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  1. Keith Handy

    (2 of 2) Was definitely inflammation and not a sudden death of thousands of cochlear hair cells...

    (2 of 2) Was definitely inflammation and not a sudden death of thousands of cochlear hair cells like I originally feared. Still gets annoying sometimes, but a little rest, some water, and stretching my neck and jaw, and I'm better.
  2. Keith Handy

    (1 of 2) Four year mark: right now it's kinda like if I had just listened to a tape on a walkman...

    (1 of 2) Four year mark: right now it's kinda like if I had just listened to a tape on a walkman and it's at the blank part at the end and I forgot to switch it off but there's some tape hiss. I listen to whole albums in the car and it's mostly great, with occasional annoying moments.
  3. Keith Handy

    48+ hours of the calmest, quietest, least reactive T since November 2020. This is at about 3.5...

    48+ hours of the calmest, quietest, least reactive T since November 2020. This is at about 3.5 years.
  4. Keith Handy

    @AverageJoe12 I needed to ask my parents to turn the TV down. Everything was startling. This all...

    @AverageJoe12 I needed to ask my parents to turn the TV down. Everything was startling. This all subsided over the first year.
  5. Keith Handy

    @AverageJoe12 funny thing with H was I was pretty sure I didn't have it, but looking back I...

    @AverageJoe12 funny thing with H was I was pretty sure I didn't have it, but looking back I don't see how I could have *not* thought so. I was really bothered by sounds at work. I hated walking past the dish room, hated if people dropped pallets or pans, hated the beeping on electronics.
  6. Keith Handy

    @Juliane I was 4 months in before having ANY noticeablely positive changes. The earliest...

    @Juliane I was 4 months in before having ANY noticeablely positive changes. The earliest improvements were when the tones started changing into more fizzly sound, not really quieter, but I hated tones so much that anything less tone-like was a good sign. This was all very slow and subtle. There...
  7. Keith Handy

    A lot better, thanks. Minimal reactivity, and it's kind of the aural equivalent of glowing coals...

    A lot better, thanks. Minimal reactivity, and it's kind of the aural equivalent of glowing coals after a fire has mostly died down. The flareups get shorter and shorter, and farther and farther apart, on average. If I keep my stress low, stay hydrated, and get enough rest, it's pretty close to...
  8. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    Three year report: I don't feel like writing much, but I'm doing well. There has been real progress in the third year, just as in the second year. The light hiss is mostly staying in the background. Occasional flare-ups, can be triggered by stressful situations, but not as bad as before. I had...
  9. Keith Handy

    Three years and much better. I'll write an official three year update post in a couple weeks.

    Three years and much better. I'll write an official three year update post in a couple weeks.
  10. Keith Handy

    Seek out stories from people who had acoustic trauma and took a few years to recover. Those...

    Seek out stories from people who had acoustic trauma and took a few years to recover. Those helped me tremendously. In the worst period I just laid on my side watching videos on mute. I called it "equilibrium" because it was the most bearable time. It was worse than any other health condition...
  11. Keith Handy

    Three year report coming up. Should be a pretty good one.

    Three year report coming up. Should be a pretty good one.
  12. Keith Handy

    My Acoustic Trauma (Jackhammer) Induced Tinnitus Has Got Much Better

    This is one of the best accounts I've read on here recently, thank you. I'll be hitting three years in a few months, and improvements have been glacially slow; but whenever I do something I haven't done in several months—go certain places, listen to certain sounds under certain conditions...
  13. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    This just a couple of weeks after my two year post and I just want to point out that part of my baseline tinnitus sound, the "fuzz on top", has been thinning and receding into nothingness or near-nothingness for the majority of time over the past few days. This is after two years of mixed...
  14. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    Two years: well, right at this moment I'm doing pretty well, but I still wouldn't call it "out of the woods." I get flare-ups when I'm tired and/or stressed. Sometimes at work I go for as much as an hour or so without even noticing it or thinking about it, though it usually ramps up a bit when I...
  15. Keith Handy

    If it stays roughly where it's been the past few days, I might consider declaring myself "out of...

    If it stays roughly where it's been the past few days, I might consider declaring myself "out of the woods." Very cautiously optimistic.
  16. Keith Handy

    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    99% sure there will be no new info. It doesn't happen at these events. When they have something to announce, they make their own announcements. They should be doing safety trials for the newer FX-345 soon, though, so keep an eye out for that.
  17. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    I was going to wait until the two year mark (November) but since you asked, I seem to be slowly getting better all the time on average. It still has its ups and downs, but fortunately I don't think I've hit a plateau. Right now it's really soft and gentle, but that can change if I stress myself...
  18. Keith Handy

    So hard to find any correlations to explain what makes it get better and worse; after all this...

