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  1. Casper

    @jjflyman, thanks for the update! It's great to hear that you're doing well. I am starting to...

    @jjflyman, thanks for the update! It's great to hear that you're doing well. I am starting to habituate. There are times where I forget about it, and when I hear it again, I don't really care. I also believe that I have TMJ issues, and hope that I'll see improvement after I address them. I hope...
  2. Casper

    Update Post! Very Positive

    Hey @GH123, thanks a lot for posting your story. I think the stories where people go back to normal lives even though they don't recover completely are just as, if not more, important than the success stories where it goes away completely. I'm more than ten months in now, and at some point I...
  3. Casper

    @jimH, you've had T for more than 30 years? Wow. Now ten months seems like nothing in comparison.

    @jimH, you've had T for more than 30 years? Wow. Now ten months seems like nothing in comparison.
  4. Casper

    Ten months today. I'm happy that most of the people who were new when I joined the forum have...

    Ten months today. I'm happy that most of the people who were new when I joined the forum have moved on. A little sad that I haven't.
  5. Casper

    If you want, you can message me under "Inbox" and then "Start a New Conversation". That way you...

    If you want, you can message me under "Inbox" and then "Start a New Conversation". That way you will not be limited to 140 characters and you can give more detail.
  6. Casper

    Yes. I've had this since about three weeks after this whole thing started. You may want to ask...

    Yes. I've had this since about three weeks after this whole thing started. You may want to ask the dentist to check for TMJ symptoms. Also check for sinus issues. How long have you had the symptoms? It seems that it goes away eventually for almost everyone.
  7. Casper

    Can ETD (Eustachian Tube Dysfunction) Last for a Long Time?

    It was never an issue for me before the acoustic trauma. It didn't even start immediately, but rather about three weeks after the initial event. Sometimes I wonder if it's caused by the stress/anxiety brought on by those first few weeks. Do you know if fullness in the ears can be caused by...
  8. Casper

    Can ETD (Eustachian Tube Dysfunction) Last for a Long Time?

    Hey @Elinor, what would be an example of a cause for chronic ETD? My ears still occasionally feel full almost ten months after the initial acoustic trauma. The ENT did a tympanometry and he says everything looks fine, and that he thinks it's caused by a combination of sinus issues and TMJ...
  9. Casper

    Could Someone Give Me Tips for Flying?

    Thanks for coming back to give us an update! I'll consider your advice when I fly at the end of the year.
  10. Casper

    Burning My Hand Has Shut Down My Tinnitus?

    You remind me of this post: Bee Sting Eventually Stopped My Tinnitus. Your case may just be a coincidence, but I really hope it's gone for good.
  11. Casper

    Could Someone Give Me Tips for Flying?

    Enjoy your trip and let us know how the flight went! :)
  12. Casper

    My Ears Are Popping/Crackling

    Same here, for me the feeling of fullness started about three weeks after the initial noise exposure. It's more than nine months now, and I still have the feeling of fullness. In the beginning my ears would feel full all the time, but over time I learned to open my ears at will by tensing a...
  13. Casper

    Magnesium

    Take magnesium glycinate if you can. Try to avoid magnesium oxide, because let's just say it's also used as a laxative.
  14. Casper

    Hey @Melike, thanks for your reply. I hope this is the beginning of some real improvement for...

    Hey @Melike, thanks for your reply. I hope this is the beginning of some real improvement for you. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of treatment is he suggesting?
  15. Casper

    @Melike, how were you diagnosed? I went to the dentist and he said I don't have any signs of...

    @Melike, how were you diagnosed? I went to the dentist and he said I don't have any signs of TMJ, but I have jaw pain and clicking sounds in my jaw. Are you able to get some treatment?
  16. Casper

    Smoke Alarms?

    My way of dealing with that is to keep some Peltor X5A's somewhere easily accessible in my apartment, that way I can grab and put them on before I remove the smoke alarm. Most likely it will turn out to be a temporary spike that subsides in a couple of days, just try to relax and not stress too...
  17. Casper

    What's Going on with My Hearing?

