weehiru

A whole month thinking in detail and planning every day about how I was going to end it, drafting up suicide notes, planning my goddamn will. Fuck man. I'm only just 24. I don't wanna feel like my life is over already. Never again do I want to feel like that.

Not going to be any outside of the USA for time anyway lol.

@Utdmad89 That too !!

Why I get angry at the question though is that it brings T back into my focus again and it starts blaring like crazy! But even then when I hear it now I don't freak out the way I used to so I def don't get as frustrated when asked now & am on the right track to living a life with this yknow B-)

You got this man @weehiru

I hope so! Don't wanna live like this forever ;) Fingers crossed it works out for you too @snizzleberry

Whether it be hyperacusis, reactive tinnitus or dysacusis, any kind of sound reactivity really does bring this to a whole new level of awful. Stay strong brotha. We get ya.

@beefling 110%, just makes it all the more convoluted in dealing with it ! Thanks though mate, I appreciate it :)

Definitely not at the stage of N though. I'm confident this is just loudness H. But gonna be careful regardless

Mate honestly wear them! Out n about or around loud people or things. I didn't at first then 13 months in I got so much worse and it's escalated from there! I'm now experiencing pain 24/7. It's not severe atm, but who knows if it will keep getting worse.

I'd just try and rest your ears as much as you can. Let things subside

Be careful, like really careful pain from sound is crazy and can get so bad.

@Utdmad89 Yeah I definitely will be a bit more vigilant - I'd hate for the pain to get more intense :((

I haven’t noticed anything either way

Went away. I learn more and more about my T every day and I've finally learnt it's going to continue to surprise me no matter what ;)

I used to play shows without earplugs. When I wasn't touring it was usually 2-3 rehearsals and 2 shows a week standing in front of an 8x10 speaker cabinet. That's eight 10inch speakers. Look up Ampeg svt-810e "the fridge" or sometimes referred to as "the coffin"

@kingsfan Woah!! And you had 8 of them set up? Must have been super loud

What is the name of the non-ototoxic replacement antibiotic?

@Varda Clindamycin!

I had some infection going on, Covid test negative. But it was the noise on top of it that did it.

@crescentsky Antigen test manufacturers can't keep up with variants and when they are up to date they aren't sensitive enough. I didn't test positive on an antigen test until day 5 of symptoms but was positive on day 1 with PCR. The same happened with my daughter - negative antigen but positive PCR

@kingsfan Same thing happens with my housemate - Antigen tests ALWAYS show up negative for him even if he tests positive on a PCR. I think they sometimes just dont work on all people too.

@Kerza Hey mate that's awesome to hear! Stoked for you

Lucky you, had to give up after almost 20 years of daily use. Been almost 19 months

@Utdmad89 sorry to hear that :(

I have been trying edibles for the first time and man they just don't agree with me. I have to get liquored up to deal with the freak outs.

They added an additional pulse effect that got louder and louder. They made me scared.

@BlueMoon86 They're not for everyone I've found :(

@crescentsky I'd be more surprised if it *didn't* effect it! but I can't really find any substantial research about the correlation from looking

Dr. Google's first link when I search says ringing is a symptom of mold toxicity...lol. I think we are doomed.

@crescentsky I did see that it was a symptom but couldn't find any follow up research or anecdotal experiences.

dang sorry to hear that, I thought it was getting better?

@SumGuy it's getting better in my perception, actual volume isn't changing much I find.

The wedding bus was so loud, and my ears were hurting then at 80db peak. so I wasn't taking any chances

Honestly, I have molded ear plugs and I still wouldn't go near any band.

I was at the back of the wedding reception and took frequent smoke breaks so I don't think my ears were particularly damaged by it