    So hard to find any correlations to explain what makes it get better and worse; after all this time, though, being well hydrated seems to have *some* positive effect, as simplistic as that sounds.
  19. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    Hi, it's the 18 month (1.5 year) mark. Nothing earth-shattering to report; mostly doing OK. I think I'm going to go for a longer stretch before posting more updates on this thread, as I suggested previously; if there's anything major to report in 3 months, I'll let you know; otherwise, see ya in...
  20. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    ...Seventeen months? I guess? I worry a bit about plateauing and not quite achieving the elusive "non-issue" level. It's OK most of the time, but as I get tired over the course of the day, the shrill tones are more prone to peeking out over the top of the gentle hiss. I'm sick of having to lie...
  21. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    Late spring/early summer is when I had gotten back into making lots of jokes at work, settled into a normal sleep pattern, and was eating normally. So between maybe five and six months. Also, quick 16 month update: the difference between now and my worst period is night and day. The sound just...
  22. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    15 months (short update) - long stretches of tinnitus being more "in the background", with irritating and annoying flare-ups that don't last horribly long. Much of it has that "static" quality some people talk about. I almost always wake up to a really calm hiss, tends to get more agitated if I...
  23. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    14 months, a pretty good update. I've had some stretches of several days where the tinnitus sounds are weak and thin. I've noticed something about the high pitched stuff, it's not actually the highest sounds that bother me the most, it's the tones just below them, which are now sometimes gone...
  24. Keith Handy

    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    True, but there is no context given for the words in these tests.
  25. Keith Handy

    A little early to post my 14 month update, but at this point it seems like it's going to be a...

    A little early to post my 14 month update, but at this point it seems like it's going to be a good one.
  26. Keith Handy

    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    To be fair, though, they might have had to crank the volume for him on the tests. I wasn't aware for some time that they actually don't have a "set volume" for word tests and will adjust it to what you can hear.
  27. Keith Handy

    If there are no trees falling in the woods, but someone hears them falling anyway, is there a sound?

    If there are no trees falling in the woods, but someone hears them falling anyway, is there a sound?
  28. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    At 13 months I am noticing extended periods of time when I completely forget I have any tinnitus... maybe not hours, but something like 20 to 40 minutes at a time (extremely rough and unscientific estimate). The one consistent thing this whole time has been fluctuation, but the bottom end of the...
  29. Keith Handy

    Frequency Therapeutics — FX-345

    A hum in a mixer/sound system can be caused by many things, but if it's caused by a faulty microphone cable, and you replace the cable, the hum won't be "stuck in the mixer", it will stop.
  30. Keith Handy

    I know you've been up and down a lot, but would you say your ups and downs are the same, better...

    I know you've been up and down a lot, but would you say your ups and downs are the same, better, or worse overall than early in the year?
  31. Keith Handy

    In the absence of science, pseudoscience will rush in to fill the void.

    In the absence of science, pseudoscience will rush in to fill the void.
  32. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    One year. I was finding it annoying and screechy a few days ago, but for the past 72 hours it has been pretty mild and thin. So I guess three full days is a pretty long time for it to not be too bothersome without roaring back. I'm sure the difference between what I do and don't find tolerable...
  33. Keith Handy

    If a cow could master circular breathing and "moo" without stopping... that's one of my sounds.

    If a cow could master circular breathing and "moo" without stopping... that's one of my sounds.
  34. Keith Handy

    Why Do So Many People Hear a Hissing Sound?

    Probably because self-reporting is so unreliable. All those things do need to be looked into, but they'd be counting on everyone to describe their sounds accurately, which is probably a tall order for anyone without an audio background. At this point, I don't think there are just tones or...
  35. Keith Handy

    Hang in there!

    Hang in there!
  36. Keith Handy

    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    Please show me an example of someone here being "jumped on" for being "too negative."
  37. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    Eleven months, not much different than at 10 months. Have had a few exceptionally good periods lasting maybe a day and a half here and there, but I'm tired of the overall thing and just want normality back.
  38. Keith Handy

    An "ear [...] specialist" who can only diagnose the canal & drum is like an "auto mechanic" who...

    An "ear [...] specialist" who can only diagnose the canal & drum is like an "auto mechanic" who can only change wiper blades.
  39. Keith Handy

    Chit Chat and All That...