    Awesome! Sounds like you may yet make a full recovery in time :) How is the ear fullness, has that improved too?
  18. Casper

    I hope it calms down soon. The past month has been especially good actually, I have no idea why...

    I hope it calms down soon. The past month has been especially good actually, I have no idea why I woke up to much louder T this morning.
  19. Casper

    On Sunday it was so quiet I couldn't hear it even while plugging my ears, then again today it's...

    On Sunday it was so quiet I couldn't hear it even while plugging my ears, then again today it's the most bothersome it's been since July.
  20. Casper

    What's Going on with My Hearing?

    Hey @Santiago Biagi, my audiogram looks almost exactly like yours. My biggest dip is 15dB in my right ear at 1kHz. Regardless, the ENT still described the audiogram as "perfect". Anyway, I wanted to tell you that the feeling of ear fullness can indeed last for a very long time, it's been...
  21. Casper

    Hey, Exposure at Loud Night Club

    Thanks for the link. How is that device different from just doing the Valsalva maneuver, though?
  22. Casper

    Can't Forget My Tinnitus for One Second Unless I'm Busy

    Hey @TheDanishGirl, don't be so hard on yourself. I'm already more than eight months in (so twice as long as you) and I only very rarely forget that I have T. Mine is also fairly mild, probably even milder than yours. I've always had somewhat of an obsessive personality, where everything has...
  23. Casper

    Questions for My Six-Month Follow-Up with ENT

    That sounds horrible. Your noise exposure is fairly recent though, there is still a chance that things will improve for you. It's difficult to know which symptoms are a direct result of the noise exposure and which are a result of the anxiety. Shortly after I first got T I also developed...
  24. Casper

    Questions for My Six-Month Follow-Up with ENT

    I've never really thought of myself as an anxious person, and up until this I've usually been good at handling stress from work etc. I have to admit, however, that I had some problems with anxiety during the first few weeks with T. See, the thing is that I feel I would have a much easier time...
  25. Casper

    Questions for My Six-Month Follow-Up with ENT

    I may ask him about this. Have you had this done?
  26. Casper

    Audion Therapeutics Trial

    Hey @Reinier, thanks for posting and that's a really good question. I did some searching, and I came across this article from 2016 (emphasis mine): And later in the same article: It sounds like this collaboration is a new development. The following is purely my own speculation, but I...
  27. Casper

    Questions for My Six-Month Follow-Up with ENT

    Thanks for the information! I suspected that the ENT won't actually be able to see into my Eustachian tubes. I had a test done that I think was a tympanometry, where he placed something in my ear to test the pressure. He said it looked normal. Do you think it's possible that I have some kind...
  28. Casper

    Questions for My Six-Month Follow-Up with ENT

    Hi everyone, it's hard to believe it's already been seven months since I joined this forum, and eight months with tinnitus. I've received great support and advice here and I'm very thankful for it. Overall I'd say I'm not as bothered by the T anymore, even though I'm far from habituated. I...
  29. Casper

    Living with Tinnitus

    Very well said! That's exactly how I feel too.
  30. Casper

    Hey @jjflyman, a few weeks ago I was sure that it was fading, but now it seems to back to the...

    Hey @jjflyman, a few weeks ago I was sure that it was fading, but now it seems to back to the same level as before and I haven't noticed any progress since. I just wish that it would remain stable at the improved level for once.
  31. Casper

    Eight months now, and I'm still struggling to accept this as my life from now on.

    Eight months now, and I'm still struggling to accept this as my life from now on.
  32. Casper

    Two weeks ago I thought it was fading for sure and I even enjoyed brief moments of silence, but...

