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  1. Houstontx

    After an Acoustic Trauma, How Long Do You Avoid Social Situations?

    Been a while since I been on here . But don’t give up . I had it from shooting guns at range . I thought my life was over but please believe me when I say if you’re positive mentally ( which is harder for some) it will go away or at least you won’t notice it until you decide to listen for it .
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    Spontaneous Recovery Stats: Many Recover (3 Studies)

    I’m doing ok . I heard silence last Tuesday when I walked in a closet with no sound. I still hear the T when I’m laying down on my T ear . I’ve seen progression slowly but still something to stay hopeful about.
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    Hyperacusis Success Story

    I think I have H .. my T (noise induced)doesn’t bother me anymore it’s low in volume hoping it goes in due time.. but the reason I think I have H is because hollow sounds seem to be making my T ear sound like a broke speaker.. only in that ear but I’m not sure if it’s the same as y’all describe...
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    Cured from Noise-Induced Tinnitus After 6 Years

    I have mild H . Which make certain high frequency sounds seem like a broken speaker but it has gotten better gradually. Don’t listen too much to people no one has the answers to any of this . So believe in yourself . All I can say is if u stay positive and keep your head up everything will work...
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    Cured from Noise-Induced Tinnitus After 6 Years

    I find it true . That if you don’t mask it . Your brain tends to actually put it in the background noise that you don’t actually hear it anymore. Unless u get to a echoey place or a quiet surrounding. I used to try everything when I barely got it . Vitamins, no alcohol or weed . No salts or no...
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Went Away Completely in 2010 (No Habituation)

    I been noticed that my left nostril seemed to be clogged like if I had a stuffy nose. This starated happening ever since I got sinusitis about a year ago. I’m more sensitive to allergies which I never had before. Idk if that’s the reason my T which is in my left ear still lingering around. Could...
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Went Away Completely in 2010 (No Habituation)

    What’s the cause of urs? And how’s is ur T?
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    Spontaneous Recovery Stats: Many Recover (3 Studies)

    Somewhat yea I only hear it in quiet rooms or putting my head on a pillow. It’s like a electric buzzing more than anything. I would say it’s 85-90% gone How about you?
  9. Houstontx

    Oh I see yea we both seem to have it from shooting and yea I'm from Houston n thanks but thank...

    Oh I see yea we both seem to have it from shooting and yea I'm from Houston n thanks but thank god me and my family are good. I actually was out there helping evacuate 30+ people
  10. Houstontx

    Yea same here it went from a ringing to like a electric hissing.. it's easier to ignore but...

    Yea same here it went from a ringing to like a electric hissing.. it's easier to ignore but still annoying at times. My hearing is good just still have some distortion to some high frequency sounds. Hoping that fades away . How exactly did you get yours?
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    It has gotten better but it's still there don't hear at all sometimes but then at times I do...

    It has gotten better but it's still there don't hear at all sometimes but then at times I do hear it but I don't think it's that loud I feel like it's a normal sound how about yours? How long have u had it?
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Recovery After 2 Years (Not Habituation)

    Question: Does the crackling I hear when I cup my ear to hear sound mean I might have impacted ear wax? I'm known to shove a cotton swab pretty deep even before the T from the shooting range . Because I've done it after the T and I twisted the swab and little pieces of hard dark brown wax seem...
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    Noise Induced.

    Do you know how long does distortion to some sounds last when you have noise induced T?
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Recovery After 2 Years (Not Habituation)

    Your story really gives hope.. if I'm as lucky I will still be around to share my story to help people like all the people here have helped me . Stay blessed bro and he sure to keep us up to date .
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Recovery After 2 Years (Not Habituation)

    When you say gone.. u actually mean that u regain absolute silence back?
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Recovery After 2 Years (Not Habituation)

    It was a .40 cal S&W I personally shot total of 30-40 shots. Period of an hour or so. But the last 6 o 7 shots were the culprit of my T because I shot those sitting down and there was small wood walls in each lane so I'm guessing the blast wave bounced off the wall and hit my ear. Even with ear...
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Recovery After 2 Years (Not Habituation)

    Well no I don't think so . Just bothers me that i don't know if it will subside completely. By piercing what do you mean?
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Recovery After 2 Years (Not Habituation)

    Yea I think so too. I just don't remember how high pitched it was in the beginning. At times it's hissing/humming sound then at times it'll be a low ring.. and lately idk y but I get these small headaches .. but I think it has something to do with my neck maybe I'm just thinking too much into it
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Recovery After 2 Years (Not Habituation)

    @jjflyman mine sounds like a refrigerator running sorta like a hissing .. I'm barely going on my 2 month mark. I did the whole TM injection of dexamethasone. I had mild to moderate high frequency hearing loss in 3khz-4khz my left ear. But I could hear everything I heard on my good ear...
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    Whose Tinnitus Actually Went Away Though?