    Does anybody know when the next FX-322 results will be out? Thanks.
  40. Keith Handy

    I tolerate music when I'm around it, but don't yet trust my ears enough to listen to music I...

    I tolerate music when I'm around it, but don't yet trust my ears enough to listen to music I like of my own volition. Maybe in a few months.
  41. Keith Handy

    One of my best shifts since this began. I have to keep reminding myself the T is there.

    One of my best shifts since this began. I have to keep reminding myself the T is there.
  42. Keith Handy

    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    Once again, it's about the other people on the forum, even in response to me trying to point out that you're obsessed with the other people on the forum. I don't think you can write a post about the drug or the company without alluding to your disappointment in other people here.
  43. Keith Handy

    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    You need to stop making every post about other people here who have disagreed with you. This obsession is unhealthy.
  44. Keith Handy

    @Steph1710 you are so English!

    @Steph1710 you are so English!
  45. Keith Handy

    @Christiaan - all of the symptoms have been constantly fluctuating since the beginning in...

    @Christiaan - all of the symptoms have been constantly fluctuating since the beginning in November, and even through the worst of it in February. Tracking it has been a matter of paying attention to the worst it gets, the best it gets, how long/often it's better, how long/often it's worse, how...
  46. Keith Handy

    Went to bed early, woke at 10 PM and experienced TRANQUILITY in a way I haven't since...

    Went to bed early, woke at 10 PM and experienced TRANQUILITY in a way I haven't since pre-pandemic. I am healing. For real.
  47. Keith Handy

    My High-Pitch Reactive Tinnitus + Lower Pitch Resonances

    Ten months, same general trend. By now it sounds like more of a thin sizzling than a hiss. It often drops to inaudible for a bit when I putter around, but then ramps back up again... but to a level that's tolerable, even with foam plugs in. Still annoying though, and still disruptive to...
  48. Keith Handy

    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    Projection ain't just a method of displaying images on a screen.
  49. Keith Handy

    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    I don't know if there's a special term for this, but there are cause-effect relationships involving distinct events, which is what you are describing, and there are cause-effect relationships that are continuous or ongoing.
  50. Keith Handy

    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    How are his clinical trials going?
  51. Keith Handy

    Frequency Therapeutics — Hearing Loss Regeneration

    I'm going to guess no. They don't seem to do "reveals" like that at conferences; it will probably largely be a rehash of things we already know, except maybe some hints as to what R&D has been working on.
  52. Keith Handy

    Well, Christiaan, I hesitate to ever say anything is *gone*, but even if something goes away for...

    Well, Christiaan, I hesitate to ever say anything is *gone*, but even if something goes away for a bit and comes back again, it can go away again, and maybe for longer the next time, and longer still the time after that.
  53. Keith Handy

    Similarly on my way out of work I walked by some coolers and thought, "hey, those coolers just...

    Similarly on my way out of work I walked by some coolers and thought, "hey, those coolers just sound like... coolers!"
  54. Keith Handy

    I moved into this space while at the height of my T and distortions (yeah, moving was fun), and...

    I moved into this space while at the height of my T and distortions (yeah, moving was fun), and the only way I've been able to hear my refrigerator correctly has been to get up close to it; as I back away, it turns into wobbly tones. So the fact that I was in the middle of the room and could...
  55. Keith Handy

    Milestone: this morning I could hear my refrigerator AS A REFRIGERATOR from ~15 feet away, not...

    Milestone: this morning I could hear my refrigerator AS A REFRIGERATOR from ~15 feet away, not as a low budget slasher soundtrack.
  56. Keith Handy

    Last November... I hope it was the subwoofer... because my chance of ever doing that to myself...

    Last November... I hope it was the subwoofer... because my chance of ever doing that to myself again is exactly zero.
  57. Keith Handy

    Loudness Hyperacusis Substantially Better (Nearly Gone) and Tinnitus Far Less Bothersome

    Glad to hear you're doing well and hope you only continue to get better!
  58. Keith Handy

    I think of static as the crackly sound, with hiss being more steady and smooth.

    I think of static as the crackly sound, with hiss being more steady and smooth.
  59. Keith Handy

    Teach one on one with an autistic adult; mostly playing with electronics. It went pretty well again.

    Teach one on one with an autistic adult; mostly playing with electronics. It went pretty well again.
  60. Keith Handy

    Pretty mild trip to the grocery store. Let's see how my class goes this afternoon.

    Pretty mild trip to the grocery store. Let's see how my class goes this afternoon.