    Two weeks ago I thought it was fading for sure and I even enjoyed brief moments of silence, but it's now back to the same level as before.
  33. Casper

    Otonomy Otividex Fails in Phase 3 Ménière's Trial

    Unfortunately, I'm not sure that they'll survive this. From the article linked above (emphasis mine): I interpret the above as that they'll have to be more conservative going forward, perhaps trying to generate revenue from their existing drugs rather than investing in new ones. Taken from...
  34. Casper

    The Future Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Treatment of Tinnitus

    I think that's the key. I don't think artificial intelligence will necessarily be better than humans at discovering drugs for chronic illnesses, but it will benefit from being much more scalable. Once we can reliably model the interaction between different chemicals, it will make drug...
  35. Casper

    @Salih, this may sound dumb to you, but I'm really not sure. Back then I would obsessively...

    @Salih, this may sound dumb to you, but I'm really not sure. Back then I would obsessively listen for it, these days I almost never listen for it anymore. I think it's a bit of both, because it doesn't react to running water or passing cars anymore, but even when I can hear it in the car I...
  36. Casper

    Hey @Salih, it's not completely gone, but to be honest I don't really think about it anymore...

    Hey @Salih, it's not completely gone, but to be honest I don't really think about it anymore. Sometimes I can still hear a whistling from the car or my computer, but I don't think it's as bad as it used to be. It also seems pretty random, and not correlated with food, tiredness, or stress, as...
  37. Casper

    Yes, it's the Ninja Professional 1100 Watt. Even though it's seriously noisy, I didn't...

    Yes, it's the Ninja Professional 1100 Watt. Even though it's seriously noisy, I didn't experience it as uncomfortable at all wearing Peltor X5A's. I also measured using my phone, and I think apps tend to exaggerate the noise level sometimes.
  38. Casper

    I ran my blender (with earmuffs), and it maxed out at 100dB according to SPLnFFT. There was a...

    I ran my blender (with earmuffs), and it maxed out at 100dB according to SPLnFFT. There was a time I would run it every day without issue.
  39. Casper

    Otologic Pharmaceutics (Hearing Loss Prevention and Treatment Pill)

    That article has been discussed over in this thread. Unfortunately, I would treat that article with a healthy dose of skepticism. Otologic Pharmaceutics hasn't issued a press release since 2014, and the only time they've been in the news in the past two years is this article. Also see this...
  40. Casper

    Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration — Maybe We Can Know More

    Does anyone have more information on this? Otologic Pharmaceutics hasn't had a press release since 2014: http://otologicpharmaceutics.com/press-and-media/ A Google news search yields only this article in the last two years: search here.
  41. Casper

    When did you first start noticing improvement?

    When did you first start noticing improvement?
  42. Casper

    Very happy for you my friend. Please continue to post updates. I'm seven months in (same cause...

    Very happy for you my friend. Please continue to post updates. I'm seven months in (same cause as you) and I think I'm finally starting to see improvement. Has your progress also been very erratic?
  43. Casper

    Seems Like I Have Glue in My Ears...

    The feeling of fullness in my ears started a few weeks after the noise exposure, and it's still there after seven months. The ENT checked my ears, nose, and throat, and said that everything looks fine. I think there may be a stress component to it, because it's always gone in the morning and...
  44. Casper

    Hey, Exposure at Loud Night Club

    Did it just suddenly go away for you, or was it a gradual process? Can you remember how long it took? I'm going back to the ENT for my six-month follow-up soon, and I'm just trying to decide how much effort I should put into convincing him to look for physical problems inside my ear. Last...
  45. Casper

    Hey, Exposure at Loud Night Club

    What's the longest time you've heard of for it to go away, @maltese? I still have ear fullness seven months after an acoustic trauma, and it's really annoying. It probably bothers me more than the T, to be honest. I really hope it will go away eventually.
  46. Casper

    I agree. It's not like I could've done anything differently.

    I agree. It's not like I could've done anything differently.
  47. Casper

    I have no idea. It was still light outside. I only heard the explosion and saw the cloud of...

    I have no idea. It was still light outside. I only heard the explosion and saw the cloud of smoke. It exploded above a high school parking lot, so I'm guessing some school kids were behind it.
  48. Casper

    Thanks @Jake007, I hope you're right. I had some ear pain later, but that's quite likely just...

