear no.. it feels like it's 90% better and I only notice it a few times a day. The T is still there but I guess my brain is getting better at ignoring it. I really notice it when I'm really stressed.
And yeah, definitely wearing earplugs to concerts from now on!!

It will get better and better! I m slowely going of the medication but i feel that my ear is getting tighter again.. :-(

Do you find yourself worrying about it more now that you're coming off the meds? That could play a role in it feeling tighter again

Maybe.. :-/ i will try not to think about it

I have some good days and then i have days like today and yesterday where its feels bad again… my ears are also itchy.. cant believe i m going through this again how are you?

Hey, I'm doing great! Sorry to hear that you've had some rough days recently. Can you think of anything that's happened the past couple days that may have contributed to your setback?

I m glad to hear your doing great! No not really. I m avoiding music so i dont know what could be happening? Maybe its part of the healing proces? I m almost 5 months in

Overusing ear plugs could potentially make things worse. I remember avoiding all sounds and overusing ear plugs and my ear never really got better. It took gradual exposure to sounds and using earplugs less when I saw results over time. But your case might be different

Now suddenly my left ear crackles without any reason every minute… pff

I still get that crackling but it's rare these days. For me it comes on if I'm having a really stressful day and I've been exposed to a loud noise. It goes away the next morning, though

How are u now ?