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But yea, with hearing pro inside my ears, the crackling is much quieter. It also depends on my posture and other things. I think those tubes equalize pressure?

Isn't the crackling when swallowing hearing the eustachian tubes? I read that this is normal. I never heard the crackling before onset but I think this could be H related? Maybe some filter that filtered the sound got destroyed when my ears got damaged.

Again I'm writing those depressive walls of text. Last week I was doing so great but now I feel so bad again. I just want a second chance, please I want my old life back god.

It's time to forget about treatments and cures. Once the ears are fried in this way, they are done. Habituation is the way forward sadly. Watching stuff or playing games is the only thing that let's me forget about all this and I am grateful that I'm able to handle those. The moment I step out...

It has been a great 22 years and I'm thankful for all the memories but I'm done. I'm not suffering 24/7 but I'm not strong enough to just push through and still try to achieve something. I'm weak and my ears will put me down forever.

Reading, gaming on low volume, going out hiking in quiet places. That's about it. No more stress, no more trying to achieve something. Probably going to quit work too. Friends gone.

There is no need to try anymore. Uni is gone and with my ears being like this there won't be anything that requires concentration in quiet anymore. There were many jobs I had interest in but now I will work at some supermarket or go on social welfare. Society doesn't care about me, it's loud, 0%...

Finding a partner, having children, travelling the world, living and studying abroad, producing music etc. I have 0% ambition now but accepting that my ears are done gets me through this eventually.

Anyone knows some good earmuffs? Something that doesn't look too much like peltors. 10db reduction is enough.

High pitched sounds like brakes or kids screaming aren't that bad tho.

Digital audio isn't a problem anymore. I can even listen to music on moderate volume. But everyday sounds like paper, metal on metal, dishes and so on make my ears feel exhausted.

I'm still going to the hair salon and get it done with clippers. I use musical earplugs while being there. But depending on your T and severity, this might be a bad idea. Maybe talk to your barber beforehand and look which accommodations can be made.

@HighleyTall No but I might try it out soon. I'm just a little bit scared that it could make me worse. Do you have any resources or tips regarding osteopathy?

So yea, the reactivity is key. If it goes away, I would be so happy. I still have other issues. Ear fullness comes and goes randomly, TTTs has gotten better, H is better too. The only thing that really triggers my loudness H is paper rustling. It sounds like 200DB.

I'm still pretty certain that although my T is noise induced, the damage itself exacerbated others issues that already existed but weren't really apparent.

On most days, my T will start silent or near silent and will rise in volume through any sound exposure. Silence/near silence -> hissing -> high pitched T. The T tones will also start to oscillate and sound more random. It's never a normal static sound...

Could also be snoring. I'm at a sleep-laboratory next week, maybe I can get some insights there.

@_Shoto_ I also did a Breaking Bad rewatch. :)

@_Shoto_ What shows are you currently watching? Do you only watch dubbed, because as a sub enjoyer, I am already at level 100 when it comes to reading subtitles. :)

Everyday either the countless restrictions my life has now or the symptoms themselves take me right back to that evening. No escape. It's over. Can't study like this so uni will be gone, no education, all for nothing. Only thing I can do is write on my profile page in this forum, crying and...

@TheCapybara I read about the dangers of tinnitus two weeks before it happened. I actually remembered the reddit post I had read while sitting in the car getting my ears destroyed. I would have never listened to music that loud, but I wasn't driving. I did not say anything, but I should have. I...

I can't believe this is it? Worrying about my ears everytime I leave my home, leaving all hobbies that defined me. Ears destroyed. All because of 30 minutes of loud music, all because I thought my ears can handle it. It's all my fault. Will these be the final things I think about before I go?

No one irl understands, I have no one to talk to without it ending in "I can't help you". How even explain this to friends if even the "professionals" brush it of as a mental issue?? Everytime I try to go that route I get trashed + my ears get finished even more.

I just want my old life back. I miss my music so much, I miss playing with my friends, I miss studying. It's all gone. I'm alone everyday. WHY does it need to be reactive? Why does stuff like this even exist.

@TheCapybara If I stay in silence for long and do nothing, all tones calm down and I actually have silence sometimes, but If I dare to do more than just existing or have some fun, reactive T or aural fullness will step right in.

@TheCapybara I can deal with H and the distortions. I can deal with normal static T too. What I can't deal with is my ears feeling just destroyed. High pitched hissing, neuron firing, oscillating T.

@streifzug Yea I hope they will be worth the money. I only bought them because with non-custom earplugs, my ears start to hurt pretty bad after 3-4 hours.

@streifzug https://hoerluchs.com/produkt/sowei-free/

I got "freetime" custom earplugs. They are for loud freetime activities, with 10db and 20db filters. I will use them for driving, work and some other things. I'm just worried that 20db may be too much and 10 too little. I mostly used the alpine music plugs which are 19db..

Maybe wait a little bit. It's probably not a good idea to do loud stuff in the healing phase..

Therapy will probably end the same, so why even wait 2000 years for a therapist only to get gaslighted again? I wish I had someone to talk to in person who understands this but I'm just alone. No cure, no repair, it's over.

Doctors can't help, get angry or don't even care about the shit I have to say. Two months of waiting, I even asked if the tests they do are loud. "No" they said. Got fucked again. And in the end I did not even get a chance to talk to the doctor myself. No help, not even trying to understand me...

Everytime there is a chance of hope I get destroyed in the process. I think it's better to accept that the only sources of joy will be eating and watching/playing quiet stuff.

So I hope your symptoms get better to a point where you can think about something else, even if it's just for 30min.

My T was my own fault but I somehow don't think about the accident that often anymore. My symptoms don't seem to be as bad as yours, so I'm able to not fall into the "what if xyz" - phase too often.

Reason being is that my T also depends on my posture (I think). I still don't completely know what spikes my T and why I get random moments of silence. After some testing I can conclude that the T does not care about what I drink or eat.

@Pinhead No I meant that the initial noise damage causes or exacerbates other things. For example TMJ or ETD etc. I read about it somewhere on the forum but I can't find it.

Are things still getting worse?

What anime do you watch, what are your favs? I really enjoyed darker than black, talentless nana and angels of death, to name a few more unknown ones. I also started the one piece life action series and I love the nostalgic feeling.

Sounds good. Do you only have T? Is it reactive?