    Thanks @Jake007, I hope you're right. I had some ear pain later, but that's quite likely just because I was a little stressed afterwards.
  49. Casper

    Spontaneous Recovery Stats: Many Recover (3 Studies)

    It sounds like your T is considerably more intrusive than mine. I'm really glad to hear that you're able to ignore it at times despite that :)
  50. Casper

    Some clown set off a firework for no reason in the middle of the day. It was about 300m away...

    Some clown set off a firework for no reason in the middle of the day. It was about 300m away and up in the air. I should be fine, right?
  51. Casper

    1 Second Spike in Tinnitus Just Before Sleep

    Are you sure it's a spike and not just Exploding Head Syndrome? Sometimes I'll hear a very loud beep just as I'm drifting off to sleep. It's annoying, but I don't think it's anything to worry about. In my case it only really happens when I go to bed with heightened stress levels.
  52. Casper

    Spontaneous Recovery Stats: Many Recover (3 Studies)

    I'm pretty sure that I have some form of ETD, but every source online states that the only real treatment is to wait for it to clear up by itself. Yet, I've had it for seven months now. I've done the Valsalva maneuver before, but only very gently. I can feel my ears "pop" while doing it, but...
  53. Casper

    Spontaneous Recovery Stats: Many Recover (3 Studies)

    Dentist drill? That sounds like a very high frequency. Have you ever tried to measure to determine the exact frequency? I've given up on trying to find my frequency, but I suspect it's a small range of frequencies somewhere around 2-3kHz. It's definitely not a pure tone, which is what I...
  54. Casper

    Spontaneous Recovery Stats: Many Recover (3 Studies)

    Hey @Christokp, I'm assuming you mean 9kHz, because I don't think humans can hear as low as 9Hz (the generally accepted range is 20Hz - 20kHz). I've seen people mention that the frequency of your T often matches the frequency of your hearing loss, so it's possible that your hearing loss is at...
  55. Casper

    Spontaneous Recovery Stats: Many Recover (3 Studies)

    Hey @Christokp, if your audiogram shows no hearing loss greater than 10dB from 250Hz to 8kHz, then I think most ENTs would argue that your hearing is perfect in that range. Everyone loses hearing as they age, but typically age-related hearing loss starts in the higher frequencies (above 8kHz)...
  56. Casper

    Spontaneous Recovery Stats: Many Recover (3 Studies)

    I hope your spike went down again? I don't think I'll ever go to a live music event again. Yes, I haven't yet given up hope that it may still go away completely. I've even come across a case where it went away after four years. Same here, except I was driving and thus sober. The music was...
  57. Casper

    Spontaneous Recovery Stats: Many Recover (3 Studies)

    Hi @John Meyers, I notice you have had T for almost two years. Have you noticed any improvement during that time? I'm just over seven months in and I've recently started having a few days where it where it will be unusually quiet at times. Unfortunately I still have a regular feeling of...
  58. Casper

    Is This Gym Too Loud?

    Hey @orbiter12, I'm not sure if it's an option for you, but I've found that the gym is often way quieter first thing in the morning before they have to turn up the music because there are so many people there. The gym I go to is pretty big, but when I use the rack farthest from the speakers the...
  59. Casper

    Likelihood of Noise-Induced Tinnitus Going Away?

    Hey @eldudebro, what do you mean you're living life like before T started? For me the biggest concern is that I'll never be the fun, relaxed, and carefree person I was before it all started, because I'll always be worried about worsening it through another noise exposure. How did you come to...
  60. Casper

    @Lex, @TheDanishGirlKD, at this point I don't even know what moving on would look like. Even if...

    @Lex, @TheDanishGirlKD, at this point I don't even know what moving on would look like. Even if my T went away completely, there's no way I could go back to the carefree life I had knowing what I know now. I suppose we have to find a way to be happy despite the challenges. Let me know if you...