    How was yours caused bro?
  21. Houstontx

    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Went Away Completely in 2010 (No Habituation)

    Thanks for your reply @Vinnitus yes I see that even some people who have hearing loss don't always have the Tinnitus.. lucky them .. but to answer your question the Dexamethasone was administered thru a injection to the ear drum.. which I had to stay with my T ear facing up for about 20 min. It...
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Went Away Completely in 2010 (No Habituation)

    @john mccluskey yes I see that but I wanted to know exactly what @Vinnitus was asking me of my threshold..
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Went Away Completely in 2010 (No Habituation)

    This is my first hearing test. Which I don't really don't know how to read..
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Went Away Completely in 2010 (No Habituation)

    @Vinnitus Is there a difference between dexamethasone and prednisone , that you may know ? I have emailed the ENT office to try and get a copy of my hearing test and I will post here once I do get it. ENT assured me I would be okay because I had no drainage or damage to the ear drum. That my...
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Went Away Completely in 2010 (No Habituation)

    @Vinnitus no I haven't gone back to see if I had any improvements in my hearing. Due to financial problems. And since the first time I went I was a self payed patient.it really sucks I don't have insurance due to other issues And it was Dexamethasone steroid shot. Not prednisone. I'm not sure...
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    Noise-Induced Tinnitus Went Away Completely in 2010 (No Habituation)

    Hey @Vinnitus this is my first battle with T . Mine was from going to the shooting range with ear plugs but I guess the left ear wasn't plugged right. I went to the ENT 3 days after the onset and I had moderate hearing loss in the high frequency. So he gave me a steroid to the ear drum which he...
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    Does Noise-Induced Tinnitus Have a Different Chance of Going Away?

    Is dexamethasone the same as prednisone? Which is better or more likely to help?
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    From Darkness to Light, How I Recovered from Tinnitus & Hyperacusis

    I got T recently on April 3.2017 from going to the gun range . I had ear plugs but I'm guessing my left ear wasn't plugged In right.. I got muffled and distorted hearing. 3 days later I went to ENT and found out I had moderate hearing loss in the high Frequency. So he said my option was to get...
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    Question for Those Whose Tinnitus Was Caused by Noise Exposure

    I got T recently on April 3.2017 from going to the gun range . I had ear plugs but I'm guessing my left ear wasn't plugged In right.. I got muffled and distorted hearing. 3 days later I went to ENT and found out I had moderate hearing loss in the high Frequency. So he said my option was to get...
  30. Houstontx

    Unprotected Hearing While Shooting

    I got T recently on April 3.2017 from going to the gun range . I had ear plugs but I'm guessing my left ear wasn't plugged In right.. I got muffled and distorted hearing. 3 days later I went to ENT and found out I had moderate hearing loss in the high Frequency. So he said my option was to get...
  31. Houstontx

    Noise Induced.

    You say noise induced? Explain plz what kind of noise prolonged or one time thing?
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    Ear Infection/Noise-Induced Tinnitus Recovery?

    Might I add I went to a ENT 3 days later and had moderate hearing loss in the high frequencies which he said I would be better if if I got the steroid shot to the eardrum since I was still in the 3 day window to receive it and see improvements. Even get my hearing back. Which I did get it and I...
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    Ear Infection/Noise-Induced Tinnitus Recovery?

    I just recently got T from going to the outdoor shooting range . I know exactly when it happened. I sat down to shoot my .40 cal in my lane which had a wood cover on each side. When I shot I felt the sound wave hit my left ear but no pain. I had ear plugs but I just not in correctly . I only...
  34. Houstontx

    Spontaneous Recovery Stats: Many Recover (3 Studies)

    Gives hope, even though I'm doing much better than I was when I first got it. U can imagine Depression and anxiety at its finest.. but I was able to overcome that through talks with my love ones. Now I guess just hope it will just be a story if the past. Only on my 5th week so hope is high for...
  35. Houstontx

    Noise-Induced Tinnitus: Can It Go Away?

    I got T recently in beginning of April 2017 on a Sunday morning from going to the shooting range. I went to ENT the following Wednesday And they determined I had moderate hearing loss to high frequency in my left ear where I have T. They gave me a dexamethasone steroid shot to the eardrum...